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Philatelic Friday: Red and White Giant Flying S...

I'll have to say finding out this flying squirrel from my box was a GIANT flying squirrel (stamps aren't necessarily drawn to scale right?) certainly made it more intriguing, besides...

Philatelic Friday: Nickel

This week's stamp from my box celebrates the centennial of the discovery of nickel in Sudbury, Ontario in 1883. I was just drawn to it by the colors and lettering...

Philatelic Friday: Malaysian States

This week's stamps from my box provided me with another chance to learn more about another country. It was hard finding information about these particular stamps besides from online sellers,...

Philatelic Friday: Space is the Place

Since Discovery was retired this week, it seemed fitting to take a trip into space when I came across this Space Shuttle stamp from my box. Turns out this comes...

Philatelic Friday: King Carlos

Many apologies to our Spanish readers, but I had no idea Spain has had a king for the last 35 years (needless to say I feel pretty ignorant!). Apparently Juan...

Philatelic Friday: Nippon

The Japanese are masters of all things illustrated and postage stamps are no exception. I had a hard time finding information about these (which look a little weird blown-up as...