Here are my blabbings about stamps.

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       I am very interested in Nazi and communist stamps. They're just so interesting! When Cuba became an officially communist country, it's stamps were totally upgraded! Instead of drab, dull colored definitives, it started issuing flashy, glossy comemratives with topics like the anniversary of the U.S. defeat at the Bay of Pigs! Another example is Vietnam (North). There are many stamps comemrating heroes of this war, with graphic pictures to illustrate their deeds. Pretty crazy!
             But the weirdest thing is the way these communist countries support each other. It's like a network, like nothing we,ve ever seen in non-communist countries. For example: North Vietnam issued stamps commemrating the Cuban revolution, and the meeting of all the communist nations of the world. The DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or East Germany) issued a stamps portraying the Nicaragua communist revolution and asking for support (charity tax).
            What you don't see in non-communist countries is the celebrating of events like Lenin's 27 death anniversary, the 20 anniversary of the nation becoming communist, and heroes of the nation's communist revolution. Why don't Canada or  the U.S. issue stamps of the founding of their political system? Actually, Canada during the 1930's did commemorate Sir John A. Macdonald, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as well as the founding of the Confederation of Canada. But why not any more? Why does the U.S. comemorate rock stars of the '40's, but has not issued a president series since the 1950's.
          
             Nazi stamps from Italy and Germany present an interesting study. Almost every topic to do with war is covered, including Germany's military, the storm troopers, the occupation of Czecholslavakia (Bohemia) and offices in Poland. Also covered in detail is Hitler, and all things relating to him. Many charity stamps of that era went towards Hitler's Youth Culture Fund., and every one of his birthdays from age 48 to 55 is celebrated with a new stamp. Also, to remind the public of their national symol, many stamps bearing the Nazi symbol and another smaller design were issued (such as hands reaching towards the swastika).
Italian stamps from the 40's are interesting from their historical perspective. The Italian Socialist Republic of northern Italy was a puppet government set up by Hitler with the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in control. Stamps from here are regular issues of the rest of Italy overprinted with a double-axe.
  `       I hope after these explanations you will be less shocked if not completely unshocked at my interest.
                             Thank you,
                                            

          Old Cuba (pre 1965)

         New Cuba (post 1965)

Stamp of the People's Democratic Republic of China portraying communist China's flag and Cuba's.