Stamp Stories from around the world

UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU

UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU

In 1974 around 150 different countries celebrated the 100th Aniversary of the UPU. Here one of the stamps issued by Paraguay on that occation. During the next weeks I will show you the contribution from other countries.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS on imperforate stamp from Chile 1893. This stamp is cut from a postcard. Until 1910 it was decided by law, that only Christopher Columbus could appear on stamps from Chile.
FALSE HORSESHOE CANCEL

FALSE HORSESHOE CANCEL

This beautiful stamp from Germany with a horseshue cancel from Mühlheim is quite valuable with a CV of 3.400 euro. I send it to an expert who found out, that the cancel was false. On the back side he printed “Stempel Falsch” (false cancel). So now it is not so...