January 2021 – Puzzle: wodden spanish stamp
This stamp and its story was something very special for me this month. You can find more information about the stamp here.
Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
This stamp and its story was something very special for me this month. You can find more information about the stamp here.
A good friend of mine, who sadly passed away last year, was an ardent admirer of Faust by J.W. Goethe. He told me about this Hexeneinmaleins, which I should still know from school, but unfortunately – like so many things – have forgotten. In the scene in the witch’s kitchen, Faust is maltreated by the Read More …
The theme for this year’s Europa stamps is Endangered Wildlife. Sweden started the European series on the 14th of January with a colorful stamp showing a cute European green toad (Buffo viridis). In Sweden, this toad has gone from vulnerable to critically endangered status and there are now only a few remaining in the Skåne Read More …
Last year, the Spanish Post joined the ranks of postal administrations issuing a wooden stamp. The first wooden stamps appeared in Djibouti in 1983, Switzerland in 2004, and Austria in 2017, among others. The Spanish stamp, however, has a very special history – it is dedicated to the seven elm trees in the municipality of Read More …
Picture postcard with the first stamps of Liechtenstein. 5 Heller green, 10 Heller pink, and 25 Heller blue, all on chalk paper. The official date of issue of these stamps was 1.2.1912. Here, however, they were already canceled in Vaduz on 29.1.1912 with a triple single-circle cancel used from 1.12.1886 to 22.3.1912. In Schaan, these Read More …
With all the Santa Clauses and “Merry Christmas”, simple stamps that impress with their simplicity are almost always lost in the month of December. Therefore, I have chosen for my stamp of the month this time a stamp from Romania, which shows a very beautiful image of the Christmas rose. The Christmas rose belongs to Read More …
Below you will find a variety of different philatelistic items. First of all, of course, you ask yourself, what could I use them for? Since we also have thematic experts among us, we wanted to prepare them for you with reference to the theme. All you have to do is click on the red heading Read More …
In December, I choose the DDSG stamps to be puzzled together. If you are interested in their philatelistic background, you can find this one here.
This time it’s a recipe that I’ve only learned about in the last few years and that no Christmas season in Vorarlberg should be without. For me, however, it is not very typical of mountain cuisine. Nevertheless, here is my Christmas greeting with this recipe. As always, if you want to know which recipe is Read More …
The year 2020 ends on a nice philatelic note. Werner has given us another philatelic present. This time with stamps of the “First Imperial and Royal Private Danube Steamship Company” (D.D.S.G.). Founded in 1829, the DDSG started services to Budapest as early as 1830 and rapidly expanded its route network to the mouth of the Read More …