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Michael Jackson Commemorative Postage Stamps The stamp collecting world mourns the passing of pop icon and music legend, Michael Jackson. Jackson, 50, died of cardiac arrest at his home in West Los Angeles. Jackson has appeared on the stamps of many countries around the world and was a popular topical subject. In her book, Michael Jackson (1993), author Lisa D. Campbell writes,"In the spring of 1986, the British Virgin Islands announced plans to release postage stamps featuring Michael Jackson. Shortly before their release, in fact after a few hundred sets were already printed, the stamps were canceled due to regulations stating that stamps bearing the likeness of living persons must be members of the the Royal Family, not the Jackson family. Stamps with Michael's likeness were subsequently issued, however by a Caribbean Island, St. Vincent." Michael Jackson Commemorative Postage Stamps

Personalized Stamps Pictures Personalized stamp is a stamp in which some members of the public or non-government agencies can add a picture or photo. The concept was first started by the United States for about six months. Since launched, personalized stamp declared a success. Approximately 100,000 or 2 million individual pieces of stamps have been ordered in the first few weeks on the market test. Unfortunately, some individuals have created a personalized stamp prohibited. Internet users start ordering stamps with pictures controversial figures. This makes controversial in the community. Companies that print Personalized stamp ask people to write to the U.S. Postal service to update the program Personalized stamp. The next year, once again USPS Law announced Personalized stamp. The second trial began. Personalized stamp companies that take extra steps to ensure that troublemakers do not get the opportunity to abuse a stamp again. The success of personalized stamp still can not be gu...

Date of Issue - 30 June 2009 Best Stamp Design featuring Global warming Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F)during the last century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that increasing greenhouse gas concentrations resulting from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation are responsible for most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century. The IPCC also concludes that natural phenomena such as solar variation and volcanoes produced most of the warming from pre-industrial times to 1950 and had a small cooling effect afterward. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 45 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countri...

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French stamps with Harry Potter, Hermoine and Ron France has just issued the commemorative booklet shown which features a stylish portrait set of the main characters -- Harry, Hermoine and Ron. Harry Potter French Stamp Australian Harry Potter stamp sheet Harry Potter stamps

Some Things One Should Know About Stamp Collecting A stamp is a small piece of paper that is glued to the envelope whenever a document or a letter is sent via the post office. This is used both locally and internationally as a fee for the service rendered. There are two ways to send mail. The first is buying postage stamps then sending it using the mail box. The other is going to the nearby postal office and having the postal worker do it. People have found another thing to do with stamps. Instead of mailing it, some have turned it into a hobby now known as stamp collecting. Some people mistakenly think that an individual who is known as philately is the proper name for someone who collects stamps. This notion is wrong since this title is for those who study stamps. Stamp collecting can begin by cutting out the stamps that come from letters the person has received. Some may come locally while others can come from friends and family abroad. Another way to add stamps to the collection is...

Here are tips for the amateur postage stamp collector on soaking the stamps: Before soaking your stamp, separate stamps that are on any colored paper, stamps having colored cancellations, particularly those with purple or red ink, stamps of very dark in color, stamps that are on poor paper quality, or those with unidentified inks that could liquefy in the basin of water and can stain other stamps. Any "unuasual" stamps should be separated and handled one by one. Trim the paper of the envelope that surrounds stamp, being extra careful as not to scratch or slice the edges of the stamp. When soaking the stamp, take a shallow container with lukewarm water and float in the stamps having the pictures side facing you. Make certain that there is enough room for the stamps to float not to stick to each other. Avoid soaking too many stamps all at one time. Leave the stamps to float until such time that the adhesive dissolves so that the stamps easily slides off the piece of paper. Pape...