XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

Royal Mail's Christmas stamps for 2026 have been unveiled. I'm not going to review them yet because I leave that until December when I review the Christmas stamps from various countries together. However, I want to write something because of the reactions to these stamps and because I feel that Royal's Mail's choice of design is influenced by the fact it anticipates these kinds of reactions. What do I mean? Well, let's take a look at some of these. These are just a tiny numbe

Here is a set of stamps I meant to review a few weeks ago and didn't get round to because I've been in Scotland and then at Stampex. However, I thought I would come back to it even if it's a bit late because I find these stamps very interesting. I am very interested in nature as some of you will know. There have been other chameleon stamps (e.g. France 1971, Madagascar 1973 or Zambia 1984) but they're not the most common animal to be found on stamps. What is more interesting

I attended Stampex last week (two days, Friday and Saturday) and it was my fifth time there. I have looked back over my review of last year's Stampex and I noticed that I ended by saying "I don't think I had enough time at Stampex but hopefully next year, when it is held during half-term week, I will be able to spend more time talking to people, looking through all the exhibitions and visiting more of the dealers." I also added that "I think Stampex is a very important event