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U.S. Postal Service 250th Anniversary
Issued in 2025 to celebrate a major U.S. Postal Service anniversary, the minisheet “250 Years of Delivering” is an illustrated pane of 20 interconnected stamps representing the ubiquitous presence of USPS throughout the years — and the vital role the postal system has played in connecting Americans since 1775. The 250th anniversary…Read More
Recently Added to Stock
A small selection of stamps added to PostBeeld’s stock recently can be seen below. Please note: for each country featured in the article, there will have been many more stamps added to PostBeeld’s freestampcatalogue.com website. Vesak (or Wesak, Buddha Day) is the most sacred Buddhist festival – commemorating the birth,…Read More
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
In 2016 Great Britain’s Royal mail produced a set of eight special stamps to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Capability Brown is remembered as ‘the last of the great eighteenth century artists’ and as ‘England’s greatest gardener’. Nicknamed ‘Capability’ from his habit of describing locations…Read More
The World’s First Public Steam Railway
The commemorative Miniature Sheet issued by Great Britain in 2025 honoured the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway – the World’s first steam-powered public railway. The four First Class stamps capture milestone events in the history of the Railway. From left to right the stamps show: The Railway’s opening…Read More
English Gardens Stamp Issue 1983
Great Britain is rich in gardens and garden landscapes. Gardening is in the British blood! Every week, you can watch a programme about gardens and gardening on BBC Television or another channel. Nearly every country estate is, or was, surrounded by gardens and parks. In 1983, the British Post Office…Read More
More Christmas 2025 Stamps
Germany’s Deutsche Post produced the 2025 Christmas period “Winter Landscape” stamp seen above and below a Nativity scene. Correos (the Spanish postal service) has launched a new series of Christmas stamps called “Christmas Cities.” This theme aims to showcase the cities across Spain that embody the Christmas spirit during the…Read More
The Druid Theatre Company
A theatre company founded in 1975 with the bold intention of creating Ireland’s first professional theatre company outside of Dublin has had its 50th anniversary commemorated with stamps issued by Ireland’s an post. There were few resources with which to build a theatre company in the West of Ireland in…Read More
Correction – Christmas 2025 Stamps
In the Christmas 2025 Stamps article just published the Australia 2024 Christmas stamps shown have been inserted by mistake. Below are the stamps that should have appeared in the article. A collaboration between the Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) and students from University College Isle of Man (UCM) has…Read More
Christmas 2025
Christmas 2025 is almost upon us so here we have a small selection of this year’s offerings. This stamp sheet from Great Britain has five self-adhesive stamps set against a beautiful backdrop featuring the three wise men carrying gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh as they follow the star to…Read More
Unusual Subjects on Stamps – Camping and Caravans
In this article we’ve excluded Scouting-related stamps as these are numerous. The “Camping in the Netherlands” stamp sheet seen here contains six stamps in different designs, each featuring a different camping vehicle: from caravans and camper vans to small tents. The stamps feature a cloud-shaped cutout and, together with the…Read More
