Stamped Holidays – Page 2 – Philatelic Pursuits

Today is the fourth Thursday in November, annually celebrated in the United States as Thanksgiving Day since 1941. It was on this date – 26 November – in 1789 that President George Washington proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving and in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln set Thanksgiving Day as the final Thursday of November. It is…

25 Nov 2015

Happy Loy Krathong

Today is the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. As such, the evening is being celebrated as Loy Krathong here in Thailand. Held throughout Thailand and Laos as well as a couple of small areas in Myanmar, Malaysia, and the extreme southern portion of Yunnan in China Loy Krathong is perhaps my favorite…

11 Nov 2015

Happy World Post Day!

Have you written a letter today?

15 Sep 2015

Happy Roald Dahl Day!

My first job in Thailand, starting back in April 2007, was as a reading teacher at a large bilingual school in the center of Phuket. At the time, I was wholly unaware of the works of British children’s writer Roald Dahl aside from a viewing of the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. One of the…

4 Jul 2015