Bitter Grounds Magazine - stamps, espresso & conversation. Telling the stories behind stamps we use everyday, from around the world.

Jan 30, 2025 · The 2025 US stamps offer up a lot of familiar faces, among them Betty White. We’ll always miss her. I’m a bit late in creating the US page. It’s normally up by the middle of …

2025 stamp programs. Stamps from around the world, including specialty programs |and whatever delights my fancy. #Stamps #2025Collection #philately

4 days ago · Hard to believe, but the Algerian 2025 stamps represent the 5th year of exploring Algeria. During the past half decade, I’ve discovered some excellent artists and designers, but …

Jan 29, 2025 · Poking around the PostEUROP website seems to be a good way to spend a blustery, chilly winter day here in Canada. I peeked out the curtains and saw snow and …

Jan 19, 2025 · Japan Post 2025 has reaffirmed it’s still one of the best at designing exquisite, tiny cancels. For any cancel hounds out there, if you are looking for a new country to explore, …

Jan 26, 2025 · 100 Years of the First Flight to Congo 1 stamp, souvenir sheet, cancel. From Brussels to Kinshasa. On February 12, 1925, former WW1 fighter pilot Edmond Thieffry, …

Feb 3, 2025 · Shortly before 9pm on a cold February night, a devastating fire swept through Canada’s seat of government. The Centre Block of Parliament Hill was destroyed on February …

Jan 17, 2025 · Hard to believe it’s time for a new Jersey stamp program. Yet, here we are. Jersey issues one of my favourite programs primarily because the stamps are perfect island …

December. 12 articles. Türkiye 2023 stamps – artists, designers … oh my! – published December 31, 2022 Be still my heart – France’s 2023 stamps – published December 27, 2023. This way …