Thank you Grzegorz for working hard to get this 2012 '150 years of Polish Archaeology in Egypt' s/s! Its release coincided with an exhibit at the Warsaw Archaeological Museum showcasing 125 artifacts from Polish explorer, Count Michal Tyszkiewicz's (on LR stamp) excavations along the Nile. 
His other artifacts were dispersed among the Louvre, Lithuanian museums, and in Egyptian collections. Not sure where the faience items are from, but the figurine on the LL stamp shows Nefertum.  

Thank you Juan! He hand stitched this envelope, incredible! The 2009 + 2011 stamps show material culture from  Chimu, Huari, Inca and Chachapoya cultures. 
*Do you collect birds? Juan has created a catalogue of Peruvian Bird stamps available for download. 

 Thank you Spear! A PHQ of the lady who needs no introduction, Mary Leakey from the 10v issue celebrating the 100th and 150th birthdays of 'Great Britons'. 

Thank you Tundi! Mary Leakey on a 1st class stamp. This image is rather odd, in that it is a composite. The original photo of her is black and white with a garden in the background, and here they replaced it with Laetoli? 

Thank you Juan! Love this creative (and colour coordinating) cover with the block of 4 (who doesn't love blocks?). The 2010 stamps show the Inca town of Ollantaytambo, in street view.

Thank you Danny! Great maxicard with the 2012 'Mayan Calendar' stamp connected with the First Day cancel. This issue was released as a s/s, and on the selvage, there is the same urn that is on the 2012 Mayan ATMs. 

Thank you Danny! This 1993 Mexican joint issue was released for the arts and culture celebration, Europalia. I have seen another postmark with a pyramid on it, were others produced? I love the chosen figure, the fact that his raised triumphant hand is missing makes it so much better. Does anyone know where the statuette is from?

Thank you Paleophilatelie! These beautiful 'Museums' FDCs show the famous Ishtar Gate (see the 1966 East German issue for close ups), and the bust of Nefertiti (see 1988 stamp for frontal view). Clearly using stamps to claim cultural property is nothing new. Wonder if Royal Mail will be putting Greece's missing Erechtheion Caryatid or the Elgin Marbles on a stamp next?

Thank you Dorothee! Fantastic advertising cancel for the British Museum's travelling exhibit, 'Treasures of the World's Cultures' on at the Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn from Nov 20-April 1st 2013. This postcard was sent on March 26th, would the slogan cancel have been in use until the last day of the exhibit?