The British public use about 8,000 million postage stamps a year. this means 600 million stamps are printed every month. 30 million every working day. The gum, if required, is thinned down with milk and not water, to make the licking more pleasant.

I am looking for the "title" or subject of the John Singer Sargent artwork on the Red Cross stationery shown at: http://groups.msn.com/Napoleonstamps/temporaryitems.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=120 There is a Sargent web site with lots of good images and a text note that Sargent designed...

Cinderella. http://cjoint.com/data/jbb11j1DCK.htm Australian Stamp News 1978

New (US) Stamp for Doctors The suddenly announced medical stamp was first hinted in this column March 15th. The new 3=A2 stamp to memorialize the medical profession will be issued June 9th to coincide with the American Medical Association's Centenary convention at Atlantic City, which will likely...

Offered Without Comment An extract from the (US) post office laws: Act of 1855. "Sec. 2. And be it further enacted that it shall not be lawful for any postmaster or other person to sell any postage stamp or stamped envelope for any larger sum than that indicated upon the face

In connection with the reopening yesterday (Tuesday 30th August) of the Danish art museum "Ordrupgaard Samlingen" kortlink.dk/chicagotribune/zkz (or the original link) http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/sns-ap-art-denmark-museum,0,7964828.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds inaugurated...

http://www.posten.no/Portal/English/NorwayPostPhilatelicServices/ Marine life in Norway II NK 1579-1580 http://www.posten.no/Portal/Privat/SamleFrimerker/Frimerkeprogram/read+more-1579-1580.htm http://www.posten.no/Portal/Privat/SamleFrimerker/Frimerkeprogram/NK+1580+E.htm Lighthouses NK...

Hi all. I'm looking for "italian priority mails" franked with "italian special priority stamps" and shipped allaround the world. If you have any of these covers and would like to change with newly issued italian stamps (or other stamps) please write me. Many...

Can anyone confirm SG1216 (1962) 1e commemorates "St Zeno, the letter carrier" ? I know Greece issued (but I don't have) a 2.5 drachmae in feb 1969 commemorating same. Thanks

Mail from Sherman's Army The Stamp Collector's Magazine (London), March 1, 1865, carried a paragraph no doubt copied from a New York newspaper, which I reprint in view of the great interest today in philatelic material related to the Civil War. "The mail from Sherman's Army, by the

First U. S. Advertising Postmark The first officially authorized U. S. Advertising postmark was used at the Centennial Exhibition, held at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876. The Exhibition opened on May 10th, and closed on November 10th of the same year. The Post Office Department took a prominent part...

Sir Rodney: I know there are a few (:-)) Orientals in Australia. We have a few in the US as well. Just looking in the local phone book I see no Oriental names. Does the Perth phone book have Orental names? Ralphael, the OLD one

I just put a post on my blog, http://www.stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com about Stamps, Arkansas. Can anyone think of any other 'philatelic' towns - real or imagined? Perhaps a Album, Alabama, a Tongs, Tennessee or how about Hinges, Hawaii? Best name gets a one-year subscription to Scott's...

Movement of Ships Concealed The U. S. Navy seems to be going into hiding. A cover received the other day, postmarked June 22, reads simply "U. S. Navy," and the usual killer bar at the right are mute. No name of the ship, no mention of its whereabouts, all previously so customary in peace times.

With a fondness for trivia, I thought I'd pass on.......... did you know, your passion for this country's stamps, is shared with a famous person and enthusiastic philatelist, by the name of Frederic Dannay? snipped In case you haven't found this yet, there is a nice Liberia collection...

New (US) Law on Forged Postmarks Collectors should hail with gladness the interest the Federal Government is taking in the efforts to curb faking of stamps which is aimed at defrauding collectors. The secret service has promised to go after the perforation fakers, and recently a law was...

Looking for recent gently used MICHEL catalogs for Europe,plus North America . Would also consider CD version of catalogs. Prefer to TRADE for them, so let me know what philatelic material you can use in exchange,and CV requested. i.e. NOT interested in paying, only in trading If interested,kindly...

(US) Postage Increases First general effects of the new tax bill, passed over the Presidential veto, will be felt when higher postal rates become effective March 26th (1944). Local postage advances to 3=A2, and other postal increases affect registered and insured mail, c.o.d.'s and money orders.

Meet Miss Gwenda Holloway of Cheltenham Victoria Australia. I bet this lass has booked up some frequent flyer points from all her travels on a stamp. The Stamp http://cjoint.com/data/iDeaupmVNh.htm The panel on the stamp http://cjoint.com/data/iDefa08C0U.htm

Can anyone suggest names of dealers who sell modern British postal history? I am searching for two British slogan cancellations on piece or on cover, one from 1941 and the other from 1948. If you think you might be be able to help, I have posted the details on rec.collecting.stamps.discuss. Bob...