It has, indeed, been a “stampy” start to 2015, to use an adjective coined by one of my favorite online collector forums. Not only did I have a few days of holiday time during which I could sort, scan and catalogue many of my stamps and postcards but the first mail delivery of the year … Continue reading A Stampy Start to the Year
Thailand stamps
TH-1058: Zodiac 2015 (Year of the Goat)
Issue Number: TH-1058 Issue Name: Zodiac 2015 (Year of the Goat) Postage Stamp Issue Date: 2015-01-01 Denomination: 3 baht Designer: Mr. Udorn Niyomthum (Thailand Post Company Ltd.) Printer: Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited Printing Process: Lithography (multicolor) Quantity of Stamps: 1,000,000 pieces Sheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheet Perforation: unk. Size: 30 x … Continue reading TH-1058: Zodiac 2015 (Year of the Goat)
Philatelic Pursuits: December 2014
This past month has (probably) been my most philatelic of the past decade, possibly the past two decades. The reason for my uncertainty is that any records of my pre-Thailand life are long gone and my memory isn’t that keen either. While living in New Mexico, I did attend a few first day of issue … Continue reading Philatelic Pursuits: December 2014
Mark Joseph Jochim 