My Philatelic Blog

This blog is dedicated to the topic of Philately. That's stamp collecting for those of you not in the know. I've been participating in this great hobby since I was seven-years-old and it has provided me with many hours of intellectual enjoyment. If you are interesting in starting a collection, drop me a comment, and I'll be glad to help you out.

My blog will include a variety of stamp-related topics, but the areas where I focus most of my collecting interest include:

• Polar Philately: This area includes stamps related to the North and South Poles and stamps issued from countries geographically in a polar region. My definition is a bit loose and includes the following countries and territories:
• Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT)
• British Antarctic Territory (BAT)
• French Southern and Antarctic Territory (FSAT, TAAF)
• Falkland Islands and Dependencies
• Greenland
• Iceland
• Ross Dependency of New Zealand
• South Georgia
• Polar Bases from all countries
• Stamps featuring polar topics
• Poland: This area includes present-day Poland and related material.
• POW camp issues
• German Occupation Issues
• Plate flaw varieties
• Postal Stationery
• 1919 Local posts
• Czechoslovakia: I'm especially interested in the Hradcany castle issues.
• Postally used Africa, especially British Africa
• Kenya
• Uganda
• Tanzania
• Botswana
• Burundi
• Hong Kong
• Covers from exotic locations