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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 4d

Collecting With Kids by Pamela Y. Wiggins

A fun guide to inspire young collectors—turning curiosity into lifelong discovery through coins, comics, cards & more.

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 4d

East Germany (DDR) – Scott #297–300, MNH (1956)

Four-stamp set for the Leipzig Sports Festival, designed by Fritz Pfäfflin. Bold modernist images of relay, javelin, hurdles & gymnastics. Mint, never hinged

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 4d

Paraguay – Scott #565–568, MNH

1950s set honoring the UN and Human Rights, featuring bold mid-century designs: dove of peace, scales of justice, broken chains, and flame of freedom. Mint, never hinged, full gum.

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 4d

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 14d

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 15d

Cambodia – Scott #246–48

Complete set, mint NH. Issued in the early 1970s during the Khmer Republic, depicting soldiers in combat under the national flag—wartime propaganda from a turbulent era.

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#Stamps #Cambodia #Philately

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 15d

Honduras - Scott # C344a

Mint, never hinged. Two sheets, both perforated and unperforated.

Honduras souvenir sheets issued to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 15d

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Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn

These intimate letters reveal Henry VIII not as a distant king but a man driven by passion, jealousy, and longing. Anne’s careful replies show her navigating the perilous politics of Tudor love.

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 16d

Gambia – Scott #1790–93

Complete mint set (never hinged), issued in 1995 to honor Holy Sites of Jerusalem.

A beautifully illustrated series depicting sacred landmarks of Judaism and Christianity.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Gambia #Jerusalem

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 16d

Yugoslavia - Scott # 375-77

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

10th Anniversary of the United Nations (1955), featuring allegories of Peace, Justice, and Progress.

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 16d

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The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick

When a literal-minded reader takes phrases like “her eyes followed him” at face value, he uncovers a “shocking” alien invasion hiding in plain sight. A witty sci-fi satire on language and misunderstanding.

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#PhilipKDick

B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 17d

Marshall Islands - Scott # 1227-28

Mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #MarshallIslands #TropicalFish

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 17d

Spain - Scott # 1004-07

Complete set, mint, never hinged

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 17d

Free eBook: While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson — classic 1896 stories of bush life, hardship, and humor that shaped Australian literature.

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#FreeBooks #HenryLawson #eBooks #AustralianLiterature

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 19d

Saar - Scott # B101-03

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #Saar #Saarland #Germany

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 19d

Romania - Scott # 3954-57

Complete set, mint, never hinged

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #Romania

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 19d

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American Indian Stories (1921) by Zitkala-Ša (Gertrude Bonnin) blends autobiography, fiction & critique, capturing Native resilience, cultural survival & injustice. A powerful classic of Native American literature.

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#FreeBooks #NativeVoices #eBooks

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 20d

Japan - Scott # 1501-02

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #SttampCollecting #Philately #Philatelic #Japan #JapaneseArt

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 20d

Greece - Scott # 1293-94

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #Greece

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 20d

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Legends of Fire Island Beach and the South Side (1895) by Edward Richard Shaw—tales of shipwrecks, ghosts, and folklore from Long Island’s storm-tossed coast.

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#FreeBooks #FireIsland #eBooks #LongIsland

B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 21d

Switzerland - Scott # 510-14

Complete set, mint, never hinged

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #Switzerland

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 21d

Berlin - Scott # 9N316-25

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Philatelic #Germany #Berlin

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 21d

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D. H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover—once banned, now a classic of love, class, and desire.

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#FreeBooks #eBooks #DHLawrence

B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 22d

Canada - Scott # 843-46

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #Canada #Aircraft #Aviation

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B. D. Farrands @bdfarrands.bsky.social · 22d

New Zealand - Scott # B112-14a

Complete set, mint, never hinged.

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#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philatelic #Philately #NewZealand #Dogs

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