Noteworthy Mentions

It's Old-Fashioned You don't hear too many great stories about stamp collecting. The popularity of social media from Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Snapchat have all but dominated the desires and attention of the Millenials. These days sending letters or postcards in the mail have become old-fashioned that left people with the impression that stamps are plain pieces of gummed-up, “old” paper that gave them little incentive or fun unlike the social media posts, photos and pins you find when someone comments or direct messages you on your post. Don't Forget To Pin, Post, and Tweet  The “experience” just isn’t there to make you...

Image Source: BALPEX The Baltimore Philatelic Society annual show now on its 80th year is scheduled for August 31 through September 2nd  at the: Delta Baltimore Hunt Valley Inn 245 Shawan Road Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031 The show hours are: Friday, August 31, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 1, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.   Attendees: Maryland Stamps & Coins - Bethesda, MD Engler Stamps - Lehigh Valley, PA Eric Jackson - Leesport, PA Walter Kasell - Cambridge, MA Toga Associates - Fairfield, CT Negev Holyland...

The Australia Post wants you to go on a Reef Safari with these newly released stamps of sea life found in the Australian waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The five stamps feature the Grey Reef Shark, Green Sea Turtle, Nautilus, Olive Sea Snake and Emperor Angelfish – all 5 sea creatures are vulnerable to climate change or global warming. In a New York Times article published last April 19, 2018, scientists were alarmed by the spike in seawater temperature in 2016 resulting in extensive damage to the reef system. That damage continues to this day that an urgent call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

Image Source If you’re an avid collector of war-related stamps, you’ll want to check out these new stamp issues released by MaltaPost on July 10, 2018 to commemorate Malta’s involvement in the World War II operation known as Operation Husky, where the Allies took the island of Sicily, Italy from the Axis powers. Malta was a military base from which British forces launched attacks on Italian ships and Axis armies in North Africa. Malta was a strategic value to the British forces that a large number of merchant vessels and warships were used to supply the island of food, medical...

The Minnesota Stamp Expo has been scheduled for July 20th, Friday through the 22nd, Sunday at the: Crystal Community Center 4800 Douglas Drive N. Crystal, Minnesota 55429 The show hours are:  Friday, July 20, 2018 - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2018 - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Attendees: United States Postal Service (Friday and Saturday)American Topical AssociationScouts/Youth (free stamps)Northern Philatelic LibraryScandinavian Collectors ClubA to Z Stamps and Coins - Tempe, AZAdler Stamps - Chisago City, MNAl's Stamps & Collectibles - Spencer, IABardo Stamps - Buffalo Grove,...