Sunday School Stamp Albums

You know how it is when you put off a job, and when you finally get round to it it has grown a bit more, so you put it off again ... and again and again.
Well, When the pile of unsorted albums were no longer able support themselves and kept falling over I decided I really had to update these webpages, and spent a few evening scannng in all and writing up all the new acquisitions. Took a few evenings, but they are in all sorted now. Tere are now in excess of 160 of these albums in my collection. Still some work to go, but at least I am just treadingwater now, not drowning.

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Laernu and More

Another month and another update.

Now that Colin Edwards has issued not just one, not just two, but three different postal labels in the last few weeks, it is time the Laernu and More site was updated. Okay, they are not full blown stamp releases, but they are avidly collected by a small band of obsessives ;)
Apart from some totally-too-soon Xmas labels, there are Black Cats and Zeppelin Race poster stamps, worthy of inclusion in any Cinderella stamp collection.

Welsh Postal oddities

I have also updated the Welsh Postal Oddities web pages with the latest three issues of the most exclusive Welsh Cinderella Stamps that exist. These issues can be seen HERE

Wild Orchids 2014

The summer is over and there are no more trips out to find orchids growing in the wild, so uts a final update to Steve's Orchids for 2014. It was a busy year with over 40 site visits and 13 new species and varieties ticked off my sightings list. But that still leaves some for the future.
The hardest to find was the minute Bog Orchid. 80 miles each way, and we managed to find 2 specimens in a rather damp bit of wilderness.

The Discworld Stamp Collector

I have just added a couple of new topics to The Discworld Stamp Collector including an indepth look at the most Must Have stamp in the series; the $5 Brass Bridge Blue Triangle.

The Discworld Stamp Collector

I have started a new website that provides an in-depth look at a few of the Discworld stamp issues over the years. Called The Discworld Stamp Collector it is acompanion to the Facebook page of the same name. The first two articles look at the oginal Tower of Art stamp issued in 2004, and the Penny Patrician of three years later.

Summer Orchids

I've been to a number of places over the Summer looking for wild orchids, some very local, and some up in Northumberland. The latter has provided opportunities to see some of the most localised species and variants in Britain including the Lindisfarne Helleborine and the Tyne Helleborine. And Bishop Middleham quarry is home to the most spectacular display of Dark Red Helleborines. View more on my Orchid website.

Spring Orchids

Steve' Orchids has just been updated to include my Spring visits to a number of wild orchid sites. These have included woodland on the West Wales coast to see the elusive White Helleborines, a fen on Anglesey for the Narrow-leaved Marsh Orchid, and a number of sites where the lovely Bee Orchid grows. Have a look at the 'Happiest Bee Orchid'.

Sunday School Stamps

The Sunday School Stamp Album

This site has now had visitors from 38 different countries. Could you be the first to visit from where you live?

Discworld Stamps on Facebook

I have made a slight change to the page name, to The Discworld Stamp Collector, reflecting that this is a page for collectors of Discworld Stamps by a collector. I hope to keep posting on a regular basis with news opinons and some specialised stuff for the specialised collector. Keep checking in or make sure you receive Notifications of new posts.

Sunday School Stamps

I have just updated The Sunday School Stamp Album pages with some more albums and some other material. There's a home made album from 1943 when obviously albums were in short supply and it was a case of 'Make Do'. There's a second US album that ran for 13 weeks instead of a year, so this may be the norm there. And there is some exercise books pages where someone has pasted blocks of stamps that were obviously left overs.
Then I have made a start at scanning in entire albums. Got quite a few done, but still a lot to go.

Discworld Stamps

Don't forget to check the Facebook page for Discworld Stamps. News and comments added frequently.

The Orchid Season starts again

Back from a holiday in Puglia, Italy, and saw plenty of great orchids. The Gargano peninsula at the northern end of the region is debatably one of the best areas for wild orchids in Europe.

Visit Steve' Orchids to see pictures of all 21 species seen.

An update for the Welsh Postal Oddities

I almost forgot to mention that the Welsh Oddities pages have had an update with the first two issues of the year: The Tipi Nation Post which boasted true 3D stamps, and the Gold Mine license stamps which boasted real gold and silver adornments.

A related item, distributed only to those brave souls who I met up with at Stampex, the Working Zebras issue is not a full Oddity release. I was surprised to see the Royal Mail had rushed out their own answer to these stamps. Here is one of the issue.

More stamps from Laernu, Isle of Vue, and the Guild of Farm Scientists

Hurrah!
Colin Edwards has ended a nearly 12 month sabbatical, and we have some new great Cinderella stamps.
Foremost there is the 2014 Valentine's Day issue from the Isle of Vue, which this year features Bonnie and Bella, the Bunnies of Love. A follow-up fundraising stamp is promised for April.

Then those who met up at Stapex 2014 got a preview of the the new Laernu Quadrants, and received a postcard with a stamp showing a most remarkable creature - The Boueffon!

You can see and read about all these on the Laernu and More website

Or drop into the Cinderella Stamps Forum to join in with discussions on these stamps; and much more

Facebook page for Discworld Stamps

If you have been entertained by, or become a rabid collector of Discworld Stamps you should join These Pages

Valentine's Day Soon

And I am very hopeful that Colin Edwards will be releasing the 2014 Isle of Vue stamps soon, maintaining a tradition going back to 2006. You can see the previous issues at This Link. Enjoy!

You can keep up with topics like this on the Cinderella Stamps Forum

Sunday School Stamp Albums

My collection continues to grow and has probably exceeded 115 now. The Collection Web Page has been updated again, but I still have more to add!

Facebook

There is now a Huw Puw Caru FaceBook page , from the Caru Foundation, where anyone interested in this obscure Welsh author and all-round scallywag is welcome.