Malta Issue Marks Foundation of Valletta

On March 28, 2016 Malta Post issued a souvenir sheet making the 450th anniversary of the Foundation of Valletta. Much fascinating information can be found about the history of Malta. The Wikipedia entry about Valletta describes the Great Siege of 1565, when Fort Saint Elmo fell to the Ottomans, but the Order of St. John […]

Iceland Issue Features Street Network In Selvage

On February 18, 2016, Iceland Post issued a new stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the town of Ísafjörður (Fjord of ice), which is located on the Vestfirðir (Westfjords) peninsula in the northwest of the country. The self-adhesive, ISK 170 denominated set of one depicts the town in the foreground with a large cliff and […]

Submissions Deadline for TNCP #53

Just a quick, but very important reminder for Journal submission dates. Our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen the following date as the deadline for article submissions to the Journal:

TNCP #53, April 2016, submission deadline: March 21, 2015

If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, Martin […]

Unique Sheet Issued by Ecuador Post Features Map Stamps Within Map Stamps

[I really have no idea what this is issued for. Can someone help me. I did find some information here. Thank you – web admin]

Ecuador Post issued this sheet, probably in September 2015 to possibly mark the 150th anniversary of Latin American Philatelic activities. A rough translation from The Federation of Inter-American Philately web […]

Argentina Marks 50th Anniversary of Antarctic Expendition

Some recent issues from Argentina have come to our attention over the past few weeks. Thank you for your submissions. There has been some information on the new web store site from Argentine Post. If you have additional information or links, please tell us.

Argentina 2015-03-09, 50th Anniversary of South Pole Expedition

On March […]

MoS Checklist Rev. 7 Now Available

Revision 7.0 of the Maps on Stamps (MoS) Checklist was released on December 1, 2015. This is a significant and major revision to the Society’s key resource project. As with previous major releases, this revision contains many additions, corrections and changes. The Checklist has been updated through the November 2015 issue of “Scott New Issues […]