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Unusual Subjects on Stamps – Esperanto
Are there collectors of Esperanto stamps out there? Esperanto is the unusual subject featured in this series. Esperanto is the world’s most widely spoken constructed language. Developed in the late 19th century, it was intended to be an auxiliary language for international communication. Esperanto was first proposed in 1887 with…Read More
Black Heritage – Part 19
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American author to publish a book of poetry. Thought to have been born in 1753 in West Africa, she was captured by slave traders as a child, whereupon she was sold to John and Susanna Wheatley of Boston, Massachusetts. She was named Phillis after the…Read More
Stamp Collecting Gaining Popularity With Youngsters?
An article in the Dutch national daily newspaper “Trouw” indicates that the hobby of stamp collecting seems to be increasing in popularity with young people in The Netherlands. Two 17-year-old hobbyists were quoted as saying ‘Every stamp has its own story. You get thousands of likes by showing them on…Read More
Unusual Subjects on Stamps – Sand Sculptures
In 2021, during the COVID-19 epidemic period, the Bermuda Post Office issued a stamp set featuring the annual Bermuda Sandcastle Competition. It was founded in the 1990s by Nicky Gurret and is held annually at Horseshoe Bay on Labour Day weekend. In 2017 Hannah Emmerson, a long-time contestant and previous…Read More
In the Lap of the “Crypto” Gods
The Netherlands’ PostNL issued the NL crypto stamp 4 – Hermes on September 18, 2025, in an edition of 15,000 pieces. The crypto stamp was released in collaboration with other national postal companies in Europe and was entitled “Mythical Greek Gods”. For previous issues, PostNL had already partnered with the…Read More
They’re Supersonic
Great Britain recently issued these eight special stamps, presented as four horizontal se-tenant pairs, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the supersonic aircraft Concorde’s first commercial flight on 21 January 1976. Striking photography showcases the iconic aircraft’s sleek and stylish design, from its distinctive wings to the signature “droop nose”.…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. This 2001 infrastructure souvenir sheet issued by Spain showcases major engineering and transportation projects in…Read More
Unusual Subjects on Stamps – Fishing Lures/Flies
The latest in our series of unusual subjects on postage stamps features fishing hooks disguised as flies, other insects or small fish. The superbly illustrated minisheet above show Zug Bug, March Brown, Durham Ranger, Colonel Bates and Black Gnat fish lures. You have to love the names! The subject led…Read More
Year of the Fire Horse
The Chinese New Year begins on February 17th this year, 2026 being the year of the Horse – to be precise the Year of the Fire Horse. Horse is the 7th animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac signs, coming after the Snake and before the Goat. Recent years of the…Read More
Black Heritage – Part 18
The subject of 2025’s Black Heritage stamp series is Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues music from the 1950s to the end of the century. Toussaint was described as “one of popular music’s great backroom…Read More
