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The following stamp fairs will take place in April. Wednesday   1st April CIRENCESTER  - The Bingham Hall, King Street, GL7 1JT Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm Contact: Simon Collyer, 07966 565151 ( ampfairs.co.uk ) Thursday 2nd April NORTH CORNELLY - The Choral Suite, Green Acre Motel, 111 Heol Fach, CF33 4LH. Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm Contact: Mark Grimsley Stamp Fairs, 07773 566994 Friday 3rd April CANTON (CARDIFF) - St Catherine's Church Hall, Kings Road, CF11 9DE Time: 9.00am - 1

It seems there are World Days for everything. Did you know there is a Lost Sock Memorial Day, an International Strange Music Day and an International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Saturday was World Day for Glaciers. No, I didn't know either but clearly people at Österreichische Post did because they've have produced this stamp to mark it. There is some useful information on the WOPA website: "2025 was designated the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation by the United Nat

Last week Serbia issued some new definitive stamps. They're interesting because they seem to be from three different sets. Two are about pets. The others are about plant life but one design is very different to the rest. The 5 para stamp showing chicory flowers is very similar to the 2025 stamp - in fact, it looks identical to me apart from the fact that the year printed at the bottom has been changed. The others are very different. the old designs have gone apart from the