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2014
Oct 20

Famous Stamp Collectors (Part Two)

Bela Lugosi Movie Dracula movie poster

Earlier this year we published a top 10 list of famous stamp collectors, ofcourse this list was just  the tip of the iceberg so we decided to dedicate a new article to this subject. We hope you have as much fun in reading this article as we had in writing…Read More

Oct 15

New stamps (3)

Ian Fleming on stamps

Day after day new postage stamps are issued depicting a variety of topics. Below you can find a selection of these releases from the whole world.

Oct 09

Science fiction on stamps

stamp frankenstein-1997-USA

Science fiction is a popular subject for books, television series and feature films. For a lot of people it’s also a great subject to build up a thematic stampcollection because over the years a lot of beautiful stamps with this topic  have been issued .

Oct 06

Rocket Post

Cuba 1939, Rocket Post stamp

Although many previous attempts, some successful, have been made to transport mail by rocket, only one postal administration in the world has issued stamps to celebrate its country’s use of this strange method in the past.

Sep 30

New stamps (2)

New Stamps

Day after day new postage stamps are issued depicting a variety of topics. Below you can find a selection of these releases from the whole world.

Sep 29

Recently issued stampcatalogues

Michel switzerland and Liechtenstein

In the past month, a lot of new stampcatalogues have been issued. We have made a selection of some major stampcatalogues issued by Yvert and Michel and inform you about their content in this article.

Sep 25

Stamp Wars

Btampwars Bolivia (Chaco War)

Believe it or not, wars have been fought between countries over postage stamps! Although it has been quiet on the stamp front in recent decades, we only have to go back to 1932 for a real stamp war. This occurred in a then rather volatile South America, specifically between Paraguay…Read More

Sep 22

Swarovski Stamps?

We all know that stamps are printed on special paper. This can be with or without a watermark, with phosphor or fluorine, with special printing inks and gummed or adhesive. Sometimes plastic or other material is used instead of paper to make stamps.  But what about the special stamps issued…Read More

Aug 28

New stamps

Algeria stamp

Almost on a daily basis new stamp-issues are being released worldwide. We at Freestampmagazine see a lot of new stamps every day and have decided to make a selection of nice stamps that we spotted. Today we will highlight some of the most recent stamp issues from different countries in…Read More

Aug 20

Samos

Stamps Samos Turkey

Sometimes philately can provide you with a mystery. Take this stamp for example. What kind of stamp is it, and what is the significance of the “Samos Turkey 1926” imprint? Nowadays it is very handy that you can enlist the aid of a specialised association to help your investigation –…Read More

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