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The Mystery Box, short stories by Frederick Highland taking their inspiration from philatelic images

Night Falls on Damascus, a novel by Frederick Highland, set in Damascus during the French Mandate
Ghost Eater, a novel set in turn of the century Sumatra, by Frederick Higland
   
Stamp Whys

Puzzlers!

StampWhys - Puzzlers with Attitude!

Mystery

The Clearing
An "old fisherman" reports to the Magistrate

History

The Emperor's Garden
The Emperor's Garden

Stamps

Philately - The Fiction Connection
Sushi! Yum!


Chicago Philatelic Society Medal

The Mystery Box book is the proud winner of a Silver Medal awarded by the Chicago Philatelic Society CHICAGOPEX Literature Exhibit

Your Sponsor: The Mystery Box by Frederick Highland

Read the Book Review by Barbara Kinne of the APS American Philatelist

Jules Verne Stories

Match the scene on the stamp to a famous Jules Verne story.

This puzzler mini-series challenges you with three stamps from three Jules Verne stories.

1. Study the stamp, make your choice of matching title.
2. Click on the stamp to reveal the correct answer.
3. Go on to the next puzzle!

Which Jules Verne Story is this??

Which Jules Verne Story does this stamp depict?

  • "The Children of Capt. Grant"
  • "Mysterious Island"
  • "The Borsac Mission"
  • "Five Weeks in a Balloon"
  • "Master of the World"
  • "Twenty Thousand Leagues Beneath the Sea"

Click for the Answer