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Canada Post’s 2021 Black History month issues – Amber Valley
Canada Post's 2021 Black History month honours two black communities who carved out lives in Canada, Amber Valley, Alberta and Willow Grove, New Brunswick. I started drafting a single article but became engrossed in the histories of these communities and realised they...
Bluenose is 100 – a stamp celebration
Canada's beloved Bluenose is 100 years old this March and of course, we'll celebrate with a new stamp. The Bluenose issue will likely be unveiled in Feb, with a release date in March. Designed to be both a fishing boat and a racing schooner, the Bluenose excelled in...
Close-up photography, playing with light & shadows
I tried my hand at a little close-up photography again. Everyone seemed to enjoy my night photography experiments, so I thought I'd be a bit more adventurous. Too cold to wander around outside, ok, I'm too lazy to wander outside and freeze my tail off so I set the...
2 more night photos – streets of Toronto
Here are a few more photos I took along the streets of Toronto last week. Was it last week? Time is melting into one big mess at the moment. Anyway, after looking through the photos I took at dusk, I realised some of the ones I thought were great, weren't, but a...
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A lighthouse leads the Estonian stamps 2021 issues | Eesti margid 2021
Eesti Post has released subjects and dates for the Estonian stamps 2021. No advanced images are available, which is shame because a few look interesting. Photos and designer information will be posted as the info is released. Estonian stamp collectors can look forward...
Royal Mail 2021 stamp issues – some stunning Parks stamps!
Royal Mail 2021 stamp subjects offer up an interesting mix of nature, history and humor. Collectors of sci-fi and history related themes will be pleased. One series has already been released and available in the RM's online store National Parks | Royal Mail Shop, a...
1895 Kinetoscope, the Viviscope – technology as art
I found the coolest patent design while looking for something entirely unrelated - an 1895 Kinetoscope, also called the Viviscope. The diagrams are wonderful. A kinetoscope was a forerunner of moving pictures machines. They allowed the viewer to watch moving images...
Norwegian 2021 stamp issues & designers
Subjects and release dates for Norwegian 2021 stamp issues are available. Norwegian post office, Posten, doesn't have images for the stamps yet, but, as usual, I'll add them as they come available. Remember to follow Bitter Grounds (links at the bottom of the article)...
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