XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

I have a lot of new stamps to review and I'm going to start with this one from the Faroe Islands about their native horse. I had never heard of a Faroese Horse before. It is basically a small pony that was critically endangered in the 1960s but since then things have improved thanks to a breeding programme. Faroese people are clearly very proud of their horse and it's not the first time that it has appeared on a Faroe Islands stamp. Here's a set of two stamps from 1993. The P

It's World Puffin Day today, so what could be better than to take a look at some of the best stamps showing pictures of puffins? Puffins are fantastic birds but they are also endangered so International Puffin Day helps to remind us that we need to protect and appreciate them. I don't know a lot about puffins but I have been lucky enough to see some and they really are remarkable birds. So, what about the stamps? There are more than you might think, and these are just some

Instead of reviewing different countries' Christmas stamps individually, I thought it would be better to look at them together. I'm not going to give any lengthy reviews - I'll just make a few short comments and give a mark. Here are a few of my thoughts about the different new Christmas stamps from around the world. I've tried to cover as many of them as possible, but no doubt there will be a few countries I have missed. Great Britain I will start with our own Christmas stam

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...