XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

This is another excellent issue from Poland. It was released on 15th August, which is Polish Armed Forces Day. You may not have heard of General Tadeusz Rozwadowski. To be honest, neither had I, which is one reason why creating stamps in memory of people is a good thing. The stamp made me want to find out more about his life and his achievements. Poczta Polska's website very helpfully gives more information about General Rozwadowski: "[General Rozwadowski] was one of the mo

I review all stamps from the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and I really should have reviewed this interesting set from the Isle of Man last week but I was away in Luxembourg looking at castles. This set focuses on the Triskelion (the Three Legs of Mann) and follow on from the first Triskelion Collection issue in 2023. This is pictured below: Design Quality: These are solid designs and I think they have been done well, but I don't find them especially exciting

Here is another joint issue and this one is the first ever joint issue between Lithuania and Germany. As the stamps are identical apart from the text and the QR code on the German stamp, I will review them together. The stamp celebrates the Nida Artists' Colony. I had never heard of this before but fortunately the WOPA website has some useful information (it often does!) and the colony seems fascinating: "The Nida Artists' Colony is considered the oldest artists' colony on