A 1-cent postage stamp from 1868 is going up for auction in June, and could fetch up to $5 million. It's one of only two known to exist (the other is owned by the New York Public Library) and features an image of Benjamin Franklin. Its "Z-grill" mark is what makes it particularly covetable for collectors. Smithsonian Magazine explains what that means.
Stamp Design Errors
compiled by Ken P #Newfoundland, 1910 Aug 15, Scott 92.
6-cent stamp depicts Sir Francis #Bacon, with "z" in "colonization" reversed. A correct version also exists. Also, Sir Francis Bacon became Lord Verulam, though Lord Bacon is sometimes used. #stamps#philately#stampcollecting
Ken P's Corner Stories #France, 3 francs, issued 1998 Nov 3.
50th anniversary (October 5) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Founded in Fontainebleau, France, with headquarters in Gland, #Switzerland. Has the membership of 1400+ organizations in 170 countries. #stamps#philately#stampcollecting
✉🏔 A commemorative postage stamp featuring the Iskra Delta Triglav computer, which is part of our collection, was issued in 2016 by the Post of Slovenia in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer and Information Science and the Philatelic Association of Slovenia.😍
I was thinking about making a bot that posts random stamps, but I couldn't find an archive that would contain proper image descriptions, and I didn't want to post images without those.
So instead I'm just going to share the stamp that inspired me, the 1998 World Telecommunications Day stamp from Republic of Djibouti.
Hello, my name's Greg & I'm a stamp collector. My collection has been much neglected of late & I have hundreds of stamps to sort & put in #Davo albums & the like. I collect #NewZealand & #French stamps & have #cricket 🏏 & #HarryPotter⚡ thematic collections, along with the beginnings of a #starwars one. I regret the snail mail these days & detest self-adhesive stamps. I used to bid on & buy on eBay; obviously a no-go zone for me these days. Still, plenty to be getting on with. #stampcollecting