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Educational Reading For Generations Of Kids

On September 14 Royal Mail will issue a set of eight stamps celebrating Ladybird books, which have h...

50 not out!

The Machin definitive is 50 years old this month. What are the qualities that has allowed this serie...

The Machin Definitive

Birthday celebrations for a very familiar face

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Commonwealth

Champlain celebration

1908 was a champagne moment in Canada’s history, and the Tercentenary of Quebec was celebrated by a ...

Natal: Last but not least

The stamps of Natal were not always inspired, but ended on a high note with the characterful 1902 po...

Australia: Victim of the paparazzi

A chance encounter in the remote Australian outback produced an iconic stamp image. And the first ch...

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Europe

France: Seeds of an idea

They were far from universally popular when they first appeared in 1903, but in a 35-year lifespan F...

France: Femme fatale?

Critics in France thought the 1900 'Mouchon' definitive design appeared to promise a liaison dangere...

The Italian Machin

The Siracusana series broke with tradition by offering Italians a single-design definitive range, an...

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World

Occupation Octagonals

Produced for use by an occupying army which was already in full retreat, Thessaly’s one and only iss...

Index of Stamp Magazine articles 2000-2014

Compiled by Jeff Dugdale.

Insuring your collection

If you haven't specifically insured your stamp collection, you should think about it now, say indust...

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