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The Mystery Box, short stories by Frederick Highland taking their inspiration from philatelic images
Night Falls on Damascus, a novel by Frederick Highland, set in Damascus during the French Mandate
Ghost Eater, a novel set in turn of the century Sumatra, by Frederick Higland
 
Stamp Whys

Puzzlers!

StampWhys - Puzzlers with Attitude!

Mystery

The Clearing
An "old fisherman" reports to the Magistrate

History

The Emperor's Garden
The Emperor's Garden

Stamps

Philately - The Fiction Connection
Sushi! Yum!

Chicago Philatelic Society Medal

The Mystery Box book is the proud winner of a Silver Medal awarded by the Chicago Philatelic Society CHICAGOPEX Literature Exhibit

Your Sponsor: The Mystery Box by Frederick Highland

Read the Book Review by Barbara Kinne of the APS American Philatelist

3. topical StampWhys from Czechoslovakia

 In 1983, Czechoslovakia issued this stamp to honor:

a) corn farmers
b) ski jumpers
c) rapid transit
d) paper fasteners

answer

Give yourself a gold medal if you answered (b) ski jumpers.

When I first discovered this stamp, I thought of paper fasteners, so if this was your choice, you're a runner up for having a vivid imagination. This stamp (Scott 2454) commemorates the 7th World Ski-jumping Championships. It may come as news to some that Czechoslovakia no longer issues stamps. The nation split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1991.

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