- World’s First Stamp for Butterfly Topic Collectors?on June 24, 2025
Collectors of butterfly stamps consider the issue seen here to be the world’s first butterfly topical postage stamp. In 1891, the Kingdom of Hawaii issued a 2¢ dull violet Queen Liliuokalani stamp. Liliuokalani (1838-1917) was the only Hawaiian queen to rule in her own right (from 1891-93), and she was the last sovereign monarch of The post World’s First Stamp for Butterfly Topic Collectors? appeared first on Freestampmagazine - Stamp Collecting Blog.
- The Royal Observatory Greenwichon June 17, 2025
In 2025, to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the home of modern British astronomy – London’s Royal Observatory Greenwich – Great Britain’s Royal Mail has produced some very fine items. The Miniature Sheet seen here has four First Class stamps featuring English carpenter and clockmaker John Harrison (1693-1776). He created marine timekeeper prototypes for measuring The post The Royal Observatory Greenwich appeared first on Freestampmagazine - Stamp Collecting Blog.
- Recently Added to Stockon June 9, 2025
A small selection of stamps added to PostBeeld’s stock recently can be seen below. Please note: for each country featured in the article, there will have been many more stamps added to PostBeeld’s freestampcatalogue.com website. This souvenir sheet from the United Nations Postal Administration features images of the United Nations pavilion at the 2025 World The post Recently Added to Stock appeared first on Freestampmagazine - Stamp Collecting Blog.