Try saying that after a couple of alcoholic beverages!The stamps above from Greece, the "Ancient Greek Coins" set, were issued in 1963. The 50 Leptas stamp has a coin from Syracuse 5th century B.C. featuring the nymph Arethusa surrounded by...
Advances in the field of medical surgery have been dramatic and it´s possible that some philatelists find the subject interesting to collect. My father´s life was extended by many years as a result of two open heart operations. An amazing...
Jacqueline (Jackie) Cochran (1906-1980), was an American pilot who held more speed, distance, and altitude records than any other flyer during her career. In 1935 Cochran became the first woman to enter the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race but had to...
One can only imagine the horror of experiencing an earthquake. And millions of people live in areas where the possibility of having that experience is great. The recent 'quakes in New Zealand prompted us to seek out stamps on the...
Some people are interested in ancient mythology and love the stories handed down through the years about the Gods the Romans and Greeks worshipped. Certain philatelists also collect stamps for this topic and many countries have issued stamps over the...
That stamps are issued with the name of the issuing country and the value is well known. Also that Britain didn’t place its name on stamps, just the image of its head of state. And the value of a stamp...
"*" indicates required fields
