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Forget Black Friday… it's STAMP SATURDAY!
18 November 2021
Widescreen TVs… electric toothbrushes… toasters… Black Friday is all very well but we'd prefer to help our audience build their stamp collections, so we've launched 'Stamp Saturday'! We hope you agree it sounds like much more fun!
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Thousands buy piece of 1c Magenta
Thousands of stamp collectors and investors have purchased a small piece of the world's most expensive stamp following…
12 November 2021
Vote now in the All About Stamps Competition
The latest All About Stamps one-page stamp display competition has now closed, and the entries are available to view.…
24 October 2021
Philatelic Traders’ Society partners with eBay
The Philatelic Traders’ Society (PTS) is partnering with eBay UK to help highlight trustworthy eBayer sellers in the…
22 October 2021
Beethoven stamps dominate music competition
The top music stamps issued during 2020 have been revealed by the Motivgruppe Musik group, with the Yehudi Menuhin…
19 October 2021
Plans for One Cent Magenta 'fractional ownership' revealed
A new website, entitled 'Showpiece', has been launched, giving stamp collectors the chance to own a piece of the world’s…
06 October 2021
'Heroes’ Stamp' competition finalists revealed
Royal Mail has announced details of the 120 regional finalists in its Heroes of the Pandemic stamp design competition,…
27 September 2021
Win a Penny Black!
Enter the latest All About Stamps Competition and you could win a Penny Black worth over £300, courtesy of Andrew…
21 August 2021
Take a virtual tour of postcard exhibition
The Postal Museum have published a virtual tour through their current Wish You Were Here exhibition, which celebrates…
17 August 2021
