Stamps Aren't Cool

Now, where were we? Celeste and Gerard return with the stamp collecting podcast for people who don't collect stamps!

To help refresh everyone's memory, in this episode we read some of your comments on our first few episodes. Which comment inspires a whole new segment?

Thank you to everyone who has tuned in so far. The reception has been overwhelmingly positive. Especially from guys called 'Chris' or 'Kris'. There are like a ...

The final British stamp releases under the reign of Queen Elizabeth included issues celebrating Iron Maiden and the X-Men. They’re vibrant, colourful and fun. So why do some collectors see this moment as their chance to close their albums and head for the door?

In this episode, Celeste pokes through Gerard’s album of 20th-century British stamps as they discuss the changing role of Britain’s so-called ‘special stamps’.

They al...

So, you're planning to clip some stamps off some old letters and ask a stamp collector what they’re worth? STOP! Put down those scissors!

In this episode, Gerard explains why it's worth leaving the stamps ON the envelopes, at least to start with. But old letters are right up his collecting alley... he's even seen one that travelled on a certain famous airship! Can Celeste prevent Gerard from going Deep Nerd in just the second ep...

It's the first-ever episode of the brand new stamp collecting podcast, Stamps Aren't Cool! Hey, come back! The social media generation is blowing the cobwebs off the dusty old hobby of philately, and discovering what it has to offer in the 21st century. Stamps Aren't Cool explores this world, while trying to avoid getting too nerdy. Your hosts are Gerard - a comedian who writes the stamp-collecting blog, Punk Philatelist - and Cele...