Penny Black 1840

Happy Birthday Charles Dickens!

Debs — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:06 +0000

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the most well-loved storytellers of all time - Charles [...]

Debs — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:17:06 +0000

If any stamp collecting bloggers are looking for inspiration I can highly recommend heading over to Viridian's Postcard Blog over [...]

Debs — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:34:25 +0000

'His Bobness' turns 70 today so to mark this landmark birthday I thought it might be fun to take a [...]

Debs — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:16:37 +0000

1d Red stamp lettered E - B identified as coming from black plate 11 using Guide Lines to the Penny [...]

Debs — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:41:10 +0000

Over at Virdian's Postcard Blog the theme for this week's Sunday Stamps meme is "flowers" and she has posted a [...]

Debs — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:07:59 +0000

1d Red stamp lettered R - J with London postmark identified using The Cancellations of the 1841 Penny Red by [...]

Debs — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:56:17 +0000

The clocks went forward one hour in Europe in the early hours of the morning today and the March equinox [...]

Debs — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:45:18 +0000

Viridian's Postcard Blog is hosting a great new blog meme - Sunday Stamps – and this week's theme in honour [...]

Debs — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:45:43 +0000

2d Blue stamp lettered K -D, identified as coming from plate 2 using British Line-Engraved Stamps. Twopence Blue. Studies Of [...]

Debs — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:18:40 +0000

1 d Penny Black stamp lettered K-J, identified as coming from plate 5 using Guide Lines to the Penny Black [...]