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Archive for 2007/01


Celebration Stamp from Canada Post

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Today, January 15 2006, Canada Post issued their “Celebration” stamp. This is certainly a bright and festive looking design with confetti and ribbon. It is available in a booklet of 6 or First Day Cover. The .52-cent domestic rate […]

Thailand Issues Four New Stamps

Four new stamps were issued by Thailand this past weekend. This set of four stamps were first available on Saturday January 13, 2007. It is on the second Saturday of January every year, that the people of Thailand celebrate National Children’s Day. For 50 years this has been a point of celebration for the country, […]

“With Love and Kisses” Stamp Released in the U.S.

Saturday January 13, 2007 was the release date for the “With Love and Kisses” stamp in the United States. The Official First Day City was Hershey, Pennsylvania for this .39-cent stamp that comes in a pane of twenty.

The Love stamp began in the United States in 1973 and since then has been seen a variety […]

Wilson Hulme passes at age 60

Wilson Hulme, the curator of the National Postal Museum died of a massive heart attack on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. This will prove to be a major blow to philately in the United States, as Wilson was one of its biggest champions. Mr. Hulme’s contributions to philately are almost too numerous to name.

One […]

Oklahoma Stamp Commemorates Joining the Union

The USPS releases the new Oklahoma Stamp January 11 2006, commemorating the states joining as the 46th state (Nov. 16, 1907). The stamp design is actually a painting by local Oklahoma artist Mike Larsen. You can see the morning sunlight on the water of the Cimarron River. The southern branch of the Santa Fe Trail […]

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