New Issue: Chinese New Year (IOM)
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Here's another Chinese New Year issue, and this one is from the Isle of
Man. I looked at the New Zealand issue a few days ago and I was quite
impressed wit...
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Axbridge boxed mileage mark, January 1804 - I have posted an example of the "AXBRIDGE / 141" boxed mlieage mark before here, but I have now acquired a slightly better example. This example is dated...
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ROC ~ Butterfly ATM Cover - Republic of China (Taiwan) Butterfly ATM express registered cover, posted on January 9, 2026 from central Taiwan alpine Alishan post office.
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STAMP COLLECTOR Feb 026; King Emmanuel III Italy - [image: Stamp Magazine with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy thematic article] STAMP COLLECTOR magazine February 2026 Tme to mention my next article...
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2852. 🇨🇾🇬🇧 Cyprus 2026 Refugee Stamp And Royal Mail Concorde Issue. - *New Issues -* *🇨🇾 Cyprus Post - * 4 January 2026 - Refugee stamp, 2026 - 1 stamp.. Lithographed. Rating:- *****. 🇬🇧 *Royal Mail -* 21 January 2...
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February is Let's Write Letters Month - It is a shame a February letter writing project I loved, and have actively supported has become more or less unusable. The main issue is the use of autom...
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Christmas 2025 produces a mixed bag of modern postal history! - *We always expect at the busy Christmas period there will be oddities in the mail. No longer postmarks from Universal machines, but sometimes oddities o...
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Almost Everything Must Go - Firstly, my apologies for being conspicuous by my absence for nearly three years. Whilst the King's definitives are similar in design to Machins, I decid...
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priced to sell or priced to get rid of? - The thing about buying stamps from an online marketplace is, in my humble view, you get what you pay for. You can buy a nice set described as Mint Ne...
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Fife Scout Post 2025 - For many years, Scout movements in the UK have offered "Scout Post" services in which they deliver mainly greeting cards during the Christmas season. Th...
