XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

I try to review all of the new issues from Royal Mail, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands but it seems this is one I missed. Four weeks ago Jersey issued a set commemorating the island's historic witch trials and somehow it escaped my notice. However, it's still quite a new issue and I don't think anyone will mind too much if my review is a bit late. There haven't been too many stamp issues about witch trials. The only ones I can find are a 50c stamp from Grenada in 2000

The Royal Mail has released its latest issue today - the thirteenth (!) set of special stamps this year. This issue depicts steam...

Why is it that Jersey issues far more stamps dedicated to our Royal Family than Royal Mail does? They have had 24 Royal-themed stamp sets...

The following stamp fairs will take place in October. Wednesday   1st October CIRENCESTER  - The Bingham Hall, King Street, GL7 1JT...

I have been looking through my collection and I came across this letter written to Alex Robertson in 1854. I bought it originally because...

On Saturday I was at a stamp fair in Liverpool where I picked up three covers and a postcard with censor stamps. Three of these are from...

In this month's edition of Stamp Collector , I read about something new - The Stamp Rain Project . Michael Burzan, who is a regular...

It's been a while since I looked at the different ways you can get your stamps. I've previously written about approvals , Kidstamps (f...

The Isle of Man has today issued a new set marking the 25th anniversary of the Manx Aviation and Military Museum. The museum was opened...

Royal Mail's next issue, due to be released in Thursday, depicts British ducks. A GB issue dedicated to ducks is long overdue. While...

This week Royal Mail will be releasing a set of stamps featuring British ducks. They're very nice and I will be reviewing them in a few...

Earlier this year a stamp dealer called Robert Laidler , who sent me approvals, told me about these stamps issued by Greenland and...

Sark's first commemorative issue has been released. These stamps celebrate the 80th anniversary of Sark's liberation from German...