Category Archives: Stamps

Puce Stamps

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

In 1962, Pogo cartoonist Walt Kelly made fun of the practice popularised by US supermarket chain Sperry & Hutchinson of giving out bonus stamps with each purchase. These green stamps could later be traded for household goods of all kind, giving … Continue reading →

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Dan Dare stamps

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

As long time readers of this little blog will recall, I am quite a fan of comics-related post stamps.I’ve been collecting them for some 30 years now, and wrote about the subject quite regularly in the past. Recently, though, my attention … Continue reading →

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New Batman Stamps from USPS

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

On October 9th, the US Post Office will issue its contribution to the 75th anniversary of the Caped Crusader : a limited edition set of 8 different stamps, showcasing Batman’s representation across the “ages”. A special round stamp with the … Continue reading →

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Tintin in Indonesia

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

The Belgian Post Office has issued two exclusive stamps for the Indonesian embassy, featuring a panel from the Tintin album, Vol 714 Pour Sidney. In good Belgian tradition, they went for one stamp in French and one In Dutch. They’re not … Continue reading →

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Strips Stamps Done Right

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Back when the US Postal Services decided to celebrate America’s classic comic strips with a set of post stamps, Mad Magazine‘s Steve Greenberg gave them a run for their money. This is what the stamps should have been like. (From … Continue reading →

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Belgian comics post stamps 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

For this year, the Belgian Post Office is planning three comics-themed issues, it appears from an overview on philately site Philandria (try finding these on the official BPost site, though).

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Stamp overload : Swiss Smurfs

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

I’ll admit I’ve been quite monomaniacal on this blog lately, but it has just come to my attention that from next week onwards, you can get two new stamps from the Swiss Post Office, featuring the world’s favorite blue gnomes. … Continue reading →

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