Category: Stamp of the Month

After the special Corona stamps already issued by the Austrian Post (stamp made of toilet paper and stamp made of FFP2 mask material), the third stamp of this series followed. It, too, symbolizes the current state of knowledge regarding the pandemic on its issue date of 14.3.2022. The stamp made of toilet paper – the Read More …

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg’s second largest city, is located in the south of the country and will hold the title of European Capital of Culture in 2022. The European Capital of Culture initiative emphasizes the importance of culture in promoting the values on which the European Union is built: Diversity, Solidarity, Respect, Tolerance and Openness. This initiative Read More …

Did you know that Swiss Post has been collecting and promoting contemporary art since 1924? Today, the collection comprises around 400 works. Swiss Post is a pioneer in the field of corporate art collections and in the promotion of art and culture. Established in 2020, the three pillars include the art collection, as well as Read More …

In the month of January 2022, I had a hard time choosing which is my stamp of the month. I finally decided on the stamp from Estonia, which has as its theme the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. This is despite the fact that I am not a fan of sports or the Olympics in Read More …

Now also Switzerland. Here, too, there has been a crypto stamp since November 2021. Like the stamps from other countries, including Austria and Liechtenstein, it consists of three parts. On the left part there is a haptic stamp, which you can stick on a letter as usual and thus frank it. The stamp, designed by Read More …

The stamp of the month December 2021 is not a Christmas stamp. Instead, I chose two stamps – both of which have the same motif – but each with a different intention. The new German definitive stamp at 5 Ct is a water lily folded from letters, in which the stamps are writing pens – Read More …

The stamp of the month 2021 is a stamp from Syria. Unfortunately, I have not been able to research much more about the background of this stamp beyond the purely technical details and that it was issued to mark Syrian Culture Day, which is held annually on November 23. This Culture Day coincides with the Read More …

We are now back in the season with the long dark evenings. These can be made more beautiful not only with philately but also with games. A game that is widespread all over the world is dominoes. Its origin is unclear, but it is thought to be Chinese. It probably came to Europe with Marco Read More …

In the city of Thionville in the French département of Moselle, a large painting by the street artist MANTRA, born in 1987 with civil name Youri Cansell, has been emblazoned since 2017. On the house wall is an image of a collector’s showcase of exotic South American butterflies, including Morpho rhetenor (large blue butterfly), Catagramma Read More …

This month’s stamp is one of three issued by Italy to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. After other countries have already done so (e.g. Liechtenstein), now also the home country of the great Italian poet. What fascinated me about this and the other two stamps is that this time the Italian Post Read More …