The Stamp Collectors Corner

Before the days of the internet, postage stamp collectors had a far more difficult time finding stamps from different countries.  They were likely limited to trading with other local collectors, waiting for a special letter to arrive in the mail, or if they were lucky, they knew of a good Stamp Dealer.
Stamp Dealers are a [...]

The United States Postal Service honored musical great, Henry Mancini with a 37 cent commemorative postage stamp on April 13, 2004.  The stamp was originally unveiled months before at the 2003 Mancini Musicale at UCLA before a very large crowd.  The postage stamp features Mancini directing with many of his famous works from film and [...]

In 1995, the United States Postal Service began producing the now popular postage stamp series called the “Legends of Hollywood” which has honored many of Hollywood’s beloved actors.  In September of 2009, Gary Cooper became the 15th person to be honored with a postage stamp in that series.
Frank James Cooper, otherwise known as Gary Cooper, [...]

In continuation from Monday…
This sparked a wave of outrage from musicians, patrons, and the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.  Instead of using Constitution Hall, a free concert was arranged instead on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.  Over 75,000 people were attendance and millions of radio listeners tuned in to Anderson’s remarkable performance.
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Marian Anderson was a concert and operatic singer whose famous contralto voice helped her earn an honored spot as one of the people featured in the “Black Heritage” commemorative postage stamp series.  The stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service in January of 2005 and was the 28th in the very popular series.
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James Cagney was known as one of the most versatile American actors of all time.  He was honored by the United States Postal Service in July of 1999 with a commemorative postage stamp.  The selvage on the stamp set features a picture of Cagney in a scene from the movie “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, for which [...]

Alfred Hitchcock was commemorated by the United States postal service in 1998 with a 32 cent postage stamp.  His stamp was one of the many stamps that were issued as part of the “Legends of Hollywood” series that proved to be quite popular among collectors and fans alike.  One of the things that make these [...]

In continuation from Wednesday…
God Bless America did not resurface again until 1938 when singer Kate Smith was looking for a song to perform for a broadcast for Armistice Day.  With American’s balking at the war in Europe, Berlin was tasked with writing a song about peace.  With a few small changes to the original lyrics [...]

Irving Berlin is by far the greatest composer of American music.  Born on May 11, 1888 as Israel Beilin in Russia, his family escaped religious persecution and immigrated to the United States when he was five years old.   He later changed his name to Irving Berlin. 
The United States Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp [...]

Maybe I am just feeling nostalgic, maybe I have just watched too much television in my youth, but I must admit that I love the “Early TV Memories” postage stamps that have been recently issued by the United States Postal Service.  The much anticipated set honors several much loved television programs from the 1950’s and [...]