July 5 is Algeria’s Independence Day! 1st Anniversary of Algeria’s Independence Issued in 1963 by the Algerian post office Designer: Ali Ali-Khodja After a bitter 8 year war, Algeria shed it’s 132 ...

Events Archive - Bitter Grounds MagazineMaya Angelou, one of the greatest voices of African American literature, died May 28, 2014.

Be still my heart, it’s time for France’s 2023 stamps! The program starts with my favourite engraver, Elsa Catelin. I just know if I ever met her, I’d turn into a dribbling fool and forget to ask ...

Total Solar Eclipse 1 stamp, FDC, cancel, booklet of 10 On Monday, April 8, 2024, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces will experience a total eclipse. It will also show across parts of the USA ...

Regarding Ukraine’s 2022 stamps – I’ve removed the original introduction. When Ukraine is free, I will post it. In the meantime, here’s O. Shuklinova’s beautiful Trident – Day of Unity. Future issues ...

Chinese New Year – Year Of The Snake 2 stamps, 2 sheets of 5, info sheet photogravure You can read more about the series and the artist here Retrospective look at France’s Lunar New Year stamps.

Marianne de L’Avenir 2023 – 85 Years of the Ceres Type Special 2 Sheet Booklet Series: Marianne 14 stamps in booklet Intaglio The new Marianne of the Future, unveiled in November 2023, replaces the ...

David Dovlatyan and Rem Saakyan return to helm the Armenia 2022 stamp program. Dovlatyan and Saakyan are the dynamos behind many of Armenia’s best designs. Among the outstanding issues in 2021 was, ...

May 9 is Goku Day in Japan! On May 9, anime and manga fans in Japan and abroad celebrate Goku Day. This holiday is dedicated to Son Goku, the main protagonist of the Japanese Dragon Ball media ...

Enjoy some myths & a few frights courtesy post offices from around the world plus a few fun non-stamp articles from the archives: Me, Reptilicus and stamps Things that go bump in Canada I’m here for ...

Lunar New Year – Year of the Rabbit 2023 Tết Quý Mão – Vietnamese New Year 2023 – Year of the Cat Auspicious Dragon presents the 2024 Lunar New Year Christmas 2023 EUROPA 2023 – Peace EUROMED 2023 – ...

Interested in seeing more Lunar New Year stamps from around the world? Check my page on Year of the Ox stamps. Now on with the rest of 2021 Australian stamps. Australia 2021 stamps January 5 Home ...