Philatelic Tidbits - Stamp Collecting News and Opinions


Archive for 2005/09


2005 Duck Stamp

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The US Fish and Wildlife Service has selected the winner of the 2005 Duck Stamp Contest. The winner is Sherrie Russell Meline of Mt. Shasta, California, and she is only the second woman in the history of the contest […]

Greta Garbo Joint Issue

Today the USPS releases a joint issue with Sweden of Greta Garbo. This joint issue celebrates the 100th anniversary of Greta Garbo’s birth. Born in 1905, Greta Garbo is one of the biggest movie stars Sweden has ever produced. Her motion picture career started in 1924, in a silent movie called “The Atonement of Gösta […]

Hispanic Entrepreneur Photostamp

In an attempt to capitalize on the recent USPS release of the “Let’s Dance Bailemos!” stamps, Elizabeth Avelar has released a Photostamp honoring Hispanic Entrepreneurs. All proceeds from the sale of the stamp will be donated to ACCION Texas, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing loans and funding to small business who have trouble acquiring […]

Close
E-mail It