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Thailand 2023, Part 2 (Apr 2023)
The 2nd of April is celebrated in Thailand as Thai Heritage Conservation Day. This was established in 1985 to mark the 30th birth anniversary of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the second daughter of King Rama IX. Sirindhorn holds earned a BA in History, MA in Oriental Epigraphy, and PhD in Educational Development and has Continue reading
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Aitutaki 2023, Part 1 (Feb 2023)
Aitutaki is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. It comprises 15 islands whose total land area is 240 square kilometers (93 square miles) of which Aitutaki has 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi). The Cook Islands’ Exclusive Continue reading
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Philatelic Pursuits’ Postal Playlist #2
This is the second installment of my Postal Playlist, featuring YouTube videos of my favorite songs that mention the postal system or stamps. The first installment, with the series introduction, included the first ten songs and can be found here. I hope you enjoy this second selection of tunes and use some as a soundtrack Continue reading
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Armenia 2023, Part 1 (Feb 2023)
Two stamps were issued by Armenia, and two by Slovakia, on 28 February to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. On February 28th, 2023, two postage stamps dedicated to the theme “Armenia-Slovakia Joint Issue” have been put into circulation. Each postage stamp has a nominal value of 400 AMD. One Continue reading
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Luxembourg 2023, Part 1 (Mar 2023)
Post Luxembourg’s first issue of 2023 was an official personalized stamp issued by the meng.post (my stamp) division. The personalized stamp services provided by different postal administrations have existed for a number of years mainly for customers to upload their own images to be printed onto usable postage stamps. These became quite well-known in the Continue reading
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Pitcairn Islands 2023, Part 1 (Mar 2023)
This has been a very Pitkern week! On Monday, my favorite YouTuber — Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps and #philately — uploaded a video taking a look at the fascinating history and philately of Pitcairn Island. Well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet (and if you have, it bears additional viewings as Continue reading
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Australia 2023, Part 1 (Jan-Mar 2023)
Australia Post’s first set of the year was “Special Occasions”. Released on January 3, there are ten designs available in gummed and self-adhesive varieties in sheets or booklets plus a miniature sheet that contains one copy of each design. There was also a “Wedding Collection” with a prestige booklet and stickers as well as maximum Continue reading
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Philatelic Pursuits’ Postal Playlist #1
In addition to my stamps, covers, postcards, and other philatelic material, I have a huge collection of music. I began accumulating vinyl 45’s and LP’s around the time I was given my mother’s childhood stamp album when I was 9 or 10 years old. The first musical purchase that I can recall making with my Continue reading
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2023, Part 1 (Mar 2023)
Some 2,750 kilometers north-west of Perth, the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands is in the eastern Indian Ocean near the western edge of the Pacific. Its location at the interface of the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as the expanse of ocean lying between Cocos and Indonesia are factors fundamental to the composition of its Continue reading
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Great Britain 2023, Part 2 (Mar 2023)
On 9 March, Great Britain released eight stamps and a miniature sheet containing four additional stamps as part of the celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Flying Scotsman. Royal Mail calls this “the world’s most celebrated steam locomotive” and “a national treasure of engineering and design.” Please note that the issue refers to the Continue reading
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