Botswana: Scott # 100–01 (1973)
A two-stamp set commemorating the centenary of the death of explorer David Livingstone, featuring portrait designs with scenes from his African expeditions.
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Secret of the Earth Star, Henry Kuttner
Explorers discover a hidden civilization deep beneath the Earth where a powerful jewel—the Earth Star—controls the fate of an ancient underground city.
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One Jump Ahead, Ray Humphreys
A mysterious box is dug up beneath a bridge, sending a small Western town into a frenzy of rumors about buried treasure and old robberies.
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St. Vincent: Scott #174–75
Commemorative pair issued in 1950 honoring the University College of the West Indies, featuring the university arms and Princess Alice as Chancellor.
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South Korea: Scott # 383–84 (1963)
International Red Cross Centenary commemorative two-stamp set. Mint never hinged (MNH).
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Vatican City: Scott # 91–98 (1936–37)
Complete MNH set featuring ornate centesimi designs and engraved portraits of Pope Pius XI.
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Madagascar: Scott # 1264–71 (1994)
Summer Sports set with souvenir sheet featuring multiple athletic events.
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Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock, Carolyn Keene
The first Nancy Drew mystery. When a missing will threatens to cheat two elderly sisters out of their inheritance, our teenage detective follows the clues to a surprising hiding place inside an old clock
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The 64-Square Madhouse, Fritz Leiber
A reporter attends the first chess tournament where a computer competes against human grandmasters. A story exploring early artificial intelligence, competitive chess, and the uneasy future of human vs. machine thinking.
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Bulgaria: Scott # 1070–71 (1959)
MNH set promoting International Letter Writing Week with globe and dove designs.
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Germany: Scott # 1686–90 (1991)
MNH group featuring Sorbian folklore, Stamp Day, Max Ernst, and Hans Albers commemoratives.
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Netherlands: Scott # B149–53 (1947)
Complete set supporting Winter Relief and Public Welfare. Postwar charity issue with original gum and light hinge marks.
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Impressions of America, Oscar Wilde
In Impressions of America, Wilde reflects on American culture, cities, and society with humor, curiosity, and the sharp observations that made him one of the most celebrated writers of his age.
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Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
A lonely young woman becomes entangled with a mysterious female guest at her family’s remote castle. This classic gothic vampire tale blends atmosphere, suspense, and one of literature’s earliest queer relationships.
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New Zealand: Scott # 681–84 MNH.
Set of four featuring historic buildings including Mission House and Provincial Council Buildings.
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Monaco: Scott # 266–70 (1956)
MNH set of five commemorating the wedding of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly.
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Zambia: Scott # 462–65 (1991)
Wildlife set depicting native frogs and toads. Conservation and natural history theme. Mint never hinged set with full original gum.
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Booklyn Cinema’s Weekend Watch: Detour (1945)
A hitchhiking pianist heads west for love… and crashes into pure noir doom. Bad luck piles up, identities blur, and then comes Vera, sharp-tongued and unstoppable. Bleak, fast, and merciless, this is fate with its foot on the gas.
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Among the Camps by Thomas Nelson Page
A Civil War story about a young boy whose Southern home lies between Union and Confederate forces, forcing him to grow up quickly as war transforms his family and community.
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Poker! by Zora Neale Hurston
A tense and humorous one-act play in which a friendly poker game spirals into accusations, cheating, and explosive conflict among a group of gamblers.
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Mexico - Scott # 1297a (1982)
MNH se-tenant strip of five stamps honoring contemporary Mexican scientists and scholars.
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Israel Scott #893–895 (1986), MNH with tabs.
Colorful set honoring Israeli children’s books, featuring whimsical illustrations and Hebrew text excerpts.
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Japan - Scott # B24–27 (1964), mint hinged.
Tokyo Olympics semi-postal stamps featuring multiple athletic events.
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Bertram Cope’s Year, Henry Blake Fuller
A witty early queer novel about a charming young instructor whose close bond with his male friend quietly disrupts the expectations of a college town society determined to understand him.
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Are Women People? Alice Duer Miller
A 1915 collection of suffrage-era satire using clever rhymes and humor to challenge the arguments used against women’s right to vote.
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Great Britain - Scott # 651–53 (1971)
Honoring poets John Keats, Thomas Gray, and Sir Walter Scott in clean, modern portrait designs.
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United States - Scott # 1694a (1976)
Declaration of Independence Bicentennial 13¢ se-tenant block of four, reproducing John Trumbull’s historic painting. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum.
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Bahamas Scott #667, mint never hinged.
$1.50 commemorative issued in 1992 for the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage, depicting a caravel under construction from historical sources.
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Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail, Edwin L. Sabin
A classic Western adventure featuring Buffalo Bill Cody and the dangers of the Overland Trail during America’s frontier era; bringing wagon trains, scouts, and the open plains of the Old West to life.
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne
A mysterious runic message leads a determined professor and his nephew on an astonishing expedition into the depths of the Earth. One of the most influential science-fiction novels ever written.
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