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Welcome The spring of 2020 will have left its mark on all of us when finally the virus is defeated and life can continue as before.  Meanwhile, we must try to stay positive, protect ourselves and our loved ones, and think of helping those we know who are more vulnerable.  Many of us are at home practicing self-isolation according to government directives and unable to go to work.  For those of us who love the hobby and find pleasure and escape with stamps, this is perhaps a good time to work on our collections and find again that quiet place...

  A Brief History of Newfoundland Stamps   Between 1857 and 1949 Newfoundland issued her own stamps.  In all more than 300 different stamps were printed, and are today still much appreciated for their beauty, historical interest and solid collector value. The postage stamps of Newfoundland are particularly interesting because nearly every aspect of the early development of the colony of Newfoundland is depicted . A study of Newfoundland postage stamps is a study of Newfoundland history, politics, natural resources and geography. The first Newfoundland postage stamps were the pence issues of 1857-62, and includes several rarities among the most...

Blog post # 2  Welcome!   Beautiful New Stamps from Sweden Issued January 2020 Heartfelt Greetings - Send your congratulations, invitations and other greetings with heart motifs. Doors - SEK 50 has the door to Zorngården as its motif, designed by Artist Anders Zorn himself. SEK 20 shows the door from Villa Edstrand in Falsterbo. Collectors can subscribe to the new issues from Postnord in the format shown. These are sent as they are released, several mailings each year.  You receive one copy of each different stamp design.  This is the only way to get single copies. https://ebutik.postnord.se        ...

Welcome!  The new Northwind Stamps website has been live for approximately 6 months now, so for interested friends and customers, I thought a report on progress to date would be appropriate. Traffic to the new site has been strong.  Faithful customers who had bookmarked pages on the old site are being redirected.  Over 100 visitors have signed up for the Newsletter so far.  Subscribers will receive these blogs as Newsletters in advance of publication on the website, and so will be first to know of any Special Offers, Promotions, Coupons, etc.  In addition, there will be certain offers available ONLY to Newsletter subscribers. The new...