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Thematic StampsWelcome to the Penny Black 1840 Blog looking at the stories behind postage stamps and taking a wide look at philately and stamp collecting around the world.

Whilst leafing through some old stamp albums from childhood recently I suddenly felt a renewed interest in some of the postage stamps that I had long ago dismissed as a merely juvenile collection of jumbled commemorative issues from around the world, in favour of my adult interest in Victorian line engraved stamps. With a jolt I realised that most of these stamps had been issued in the late 1960s and early 1970s and that I’d hardly looked at them in last thirty years! Although none of them were particularly rare some them of them were actually rather interesting…

I’m now in the process of scanning and researching the stories, anniversaries and events behind the postage stamps in my collection and will post them here regularly.

aust-400-fu-recent-commemorative-stamps-all-on-paper Aust. 400 FU recent commemorative stamps, all on paper
US $2.30 (3 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 17:25:58 PDT
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u-s-commemorative-mix-off-paper-in-box-almost-1-lb- U.S. COMMEMORATIVE MIX OFF PAPER IN BOX, ALMOST 1 LB.
US $18.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 17:34:09 PDT
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brazil-50-large-commemorative-stamps-most-older BRAZIL - 50 Large Commemorative Stamps - Most Older
US $1.25 (2 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 17:34:58 PDT
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russia-collection-of-48-very-old-commemorative-stamps- RUSSIA -COLLECTION OF 48 VERY OLD COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
US $7.50 (5 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 17:54:11 PDT
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*-capt-john-smith-commemorative-1-cent-postage-stamp-* * CAPT. JOHN SMITH COMMEMORATIVE 1 CENT POSTAGE STAMP *
US $0.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:00:00 PDT
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1981-commemorative-mint-set-no-881 1981 Commemorative Mint Set No.881
US $0.99 (1 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:22:11 PDT
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1982-commemorative-mint-set-no-882 1982 Commemorative Mint Set No.882
US $3.25 (2 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:24:46 PDT
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reich-labor-service-commemorative-set-1944 Reich Labor Service Commemorative Set 1944
US $0.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:25:56 PDT
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1994-moon-landing-commemorative-mint-sheet-2841-mnh 1994 MOON LANDING COMMEMORATIVE MINT SHEET /#2841 / MNH
US $4.25 (1 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:30:52 PDT
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1992-commemorative-stamp-collection 1992 Commemorative Stamp Collection
US $14.00 (13 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:31:56 PDT
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1994-commemorative-stamp-collection 1994 Commemorative Stamp Collection
US $5.50 (2 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:37:56 PDT
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1990-commemorative-stamp-collection 1990 Commemorative Stamp Collection
US $6.00 (4 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:43:22 PDT
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1991-commemorative-stamp-collection 1991 Commemorative Stamp Collection
US $5.50 (3 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:49:04 PDT
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us-american-flag-commemorative-stamp-collection US American Flag commemorative stamp collection
US $1.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 18:55:28 PDT
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japan-used-large-commemorative-stamps-1000++-716 Japan Used Large Commemorative Stamps 1000++ #716
US $11.72 (3 Bids)
End Date: Wednesday Jul-23-2008 19:00:05 PDT
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