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Irish Terrier are blessed with some of the nicest cards and stamps available for any breed.
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A new stamp from Afghanistan issued in 2000.
Afghanistan is a mountainous land-locked country located in Central Asia. It has a history and culture that goes back over 5000 years. Throughout its long, splendid, and sometimes chaotic history, this area of the world has been known by various names. In ancient times, its inhabitants called the land Aryana. In the medieval era, it was called Khorasan, and in modern times, its people have decided to call it Afghanistan. The exact population of Afghanistan is unknown, however, it is estimated to be somewhere around 21-26 million. It is slightly smaller than Texas. They have cold winters and hot summers. Some current issues are limited fresh water resources, inadequate supplies of potable water, overgrazing and deforestation.The capital is Kabul. The majority of the population continues to suffer from insufficient food, clothing, housing, and medical care, problems exacerbated by military operations and political uncertainties.

This stamp was put out in 2001.
Dagestan is one of the republics of the former USSR. Located between the Caspian Sea on the East and Caucasus mountains on the West, it is probably one of the most attractive places in that part of the globe. Its area is close to that of Scotland. With population of just above 2 million people, Dagestan is the homeland to over 36 different nationalities, and each one of those nationalities has its own unique language. Such combination of languages, cultures, types of landscape and customs makes it a one of a kind place in the world. These days, however, Dagestan is going through the times of heavy unrest, both political and ethnical.

Our nicest Irish Terrier stamp, not surprisingly comes from Ireland and was issued in 1983. The other stamps in the set were of the Irish Wolfhound, Irish Water Spaniel, and the Irish Setter and Red and White Setter. These are fairly easy to find.

Karakalpakia, now under the domain of Uzbekistan, is on the edge of the shrinking Aral Sea, which has recently revealed a shocking scale of environmentally induced disease. Women and children are most severely affected from the spread of pesticides and other pollutants as the lake - once the fourth largest in the world - has turned into a desert, its waters siphoned off to irrigate vast cotton fields and rice paddies in Central Asia. Over 20 per cent of the young women, aged 13-19, have kidney disease, and another 23 per cent suffer from thyroid dysfunctions. And many women have high levels of lead, zinc and strontium in their blood. Although the Aral Sea probably has less than 10 years of life left, if nothing is done to salvage what remains of it, the 1.1 million residents of Karakalpakia are under immediate health threats. If nothing is done to improve the health of the people we may be witnessing the end of another entire society as a result of human folly. This stamp was issued in 1999.

Liberia is an independent republic which lies on the on the bulge of Africa between Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast. The official language of Liberia is English but several local languages are more widely spoken. In 1980 a military coup overthrew the government and led to economic mismanagement and debt. A democratically elected government was elected in 1997; however, the war had severely damaged the economy through the loss of facilities and foreign investment.

The break up of the former Soviet Union has been a gold mine for collectors of topical stamps. This is an especially rare find. As the economy got out of hand, inflation became uncontrollable. Very quickly, stamps that had been printed were

no longer of enough value to mail a letter. In a temporary measure the governments took blocks of five stamps and overprinted them with a new image and new value until real stamps could be issued. Since this was so short lived and since they were not designed for collectors, very few of them made it to the outside world. For these reasons, Russian Overprints are some of the most unusual and instant collectors' items available. Previous issues have become valuable very quickly. I expect that we will not see more of them once this shipment is gone. This set is from South Osettia and consists of 5 different colored stamps with the same overprint and value on them. The set on the right is a sample of the five stamps.

Para Timor produced this lovely body pose and headstudy in 2000.
East Timor is an area of Indonesia that recently voted to become independent. There is much unrest still since the current government does not want to give up power.

A lovely stamp from Somaliland featuring the Irish Teerrier & Shetland sheepdog..
The Republic of Somaliland (North West of somalia) situated on the tip of the Horn of Africa, was formed in 1991 after separating from southern Somalia. The people of Somaliland experienced more than three years of bitter civil war (1988-1991) resulting in the deaths of nearly 60,000 people, massisive displacement both internal and to other countries, and a near total destruction of infrastructure, communications systems, banking and public services.
Following a period of inter-clan conflict, the Somali people have settled internal disputes using traditional peace-building methods, and they have started to rehabilitate and reconstruct their damaged country. A stable administration has been formed, with a smooth transition of leadership following the death of former President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, in May 2002. Demobilisation of former militia fighters into a national police force and army has created an environment of security within national boundaries.

There are a number of islands off the coast of Scotland whose primary source of income is to issue topical stamps. They are considered "locals" and can be used to mail a letter to the mainland, but cannot be used in Scotland proper to mail a letter. Staffa is one of those islands. The fun thing about this stamps is that it very clearly identifies the dog as an Irish Setter!

Irish Terrier Souvenir Sheets

Irish Terrier souvenir sheet from Central Africa

Central Africa put out this incredible souvenir sheet in 2000. It will not be often available on the market since it is for such a high denomination that it is very expensive. The stamp shown in detail to the left is not available separately.

Irish Terrier souvenir sheet from Grenada

Grenada is described as a spice island, because it produces large quantities of cloves and mace and about a third of the world�s nutmeg. It also grows cacao, sugar, bananas and a wide variety of other fruit and vegetables. Some of its beaches, especially Grand Anse, a dazzling two-mile stretch of white sand, are very fine, but the rest of the island is just as beautiful, rising from a generally rugged coast to a spectacular mountainous interior. The island is green, well forested and cultivated and is blessed with plenty of rain in the wet season. Grenada is the most southerly of the Windward Islands. In contrast to other Windward Islands, which have had a similar history of disputed ownership between the French and English, the French cultural influence in Grenada has completely died out. The population is very young; 38% are under 15 years old and nearly 26% are in the 15-29 years� age bracket.

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* We can take visa/mc/disc or a check, but they are first come first served, so let me know if you are interested.

* We do have discounts if you want to buy more than one.

* We have a couple of copies of some of these cards, and since they are much more fun when you have a "set", we would be happy to give a discount for multiple purchases. This can make a set of interesting breed cards quite reasonable. Truly one of the cheapest unique treats for yourself or a friend (great for club trophies as well!)

* It is absolutely true that you will often find some of these stamps at very reasonable prices -- some can be had for under a dollar. On the other hand, if you add in the gas, hours, and hassles that it has taken to find them, you may find it easier to just get them from us while we have them :*) I don't always count on getting more in the near future. I get them when I can find them and the stock is not always constant.

* I do have other breeds available. Let me know and perhaps I can do a page for your breed.

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