XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

PostNL (Netherlands Post) has recently issued a "Gold Delft Blue" stamp. This contains 24-carat gold and shows a dish from the Royal Delft collection. Post NL give us a lot of information about this stamp so I will let them explain: "Delft Blue is a type of earthenware featuring blue decorations that has been produced in Delft since the 17th century. It is renowned among enthusiasts worldwide, and Delft Blue tiles, decorative plates, tableware, apothecary jars, and vases are

I have just been alerted to this fabulous presentation pack / folder featuring all the SEPAC stamps from this year. Some of these I have already reviewed but not all of them, so I thought it would be a good idea if I took a look at all of them so you can see them together. If I have already reviewed them I will just give my score and provide a link the the original post. The folder contains stamps from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Monaco, Guernsey, Åland, Jersey, Liechtens

In the last few days there have been three new sets of religious stamps released, which I am going to take a look at. Sometimes collectors overlook stamps with religious themes, but I think that they can be every bit as interesting as other stamps and we can learn a lot from them. MALTA - Festa The first of them is from Malta. This is a place I have been to and while I was quite young I just about remember it. Malta has strong Roman Catholic traditions, and is supposed to be