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Last month, Curtis Roosevelt toured Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. with Director Allen Kane and exhibit curators Cheryl Ganz and Daniel Piazza.
According to a post on the NPM website, “The oldest grandson of FDR and Eleanor, Curtis Roosevelt [...]
Connecticut Postmaster Starts “Philatelic Wednesdays”
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An article on the New Canaan, Connecticut Advertiser website leads with, “With a quarter of a century of United States Postal Service experience under her belt, Nancy Cornelio is ready to be the first female postmaster at the New Canaan post office since the position was first created in 1818.”
Reporter [...]
Janet Klug Appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
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Postmaster General John Potter announced yesterday the appointment of Janet Klug, the former president and current member of the board of directors of the American Philatelic Society, to serve on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC).
According to a USPS press release, Janet, a lifelong stamp collector who says she “never [...]
Postcards Document Early Train Wreck
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“Plane crashes are today’s headlines, but train wrecks were the major newsmakers 100 years ago,” writes reporter Matt Surtel on New York’s Daily News website.
According to Matt, local resident Mark Milcarek came across four old postcards that documented a train wreck that happened more than a hundred years ago.
“The resulting [...]
The Happiest Mail Boxes on Earth
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Patricia Raynor writes on the National Postal Museum blog, “If your vacation destination this year happens to include Walt Disney World® in Florida, try playing the game of who can spot the most mailboxes. From Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom® to the international pavilions at Epcot,® careful observers [...]
A Printer, a Gallery and the New Abstract Expressionism Stamps
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Tom Buckham writes in the Buffalo News about a “serendipitous convergence of business and art.”
Tom reports, “When Ashton Potter USA Ltd. in Amherst bid last year on a contract to print a series of postage stamps commemorating the art movement known as abstract expressionism, no one there realized that Albright-Knox [...]
USPS Considers Post Office Lottery
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A post on the USPS Inspector General’s blog asks, “Could Longer Lines Be Coming to Your Local Post Office…Lottery Lines?”
It goes on to report, “According to a representative on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s staff, a Postal Service-run lottery ‘could offer the potential for substantial profits for the Postal Service and [...]
Space Stamp Artist Robert McCall, 90, Dies
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Space.com reports, “Artist Robert McCall, whose visions of the past, present, and future of space exploration have graced U.S. postage stamps, NASA mission patches, and the walls of the Smithsonian, died on Friday of a heart attack in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 90.”
According to reporter Robert Z. Pearlman of CollectSpace.com, [...]
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
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Emma Kat Richardson writes on the Bookslut website, “War is hell, and Sarah Blake, author of the new novel The Postmistress, has 101 ways to prove it.”
The story takes place in 1940 and tells the story of events in pre-World War II New Hampshire as well as bomb ravaged London [...]
Bisected Stamps
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According to the Alphabetilately website, “A bisect is a postage stamp cut in half (usually diagonally), and used to pay half its face value, e.g. half a ten cent stamp to pay five. The practice has been permitted (in the US at least) only for special situations (e.g. a shortage [...]
Five Myths About the U.S. Postal Service
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Postmaster General John Potter writes in today’s Washington Post, “For 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered your mail in snow, rain and dark of night. However, tough market conditions are creating new challenges for our business. Misconceptions about the future of our enterprise abound; dispelling these myths will [...]
Korean War Memorial Sculptor Wins Stamp Photo Appeal
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The Am Law Daily reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled, 2-1, in favor of 85-year-old sculptor Frank Gaylord regarding a photo of his Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. that was used on a U.S. postage stamp.
According to the article, “John Alli, a retired U.S. Marine [...]
Mail Delivery 12 Times a Day!?!
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Randall Stross writes in the New York Times, “In Victorian London, though service wasn’t 24/7, it was close to 12/6. Home delivery routes would go by every house 12 times a day — yes, 12. In 1889, for example, the first delivery began about 7:30 a.m. and the last one [...]
“The King Arthur” of Stamps
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A tip of the tongs to Round-Up reader Richard Cannata of New York!
Richard sends along a listing on eBay about a 117-year-old mystery stamp that is being hailed as “The King Arthur” of stamps because “supposedly all of the experts have heard of the legend, but no one has ever [...]
Stamp Jewelry
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Wear a piece of history with postage stamp jewelry from around the world!
Anna Van Tuinen’s Dad collected stamps as a boy in the ’60s and she loved sorting through stamps with him when she was a kid. Now she’s making pendant necklaces using stamps from their collection.
Anna can also custom [...]
Yul Brynner - Stamp Collector
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Shown above a photo by Sid Avery of movie star Yul Brynner. Taken in 1953, it appears Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950-1965 along with other celebrity photos.
In Avery’s 2002 obitiuary The New York Times wrote, “Mr. Avery’s work in the 1950’s and 60’s was a departure from the [...]
The Penny Post: Wi-Fi for the Victorian Era?
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Dr. Catherine Golden will discuss her new book, Posting It: The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing on Sunday, January 10, 2010, the 170th anniversary of the Penny Post.
The Smithsonian Institution points out in a recent announcement about the upcoming talk, which it is sponsoring, “As you type out a text [...]
Phillipine Exhibit Offers University Insight Into History
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Philippine Daily Inquirer reports, “A group of hobbyists have formed the Dumaguete Stamp Collectors’ Club to tell the whole world about the joys of their favorite pastime. One way of spreading the word is by holding exhibits, so the club members displayed their collections last week at the Museo Vicente [...]
Pillar Box Maker
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UK’s The Press and Journal reports, “John Cooper, 69, has been making pillar and lamp boxes - those on lamp poles - for Royal Mail since he was 16.The grandfather of four has made thousands over the decades and his handiwork has ended up all over the globe.”
John (shown above) [...]
More Philatelic Present Ideas for the Holidays
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Listed on the CollectThatStamp.com website are two stamp management programs, Stamp Manage and Stamp Organizer Deluxe, that you might want to consider as a holiday present or suggestion.
According to the site, Stamp Manage offers a 30 day free download trial version, is compatible with Windows XP, Vista (32 & 64 [...]
The Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library
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The University of Texas Dallas’ McDermott Library website reports, “The Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library was founded to provide collectors access to a dynamic collection of books, journals, and catalogs. Collectors have been using this resource for more than two decades in pursuit of their philatelic interests.”
It goes on to say, [...]
Busiest Day of the Year
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Fox News in Washington, D.C. reports that yesterday was the busiest day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service.
Wisdom Martin files this report, “It’s 11 days before Christmas, and the crowds at the Post Office know they are running out of time…Post Office officials say they will get about [...]
Holiday Mail in Afghanistan
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Posted on the Military News Network website is footage of service members volunteering at a post office in Afghanistan to sort through more than 200,000 pounds of holiday mail destined for the troops.
Produced by Marine Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook, it drew some angry responses from former USPS and military personnel.
One [...]
Altered U.S. Stamps
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Some time ago, Sheryll Oswald wrote a nice piece on altered U.S. stamps warning collectors to be careful about what they buy on the Internet.
Sheryll writes, “If it sounds too good to be true….. it probably is!!” This is what I often hear from fellow bidders of classic U.S. stamps [...]
Lady McLeod Local
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Volker Kleiner from Germany writes to let Round-Up readers know about his new website, www.philateria.com.
Volker says, “I try to show the classic locals of the world and if somebody could help me out with scans it would be fine. Articles from different people are also included – looking always for [...]
