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Husband, father, grandfather, business management consultant, Microsoft Word expert, philatelist, atheist, and published author. https://wordmanspeaks.com https://dicksstamps.online

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1977 Europa. Sweden: Forest in snow (1.10 krona), Rapadalen Valley (1.40 krone). Spain: Tree in DoΓ±ana National Park (3 pesetas), Ordesa National Park (12 pesetas).

13.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1935 Silver Jubilee of HM King George V; 1937 Coronation of TM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; 1946 Victory, Peace, and Rebuilding; 1946 Silver Wedding of TM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

13.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Their 1949 issue for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU): Pack train (25 aur), Reykjavik (35 aur), map of Iceland (60 aur), and the road to Thingvellir National Park in southwestern Iceland (2 krΓ³na)

12.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Defeated on this one!

11.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1993 Europa – Contemporary Art - Dick’s Stamps Online CEPT left Europa stamps issues to PostEurop, the association of European public postal operators, with a new logo used on the stamps.

Time for another Europa year. I just finished mounting the stamps for 1993, which had the theme of contemporary art. So many new countries after the fall of the USSR. On to 1994... #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...

11.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two from 1968 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization: Vaccination (3 riels), and malaria control using everyone's favorite carcinogen, DDT (7 riels).

11.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Portugal’s 1977 Europa minisheet: Southern plains (4.00 escudos), and northern mountain valley (8.50 escudos)

10.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1994 Promotional pre-issue for the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. The Games’ mascot was Wira, an orangutan.

10.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I added one more country, Cyprus, to my 1948 Silver Wedding collection over the weekend. Only four more to go to a complete collection! #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...

09.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 1935 King George V Silver Jubilee issue.

09.03.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Norway 1977 Europa: Huldrefossen, Loen (1.80 krone); Hamnoy, Lofoten, fishing village on Moskenes (1.25 krone)

08.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1977 Europa. Malta: view of the Church of Our Lady of Hope, Mosta (7c); Harbor, is-Salini (20c). Monaco: L'Oreillon Tower, Monaco, 18th century (1.00 franc); St. Michael's Church, Menton, 17th century (1.40 francs)

07.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Europa 1977. Liechtenstein: Map of Liechtenstein by J.J. Heber, 1721 (40 rappen); View of Vaduz by Ferdinand Bachman, 1815 (80 rappen). Luxembourg: Old Luxembourg (6 francs); Adolphe Bridge and European Investment Bank HQ (12 francs)

06.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful stamp, John! Here are my two 1898 "Xmas" stamps

06.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issued for the 2nd Pan-Arab Games, held in Beirut in 1957. 50 piastre stamp features then President Camille Chamoun.

05.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1993–1996 Micronesia Aviation Pioneers - Dick’s Stamps Online Eight mini-sheets issued from 1993 through 1996 celebrating the pioneers of aviation.

A ncie set of minisheets issued by the Federated States of Micronesia from 1993 to 1996 celebrating the pioneers of aviation #Philaetely #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...

04.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jersey's 1978 Europa issue: Mont Orgeuil (6p); St. Aubin's Fort, St. Aubin (8p); and Elizabeth Castle, St. Helier (10Β½p)

04.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issued for the 2nd Baltic Sea Games, held in Vilnius in 1997, featuring a ship with the flags of the Baltic countries as sails.

04.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1996 Irish Horse Racing - Dick’s Stamps Online Stamps celebrating Irish horse racing with scenes from famous Irish racecourses, with a souvenir sheet for the β€œChina ’96” stamp exhibition

A set of stamps and a prestige booklet celebrating Irish horse racing with scenes from famous Irish racecourses, and a special souvenir sheet for the β€œChina ’96” 9th Asian Stamp Exhibition in Beijing #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...

03.03.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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!977 Europa. Ireland: Ballynahinch, Galway (10p); Lough Tay, Wicklow (12p). Iceland: Ófærufoss, EldgjÑ chasm, Vatnajâkull National Park (45 króna); Kirkjufell Mountain, seen from Grundarfjârður (85 króna)

03.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I added 1986 to 1991 to my Luxembourg Caritas collection over the weekend: scenes from a 15th century Book of Hours in the Luxembourg National Library, and impressions of restored chapels around Luxembourg #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...

02.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've only ever been to Rhodes. We keep thinking about a Mediterranean cruise, but there are so many places to go in this world!

02.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! I tried finding a complete set of imperfs to complement my perfs, but gave up. I only have so much pocket money for stamps... πŸ˜€

02.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1939 NY World’s Fair issue. 400 reis: Pres. George Washington (1787 & 1889 US & Brazilian constitutions); 800 reis: Emperor Pedro II (inaugurated 1876 World’s Fair, Philadelphia); 1,00 reis: Pres. Grover Cleveland (Argentina–Brazil treaty); 1,600 reis: USA-Brazil Friendship Memorial, Rio de Janeiro.

02.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some imperforate stamps from Hungary's "castles" issues from 1960–1964. 1 forint: VitΓ‘ny; 1.20 forint: Sirok; 2.60 forint: HollΓ³kΕ‘; and 4 forint: Eger.

02.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greece's 1977 Europa stamps: Vatheia tower houses, Mani (5 drachmas); Santorini (7 drachmas); windmills on Lasithi plateau (15 drachmas). And the other Guernsey 1977 Europa stamp: Talbots valley (7p).

01.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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1977 Europa. Two from France: 1 franc, village in Provence; 1.40 francs, port in Brittany. And from Finland, a 0.90 markka stamp featuring an Autumn landscape in Northern Finland.

28.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three of a set of six stamps by occupied Estonia in 1941. 20+20 kopek: Stone Bridge, Tartu (German: Dorpat); 30+30 kopek: Herman Castle, Nava (left), Ivangorod Fortress, Russia (right); 50+50 kopek: View of Tallinn (German: Reval). Printed on paper with a grey network.

27.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Denmark's 1977 Europa issue pair. 1 krone: Allinge; 1.30 krone: Ringsted.

26.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Their 1977 Silver Jubilee issue. 4 thebe: HLM Queen Elizabeth II with Sir Seretse Khama, 1st president of Botswana; 25 thebe: procession to Westminster Abbey; 40 thebe: The Recognition.

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