Harry Potter Mania Grows With Release of Final Book

Have you finished it yet? That seems to be the question on the tip of every Harry Potter fan's tongue this weekend. Children and their parents are closeted inside, furiously reading to find out what happens to Harry and his wizardly friends. Who lives? Who dies? Will our hero vanquish the evil Lord Voldemort? We'll never tell, we're only on page 389!

J.K. Rowling's incredibly popular Harry Potter series came to a close with the long-awaited release this weekend of the final tome, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Book stores and libraries sponsored Harry Potter festivals in cities across the country. Main Streets were transformed into Diagon Alley and Hogswarts' Great Hall. Fans roamed in wizardly attire, eagerly awaiting the midnight hour when they could finally buy the book. Pages were turning before would-be Muggles had even left the store.

Hailed by speed-reading reviewers as a wild, satisfying ride, the book nicely ties up myriad plot lines from the previous six books in the series. With more than 325 million copies of the first six Potter books sold worldwide, the final volume is expected to break first-day sales records.

County Stamp Center has a wonderful collection of Harry Potter stamps to please Muggles of all ages. Frame your favorites to commemorate the most amazing pop culture event of the past decade. Australia has just issued this wonderful deluxe souvenir sheet featuring Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The 10-stamp set makes a dramatic addition to any collection. Click the post title to order.

View County Stamp Center's complete collection of Harry Potter stamps and order your favorites at our always low prices. Visit County Stamp Center for all your philatelic needs. County Stamp Center puts the stamp world at your fingertips.

New May Issues Now Available at County Stamp Center

The May new issues are now available at County Stamp Center. Click the post title to view all 285 new stamps! There's tremendous variety in this newly issued batch. Among my favorites is this three-stamp series on shipwrecks from Australia. The drawings have the look of sailor's scrimshaw. In the early 1800s sailors used crude sailing needles to carve elaborate pictures into whale teeth or bone. Candle black, soot or tobacco juice were rubbed into the engravings to give them definition.

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You'll find everything you need for your stamp collecting hobby on the County Stamp Center website. We carry thousands of stamps from the newest issues to popular classics to oddities and rarities and everything in between! We also carry a nice selection supplies at excellent prices, including quality binders, books and albums. Come to County Stamp Center for all your philatelic needs.