Philatelic Crossword: South America
This month’s special addition to our regular crosswords is dedicated to collectors of South America.
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
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Land of a Million Elephants
This article spotlights the Asian treasure of Laos through its stamps. We also find out about a French painter who created many of the country's early and most beautiful stamp issues.
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Martti Ahtisaari was Finland’s president from 1994 until 2000 and during his presidency he made frequent visits to Åland. However, the inspiration for his stamp came from a very much different source…
This 3c. black and carmine-red stamp depicted the Thatcher Ferry Bridge, Canal Zone, nearing completion and celebrated the opening of the bridge October 12, 1962.
A single example of the elusive ‘plate 77 Penny Red’ has been sold by rare stamp and collectibles dealer, Stanley Gibbons.
Since 2002, Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has been the location of various combatants captured in Afganistan. When was the start of Cuba’s association with prisoners-of-war? Go back 104 years to 1898. 
The American Topical Association’s 63rd annual National Topical Stamp Show (NTSS) will be held at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Host Resort and Conference Center on June 22-24, 2012. 
This post office situated on the Great Ocean Road of south west Victoria is almost unique in that it has a fine ocean view. 
Using stamps as illustrations, this article intends to spotlight this Asian treasure. We’ll also find out about a French painter who created many of the country’s early and most beautiful stamp issues.Vale Andrew Cronin (1925-2012)
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Malta & Iceland Joint Issue 2011: “Fishing Villages”
On 15 September 2011 MaltaPost issued a miniature sheet in a joint issue with Iceland Post. This philatelic issue has ‘Fishing Villages’ as its theme which captures an important economic and cultural activity that is common to both countries.Saturday, April 7th, 2012
