XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

As you will know, I love stamps. I know that sounds a bit unusual for someone my age, but I have said many times that I think stamps are tiny pieces of history you can hold in your hand. Some stamps celebrate big national events or important people. But I have recently discovered stamps that were designed and approved but then never issued at all. Why not? Well, because the events they were supposed to be celebrating never happened! This year is a World Cup year and it feels

There was an interesting new issue this week, when a particular European country decided to celebrate the success of its national football team. Who could it be? Could it have been one of the teams who this week qualified for the World Cup? No. Was it a former winner of the World Cup or the European Championship? No. Maybe it was one of the women's teams? Wrong again. No, it is San Marino, Yes, the team that currently is ranked 210 out of 210 FIFA international teams! Often