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 Nations has been great about issuing postage stamps that bring serious issues to the forefront of worldwide thinking.  2008 was designated as the “Year of the Planet Earth” by the United Nations and in October of 2008 they issued the Climate Change postage stamps to bring awareness of the dangerous climate changes that [...]

The National Postal Museum is one of Washington, DC’s treasures.  Part of the Smithsonian Institute; the National Postal Museum hosts a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits that everyone is sure to enjoy.  You will also find thousands of postage stamps in the Museum’s renowned collection.
It recently has been the recipient of an $8 million [...]

With all the talk about global warming, it should come as no surprise, that one of nature’s most magnificent creations is showing deterioration.  Glaciers are more than just mounds of snow and ice.  They serve as the world’s largest freshwater reservoir.  Not long ago, scientists discovered tree stumps that were covered in ice for 7000 [...]

“Mauritius” is a play that was written by Theresa Rebeck.  It originally made its Broadway debut at the Biltmore Theatre in 2007.  This widely acclaimed thriller is about two half sisters who inherit their late mother’s stamp collection after she dies.  They soon discover that two of the stamps in particular could be worth megabucks, [...]

Oklahoma’s 100th anniversary statehood commemorative stamp was only available at post offices in that state until December 31, 2007. So, if you live in Oklahoma and you haven’t gotten yours yet, you need to keep in mind that they won’t be around forever. In fact now, due to the limited nature this stamp, it is [...]

Have you been sending out mail with stamps that feature Ol’ Blue Eyes?
Early in December 2007 the U.S. Postal Service announced that a Frank Sinatra stamp was to be available in early 2008. Sinatra is remembered for such hit songs as “Strangers in the Night”, “My Way”, and “(Theme From) New York, New York.” He [...]

The media has been covering the death of Michael Jackson now for several weeks.  Ones of the stories that had been reported by major media outlets is that Reverend Al Sharpton is calling for a Michael Jackson national day of mourning and that a postage stamp be issued by the United States Postal Service.  All [...]

In continuation from Friday…
The stamp image showcased above is the United States Confederate 10 cent rose.  This is one of his best stampforgeries ever done by Sperati.  The most prominent difference between the original and the fake is the fact that the “T” and “E” of “TEN” are joined at the top in the forgery [...]

It is hard to believe that with all of the witness accounts and documentation available; that anyone in the world would deny that the Holocaust ever occurred…but sadly, some do.  In November of 2005, the United Nations officially rejected any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, by [...]