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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

I merely get "progressivism" which sounds rather nebulous, but I guess if I'm somewhere between Rosa Luxemburg and the late President Mujica of Uruguay I'm doing something right.

Not yet ready to turn into a cockroach, though.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)

Charles Hawtrey as Charlie Bind in Carry On Spying, directed by Gerald Thomas, 1964.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026

Especially for stamplab.bsky.social and alangodfreymaps.bsky.social - here's the map on a stamp that very nearly started a war between Britain and Venezuela in 1895!

Venezuela's General Miranda memorial issue of 1891. Note the eastern river border, encroaching into British territory, which just so happened to have gold mines there ..

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Sure! Here you go. About 11,000 maps were commandeered by the Latvians. The stamps were printed in sheets of 228, 19x12. While the maps were German, most of the place names appear to be in Polish.

Used block of 4 Latvian stamps from 1918. Catalogue number Stanley Gibbons 16 / Scott 1 /Yvert & Tellier 1

And here is the back of the block with the map it's printed on. "Bojaryszki" would have been in Poland at the time, near what was Wilno and is now Vilnius in Lithuania. It's now called Bajoriškė.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 01/07/2026

Might as well look at this picture for the next hour and a half. #ENGDRC

Some Congolese buses parked in Kinshasa recently.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 27/06/2026

Looking forward to reading "Northerners" which I picked up in Topping's of York on Thursday. Lovely bookshop and staff and beautiful free coffee too.

A copy of "Northerners" by Brian Groom, bought at Topping's new store in York.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 12/06/2026

Describe your last bowel movement with an album title.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 07/06/2026

I rarely buy new stamps - almost all that I collect and trade in are the "classics" - but while tracking a parcel from Brazil today I noticed this new issue from their post office. It features the late Rita Lee, formerly of Os Mutantes and something of an icon there, and it's beautiful. I'm sold.

New stamp from Brazil, featuring the amazing Rita Lee and some cats, dogs, monkeys and fish.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 27/05/2026

Here you go, both sets of them from 1938 and 1961 respectively.

Icelandic stamps from 1938, celebrating 20 years of the University of Iceland.

The 1961 Icelandic set and miniature sheet featuring the University of Iceland. Or Háskóli Íslands if you prefer.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 12/05/2026

You still have to go some to beat County Monaghan and Iraq.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 26/02/2026

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

The Brandon family from I Didn't Know You Cared.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 30/01/2026

Proud to own this 1957 stamp commemorating Jean Moulin, along with other Resistance heroes in this set. The French PTT issued five series of these between 1957 and 1961.

French stamp from 1957, featuring Jean Moulin, part of a set commemorating heroes of the French Resistance. Yvert et Tellier 1100, Stanley Gibbons 1329.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 14/01/2026

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 07/01/2026

I thought everyone knew he retired to Halifax and opened a fish shop :)

David Batty's quality fish shop on Albion Street, Halifax.

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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social · 03/12/2025

Today I lost my beautiful tuxedo cat after a very short illness. He was 17 years old, and just so full of love and character. Heartbroken right now. Really don't feel like posting anything else today. I loved that boy.