Tuesday, 19 November 2013 is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln's famous two-minute speech given at the dedication of the National Cemetery at the famous Pennsylvania battlefield. Muang Phuket Local Post (MPLP) will join in this commemoration by issuing a single 25-satang artistamp, imperforate and ungummed, in sheets of fifteen (three rows … Continue reading Muang Phuket Local Post: New Issue — The Gettysburg Address 150th Anniversary, 19 November
Day: 17th November 2013
Happy Loy Krathong
Today is Loy Krathong, perhaps the most coqlorful of all the traditional Thai festivals. I have always enjoyed making the krathong (literally, "floating decorations") with my students and then setting them adrift in the evening. It really is beautiful to see all of the floating banana-tree rounds decorated with banana leaves, flowers and lit candles … Continue reading Happy Loy Krathong
Postcrossing: Received Card #14
I haven't been spending much time on my stamps or postcards recently. With the end of the long rainy season, November has been a real scorcher; hot and humid is not good philatelic weather! I have also been very busy teaching -- I now have at least one two-hour lesson each and every day of … Continue reading Postcrossing: Received Card #14
Mark Joseph Jochim 