I Did Not See Much In The News Today,

so I decided to put a few more 'stamps' on the blog,

I put the word stamps in inverted commas as although looking like stamps they can not be used for postage, they are printed to give away or be purchased at stamp shows or exhibitions as souvenirs, although some are also produced to show case a printers work or as a trial before a stamp is produced for public use, the one above is a commemorative stamp for her diamond jubilee, Queen Victoria had been Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1897 when this 'stamp' was issued, I have made a quick search for W. S. Lincoln who I guess is the printer, but they seem to have gotten lost in the seeds of time, for this small piece of history £4.20, I doubt if I will ever see another one of them,

next another in the 1951 festival of Britain series, a snip at £3.99, this time The Shot Tower, I wonder what it did? it all looks very futuristic for the 1950's, but then so did the previous one in my collection 'flying saucer & traveling exhibition',

I must admit I limit my collection to items from the UK but just so often I see a beauty I just can not say no to, this is one of them from the US, it commemorates the 1926 International Philatelic in New York, but what a stamp! from the pony express on to sea, rail and then airmail encompassing the globe, beautifully produced and a testament to skill of the company that engraved and printed it, I pushed the boat out on this one as it was not a UK stamp but at £4.12 I was well pleased.