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I have no clue what these are. Found them at a goodwill in a plastic bag and thought they were vintage rubber stamps at first, but they seem to be...
A forthcoming Spink sale is sure to bring an early Christmas to some lucky collectors of King George VI stamps. The Graham Cooper Collection of King George VI Stamps—the product of many decades of avid acquisition and careful curation—will be offered in two sessions on Dec. 14 (Lots 1-802) and Dec. 15 (Lots 803-1138). Cooper, who joined …
No matter how good a system is, someone will try to manipulate it. Though the early Postal Service was a wild success (enough that the first price change was a reduction in rates), the gover…
During the Civil War, a shortage of supplies forced people to take strange measures. The shortage extended to gold, silver and copper, which people hoarded for themselves. And many people did not b…
What is a commemorative stamp? It’s a stamp specifically issued to celebrate a special event, or sometimes a place or person. Whatever subject is celebrated on the stamp, it has to be somethi…
A look back at some of the first US stamps made for delivering letters of love.
It’s not unusual for wars to start over something small, but rarely have they begun over something as tiny as a single postage stamp. It almost happened. In 1937, the governmen…
On December 6, 1922, Ireland began printing its own stamps; prior to this date, Irish stamps were of British origin. To celebrate the new country, these stamps were printed with images of Ir…
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BOSTON – The United States Postal Service will unveil a new Forever stamp in honor of President John F. Kennedy at a ceremony in Boston Monday. The dedication comes on Presidents’ …
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A square is not the only shape that stamps take. Triangle stamps also exist – and the first triangle stamps came from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The 1853 stamps marked the first triangu…
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Thank you for agreeing to take part in this survey. Royal Mail is commencing its plans for the 2019 Special Stamp programme and a number of subjects are under consideration. You will see below 3 questions with a list of subjects: anniversaries and events related to the year as well as themes. For each question please select up to 3 topics which appeal the most to you and which you would purchase to keep. Your views will be treated in confidence.
HYANNIS – The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth with a special dedication of a Forever stamp recently unveiled in his honor. The de…
A few years ago this stamp pair might have been called Wedding stamps, but the U.S. Postal Service rebranded this occasional issue as Celebration stamps with the 2015 Vintage Tulips stamps
Wedding stamps — issued in pairs to accommodate both the 2-ounce rate for traditional invitations and regular first-class rates for RSVPs — were first issued in 2006 with the 39-cent and 63-cent Doves stamps (Scott…