XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

Jersey has issued this absolutely remarkable set today showing bees. Xanthe asked if I want to review this because I am into nature and really like bees. I also really like these stamps. Jersey Stamps' website says that these stamps "feature images captured by local photographer Glen Perotte who has used his skills to showcase the miniature world of bees as extraordinary pollinators." It's a good thing to celebrate bees. They do a huge job for nature, and for us! The planet

Royal Mail has issued a new set of stamps today - it's fourth set of the year so far (and we're still in February!) These stamps take a look at roses and, as you might imagine, they are quite pretty and show ten different varieties of roses. These are: Second Class: Dog Rose Rosa canina , Rosa ‘Queen Elizabeth’, Rosa ‘Just Joey’, Rosa ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk’, Rosa ‘Étoile de Hollande’ First Class: Rosa gallica ‘Versicolor’, Field Rose Rosa arvensis , Rosa ‘Charles de

Monaco has create a new stamp to celebrate 50 years of the Larvotto Marine Protected Area (MPA) in 1976. Larvotto was the first MPA in the world located in an urban environment. The WOPA website tells us that "it shelters a rich and diverse biodiversity and serves as a veritable natural laboratory" and is a base for important "scientific monitoring programs". We see from the stamp how close the MPA is to the city of Monte Carlo. The protected sea area is basically right nex