XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

I don't review ever set of new stamps but I try to review everything from Royal Mail, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Apart from those, I review stamps I either like or find interesting. This is one of those that I like. I have always been interested in prehistoric animals and this new set from Kyrgyzstan shows three very different animals. Rhamphorhynchus: a long-tailed pterosaur, this flying reptile hunted fish and small animals. Unlike the other two animals shown

Here is another really good new issue from France! Last year France created a stamp that smelled like a croissant. Well, that was obvious quite successful so they've gone away and now created a stamp that smells of perfume! It makes sense as the stamps are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fragonard Perfumery. Maison Fragonard is very famous and has been making perfume since 1926. It is based in the small town of Grasse in the South of France, not far from Nice. The WOPA w

Royal Mail's next new issue will be released on 19th February. It commemorates Hornby Railways. Hornby is a very famous brand of model railway, which has been made in the UK since 1920. The first trains were clockwork but later this changed to electric. The original business was based in Liverpool and founded in 1901, not so far from where I live. This year is Hornby's 125th anniversary, but to start with it made Meccano so their trains are only 106 years old! There are eigh