Stamp Collector

Your expert guide to the world of philately

The inner spirit of a stamp

f course postal adhesives are tiny emblems and as all collectors of these little icons know they are packed full of information, history, and intrigue. Intrigue? You ask. Well, what a lot of people don’t realise is that despite their obvious appearance, stamps have more than two sides. That’s right. Intriguing but true. You see, there is the front and there is the back, but if you hold up the stamp to the light you see the additional side of these philatelic phantoms.

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