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CLASSIC STAMPS: Nicaragua

CLASSIC STAMPS: Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s forth type of stamps was issued in 1891.It It is issued in honour of the Goddess of Plenty. In ancient Roman religion, Ops or Opis (Latin: “Plenty”) was a fertility deity and earth goddess of Sabine origin. Her equivalent in Greek...
ERRORS ON STAMPS – Tête-bêche

ERRORS ON STAMPS – Tête-bêche

Tête-bêche (French for “head-to-tail” or “head-to-head”) is a joined pair of stamps in which one is upside-down in relation to the other. It can be produced intentionally or accidentally. Like any pair of stamps, a pair of tête-bêches can be a...