XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

This is a new issue from the Isle of Man, which is about Manx Heritage Transport. It marks the 150th anniversary of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway as well as the 50th anniversary of Isle of Man National Transport. The Isle of Man Stamps & Coins website doesn't tell us very much, but the WOPA website helpfully has more information. It tells us: "Buses & Horse Trams celebrates two landmark anniversaries in the Isle of Man’s transport story, bringing together the 150th anniversar

During my time in Glasgow watching the Commonwealth games a lot of new stamps were issued so I'm catching up with them now, including this one from Royal Mail. I've been quite positive about recent Royal Mail issues but I'm not so sure about this one. In focusing on military jet aircraft Royal Mail is going over old ground. There have been so many stamps showing fighter aircraft and we have already had the Concorde issue this year. Some of the previous Royal Mail issues on a

Apologies to everyone for the lack of updates in the last few weeks. I have been doing all kinds of things in the summer and last week i was in Glasgow watching the Commonwealth Games. Later this week I will be at a Scouts camp, and then next week I will be on holiday. I am always busy when I'm not at school! When I was in Glasgow last week Heidi and I visited the Glasgow Stamp Shop. Some of you might now about it but, if you don't, if you find yourself in Glasgow you should