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Archive for 2005/08


Where do you work on stamps?

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Before I had a child, I had an office dedicated to work on whatever pleased me, including my stamp collection. It was wonderful, as I could leave a project in midstream and come right back to pick up where […]

“To Form A More Perfect Union”

This week the U.S. releases the souvenir sheet “To Form A More Perfect Union”. Ten stamps appear, with Martin Luther King Jr. appropriately featured in the middle with a quote that embodies the change, the dream brought on by the Civil rights Movement. “For in a real sense, America is essentially a dream. A dream […]

Rattlesnake Island rises from the ashes

A local post in Ohio called Rattlesnake Island will be restarting after a 16 year hiatus from releasing stamps. Rattlesnake Island released stamps from 1967 to 1989 in a triangular format after a failed start in 1966 with a rectangular stamp, which ran afoul of USPOD regulations. Rattlesnake Island has been a popular sideline for […]

Arthur Ashe Issued This Weekend

Saturday, August 27th is the First Day of Issue for the Arthur Ashe .37-cent commemorative stamp in Flushing, New York. This stamp uses the 1992 Sportsman of the Year photo from Sports Illustrated. It is the first ever Sports Illustrated cover featured on a stamp.

The ceremony will happen at the Arthur Ashe Kids Day, which […]

Canada Mint for sale

For those who may be interested, I have some mint Canada for sale here. Don’t worry, though, I don’t intend to become a full-time dealer, nor will you be seeing posts like this very much. Since this is my site, though, I felt I could at least give it a try. Incidentally, if you have […]

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