A few weeks ago (8 May 2009) a one penny Post Office Mauritius stamp, the 27th specimen – or stamp known as ‘Limbo I’, sold in Germany for more than two hundred thousand euros. All the newspaper reporting on it I have seen is in German. If you can read German search Google on ‘Rote [...]
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Gold medal for Blue Mauritius
Blue Mauritius won the literature class at the recent National Philatelic Exhibition held in Sydney (15-17 June 2007). There were 12 entries (or exhibits, as they are termed). The other books and catalogues entered were all very worthy and I am pleased to have won in that company. In addition to the gold medal, I [...]
Poste Restante
Poste Restante refers to ‘a department in a post office where letters remain until they are called for’ and is what is normally written on those letters. It comes from the French: poste, mail + restante, feminine present participle of rester, to remain.
It is easy now to stay in touch with family and friends back [...]
When does a stamp lover become a stamp?
A little snippet from The Stamp Lover, vol.1, no.1, June 1908, p.23.
Years ago I remember a newspaper paragraph stating that a gentleman got so keen on specialising the stamps of Peru that in time his “mania” (so the paper said) led him to the delusion that he himself was actually a Peruvian stamp. Our Editor [...]