What makes the issue even more interesting is that these American stamps were first released in Toronto, Canada, during CAPEX ’87.
This First Day of Issue souvenir page features ten of the original 50 designs. The entire collection was illustrated by wildlife artist Chuck Ripper.

Closeups and more:

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Hello everyone

I inherited this letter from my grandfather, who had extensive trade relations with the islands in the second half of the 20th century.

I read that these stamps were never officially released, but they landed on this letter and were in the possession of my grandfather.

I'd appreciate any information you can give me about it.

Thanks in advance

1. Braunschweig 1857

2. Parcel card of the German Reichspost, dated May 27, 1935

3. Pair of the 5 Mark airmail stamp from Danzig with a postmark dated April 20, 1923

4. German occupation of Luxembourg from 1941

5. Official stamps from Luxembourg, issued in 1893, bearing postmarks from Luxembourg City dated 12 February 1899 and 26 July 1906

6. Postage stamps from the Soviet Occupation Zone, dating from 1949 and featuring portraits of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg—one example bears a postmark from Leipzig dated December 23, 1949, while the other is unused

Nice looking stamps! I am a sucker for airplanes, maps, and penguins on stamps!

In looking over my New Zealand collection I noticed just how beautiful some of the perfectly SON cancellations are. This selection are all from the late 19th century. The last stamp is shown not so much for the cancellation but rather the Gibbons listed variety “chisel”. At first I thought it was just scuffed but after dipping in watermark fluid and looking under strong magnification it shows to be the listed variety. Hope you enjoy looking at these gems.

📮 India Post has issued a new ₹5 commemorative postage stamp on 17 October 2026, celebrating the birth centenary of Ghanshyam Dass Jain, featuring a beautifully illustrated portrait and his association with the violin.

Interesting earlier Iceland fdc..

I ended up with this Hasler WJ20 postage meter and honestly don’t know much about it. Before I pitch it, I wanted to check whether anyone here collects meter equipment or would find it interesting

I created this project to introduce more people to philately, turning the discovery of stamps into little moments of relaxation and enjoyment.
Could you recommend shops, platforms, clubs, or communities where I could introduce and sell my mini puzzles? I think they could also make thoughtful gifts for family and friends, sparking an interest in stamp collecting.
The project has already been featured in a philatelic magazine in Finland. I would be very grateful for your suggestions and support!

UK Royal Mail stamps, the mushroom collection!

On this day, 120 years ago, Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt - a Prussian shoemaker, petty conman and fraudster, went down in history history as a captain (hauptman) from Köpenick who took control of the town of Köpenick (now a district of Berlin) - a stunt that amused both the general public and Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Unable to find a job in Berlin (he had no registration) or registration (due to his criminal record), Voigt collected a Prussian army officer's uniform from a junk dealer and purchased a manual of military regulations.

On the 16th of October 1906, disguised as a captain, he first took command of a passing patrol, then went to the town hall of the German city of Köpenick, where he ordered soldiers to arrest the mayor for corruption and confiscated the city treasury (with a receipt!). In Berlin, he ordered soldiers to take the arrested mayor to the guardhouse and then disappeared, changing into civilian clothes. The Prussian authorities needed 10 days to solve the embarrassing mystery and arrest Voigt, who had become famous throughout Germany folk hero who ridiculed Prussian drill and blind, bureaucratic obedience.

Supposedly, the whole incident amused Kaiser Wilhelm and thanks to this the "Captain from Köpenick" got away with a relatively short prison sentence.

He died in poverty in 1922 in Luxembourg - the considerable fortune he had accumulated by selling souvenir postcards and writing memoirs was lost during hyperinflation.

(2022🇱🇺)

TO this point I only had a small collection of stamps (US/Soviet aerospace stuff, dating from the Apollo-Soyuz mission onwards, and some Bicentennial related stuff) but I recently bought a large lot of paper ephemera (to make art with) and part of the lot was 22lb of vintage philatelic material. That turns out to be a HUGE amount of paper

These stamps/albums/postal ephemera are so cool in front of me I hesitate to use them for art, and the contents so voluminous I feel overwhelmed

But what do I have? I the date of other materials seem to indicate 1930's through 1950's printing dates.

I have many glassine (sp?) envelopes with "Special Offer from Louis Merrill, Portsmouth OH (which is the location from where I purchased the lot)

Parameters: I'm in a wheelchair, retired with a lotta time on my hands... so I don't mind a lotta repetitive busy-work.

I just need a bit of direction/advice to take my time, evaluate what I have and then.. maybe I'll still use it all for art :)

The albums themselves (guessing 40-50 seem fragile and cloth covers are detaching. There are hundreds of small glassine envelopes or substitute 1950's era bank envelopes fulla postage.... but since the first couple albums fell apart when removed, Im worried about the mess/loss.

Some really cool stuff from places that don't exist anymore tho.

Here's a unusual ephemera item that came buried in a local estate purchase. A "stamp wheel" for identification - the second side (not pictured) is much the same. Made in 1952 by Saco Stamps. Not in great shape, but a lovely addition to my small collection of ephemera!

I photographed my 1982 $0.20 Black Heritage: Jackie Robinson First Day Cover at the Branch Rickey Arena and Historic Marker at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio (USA).

Rickey was an OWU baseball player and graduate. As the general manager for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he signed Jackie Robinson to the team.

Robinson became the first black player to play professional baseball in the modern era, breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947.

Someone simply sent me several stamps as a gift.

Hello, All!

I've long been casually interested in Stamps, but never enough to get started. I've been looking at it, and at Postcrossing specifically (I should probably say that I'm in the USA). So I have a few questions about actually getting started.

1) What supplies do I need. I'm guessing Post Cards, glue sticks to affix stamps that I send, and a binder/envelopes/inserts in which to save stamps that I receive back.

2) Postage. While I know I could use a "US Global Forever" stamp, I'm guessing that a foreign collector may be happier getting multiple stamps with different motifs. Any suggestions on where to get a nice variety of pretty stamps to send (and admittedly to keep some for my own collection)? (I suppose if I do keep some, I will need some "stamp-sized" storage vessels, as well as the "post-card-sized" storage vessels).

In short, I can boil this down to 1 question: What do I need to get started, and where is the best resource to get it? I appreciate your response, and look forward to at least dipping my pinky toe into this as a hobby.

Thanks!

Tom

I've been digging through some stamps in my collection. Don't know when or where I got them now (whoops), but I'm on a mission to finally label everything. Came across the piece in the link and don't know if it's Type I or Type II. Seems highly unlikely I stumbled upon a Type 1, but the letter alignment of INV looks right from reading the description in my libraries catalogue. N under the B? But the '5' doesn't seem right. Although if it is a Tupe 1 I'm sure that overprint will turn out to be fake, annoyingly it was hinged right along the overprint in its previous life.

I don't really know anything about these, so any help to get the correct ID so I can label and move on is appreciated.

Arrived at post office in Oldenburg on April 19th, then arrived to Hamburg on the 20th, since Elmshorn is very close to Hamburg I imagine it arrived at Elmshorn the 20th or 21st.