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Norfolk Island stamps for 2024 is whale of a program

Norfolk Island stamps for 2024 is whale of a program

Do you ever wonder exactly where Norfolk Island is? The island hangs out in the Pacific all on its own.  It looks a bit forlorn out there, but wow does it produce a spectacular program each year. Norfolk post has some of the best designers in the world at their...

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Queen Victoria Chalon head vignette (engraving)

Oh what a beauty – 19th c Chalon head vignette for auction

Collectors of early Canadian (and British colonies) will recognise the phrase “Chalon head”. There is only one - the famous Queen Victoria Chalon depicting a...
Tunisia’s stamp program for 2024

Tunisia’s stamp program for 2024

This is the 4th year listing Tunisia's stamp program here on Bitter Grounds.  When prepping this year's program, I looked back on the first article, and was struck by how spartan the introduction was.  While looking around for interesting details to share this year, I...

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2024 New Zealand stamps, covers ‘n discovery

2024 New Zealand stamps, covers ‘n discovery

Another year of New Zealand stamps is done and dusted. It's time to roll out the 2024 program.  NZ Post has already tossed us a fun one - Making a Game, a series that explores video games developed by New Zealanders. I mention this because one of the games is weirdly...

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