Wordman
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Husband, father, grandfather, business management consultant, Microsoft Word expert, philatelist, atheist, and published author.
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1939 Golden Gate Expo in Sam Francisco
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
1939 Golden Gate Expo in Sam Francisco
1935 Silver Jubilee of HM King George V
December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
1935 Silver Jubilee of HM King George V
My earliest stamps from Belgium, issued for the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, with a surcharge going to wounded soldiers from WW1. These were reissued the following year overprinted with a higher value, but no surcharge.
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My earliest stamps from Belgium, issued for the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, with a surcharge going to wounded soldiers from WW1. These were reissued the following year overprinted with a higher value, but no surcharge.
A pair issued in 1938 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Pierre and Marie Curie (62c + 25c stamp). 1.75 franc + 50c stamp features the Monaco Hospital. Surcharge went to the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A pair issued in 1938 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Pierre and Marie Curie (62c + 25c stamp). 1.75 franc + 50c stamp features the Monaco Hospital. Surcharge went to the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
1933 issues, recolored and overprinted for the Silver Jubilee of HM King George V in 1935
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
1933 issues, recolored and overprinted for the Silver Jubilee of HM King George V in 1935
Here's my 1841 imperforate penny red
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Here's my 1841 imperforate penny red
1 1.35 kina stamp, one of four issued for the XV Pacific Games held in Port Moresby in 2015; this one featuring weightlifter Dika Toua. PNG also issued two souvenir sheets.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
1 1.35 kina stamp, one of four issued for the XV Pacific Games held in Port Moresby in 2015; this one featuring weightlifter Dika Toua. PNG also issued two souvenir sheets.
Issued in 2005 for the 5th Francophone Games, held in Niamey, Niger, featuring the Games' mascot, Jobari, a lizard or gecko-like character who turns into the powerful "X-Tinctosaurus NIGER Jobari" #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Issued in 2005 for the 5th Francophone Games, held in Niamey, Niger, featuring the Games' mascot, Jobari, a lizard or gecko-like character who turns into the powerful "X-Tinctosaurus NIGER Jobari" #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
A 1 rupee stamp from a set of four issued in 1981 to promote the IX Asian Games, held in New Delhi in 1982.
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A 1 rupee stamp from a set of four issued in 1981 to promote the IX Asian Games, held in New Delhi in 1982.
I knew I had some more somewhere! A set of 4 issued by Dominica for their National Day in 1969 featuring stained glass windows from 17th century French churches. 6c: St Joseph; 8c: St John; 12c St Peter; 60c: St Paul.
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I knew I had some more somewhere! A set of 4 issued by Dominica for their National Day in 1969 featuring stained glass windows from 17th century French churches. 6c: St Joseph; 8c: St John; 12c St Peter; 60c: St Paul.
In 1938, France commemorated the 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie with a stamp bearing a 50c surtax to benefit the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), and issued stamps for 21 of its colonies, with each stamp identical except for the name of the colony.
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In 1938, France commemorated the 40th anniversary of the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie with a stamp bearing a 50c surtax to benefit the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), and issued stamps for 21 of its colonies, with each stamp identical except for the name of the colony.
Neat topic! Here's my contribution: a 9p stamp of Christ in St Pierre du Bois church in Guernsey, issued for Christmas 1972 and the Royal Silver Wedding. Was the latter was an afterthought? A good design for Christmas, but an odd one for a silver wedding! As far as I know, they were not overprints.
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Neat topic! Here's my contribution: a 9p stamp of Christ in St Pierre du Bois church in Guernsey, issued for Christmas 1972 and the Royal Silver Wedding. Was the latter was an afterthought? A good design for Christmas, but an odd one for a silver wedding! As far as I know, they were not overprints.
One of my favorite overprint collections. 1938 Falkland Islands stamps overprinted in 1944 for the Dependencies: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, the South Orkney Islands, the South Shetland Islands, and Graham Land See dicksstamps.online/collections/... #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One of my favorite overprint collections. 1938 Falkland Islands stamps overprinted in 1944 for the Dependencies: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, the South Orkney Islands, the South Shetland Islands, and Graham Land See dicksstamps.online/collections/... #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
One of five 1966 pictorial definitive overprinted in 1967 for Expo67 in Montreal, Canada. This 10c stamp, featuring cocoa pods, was revalued at 3c #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One of five 1966 pictorial definitive overprinted in 1967 for Expo67 in Montreal, Canada. This 10c stamp, featuring cocoa pods, was revalued at 3c #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
When one overprint isn't enough. Kathiri State of Seiyun 1954 issue o/p “SOUTH ARABIA” in English & Arabic and surcharged in orange, 1966. O/p “LOS ANGELES 1932” with Olympic rings in red in 1966. Further o/p “LONDON JULY 1966” in black for the 1966 World Cup #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
When one overprint isn't enough. Kathiri State of Seiyun 1954 issue o/p “SOUTH ARABIA” in English & Arabic and surcharged in orange, 1966. O/p “LOS ANGELES 1932” with Olympic rings in red in 1966. Further o/p “LONDON JULY 1966” in black for the 1966 World Cup #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
Here's one of three issued for the 20th Anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1968, depicting people playing on a beach. That sound nice right now... 😀
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here's one of three issued for the 20th Anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1968, depicting people playing on a beach. That sound nice right now... 😀
When size matters. Of the small set of stamps issued for the short reign of HM King Edward VIII in 1936, those overprinted for use in the Morocco Agencies featured the word "MOROCCO" both 14¼ and 15¼mm long on the same sheet: see dicksstamps.online/collections/... #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When size matters. Of the small set of stamps issued for the short reign of HM King Edward VIII in 1936, those overprinted for use in the Morocco Agencies featured the word "MOROCCO" both 14¼ and 15¼mm long on the same sheet: see dicksstamps.online/collections/... #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
Another Balkan Games overprint. This one was issued by Romania for the 18th Games held in Bucharest in 1959, with a silver overprint of the games emblem over a 1958 1 leu stamp issued for the 3rd Youth Spartacist Games featuring a runner #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Another Balkan Games overprint. This one was issued by Romania for the 18th Games held in Bucharest in 1959, with a silver overprint of the games emblem over a 1958 1 leu stamp issued for the 3rd Youth Spartacist Games featuring a runner #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
Here's a se-tenant pair of 100 peso stamps Chile issued for the 1991 Pan-American Games in Havana, Cuba, in 1991, featuring cycling, running, basketball, and athletes holding the torch in front of flags of participating nations #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Here's a se-tenant pair of 100 peso stamps Chile issued for the 1991 Pan-American Games in Havana, Cuba, in 1991, featuring cycling, running, basketball, and athletes holding the torch in front of flags of participating nations #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
Overprints continued. A King Michael I of Romania 36,000 lei stamp issued March 1947, overprinted and surcharged in September that year with "2 + 3 LEI C.B.A. 1947" in carmine for the (unofficial) Campionatele Balcanice de Atletism (Balkan Games) held in Bucharest #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Overprints continued. A King Michael I of Romania 36,000 lei stamp issued March 1947, overprinted and surcharged in September that year with "2 + 3 LEI C.B.A. 1947" in carmine for the (unofficial) Campionatele Balcanice de Atletism (Balkan Games) held in Bucharest #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
More overprints! In 1924, France issued four stamps to commemorate the 8th Olympiad in Paris. These were overprinted and the currency changed for use in Lebanon and Syria which were under French control after WW1: one set in French and one in French and Arabic #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
More overprints! In 1924, France issued four stamps to commemorate the 8th Olympiad in Paris. These were overprinted and the currency changed for use in Lebanon and Syria which were under French control after WW1: one set in French and one in French and Arabic #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
Overprint time! An Albanian pictorial issue of 1922, overprinted “Mbledhje Kushtetuese” (Constitutional Assembly) in black, above a violet handstamp diamond lozenge enclosing “TIRANE KALLNUER 1924” (TIRANA JANUARY 1924) in January 1924 #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Overprint time! An Albanian pictorial issue of 1922, overprinted “Mbledhje Kushtetuese” (Constitutional Assembly) in black, above a violet handstamp diamond lozenge enclosing “TIRANE KALLNUER 1924” (TIRANA JANUARY 1924) in January 1924 #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting
Set of four issued in 1963 in support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global Freedom from Hunger (FFH) campaign featuring wheat harvesting.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Set of four issued in 1963 in support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global Freedom from Hunger (FFH) campaign featuring wheat harvesting.
I think these are my oldest overprints. Three 1897 British Guiana values commemorating HM Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, overprinted in 1899 (by the Daily Chronicle in Georgetown) with lower values to basically get them used up! I love the engraving on these old stamps.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I think these are my oldest overprints. Three 1897 British Guiana values commemorating HM Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, overprinted in 1899 (by the Daily Chronicle in Georgetown) with lower values to basically get them used up! I love the engraving on these old stamps.
Back from when Ireland was first independent: commemoration of international recognition in 1948. These 2½ and 3 pingin stamps feature Leinster House, Dublin (home of the Irish parliament), and costs of arms of Ireland’s provinces: Leinster, Munster, Ulster, and Connacht.
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Back from when Ireland was first independent: commemoration of international recognition in 1948. These 2½ and 3 pingin stamps feature Leinster House, Dublin (home of the Irish parliament), and costs of arms of Ireland’s provinces: Leinster, Munster, Ulster, and Connacht.