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Taiwan 2024 stamp program! I found news releases so WOO HOO!
The Taiwan 2024 stamp program has already produced a couple of great finds and it's only November 2023. Not only have the first quarter scans arrived, but I also found a trove of fantastic news releases for every issue, past and future. This is exciting I can now...
Exploring Canadian Airmail History: Messenger to the gods
Canada's venture into airmail continued with Mercury Takes Flight (C2), issued December 4, 1930. Unlike the first stamp, Mercury took off with little fanfare or angry comments about the design [see previous article The History of Canadian Airmail – C1 Aircraft &...
HO, HO, HO! Christmas 2023 stamps are here!
HO, HO, holy cats! Christmas 2023 stamps are here! And of course, I have a backlog of new issues to post. Stamps are rolling in at a fast pace now, so there will be updates almost daily for the month of November. This is becoming a fun tradition here at Bitter Grounds...
2024 US stamp program is here!
Hard to believe the 2024 US stamp program is here. It feels like I just wrote about the 2023 season. The usual caveat applies - there will be changes as the year progresses. Changes will include late additions, release dates added and special first day release...
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