XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

In the last few weeks there have been a few new European issues with a scientific theme. I am quite interested in science and I have decided to review all of them together partly because there is a shared theme and also because it is a really good thing to celebrate science. France: 400th Anniversary of the National Museum of Natural History, Botanical Garden The Jardin des Plantes, the botanical garden that is part of the National Museum of Natural History (Muséum national

Here is an interesting new stamp from Croatia. It has been designed to raise awareness of the risks of climate change. "Opasnost od poplava" means "Danger of flooding". Design Quality – I think the design is really strong. It’s simple but still tells a story, like you can clearly see the house sinking into water and stuff floating around. The colours are kind of calm but also a bit scary, which fits the theme. It looks very modern. The road sign showing a hazard is well plac

Here's a new stamp from Croatia, which was issued yesterday. As you can see, it's a stamp that celebrates Easter. For whatever reason, while we have had Christmas stamps since 1966, Royal Mail has never issued an Easter stamp. Many other European countries have and there have been all kinds of wonderful designs including eggs, bunnies, young animals and religious themes. Croatia is one of those countries that releases a new Easter stamp every year. In the last few years they

I have already reviewed the recent Winter Olympics issue from Estonia , but in the last few days there have been several other Olympic-related issues from various countries. I have decided to review these together. The first one is this from Liechtenstein. It is a single stamp and reminds me of some of the historic Olympic posters. Design Quality - This feels like a classic poster from history. The Olympic flame stands out boldly against a dark nighttime background. It emp