The celebration of Christmas on postage stamps. Tuesday, 2 December 2014. New Zealand usually supplies the first Christmas stamps to fall through the letter box each year. 2014 was no exception with these colourful stamps and cheerful faces postmarked on 1. Come, come, come to the manger,.

The Nation that gave us the Penny Black. Friday, 19 July 2013. Royal Mail issued ten wonderful butterfly stamps in July 2013. British butterfly numbers have been in decline due to habitat loss and last years bad weather. Now in July 2013 we are roasting in a heatwave. So the hope is that the finer weather now will help butterflies numbers to recover. Sunday, 13 January 2013. Isle of Man Honours the Penny Black.

Israels rich history and culture is reflected in its postage stamp design. Saturday, 2 February 2013. Sculptures in public parks in Holon, Israel. These postcards of the sculptures bear the corresponding stamp in the series. This blog shows the stamped postcards.

Tuesday, 10 June 2014. Two of my online philately friends met last week in New York and shared the day together. They also shared this postcard and sent it to me in England. It shows Pennsylvania Station in New York in 1943. Sunday, 13 January 2013.

My Journey into Philately- Part 4 - The Never-ending Story. There had not been agreement on the name of the State until the last moments before the Proclamation of the State of Israel. The printing plates could not wait. They had to be finished. The presses had to do their work. 1963 Israeli Birds with tabs. Israel 1977 Miniature Sheet - Railways of the Holyland.

Fun with revenue stamps and documents. Thursday, 6 September 2012. I went on a small spending spree acquiring some United States of America revenue stamps.