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Submitted by Akphilately Blog
My head is spinning with new ideas. That usually means that I instantly loose interest in everything I’ve been doing so far and want to concentrate on those new ideas. After a period of unrest, slightly loosing interest in Queen Wilhelmina, not knowing what to do with the peacemaking stuff, etc, things [...]
Lions, Leopards, Unicorns & Dragons
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
Alison Bean of the British Postal Museum & Archive writes to say they have a new blog cover postal heritage and stamps.
On the blog is a write-up about the Lions, Leopards, Unicorns & Dragons: The first “Regional” stamps exhibit which is closing April 4. The exhibition follows the creation and [...]
Extreme Mailbox Contest
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
The Fort Meyers Florida Weekly Website reports, Anne Murray, the postmaster for Fort Myers and Cape Coral, is holding a contest to get residents to improve not only the condition of their mailboxes but their looks as well.
According to the paper, “In the tradition of mail box art, and with [...]
‘Perfect’ Penny Black Sold at Auction
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
A “perfect example” of the world’s first postage stamp – a mint penny black – sold at auction for more than £20,000.
“The lot, which went under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction house in London, was expected to sell for between £10,000 and £12,000. The stamp, which dates back to 1840, [...]
Ohio Stamp Club Holds 85th Annual Exhibition
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
The Stamp Collectors Club of Toledo, Ohio held its 85th Annual Exhibition and Bourse last weekend and was featured in the Toledo Blade.
Staff writer Rick Baird reports that about 400 stamp collectors, hobbyists, and “even those looking to buy postage to mail a letter attended the event.”
While there Baird [...]
Machin head
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Sorry, I have nothing of interest to tell you today, but it’s just that I put one of the 1977 large Machin stamps on my desk top yesterday and I thought it looked so beautiful that I decided to show them to you.
They are just the basic stamps, a set of 8 [...]
Women’s History Month Exhibits
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
March is Women’s History month and the National Postal Museum is celebrating with a new online exhibit - Women on Stamps: Part I.
According to a write up in the Postmark, the museum’s electronic newsletter, “Since 1893, when the image of a woman first appeared on a US postage stamp, the [...]
20 Arab Countries To Take Part in Philately Display
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
The Gulfnews.com Web site reports that stamps from 20 Arab countries will be showcased at the Second Arab Stamp Exhibition being held at Wafi Centre, Dubai, from March 5 to 9, 2009.
The event was organized by Emirates Post and Emirates Philatelic Association. Postal corporations from Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, [...]
$61.7Billion Quarterly Loss for AIG
Submitted by WC Power Tech Fund
Headline of the day comes courtesy of Bloomberg. (Link)
American International Group (AIG) has posted a record quarterly loss of $61.7Billion. Just an obscene number that emphatically punctuates a worldwide credit situation in complete disarray.
With more government support on tap ($30Billion to add to the previous $150Billion already received), AIG hopes [...]
Exhibit features Post Office Murals
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “To mark the 75th anniversary of the New Deal, the State Museum of Pennsylvania has mounted an exhibit focusing on one of the many federal art programs launched at the time. Administered by the U.S. Treasury, it brought great art directly to the people at the [...]
Sem Hartz
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Sem Hartz was a prolific designer and engraver who has had some 80+ designs printed since the 1930s. He was hired by Enschedé but did not just do work on Dutch stamps. He also designed/engraved stamps for Luxembourg, Belgian Congo, Mauritius and other countries.
The man was quite opinionated about the art of [...]
Vancouver - Mail Theft Capital of Canada
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
CTV, Canada’s largest private broadcaster, is reporting that Vancouver is fast becoming the mail theft capital of Canada.
According to an article posted on the CTV.com Website,”At one point, Vancouver-area police were facing as many as 20 to 30 break-ins of mail boxes a week. Over the course of [...]
On Collecting
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
An article by Tibor Fischer in Britain’s Telegraph about French President Nicolas Sarkzy, who took up stamp collecting to relax, also has some thoughts on collecting in general.
Fischer writes, “Collecting is not about relaxing. Gardening is about relaxing. Painting is about relaxing. Listening to a Haydn string quartet is relaxing. [...]
Stamp Dealer Convicted of Embezzling Money from Churches
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
UK’s Norfolk Eastern Daily Press reports stamp dealer Derek Klein, 54, has been ordered to sell his stamp collection to repay nearly £70,000 that he stole from two churches.
The former church treasurer took the money to fund an internet gambling habit. He was given a 16-month jail sentence after stealing [...]
Stampex
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Hi all, I’m back from London! “Had” to go to Stampex to meet my lords and masters and had a great day. And I didn’t even have to bust the bank! Or would that then count as not such a great day?!
One of the pros of going to Stampex is the free [...]
