The Stamp Collectors Corner

Continuing from Friday…
In addition to these cool postage stamps, the Iceland Post is selling some other fun items to commemorate the volcano’s eruption.  You could also purchase a key chain, paper weight, and something interesting called a “message in a bottle”.
The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano erupting is not an every day occurrence, nor is creating silk screened [...]

Continuing from Wednesday…
On July 22, 2010 the Iceland Post issued three incredible postage stamps that featured three different views of the erupting Eyjafjallajökull Volcano.  Each stamp was printed in a sheet of 10.  The stamps are inscribed “Local Letter”, Letters to Europe”, and Letters to Other Countries.  Two of the postage stamps feature incredible nighttime [...]

In the spring of 2010, much to the amazement of scientists and countrymen alike, Iceland’s largest volcano, the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano came to life.  The volcano was previously dormant for almost two centuries when on March 20, 2010 a red cloud began glowing above the giant glacier that covers it.  Days later, fire fountains shot as [...]

Continuing from Friday…
The new postage stamp sheet contains twenty 44-cent commemorative self adhesive postage stamps.  The stamps feature a Boy Scout standing upon a summit of the “Tooth of Time” at Villa Philmonte.  He is holding a pair of binoculars while looking over the horizon; just as thousands of real Boy Scouts have done over [...]

2010 marks the 100th birthday for Boy Scouts of America (BSA) which was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1910.  BSA is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States.  The organization prides itself on teaching values to young people that build character, responsibility, and personal fitness and goals.  They offer specialized programs for [...]

The Mother Teresa postage stamp is due to be released by the United States Postal Service on August 26, 2010.  For many, it seems logical to honor a lifelong humanitarian with a US postage stamp; but some folks think that the USPS violated their own guidelines by deciding to issue this particular stamp.  One of [...]

James Michener was born on February 3, 1907 in New York City.  He was abandoned by his birth parents but soon adopted by a Quaker widow named Mabel Michener.  He spent his childhood living in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  Despite being poor, his adoptive mother shared her love of books and music with her enthusiastic son.  Michener [...]

Recently we discussed Canadian musicians Bryan Adams and Robert Charlebois .In this blog post we continue looking at the remaining two musicians that Canada Post honored with a stamp series in 2009.
 
The only female member of the “quartet”, Edith Butler (originally Marie Nicole Butler) was born in 1942 in Paquetville, New Brunswick.
Butler is famous for [...]

We would like to inform our readers that the founder and patriarch of County Stamp Center, Mr. Nathan Birman, passed away on February 1, 2010.  Nathan’s passion and extensive knowledge about postage stamps has been indispensable throughout his 50 year tenure at County Stamp Center.  Nathan will be sorely missed by his family and colleagues [...]

So imagine yourself back in the 1950’s.  Bobby socks, poodle skirts, leather jackets, and muscle cars were all the rage.  I’m not sure what exactly was going on in Boys Town, Nebraska; but I wonder if the Boys Town Stamp Collecting Club knew they would set a world record when they began making the “World’s [...]