Ray Bradbury's dystopian masterpiece Fahrenheit 451 was published October 19, 1953. ... books are banned, TV screens are the size of whole walls, and Firemen set fires instead of putting them out. The protagonist is a Fireman named Guy Montag, a begins to question why books were banned in the first place. Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit […]
Côte d'Ivoire's first PM Félix Houphouët-Boigny, known as Papa Houphouët, was born October 18, 1905. Houphouët guided the country through the turbulent years leading up to and post independence. President Felix Houphouet-Boigny Issued 1959 by Côte d'Ivoire's post office Designer & engraver: Pierre Munier “Man has gone to the moon but he does not yet […]
At midnight October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act went into effect in Canada, legalising the use and possession of marijuana across the country. With the passing of the act, a new area of stamp collecting opened up with the new cannabis tax stamps. Samples of each province/territories stamp. Be sure to look at the Jurisdiction […]
