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A 50-cent Australian coin, shaped as a postage stamp, has gone on sale this week. It features a Chinese dragon and the Australian Olympic Committee logo on one side. It is to commemorate the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and to show support for the Australian athletes taking part in the games.
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Gibraltar is to celebrate NASA's achievements by issuing a miniature sheet with four stamps depicting one of the most loved and memorable moments of the 20th Century. It commemorates the moment when the Apollo 11 mission set off to land the first man on the moon.
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President of Canada Post, Moya Greene, has announced the formation of the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health. The Foundation, which will be administered by an independent board of experts in the area of mental health, and will receive funds raised by Canada Post and its employees, as well as by others. The money will be distributed to where it will do the most good for those directly affected by mental illness.
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Believe it or not, the first stamp was issued in England on the 6th of May, in the year 1840. Since then, the issuance of stamps grew in all countries and the collection of stamps have also increased, and there is no stopping it. And because the number of stamps have grown in leaps and bounds – for the sake of convenience – collectors have limited themselves into single country collecting.
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Stamp collecting is a very popular hobby that has been around for generations. The hobby has been so popular that some philatelic enthusiasts take it to serious levels involving money. Stamp investing has become a serious business, making it go beyond collecting, which only about collecting as much items as one can find.
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Stamps that highlight Vietnam’s birds, specifically the partridges as well as pheasants of the country was launched in Vietnam’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunication.
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Believe it or not, investing in rare stamps is a normal occurrence. Usually, the collection and gathering of rare stamps is a hobby that is better appreciated by the advanced collectors.
Unbelievably, rare stamps are investments that are of the tangible kind. Compared to art they are also a worthwhile and enjoyable investment especially for enthusiasts.
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