XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

I recently reviewed the World Cup issue from Monaco, which I thought was quite good. I'm taking a look at some other World Cup stamps today, and the first is from Curaçao. Unlike Monaco, Curaçao actually has a team playing at this World Cup. In fact, it is the very first time they have ever qualified for the World Cup finals and Curaçao is the smallest country ever to qualify. So all in all that's a pretty great achievement and it's no surprise that the country is proud of th

It's been four weeks since Royal Mail's last stamps (100 Years since the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II) so surely there must be another issue soon? Of course there will be - from Thursday you will be able to buy this set of castles from your local post office. Actually, you probably won't, but you get the point. When I read the Royal Mail stamp calendar for 2026 I wasn't too excited about castles. That isn't because I'm not interested in castles because I really am and I have

The Isle of Man will be issuing their new Europa stamps on Wednesday. This is the second set of Europa stamps I have reviewed - Guernsey also issued a nice set in April on the theme "united in the love of stamps". The £2.63 stamp is the Europa design for 2026. Isle of Man Stamps and Coins tells is that "the featured designs highlight notable Manx subjects from previous EUROPA themes, showcasing the Isle of Man’s cultural heritage, architectural landmarks and natural beauty w