My Stamp Stuff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The Founding of Québec City in 1608
Monday, March 31, 2025
Marsa, Malta

Friday, March 28, 2025
Hornbills of Malaysia
On this cover from Selangor is a set of stamps from 2024 featuring hornbills found in Malaysia: the Weathered hornbill, Great hornbill and the critically endangered Helmeted hornbill. The stamp at the bottom depicts Boy Scouts in uniform from a Stamp Week 2024 set that shows various student organization uniforms. And the stamp on the left depicts children making music, from a 2018 set feature children's activities.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Marion Dufrense OBS Austral 2025
Where's the postmark? This was returned from the Marion Dufresne during its involvement in an oceanographic campaign in the waters between the Kerguelen Islands and the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam. Lots of handstamps from Amsterdam support staff on the back. And after a few Google searches I think I know why it's not postmarked. Bad weather kept them from disembarking at Kerguelen and then a fire on Amsterdam Island required the vessel to halt all activities and provide rescue assistance. No chance to drop off the mail at a TAAF base.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Mumbai, India
Received from Mumbai. The souvenir sheet from 2018 commemorates 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Serbia. The the stamps on the right from 2015 commemorates the International Day of Yoga which is June 21.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Fierce Battle at Chibi, China
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Yokohama, Japan
The bridge depicted in the postmark is the Yokohama Bay Bridge. The stamps are from Japan Post's 20th century series issued in 2000. This pair of stamps was from a sheet of ten that was sheet number 17 in the series. The stamp on the left commemorates the Japan National Team at the FIFA Worldcup in 1998 and the stamp on the right commemorates Japanese astronaut Mohri Mamoru participating in STS-47 aboard NASA space shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Monday, March 17, 2025
USA Christmas FDC
USA first day postmarked 2024 Christmas stamps from Park City, Utah. Sometimes mail can take a really long time to reach its destination, even when it doesn't have to cross an ocean. The blue jay stamp on the right is one of fifty stamp designs in the 1987 North American Wildlife stamp pane. The label at the bottom advertises the upcoming international philatelic exhibition planned to take place in Boston in May of 2026.
Friday, March 14, 2025
Bački Petrovac, Serbia
From the town of Bački Petrovac in the north Serbian province of Vojvodina. The envelope theme and postmark are "Flora". I'm not sure if it was a special event or a first-day postmark for another stamp. The stamp on the right is from a set of six bringing attention to the World Expo to be hosted by Belgrade in 2027. The stamps in the set all have a space exploration theme. And the pair of stamps on the left from 2019 promote online safety for children.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A nice postmark from Halifax showing the city skyline with the Macdonald bridge and city hall in the foreground. Halifax is the capital city of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.