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 January. This year, I took more time to decide a few issues. This …

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 am still stymied in my research into them. They seem to be a shy lot. But, after so many stamps, I …

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 decided nope, stamps it is. Yea, not a fan of slogging through the white stuff. The EUROPA 2024 winner This year 57 countries participated ...

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, Japan with it’s beautiful postmarks should be your first stop.

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, climbed aboard his Handley-Page tri-motor, nicknamed Princesse Marie-Josée.His goal was to to undertake a flight from Brussels, Belgium to Kinshasa, Congo (formerly called Leopoldville) to promote his new airline Sabena.

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 3, 1916 in 3 hours, resulting in the death of 7 people and the destruction of the Parliament buildings.. Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings

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 ambassadors Jersey Post sources so many local artists and photographers to highlight the Island’s culture and history, it’s hard to think of a better put together program.

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 to Bermuda’s 2022 stamps – published December 27, 2022. Kicking the Isle of Man 2023 stamp program – published December 25, 2022. 2023 Canada Post stamp program released – published December ...