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• Stamps Get You There From Here September 10, 2010
  What did people do before GPS? Well, philatelists know that one king and one president used stamps to keep apprised of where things were, globally speaking. Curtis Roosevelt, Franklin's grandson, recently quoted on the National Postal Museum site, said that his presidential grandfather was well informed about distant lands that figured in the strife of […]
• A Walk Through US Postal History September 6, 2010
  Do you live in the Washington D.C. area, have some free time and an interest in postal history? How about conducting student tours through the National Postal Museum? An invitation to become part of the Smithsonian's activities is an awesome thing for all stamp collectors....Read Full Post […]
• A Fresh Look at the Mail in London September 2, 2010
  The ongoing events of the London 2010 Festival of Stamps include an exhibit on mail art. From the site of  the exhibit Keep Me Posted: "Today there are many artists who use postcards, stamps, stationary and letters in their work as well as those that use the postal service as part of the creative process either by writing letters, or sending artwor […]
• A First Lady's Cover Story September 2, 2010
  I guess one has really made it when they appear on a cover. No, not a magazine or book cover-- a philatelic cover. Not that the lady on the cover in the accompanying illustration hadn't already made it -- Jackie O. (who was then Jackie Kennedy) was the most watched, most imitated woman in the world after hubby JFK was swept into the White House. […]
• Twenty-five Tons of Postal History August 29, 2010
  You have to see it to believe it. The stamp dealer in the video says it's the biggest collection ever seen in Finland. Or anywhere else, I'd think. […]
• Stamp Investing Poll August 28, 2010
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• Stamps Death Watch May Be a Party Instead August 26, 2010
  Sort of exciting news for those of us who have no interest in hearing another word about how stamp collecting is on the decline. Bill Herzig of Herrick Stamp Company has an upbeat outlook. He points out that many collectors are using alternative methods as they leave behind print publications and societies. This is clearly the influence of the way tech […]
• Don't Forget the APS on eBay August 26, 2010
  Are you remembering to periodically check the American Philatelic Society's listings on eBay? There are always interesting philatelic items to bid on there. Currently up for auction is a collection of entertainment related covers, all with Colorano silk cachets and featuring James Cagney, Marilyn, Clint Eastwood and the Marx Brothers, among many othe […]
• Talking Stamps August 26, 2010
  The APS's Nancy Clark runs a good little radio show covering topics in the world of philately, through interviews with its movers and shakers. It's called APS Stamp Talk and it's worth a listen. The most recent  show in the archives covers the recent Congressional stamp exhibit at the Rayburn Building in Washington. Her guest is Ian Gibso […]
• Stamps Going Digital August 23, 2010
  Columnist Mark A. Kellner, over at The Washington Times sings our hobby's praises in Tech lets stamp hobby stick around. Fmp ocusing on the relative success of the American Philatelic Society's recent national Stamp Show he bemoans the loss of members in the APS as well as Linn's Stamp News subscriber numbers....Read Full Post […]

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