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xoxoxoBruce 01-09-2019 12:18 AM

Jan 10th, 2019: Philately ~ may not be safe for work
 
Philately is the study of stamps, postal history and anything related to it.
A philatelist is the stamp collector that postal systems love so much.
They’re like the guy who pays $15 for a smorgasbord and eats nothing.
Helps keep many postal systems afloat, and the reason to keep issuing new stamps.


Most postal systems promote their countries with their own scenery, flora and fauna.
They also feature famous people, artists, writers, scientists, etc, from their country.


Finland’s most famous artist abroad, and most loved artist at home is Tom of Finland.
Tom of Finland is the nom de plume of artist Touko Laaksonen... I see why the nom de plume.


So they issued a three stamp sheet featuring his art, probably recognized more that he is.

http://cellar.org/2017/finland1.jpg



I’ve roughly outline where the three stamps are cut in the sheet. A little crooked but close.
The guy in North Carolina seems to have a deal where he cancels his own stamps.
I’ve never seen 12.5 cent stamps before, I guess when you do a lot of mailing every penny (half penny) counts.



http://cellar.org/2017/finland2.jpg

The perforations for each stamp don't come all the way through the back sheet, so I guess you don't have to lick them...

...unless you want to. http://cellar.org/2015/shades.gif

Gravdigr 01-09-2019 08:53 AM

I got put on a fucking cross for posting a man's bare thigh, in a medical setting.

And here's this.

BigV 01-09-2019 03:05 PM

Jesus...

captainhook455 01-09-2019 07:03 PM

I can see something like that happening to Gravdig.

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xoxoxoBruce 03-06-2019 12:18 AM

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Here's another set of stamps from Finland that will have collectors salivating. ;)

Gravdigr 03-06-2019 11:59 AM

Heheh, very Loos of the Worldesque.

Happy Monkey 03-06-2019 12:05 PM

No bricks?


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