- Jakub Obrovský (1882-1949), Jakub of all Tradeson March 5, 2025
Jakub Obrovský was a Czechoslovak artist, sculptor, stamp designer and writer. The stamp at the top of the story was issued by Czechoslovakia in 1987, his 105th birth anniversary. He designed the above 1919 stamps commemorating one year of independence for Czechoslovakia, the country created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria/Hungary. These The post Jakub Obrovský (1882-1949), Jakub of all Trades appeared first on Freestampmagazine - Stamp Collecting Blog.
- Gimmicky Stamps are not a New Thingon February 28, 2025
We see all over the world that postal services are pouring all their creativity into issuing stamps in all kinds of shapes and, literally, flavours. This is primarily to encourage collectors to include these special issues in their collection. We already have stamps in three-dimensional form, in the form of gramophone records (that you can The post Gimmicky Stamps are not a New Thing appeared first on Freestampmagazine - Stamp Collecting Blog.
- PostBeeld Online Auctionson February 1, 2025
Dear readers/PostBeeld clients, in case you are not aware PostBeeld holds an online auction that takes place on the first day of each month. Bidding is always possible from the 16th day of the previous month. In the auctions PostBeeld will offer different items than those found in our webshop. For example: Errors and misprints, The post PostBeeld Online Auctions appeared first on Freestampmagazine - Stamp Collecting Blog.