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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


The stamp den

Cozy chairs, bookcases stocked with favorite mysteries, reference sources, and a well lighted table for the closer examination of those "little bits of paper".

We hope you enjoyed reading the online stamp mysteries. Why not take a tour through our "Stamp Album"? If you haven't done so yet, you will enjoy reading The Devil's Glossary... But be forewarned, dear philatelists among you, that very few will emerge unsinged...

Each of the four stamps shown below is linked to a brief introduction to one of the twenty-five intrigues and enigmas you will find in The Mystery Box. The link also features a slightly larger and more vividly displayed image of the stamp that inspired the tale. There are also links to full-screen JPEG (large) images which are quite beautiful.

 Chain Letter Never The Scorpion's Sting Buzz and Ginger