Archive for June, 2009
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports, “In a ceremony Sunday on the plaza outside the park’s visitor center, the 79-cent international postage stamp, featuring a sandstone formation rising from surrounding slickrock, was unveiled before about 70 stamp collectors and visitors.”
Zion National Park Superintendent Jock Whitworth is quoted in the article by [...]
Postage Stamp Pins
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On the Better Homes and Gardens magazine Web site are listed lots of projects the kids can do this 4th of July weekend.
Among them are postage stamp pins, some of which are shown here.
To get started, you will need.
New or cancelled postage stamps
Straight scissors
Decorative edge scissors
Strong adhesive, such as E6000
Pin [...]
Seeking Sponsors for APS Stamp Talk Radio Show
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Ken Martin, interim executive director for the American Philatelic Society, posts June 22 on the Virtual Stamp Club Web site, “Today APS was notified by WS Radio that the StampTalk show will be reduced in frequency to once a month for July and August and if we do not come [...]
Soaking the Unsoakable
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Going through some old American Philatelist magazines, I came across an interesting letter to the editor.
The writer lamented about how recent U.S. commemoratives were almost impossible to soak off in any sort of respectable condition and offered an alternative.
It’s called Bestine.
According to the company’s Web site, “Formulated for thinning rubber [...]
Michael Jackson on Stamps
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The stamp collecting world mourns the passing of pop icon and music legend, Michael Jackson.
Jackson, 50, died yesterday of cardiac arrest at his home in West Los Angeles.
Jackson has appeared on the stamps of many countries around the world and was a popular topical subject.
In her book, Michael Jackson (1993), [...]
Picture Gallery
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Belgium, 15 February 1951
The 20c from the Belgian Lion definitive set. The only value to be printed in recess, with all the other values printed in letterpress.
Printed in recess, engraved by L. Janssons.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Congressman Suggests U.S.P.S Conduct Census
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The Salt Lake City Tribune is reporting, “Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, wants your mail carrier to count you. Chaffetz said Wednesday he will introduce legislation to marry the U.S. Postal Service temporarily with the Census Bureau so that the postal workers can help with the once-a-decade count of how many [...]
Full circle
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Well, almost anyway. As happens so often, I think I’d like to change my collecting habits, only to find that in the end I end up with what I was already doing. Because, let’s face it, after so many years of collecting one might sort of already know what to do. And [...]
Art on Stamps Web Site
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The Art on Stamps Web site is dedicated to the visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, pottery, tapestry, enamel) as they appear on stamps.
Webmaster Victor Manta of Switzerland writes, “It provides information about new issues, offers free advertisement space, a huge free database (as a free download and also on-line), an [...]
Post Office - a Novel by Charles Bukowski
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Post Office (1971),the first novel written by Charles Bukowski, is said to be an autobiographical account of the author’s later years when he worked for the U.S. Postal Service.
According to a review by Michael J. Mazza on the Amazon.com Web site, “Post Office is the ultimate ‘I hate this job’ [...]
Stamp Millionaire
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Florida’s Villages Daily Sun reports Ted Harris is a stamp millionaire. It’s not that Ted has a lot of money, just a lot of stamps.
According to the paper, Ted has collected more than 1.5 million stamps. He got started in 1955 when his sister gave him a starter stamp album.
“Since [...]
Happy Father’s Day
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The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.
Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after [...]
Father’s Day
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Well, I never. I managed to forget about both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year, how rude is that?! Well, I’m hopefully excused as far as Mother’s Day is concerned for that is on a different day here in GB so by the time the Dutch Mother’s Day arrives everything has [...]
Picture Gallery
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Austria, 18 August 1910.
The 5k value from the set to mark the 80th Birthday of Francis Joseph I. The stamp depicts the Hofburg and is a reworking of the 1908 stamp to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Emperor’s Accession, in that the two dates (1830 and 1910) have been added to [...]
Stamp Portraits - A Delicate Balance
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USPS’ online Beyond the Perf in an article titled A Delicate Balance says, “Developing stamp portraits for popular and historically significant figures often requires the Postal Service to balance competing viewpoints. Each stamp needs to feature an enduring, classic image that meets the public’s preconceptions while also acknowledging the more [...]
Military Post Office in Iraq Dedicated to Fallen Postal Personnel
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A new Army Post Office has been dedicated to deceased military postal personnel serving in Iraq,”according to an announcement on the Military Family Network Web site.
The site reports, “Two years ago there was a bronze plaque hanging on the wall in the post office located in Baghdad, Iraq (Camp Liberty), [...]
Picture Gallery
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Italy, 29 July 1946
The 100l from the Democratica definitive set. The stamp depicts a family and scales, symbolizing Work, Justice and Family.
Printed in recess, engraved by M. Colombati
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Royal Mail Co-Sponsors Letter Writing Contest
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Britain’s Birmingham Mail has teamed up with Royal Mail to offer letter writers a range of prizes worth more than £2,000 over the next year.
According to reporter Vicky Farncombe, “Every week we will be assessing the quality of correspondence published on our ‘Your Say’ letters page and selecting the best [...]
Festival for Philatelic Women
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Doris Wilson sends a press release saying the Women Exhibitors (WE) held their first Festival for Philatelic Women at the American Philatelic Society headquarters in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania last month.
According to Doris, “More than forty women and men attended the event, where learning to create an eye-catching exhibit was the focus [...]
“Her Majesty’s Stamps” Set to Open in Ottawa
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Vanessa Farquharson writes on Canada’s National Post Web site, “When Sir Sandford Fleming, an engineer and the inventor of standard time zones, designed the first Canadian postage stamp in 1851, it was regarded as highly unusual - instead of portraying the image of a British monarch, it featured an animal.”
She [...]
RIP Charles Peterson
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The Virtual Stamp Club (VSC) is reporting the death of Charles J. Peterson. Peterson died at home in Laurel, Maryland last Friday according to a post by Nancy Clark.
Affectionately known as “Charlie”, Peterson achieved some of philately’s highest honors, including the APS John N. Luff Award and Roll of Distinguished [...]
Ancestors
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
I’ve never been to the Sistine Chapel, I’ve never even been to the Vatican City or Italy or anywhere near! So much still to do! But judging from the Vatican stamps I got recently, I’d love to see the chapel for myself.
The set of 12 stamps was issued in April 1991, because [...]
New British Home Secretary is Ex-Postman
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Britain’s Khaleej Times On Line reports, “A former postman who left school aged 15 with no qualifications, Alan Johnson, named Friday as Britain’s new Home Secretary, is seen as a possible successor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.”
Johnson [shown here] worked as a postman in 1968 and became the youngest ever [...]
Stamp Grades and Condition
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Gary Eggleston has a nice piece on stamp grading on the BellaOnline Web site.
According to Gary…
Superb—This means the stamp is in new condition with a clean and fresh color. There are no creases or tears to mark the stamp. The stamp is perfectly centered with even margins on all sides. [...]
Picture Gallery
Submitted by Akphilately Blog
Netherlands New Guinea, 02 January 1950
The 5g value from the Juliana en Face definitives.
Printed in recess, engraved by Sem Hartz.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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