Thursday, 4 October 2018
New in our shop - Stampex FDCs, and maximum cards
We've put a few new items in our shop today, new Machin first day covers and Mail by Bike Maximum Cards, which are found most easily by looking at Recent Additions.
Other philatelic blogs (open in new tabs)
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2817. 🇮🇪 Irish Republic’s Christmas Stamps. - *New issues **-* *🇮🇪 An Post *(postal service of the *Republic of Ireland*) - 30 October 2025 - Christmas - 6 self-adhesive stamps issued in 2 bookl...
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Looking for penpals from specific places.... - I was scrolling through a couple of penpal groups on Facebook, and had forgotten that seeking penpals from every US state was a thing. I don't think I ha...
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ATM NEWS ~ France - Paris Autumn Philatelic Salon 2025 - Paris Autumn Philatelic Salon 2025 Issue Date: November 6, 2025 Label Size: 80 x 30 mm Printer: Philaposte
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Sixpenny Handley in the Woodyates Penny Post in Dorset - Further to my earlier post on Woodyates Penny Post (in Dorset), here is another example of the unboxed "No.2" receiving house handstamp in use at Sixpenn...
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Martin Jennings King Charles III portrait on stamps, article - For an excellent article about the King Charles III portrait created by Martin Jennings as used on stamps and coins see https://www.royalmint.com/storie...
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Collecting modern British franking machine impressions - Hi. Franking machines, as a method of paying for mail, has been used by mainly mid-sized companies and business for many years. A franking impression...
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Some Royal Mail operatives still getting it wrong on validity. - *It's been quite a long time since anybody reported having perfectly valid stamps declared invalid, and then two arrive almost together. I think I can s...
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30c Marie-Adélaïde Official - Variety: Retouched "e" of "Officiel" - + René Berlingin Certificate (!) - * 30c Marie-Adélaïde Official* *with retouched "e" * *Berlingin Certificate* [image: Picture of Berlingin] * René Berlingin * *1911-1986* S...
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New King Charles III Horizon Labels - Today 31st July 2023 is the last day of validity for the old style Machins without a barcode. So it is now an official fact and a sad day. It is also guar...
