Free eBook The Training of Wild Animals Memoir and guide from famed animal trainer Frank C. Bostock, revealing the techniques, dangers, and daily realities of working with lions, elephants, bears, and other wild animals in early circus and menagerie life. bdfarrands.com/product/the-...

Germany (West) Scott # 752–754 (1957), MNH. Three stamps commemorating Saar reunification, social welfare, and war graves remembrance. bdfarrands.com/product/germ... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Germany #Saar #Saarland

Bahamas Scott # 294–297 Four-stamp Christmas set issued in 1969 featuring classical Nativity and Christmas scenes in rich, colorful designs. MNH. bdfarrands.com/product/baha... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Bahamas #Christmas #Nativity #BritishCommonwealth

Saar Scott # 250–252 Three-stamp MNH commemorative set depicting Madonna and Child religious artwork. Clean mint never hinged examples with full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/saar... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Saar #Saarland #ReligiousArt #Madonna #Germany

Mali Scott # 232–233 (1975) Two-stamp set depicting the Samanko leprosy rehabilitation village and vocational training, issued with Lions Clubs International support. Fresh color and full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/mali... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Mali #Leprosy #LionsClub

St. Kitts–Nevis Scott # 105–106 (1948) Commemorates the founding of the University College of the West Indies. Two-stamp set offered mint never hinged with full gum and crisp detail. bdfarrands.com/product/st-k... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #StKitts #Nevis #Education

Zambia Scott #28–29 (1966) Commemorative stamps honoring the University of Zambia. Modernist campus design. Mint never hinged pair with full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/zamb... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Zambia #Education #Architecture

The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance (eBook), James Wilson Hyde A fascinating 1889 collection of stories and historical insights about Britain’s postal system, featuring mail coaches, postboys, lost letters, robberies, and the evolution of the Royal Mail. bdfarrands.com/product/the-...

Wallis & Futuna Scott # 320–325 (1985) Complete set featuring South Pacific marine shells. Mint never hinged with full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/wall... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #WallisFutuna #SeaShells #MarineLife

British Virgin Islands Scott # 226–228 (1963) Complete set commemorating the 100th anniversary of the International Red Cross. Mint never hinged with full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/virg... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #VirginIslands #RedCross

Canada Scott # 797a (1979) Wildflowers definitive issue in unexploded booklet format. Mint never hinged booklets with stamps and bilingual text panels intact. bdfarrands.com/product/cana... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Canada

Free eBook! Tender Buttons, Gertrude Stein A groundbreaking modernist classic that reimagines everyday objects through experimental language and poetic abstraction. A cornerstone of literary modernism and queer literary history. bdfarrands.com/product/tend... #FreeBooks #GertrudeStein #eBooks

Maldives Scott # 358–359 Issued for the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, featuring a symbolic globe design promoting global equality. bdfarrands.com/product/mald... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Maldives #RacialEquality #HumanRights

Great Britain Scott #466–469 (1966) Technology-themed commemorative set depicting British scientific and industrial advances, offered complete and mint never hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/grea... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #GreatBritain #UnitedKingdom #Science #Industry

Nauru Scott # 224–226 Issued in 1981 honoring the 30th anniversary of the Nauru Local Government Council. Featuring portraits of key political leaders, this mint never hinged set reflects the island’s path toward self-government and independence. bdfarrands.com/product/naur... #Stamps #Nauru

Free eBook Secret Armies, John L. Spivak A 1939 investigative exposé revealing Nazi espionage networks, propaganda efforts, and underground fascist movements around the world before World War II. A compelling historical document from journalist John L. Spivak. bdfarrands.com/product/secr...

South Vietnam Scott # 132–135 (1958) Definitive set depicting family resettlement themes. Mint never hinged complete set with full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/sout... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Vietnam #SouthVietnam

Israel Scott # 138–141 (1959) Ships of Israel commemorative set depicting vessels from antiquity to the modern era, issued with biblical quotation tabs. Offered MNH with full original tabs. bdfarrands.com/product/isra... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Israel #Ships #SailingShips

France Scott #773 (1955) Commemorating France–Canada friendship and the 1855 voyage of La Capricieuse. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/fran... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #France #Canada #SailingShips

Free eBook …Or Your Money Back, David Gordon A clever 1950s sci-fi classic about a mysterious device that can influence roulette through mental power, leading to a high-stakes courtroom battle over luck, psionics, and the limits of science. bdfarrands.com/product/or-y... #FreeBooks #SciFi

Free eBook The Tower of London, William Harrison Ainsworth A dramatic historical romance set during the tragic reign of Lady Jane Grey, this Victorian classic brings the intrigue, danger, and legends of the Tower of London vividly to life. #FreeBooks #eBooks #HistoricalFiction #TowerOfLondon

Serbia and Montenegro Scott # 289a (2006) is a MNH souvenir sheet of four stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first EUROPA issue, featuring symbolic and modern designs celebrating European unity. bdfarrands.com/product/serb... #Stamps #Serbia #Philately #StampCollecting #Europa

St. Vincent Scott # 295–298 is a complete mint never hinged commemorative set issued in 1970 celebrating 20 years of regular air services, featuring classic aircraft including the Twin Otter, Grumman Goose, Hawker Siddeley 748, and Douglas DC-3. bdfarrands.com/product/st-v... #Stamps #StVincent

United States Scott # 1413a (1970) Environmental Protection 6¢ se-tenant block of four with slogans Save Our Cities, Soil, Air, and Water. Mint never hinged with bright color and full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/unit... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #EnvironmentalProtection

Jersey Scott # 53–56 is a 1971 British Legion 50th Anniversary commemorative set, offered complete and mint never hinged (MNH). bdfarrands.com/product/jers... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Jersey #GreatBritain #UnitedKingdom

Gabon Scott # C222 is a mint never hinged airmail commemorative issued in 1979 honoring the bicentenary of Captain James Cook’s death. Featuring a portrait of Cook with sailing ships, it is a strong example of exploration-themed African philately. bdfarrands.com/product/gabo...

Iceland Scott # 344a (1961) University of Iceland 50th anniversary souvenir sheet. Commemorates Iceland’s national university and early educational leaders. bdfarrands.com/product/icel... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Iceland #Education

Free eBook Strength and How to Obtain It, Eugen Sandow The classic physical culture guide presenting simple exercises and practical advice for building strength, health, and overall fitness. bdfarrands.com/product/stre... #eBooks #KindleBooks #eBooks #Muscle #BodyBuilding #Fitness

Ireland Scott # 145–146 (1953) Commemorative pair honoring poet and songwriter Thomas Moore, featuring engraved portrait designs. bdfarrands.com/product/irel... #stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Ireland #ThomasMoore

Belize Scott # 1083–1086 Complete mint never hinged WWF commemorative set depicting howler monkeys in their natural habitat. A strong thematic group for collectors of wildlife and conservation stamps. bdfarrands.com/product/beli... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Belize #Monkeys #Wildlife

Japan Scott #1442 (1981) New Year souvenir sheet featuring two 20-yen zodiac rooster stamps in a decorative plaque design. Mint never hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/japa... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Japan #LunarNewYear #Zodiac #SouvenirSheet #YearOfTheCock

Free eBook A classic 1893 fantasy by Ingersoll Lockwood, Baron Trump’s Marvellous Underground Journey follows a young adventurer and his dog into a hidden world beneath the Earth. bdfarrands.com/product/baro... #FreeBooks #eBooks #KindleBooks #BarronTrump #BaronTrump #IngersollLockwood

1928 U.S. first flight cover from Toledo, Ohio to New York City, franked with Scott # C10 (10¢ Lindbergh airmail) and bearing clear first flight and arrival postmarks. bdfarrands.com/product/unit... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #UnitedStates #Airmail #FirstFlight

Germany Scott # 1225–1228 (1976) Honoring four legendary women of German theater, presented in colorful theatrical portraits. Mint Never Hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/germ... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Germany #Theatre #Philately

Ecuador Scott C603–C605 )1977) Three-stamp airmail set depicting artworks from the Museo del Banco Central del Ecuador, ranging from pre-Columbian sculpture to colonial Quito School masterpieces. Offered complete Mint Never Hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/ecua... #StampCollecting #Ecuador #Art

Every morning I post “On This Day in Queer History” for Queerazon. Today someone on Farcebook altered and reposted it. Apparently we’re now “Cretinazon.” If accurate LGBTQ+ history upsets bigots and Holocaust deniers, I’m doing something right.

Free eBook Alsace in Rust and Gold, Edith O’Shaughnessy A firsthand World War I travel memoir capturing Alsace in November 1918, as the region transitions from German rule back to France in the days surrounding the Armistice. bdfarrands.com/product/alsa... #FreeBooks #eBooks #Alsace #WWI

Canada Scott # 401–405 Early Queen Elizabeth II definitive series issued in 1962, complete mint never hinged set. bdfarrands.com/product/cana... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Canada #QueenElizabethII

United Nations, Geneva (1975) Scott # 52 Souvenir sheet celebrating the UN’s 30th anniversary. Two stamps with UN flag and unity motif. Mint never hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/unit... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #UnitedNations #Geneva

Bahrain Scott #92–95 (1953) Overprinted Queen Elizabeth II definitive and revenue stamp set. Complete mint never hinged set with fresh color and sharp overprints. bdfarrands.com/product/bahr... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Bahrain #BritishCommonwealth #QueenElizabethII

Free eBook Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving The classic tale of a man who sleeps through the American Revolution, awakening to a transformed world in this foundational work of American folklore. bdfarrands.com/product/rip-... #FreeBooks #eBooks #KindleBooks #WashingtonIrving #AmericanLiterature

Great Britain Scott # 269–70 (1940) King George VI wartime commemorative set depicting British labor and industry, offered complete and mint never hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/grea... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #GreatBritain #UnitedKingdom #KingGeorgeVI #Labor #Industry

St. Lucia Scott # 231–34 (1968) Features Renaissance religious art by Raphael and Titian. Four-stamp Christmas set offered mint never hinged with full gum and vivid color. bdfarrands.com/product/st-l... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #StLucia #Christmas #ReligiousArt #Titan #Raphael

Ukraine Scott # 148-150 (1993) Featuring regional coats of arms of Lviv and Kyiv. Early post-independence heraldic issues. Mint never hinged. bdfarrands.com/product/ukra... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Ukraine

Free eBook How the Other Half Lives, Jacob A. Riis A groundbreaking exposé of 19th-century New York tenement life, Jacob A. Riis’s How the Other Half Lives helped spark housing reform and remains a classic of social journalism. bdfarrands.com/product/how-... #FreeBooks #JacobRiis #NYCHistory

Barbados Scott #372–375 (1972) Boy Scouts Diamond Jubilee commemoratives, including designs for the 4th Caribbean Jamboree. Complete four-stamp set offered mint never hinged (MNH). bdfarrands.com/product/barb... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Barbados #BritishCommonwealth #Scouting

France Scott #769 (1957) 12fr depicting the Moulins-le-Jacquemart clock tower in Dijon. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum. bdfarrands.com/product/fran... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #France #Clocks #Architecture

Unused hinged two-stamp set from Australia (Scott #491–492) issued in 1970 for the 50th anniversary of Qantas, featuring early and modern aviation imagery. bdfarrands.com/product/aust... #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #Australia #Aviation #Qantas #BritishCommonwealth

Free eBook A Room With a View, E. M. Forster A classic Edwardian novel of romance and self-discovery, following a young woman torn between social convention and emotional truth. bdfarrands.com/product/a-ro... #FreeBooks #eBooks #KindleBooks #ClassicLiterature #BritishLiterature

Belgium Scott #531–532 (1959) Mint never hinged commemorative pair issued for the 10th anniversary of NATO. Featuring the NATO emblem, this set appeals to collectors of Cold War and international political themes. bdfarrands.com/product/belg... #StampCollecting #Belgium #Philately #NATO #Stamps