That Stamp Guy
@africastamps.bsky.social
Professional Philatelist, stamp-dealer, PTS Member - that's the work stuff, also first and foremost an Evertonian, a Petrol Head and Twitter escapee. Let's hope this is as much fun as the other place used to be...
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I've been on Bluesky for a while now and can't really see much of a stamp community on here, that seems to be more on Instagram. I've given up on Twitter, so I think I'll change my social media focus a bit. Insta will be for stamp/work related stuff and I'll keep posting here, but will be more of...
As it's nearly #Christmas here is a carol based on the much-mocked, Rhodesia 1975 Occupational Safety #stamps
Issued on 15th October 1975, they would have been the latest commemorative stamps for sale at the post offices up to December and likely used on Christmas cards!
Issued on 15th October 1975, they would have been the latest commemorative stamps for sale at the post offices up to December and likely used on Christmas cards!
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As it's nearly #Christmas here is a carol based on the much-mocked, Rhodesia 1975 Occupational Safety #stamps
Issued on 15th October 1975, they would have been the latest commemorative stamps for sale at the post offices up to December and likely used on Christmas cards!
Issued on 15th October 1975, they would have been the latest commemorative stamps for sale at the post offices up to December and likely used on Christmas cards!
30% off a whole bunch of items over in my eBay shop
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December 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
30% off a whole bunch of items over in my eBay shop
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Dec 8: Bath Postal Museum
Not all museums are destined to be with us forever. Bath Postal Museum was a fantastic home for lovers of postal paraphernalia, and was situated in the building where the first recorded Penny Black was posted in 1840. It had to close its doors in September 2023
Not all museums are destined to be with us forever. Bath Postal Museum was a fantastic home for lovers of postal paraphernalia, and was situated in the building where the first recorded Penny Black was posted in 1840. It had to close its doors in September 2023
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Dec 8: Bath Postal Museum
Not all museums are destined to be with us forever. Bath Postal Museum was a fantastic home for lovers of postal paraphernalia, and was situated in the building where the first recorded Penny Black was posted in 1840. It had to close its doors in September 2023
Not all museums are destined to be with us forever. Bath Postal Museum was a fantastic home for lovers of postal paraphernalia, and was situated in the building where the first recorded Penny Black was posted in 1840. It had to close its doors in September 2023
Huh, for years I always thought this stamp depicted elephants, actually they are the extinct Stegodon Ganesa species! Hence why they appear on the 1951 Geological Survey of #India stamps.
#philately
#philately
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Huh, for years I always thought this stamp depicted elephants, actually they are the extinct Stegodon Ganesa species! Hence why they appear on the 1951 Geological Survey of #India stamps.
#philately
#philately
My favourite part is when they sold him to Everton.
A real rascal of a goal from Peter Beardsley this week in 1989.
First there’s the instant control of a ball dropping from the outer limits of Earth’s stratosphere.
Then the nonchalant nutmeg of Colin Hendry.
And finally, a clinical finish.
First there’s the instant control of a ball dropping from the outer limits of Earth’s stratosphere.
Then the nonchalant nutmeg of Colin Hendry.
And finally, a clinical finish.
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
My favourite part is when they sold him to Everton.
Modern cars are massive - this is my main bugbear with almost all new cars
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Modern cars are massive - this is my main bugbear with almost all new cars
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cats with jobs: new post box security guard
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Cats with jobs: new post box security guard
"Good afternoon Mr & Mrs Hedges"
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Good afternoon Mr & Mrs Hedges"
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Part II of "I'm sure that the whole point of social media..."
...is to confirm that Romans used sponges on sticks to wipe their bums.
...is to confirm that Romans used sponges on sticks to wipe their bums.
Serious question (yes, it can happen):
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Part II of "I'm sure that the whole point of social media..."
...is to confirm that Romans used sponges on sticks to wipe their bums.
...is to confirm that Romans used sponges on sticks to wipe their bums.
I'm sure that the whole point of social media is to re-home two red foot tortoises?
Serious question- does anyone want two 20 year old red foot tortoises? I’m moving house and won’t have a garden for them. Happy to deliver them within a reasonable distance DM with any questions. (They actually belonged to my son but he’s cleared off to live in Australia and left them behind…).
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'm sure that the whole point of social media is to re-home two red foot tortoises?
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I try to steer clear of political opinion on social media on the basis that my personal views really are a pot pourri. My main beliefs are be fair and try and treat folk you may not like with basic respect. However these attacks on the BBC can get in the fucking bin.
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I try to steer clear of political opinion on social media on the basis that my personal views really are a pot pourri. My main beliefs are be fair and try and treat folk you may not like with basic respect. However these attacks on the BBC can get in the fucking bin.
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Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Would your home have been under a motorway?
"The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London," says the man who has spent twenty years researching the first true map of the unbuilt Ringways.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Cardle type picture from the #NECclassic
Go on, this is easy...
Go on, this is easy...
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Cardle type picture from the #NECclassic
Go on, this is easy...
Go on, this is easy...
The #Mercesdes Red Pig recreation. Sponsored by a German stamp dealer with an interesting history. #philately
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The #Mercesdes Red Pig recreation. Sponsored by a German stamp dealer with an interesting history. #philately
I've found another, this time it's a Post Office Austin Maestro van from 1988. Not really #philately
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I've found another, this time it's a Post Office Austin Maestro van from 1988. Not really #philately
*Pops, bangs and other rally noises*
#NECclassic
#NECclassic
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
*Pops, bangs and other rally noises*
#NECclassic
#NECclassic
Here's what I really want to see...
*jumps over river while pursued by the county mountie*
*jumps over river while pursued by the county mountie*
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here's what I really want to see...
*jumps over river while pursued by the county mountie*
*jumps over river while pursued by the county mountie*
I'm at the #NECclassic show, so here my best attempt at some philatelic related content!
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm at the #NECclassic show, so here my best attempt at some philatelic related content!
Just watching #Strictly on catch-up. Never had #Radiohead on my bingo-card!
November 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just watching #Strictly on catch-up. Never had #Radiohead on my bingo-card!
Grr, photo didn't upload!!
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Grr, photo didn't upload!!
An old, wooden, stamp vending machine with a posting box below. I'm tempted to try and put some #stamps in it!
@henrylong9.bsky.social
@henrylong9.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
An old, wooden, stamp vending machine with a posting box below. I'm tempted to try and put some #stamps in it!
@henrylong9.bsky.social
@henrylong9.bsky.social
Good Lord, this woman can sing.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0N...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0N...
Something
YouTube video by Shirley Bassey - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Good Lord, this woman can sing.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0N...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0N...