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The Service Stamps of Canada (Part 4)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 18 February 2017

In 1950, the use of the letters OHMS for service stamps was replaced by the letter 'G' for 'Government'. The first stamps to bear the overprinted letter 'G' were the permanent stamps featuring King George VI. The original stamps...

The Service Stamps of Canada (Part 3)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 13 February 2017

Stamps with the overprint OHMS instead of the perforation OHMS had only a very short lifespan. The Canadian Postal Service had, probably because it was cheaper, proceeded to have existing stamps reprinted with the overprint in order to...

Willem Meerkerk over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: I do see a trend in PostNL's new issues. More and more "self-adhesive" stamps, just like with the 2026 children's stamps. htt…

Haas over New Priority Mourning Stamp Netherlands: Unusual: new rates taking effect on a Sunday. PostNL faces a challenge. With priority, it is guaranteed that the next working day (Mon…

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: Are there any online references to the translation of the different stamps? I've been looking around and am not having much luck.

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: I bought one to frame as a gift to my father. And it was semi-difficult to find, but not too terribly expensive.

John Petterson over Drones, Drones on Drones: Nice article! It has inspired me to start collecting drones on stamps as well.

Otto over 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada, Mexico and USA: The 2026 World Cup unfortunately turned out disastrously for our World Cup team; the beautiful stamps above are a balm for the wound for the football…