Welcome to the London 2010: Festival of Stamps

December 31st, 2009 admin

After a long time planning and a lot of work by many people at the BPMA and other organisations the London 2010: Festival of Stamps will soon begin. Stamp from the United States of America, 1963. Courtesy of Sands of Time We will be making a buzz throughout 2010 about stamps and introduce many new people to the wonderful world of stamps, stamp design and postal heritage. One of the first events of the Festival is Post Abolition: Commemorative stamps from around…


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