Why would you, or why should you care about personalized stamps/ personalised stamps/ customized postage/ P-stamps, in general, and zazzle stamps, in particular? What's in it for you? To me, the answer is self-evident, self-explanatory, but hey!...here are some ideas for you to think about. Prerequisite: open mind. Got one? :)

I just noticed that Zazzle has quietly removed blank stamp designs, with or without border, from the Public Gallery.  I'll find out why exactly. Hmmm!...

I could write a whole illustrated book about this subject. Someday, maybe I will. :)

Look at the above borderless stamp design: it's based on the initial image of a blank stamp from zazzle.com, from which I have removed the black border, for extra space and designing effects, such as irregular contours.

The point for that is to show you that YOU can further customize a blank design, with or without border, with image(s) and custom text of your choice, pending final approval from Zazzle.

Designing is FREE!!!

Then you can put the approved design in your Private Gallery, or in the Public Gallery (where people can buy it and you receive royalty from Zazzle).

In the above design, besides the mandatory info about zazzle.com, do you see any advertisement?

Say No, "coz it ain't".

It doesn't have to be, if you so choose.

Like this:

I often hear comments like: "I don't like personalized stamps; I prefer the regular stamps!".

Dear Sirs and Madams [although Madam may mean various things]: that is a FALSE DICHOTOMY.

It's not EITHER personalized, OR regular stamps.

They are not mutually exclusive.

Do you see ONLY personalized stamps in my blog, for example?

No.

I like many regular stamps, and I like many personalized ones.

I like them because I like THEM, not automatically because they fall into either one of those two categories.

After a while, I decided to "sign" my stamp designs:

Later on, I decided that since nobody seems to even see my stamp creations, let alone buy, I should advertise my zazzle little shop, by including the info: Design by zazzle.com/dorinco*.

 The asterisc after dorinco is VERY important because Zazzle tracks referrals by that, with a number code in the address.

Like this:

In the above picture, top row, the second tiger from the left is a customized version of somebody else's tiger stamp at Zazzle.

So, I could customize, create and buy THAT, but I could not put THAT new design in MY Public Gallery -  I was not the original author; just a customizer, a subsequent author.

See how I chose to remove the border for that, just for Schitzengiggels?

The above stamp, about euphemism - do I really believe that ANYBODY would like to buy it?

Translation: are you crazy???

:)

That euphemism thingie was just "for entertainment purposes only".

Why did I do it?

I'll answer like Bill Clinton:

The obvious advantage, for me [how come YOU don't see it?] is that personalized stamps can fill a hole, a gap in your stamp collection.

Is there a subject...

 ...that never appeared on ANY stamp, ANYWHERE in the world?

Then YOU do it, for [your] sake!!!

When it comes to buying, there are tips and tricks about not paying full retail.

[A VOICE FROM THE PUBLIC]: Like what? Like what?

[DORIN]: Like creating a design for the Public Gallery, then customizing all your future designs based on that initial design, even if you remove completely its initial image and text, and replace them.

Like using the 10% discount that Zazzle gives you for a future order over $45 or so.

Like various Holidays discounts.

Like $5 off if you post on zazzle's blog a photo of you with a zazzle product that you designed and purchased.

Like special promotions, such as in the past July 2010, when you could have purchased zazzle stamps AT FACE VALUE!!!

Get it? :)

Now I'll do something for which Google, in their wisdom, might penalize me with "artificial demoting in search ranking", coz they'll think I'm spamming you by simply exposing you to stuff that, yes, can be purchased.

As if you are an addict that HAS to buy everything that comes in sight!

:)

Links for more info about this subject:

http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/Stamps/?start=all

http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/

More links, to personalized stamps from USA and about 25 more countries:

My friend, Peter C. Elias, has a lot of information and examples of interesting personalized stamps

http://www.freewebs.com/photostamps/

Dentelli Stravaganti [Unusual stamps] - images of personalized stamps from around the world!

http://www.eryx.it/dentelli/personal.htm
http://www.eryx.it/dentelli/personal2.htm
http://www.eryx.it/dentelli/indexeng.htm 

The personalized stamps (from many countries) section of "A World-Wide List of Turtles and Tortoises on Stamps" by Donald N. Riemer

http://www.personal.psu.edu/crr2/turtstmp/current/personal.html

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I just got off the phone with Zazzle (1-888-8ZAZZLE).

Here's the trick:


[for the record, I leave as "text with strikethrough line" the previous statements, and conflicting statements from Zazzle phone reps]

To design US zazzle stamps, you can do it ONLY thru zazzle.com.

NOT thru any of these sites: http://www.zazzle.com/international.
UPDATE: contrary to what I thought (and to what was confirmed on the phone by zazzle rep), the subsequent email from her shows that YOU CAN DESIGN Zazzle US postage from (at least) the following 4 local sites:

**In the case of orders placed through Zazzle's International web portals, the local tax and customs fees are covered by Zazzle. Separate customs charges will not apply unless the order is shipped outside of the region covered by the portal's distinct agreement with the local customs office. For more information, on what to expect when ordering through one of the Zazzle international portals, please select your local Zazzle site:

• Zazzle.ca (Canada)
• Zazzle.com.au (Australia)
• Zazzle.co.uk (UK)
• Zazzle.co.nz (New Zealand)

To buy zazzle stamps from outside US, you can do it ONLY thru an international zazzle site (local site): http://www.zazzle.com/international.

NOT thru zazzle.com.

To have that postage shipped, your country HAS TO BE on the approved list.

If not, you arrange with somebody from such a country.

OK? :)

That was the info that I got on the phone from a customer service representative.
Then I received this email from her - I still want to verify if these links are compatible, or not, with what she said:
Hello Dorin,

Thanks for contacting the support team at Zazzle.com.

I have inserted a few links below for your review.

International Shipping Destinations
http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/453

Overseas shipping options and rates
http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/149

Zazzle Manufacturing & Turnaround Times
http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/145

Ordering Zazzle Stamps outside of the USA
http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/641


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If you have any more questions, we're always glad to address your concerns.
For more immediate answers, don't forget to check our help section here:https://www.Zazzle.com/help?CMPN=cs

"Currently we do offer Stamps for sale internationally.

It is important to note the following regarding international orders for Zazzle stamps:

1. International orders for Zazzle Stamps are only available through our international websites (not through www.Zazzle.com). Attempting to ship stamps outside of the U.S. through the www.zazzle.com portal will result in an error during the checkout process. 

2. All Zazzle stamps are sold in US denominations pre-determined by the US Postal Sevice. A full list of those available denominations follow:

* $0.28: postcards
* $0.44: First-class, 1 oz
* $0.64: 1 oz mailings, unusual shapes
* $0.61: 2 oz mailings
* $0.78: 3 oz mailings
* $0.95: 3.5 oz mailings
* $1.39: 4 oz mailings
* $4.90: Priority Mail (up to 16 oz)

3. You can get started with your International Zazzle Stamp order here:

UK: Zazzle.co.uk
Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.co.uk/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs
Stamp Design tool: http://www.zazzle.co.uk/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs
Public Stamp Designs: http://www.zazzle.co.uk/stamps?CMPN=cs

Canada: Zazzle.ca
Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.ca/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs
Stamp Design tool: http://www.zazzle.ca/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs
Public Stamp Designs: http://www.zazzle.ca/stamps?CMPN=cs

Australia: Zazzle.com.au
Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.com.au/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs
Stamp Design tool: http://www.zazzle.com.au/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs 
Public Stamp Designs: http://www.zazzle.com.au/stamps?CMPN=cs

New Zealand: Zazzle.co.nz
Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.co.nz/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs
Stamp Design tool: http://www.zazzle.co.nz/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs 
Public Stamp Designs: http://www.zazzle.co.nz/stamps?CMPN=cs "

http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/641

UPDATE 02 March 2011:

 Because yesterday I had another Zazzle rep tell me on the phone that "you can only design and buy zazzle stamps thru zazzle.com" regardless of where you are in the world, I have emailed Zazzle about all this.

Here's the answer:

"Response Via Email (Hollie)

03/02/2011 11:50 AM

Hello Dorin, Thanks for contacting our support team. Currently we do offer Zazzle Custom Stamps for sale internationally. It is important to note the following regarding international orders for Zazzle Custom Stamps. 1. International orders for Zazzle Custom Stamps are only available through the international Zazzle portals** (not through www.zazzle.com). Attempting to ship stamps outside of the U.S. through the www.zazzle.com portal will result in an error during the checkout process. 2. All Zazzle Custom Stamps are sold in US denominations pre-determined by the US Postal Service. A full list of those available denominations follow: * $0.28: Postcards * $0.44: First-class, 1 oz. * $0.64: 1 oz. mailings, unusual shapes * $0.61: 2 oz. mailings * $0.78: 3 oz. mailings * $0.95: 3.5 oz. mailings * $1.39: 4 oz. mailings * $4.95: Priority Mail (up to 16 oz.) 3. **Stamps are available internationally through the following portals: United Kingdom (www.zazzle.co.uk) Zazzle Custom Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.co.uk/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp design tool: http://www.zazzle.co.uk/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp public designs: http://www.zazzle.co.uk/stamps?CMPN=cs Australia (www.zazzle.com.au) Zazzle Custom Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.com.au/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp design tool: http://www.zazzle.com.au/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp public designs: http://www.zazzle.com.au/stamps?CMPN=cs Canada (www.zazzle.ca) Zazzle Custom Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.ca/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp design tool: http://www.zazzle.ca/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp public designs: http://www.zazzle.ca/stamps?CMPN=cs New Zealand (www.zazzle.co.nz) Zazzle Custom Stamp info page: http://www.zazzle.co.nz/custom/stamps?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp design tool: http://www.zazzle.co.nz/cr/design/pt-stamp?CMPN=cs Zazzle Custom Stamp public designs: http://www.zazzle.co.nz/stamps?CMPN=cs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any more questions, we're always glad to address your concerns. For more immediate answers, don't forget to check our help section here: https://www.Zazzle.com/help?CMPN=cs Best Regards, Hollie Customer Support Team Zazzle Inc."

UPDATE 16 MARCH 2011

I spoke on the phone 1-888-8ZAZZLE (1-888-892-9953)with Jillina @zazzle, and she checked with her supervisor.

Zazzle stamps can ONLY be shipped to an US address!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The best procedure is this:

1) you can design zazzle personalized stamps by registering at zazzle.com (the main US website of Zazzle), regardless of where in the world you reside.

Put them in the Public Gallery so you can receive royalty payments (thru PayPal or check) from Zazzle, should your products find buyers!

2) you can order zazzle stamps ONLY from zazzle.com (not the regional zazzle portals!), regardless of where in the world is your billing address associated with your credit card.

3) you can ONLY receive those stamps at an address in USA! So you better get a partner/friend in USA! :)

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Happy Sunday Stamps!

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In my personal, subjective opinion, The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is the best (the ultimate) CURSORIAL hunter. Maximum cards (MCs) from Bhutan - Link and image from WWF Shop (I don't have these MCs!)

http://www.wwfstamp.com/oxid.php/sid/04f532520e273259575b86078de4ad4f/cl/details/anid/d744340da52d18294.95274776/listtype/search/searchparam/dhole

Someday, somehow, I will obtain these 4 maximum cards about this formidable animal...:)

Better yet, some philatelic partner/friend will cooperate with me in creating our own cool maximum cards. :)

Why would The Dhole be the best cursorial hunter?

Because "Though fearful of humans, dhole packs are bold enough to attack large and dangerous animals such as wild boar, water buffalo and tigers."

Print depicting a tiger being attacked by dholes from Samuel Howett & Edward Orme, Hand Coloured, Aquatint Engravings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tigerdholes.jpg

"Before embarking on a hunt, clans go through elaborate prehunt social rituals involving nuzzling, body rubbing and homo [MY NOTE: "The name is BONDING. MALE BONDING." ] and heterosexual mounting.^[50] Dholes are primarily diurnal hunters, hunting in the early hours of the morning. They rarely hunt nocturnally, except on moonlit nights, indicating that they greatly rely on sight when hunting.^[51] Though not as fast as jackals and foxes, they can chase their prey for many hours.^[43] During a pursuit, one or more dholes may take over chasing their prey, while the rest of the pack keeps up at a steadier pace behind, taking over once the other group tires. Most chases are short, lasting only 500 metres.^[52] When chasing fleet-footed prey, they run at a pace of 30 mph.^[47] Dholes frequently drive their prey into water bodies, where the targeted animal's movements are hindered.^[53]

Once large prey is caught, one dhole will grab the prey's nose, while the rest of the pack pulls the animal down by the flanks and hind quarters. They do not use a killing bite to the throat.^[26] They occasionally blind their prey by attacking the eyes.^[54] Serows are among the only ungulate species capable of effectively defending themselves against dhole attacks, due to their thick, protective coats and short, sharp horns capable of easily impaling dholes.^[55] They will tear open their prey's flanks and disembowel it, eating the heart, liver, lungs and some sections of the intestines. The stomach and rumen are usually left untouched.^[5] Prey weighing less than 50 kg is usually killed within two minutes, while large stags may take 15 minutes to die. Once prey is secured, dholes will tear off pieces of the carcass and eat in seclusion.^[56] Unlike wolf packs, in which the breeding pair monopolises food, dholes give priority to the pups when feeding at a kill, allowing them to eat first.^[6] They are generally tolerant of scavengers at their kills.^[57]"

^"On some rare occasions, dholes may attack tigers. When confronted by dholes, tigers will seek refuge in trees or stand with their backs to a tree or bush, where they may be mobbed for lengthy periods before finally attempting escape. 

Escaping tigers are usually killed, while tigers which stand their ground have a greater chance of survival.^[44][60] Tigers are extremely dangerous opponents for dholes, as they have sufficient strength to kill a single dhole with one paw strike. Even a successful tiger kill is usually accompanied by losses to the pack.^[61] Dhole packs may steal leopard kills, while leopards may kill dholes if they encounter them singly or in pairs.^[42] Because leopards are smaller than tigers, and are more likely to hunt dholes, dhole packs tend to react more aggressively toward them than they do with tigers.^[17] It was once thought that dholes were a major factor in reducing Asiatic cheetah populations, though this is doubtful, as cheetahs live in open areas as opposed to forested areas favoured by dholes.^[62]

Dhole packs occasionally attack Asiatic black bears and sloth bears. When attacking bears, dholes will attempt to prevent them from seeking refuge in caves, and lacerate their hind quarters.^[42]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhole

To be mailed: covers/envelopes with Zazzle (personalized) stamps - only 20 stamps in the world, so far, from most of my stamp designs!

To allow you to see all the details, I have scanned these at a higher resolution (300dpi) than the default one.

If you click on each image and scroll, you'll see.

Click to ZOOM IN, then click again to further ZOOM IN.

Zazzle stamps, like these, are part of the future of philately, I think.

They are not your Grandpa's usual stamps, always designed by somebody else.

Today, YOU can design personalized stamps, and Grandpa can do it, too, with a little help in the IT department. :)

Designing is free. Owning is not, of course.

See examples of my designs (stamps, custom postcards, T-shirts, etc.) in the zazzle link below.

Philately (stamp collecting) in general, and maximaphily in particular, as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 2 Postage Stamps from Zazzle.com

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 2 Postage Stamps from Zazzle.com

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 1 Stamps from Zazzle.com

Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 1 Stamps from Zazzle.com

A flavor of India - Bengal tiger maximum card, and a Pole Gymnastics videoclip

This is a postal card, not the back of the above viewcard. But here you can see the same pictorial postmark.

A future custom postcard that I'll create:

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Speaking about feline moves and physical strength...

[I'm just kidding] BREAKING NEWS: Stripclub performers, pole dancers, sex acrobats, etc. from around the world are outraged by the newly-approved, worldwide mandatory routines for Pole Dancer Licensing Exam.

The routines are inspired from Indian Pole Gymnastics.

They are another symptom of job outsourcing, unless you improvise, adapt and overcome what's boring in your usual moves in pole dancing.

Customers have voiced their frustration over the lameness of the current routine, which is so simple, a GEICO cave-woman can do it.

While clothes are optional, the spectators would like to see the dancers come up with more intellectual creativity and more physical ability, in more graphic detail of the choreo kind.

Don't be surprised, next time you go to that kind of club, if you see moves inspired by these fine athletes from Bhārat Ganarājya, otherwise known as India.

Better than Ezra? No, better than Mowgli!

Watch this Indian Pole Gymnastics videoclip (cool music, too):

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/08/17

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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!

Please visit: http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/

A tiger cub needs the care of a mom that's a tigress, not a..."cougar" - custom maximum card (USA) that I created

I ordered that nice photo print in a postcard size 10x15cm (4x6 "), and I can attach anytime a postcard-backing paper, if I want.

Or, I can re-order it as a postcard, from the print shop.

http://www.winkflash.com

The stamp is my design at Zazzle.

http://www.zazzle.com/siberian_tiger_hug_postage-172968708985811645?rf=238693463283865848

In the enlarged image below, look how thrilled is the tiger cub that his mom plays with him!

"Open up your loving arms!"...:)

The postmark is from my Mailers' Postmark Permit canceller, my own official/legal/valid postmarking device.

http://mppclub.org/

How concordant is the postmark with the stamp and the postcard?

Well, the postcard image shows tigers from the Berlin Zoo (Germany, I suppose, 'cause we have Berlin localities in USA, too).

The stamp image shows tigers from the Buffalo, New York Zoo.

My Sterling, VA postmark is concordant at least on a zoomed-out level (both states of Virginia and New York are in USA).

Do I attempt to focus my MC (maximum card) only on a specific Zoo? On specific tigers?

http://www.zazzle.com/no_no_no_no_baby_postage-172866537361275772?rf=238693463283865848

I just want to focus my MC on the general relationship between a tiger cub and his mother.

http://www.zazzle.com/sheesh_postage-172193995595441185?rf=238693463283865848

A Zazzle custom stamp [= custom(ized) postage, personalized stamp, personalised stamp] has a thin plastic coating, to prevent fraud by laser-printing, and to prevent the obscuring of the IBI (information-based indicia; the black and white little squares) by the ink of the postmark.

How can you get a postmark onto a Zazzle stamp?

A USPS postal associate may, or may not agree to postmark it. Officially, "it doesn't require a postmark".

I interpret that as "it's still OK to postmark it on (nice) demand, for philatelic purposes."

I had to use a trick that George C. and some other maximaphilists around the world have experimented with: harsh dishwashing scrub pad (cut out a thumb-size square), used carefully to dull the glossiness of the postcard.

Any brand name: Scotch Brite, etc. would do.

So I scrubbed just right, with "the Midas touch" ["special touch", though not transforming anything into gold :) ], the matte postcard and the plastic-coated zazzle stamp.

Thus, the postmark ink was absorbed well-enough. 

You can see the postmark, can't you?

My good friend/MACSU colleague/mentor/client George Constantourakis (Canada) knows a trick or two (or 1001) about maximaphily.

After all, he is the current Chairman of the Commission for Maximaphily from FIP (The International Philatelic Federation), for God's sake!!!

:) :) :)

http://www.maximaphily.info

Vive La France! Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated into French

This is the chosen fragment, in English:

Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
I do NOT make a strict distinction between Philately and Stamp Collecting, despite "academic belief" that there is.  I'll detail that in another post.
Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.

Anybody can collect them, just like collecting simple stamps. But that's too passive.
The fun and challenge are in CREATING YOUR OWN maximum cards! Then you can exchange some with partners/friends from around the world!
I do that, and it's very interesting! :)

The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation). http://www.maximaphily.info
The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.
I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

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With translate.google.com, and edited by me:
English to French translationShow romanization

Maximaphilie
Maximaphilie est une branche de la philatélie, ou la collectionnement des timbres, cela signifie collectionner des cartes maximum.
Je ne fais pas une distinction stricte entre la philatélie et à la collectionnement des timbres, en dépit de la «croyance académique» qu'il existe. Je vais detailler dans un autre article.
En règle générale, une carte maximum est une carte postale, avec un timbre et un oblitération de la poste sur le côté image. Idéalement, tous ces 3 éléments doivent être concordantes, mais non identiques.
Chacun peut les collectionner, tout comme collectionner des timbres simple. 
Mais c'est trop passive.
Le plaisir et le défi sont la création de votre carte maximum propre! Ensuite, vous pouvez échanger avec quelques partenaires et amis du monde entier! Je fais cela, et c'est très intéressant! :) La voie traditionnelle est de se conformer aux règles de la FIP (Fédération internationale de philatélie). http://www.maximaphily.info
La manière non traditionnelle, comme je l'appelle, est de suivre les règles de personne! Sauf si vous le voulez, bien sûr.
Je nomme DORINCARD chacune carte postale qui a été personnalisé par l'ajout d'un timbre et d'un oblitération, sur le côté de photo de la carte postale. 
Manière traditionnelle, ou non. :)

Contribute a better translationHere, Eric Contesse kindly gave a better translation:[Please visit Eric's blog, very informative, interesting, in French and English: http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/ ]"Bonjour Dorin,
here is an exact version in French of your post :

La Maximaphilie est une branche de la philatélie, ou de la collection de timbres, qui consiste à collectionner les cartes maximum.
Je ne fais pas de distinction stricte entre la philatélie et la collection de timbres, en dépit de la «croyance académique» qui existe. Je détaillerai cela dans un autre article.
En règle générale, une carte maximum est une carte postale, avec un timbre et une oblitération apposés sur le côté illustré de la carte. Idéalement, ces 3 éléments doivent être concordants, mais non identiques.
Tout le monde peut les collectionner, de la même façon qu'on collectionne des timbres. Mais cela manque de créativité.
Le plaisir et le défi consistent à créer vos propres cartes maximum ! Vous pouvez ensuite les échanger avec quelques partenaires et amis du monde entier ! C'est ce que je fais et c'est très intéressant ! :) La voie traditionnelle est de se conformer aux règles de la FIP (Fédération internationale de philatélie). http://www.maximaphily.info
L'autre façon de procéder, est de ne suivre aucune règle ! Sauf si vous le souhaitez, bien sûr.
J'appelle "DORINCARD" toute carte postale qui a été personnalisée par l'ajout d'un timbre et d'une oblitération, sur la face illustrée de la carte postale. 
En faisant appel aux règles traditionnelles, ou non. :) "

Joint-issue stamps France-Romania about "Constantin Brâncuşi (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin brɨnˈkuʃʲ]; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was an internationally renowned Romanian sculptor whose works, which blend simplicity and sophistication, led the way for numerous modernist sculptors."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brancusi

These are from Monaco, not France, but they still are in the francophone and francophil world, n'est-ce pas? :)

Merci, Bartholdy et France! "Je me souviens..."

"France is a member state of the European Union, the largest one by area. It is also the third largest in Europe behind Russia and Ukraine. It would be second if its extra-European territories like French Guiana were included. France has been a major power for several centuries with strong economic, cultural, military and political influence. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Pacific islands."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France

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Philately (stamp collecting) in general, and maximaphily in particular, as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
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