The Stamp Collectors Corner

The American Treasures postage stamp series was inaugurated in 2001 by the United States Postal Service.  In the collection of stamps you will find many different types of beautiful works of American fine arts and crafts.  In August of 2009, the USPS issued the ninth entry in the American Treasures series.  A beautiful painting by [...]

The Nature of America postage stamp series was introduced 10 years ago.  Each new set of stamps that is created highlights a particular unique ecosystem in the United States.  On October 21, 2009, the United States Postal Service released the 2009 Nature of America: Kelp Forest postage stamps. This popular educational stamp set was the [...]

Anna Julia Cooper was born in 1858 in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Her mother, Hannah Stanley Haywood was a slave and her father, George Washington Haywood was her mother’s white master.  At nine years old, Cooper received a scholarship to attend the St. Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute for newly freed slaves.  This new opportunity [...]

Continuing from Wednesday…
In 1962, Cesar Chavez left the CSO and founded the National Farm workers Association which is now called the United Farm Workers of America.  In such he was able to secure fair wages, medical coverage, pension benefits, humane living conditions, and many other previously unattainable rights for the hundreds of thousands of farm [...]

The late Senator Robert F. Kennedy called Cesar Estrada Chavez “one of the heroic figures of our time…”
Born in a farming community in Arizona on March 31, 1927, Cesar Chavez recognized from an early age just how hard migrant farm workers suffered as they worked in America.  During the Great Depression, at the young age [...]

Continuing from Friday…
Despite her many successes in film and radio, McDaniel was often criticized for the stereotypical rolls that she played.  She is known for saying “I’d rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid.”  She worked tirelessly behind the scenes to change the way that African [...]

Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10, 1895 in Wichita, Kansas, but spent her childhood living in Denver, Colorado. She dropped out of school at a very early age and pursued her dreams of performing while touring with vaudeville companies, minstrel shows, and musical ensembles.
Arriving in Hollywood in 1931, she is credited with appearing in more [...]

Patricia Roberts Harris was born in Matton, Illinois in 1924.  She was a highly acclaimed lawyer who was very active within the Democratic Party, and was a law professor and Dean of Howard University in Maryland.  She never held an elected position, but she was appointed to many powerful positions by Presidents throughout her lifetime.  [...]

Baseball has always been regarded as one of America’s favorite pastimes.  It should come as no surprise that the United States Postal Service issued a set of super cool “Baseball Sluggers” postage stamps to commemorate some of the champions of the sport.
The 39 cent postage stamps were unveiled in March of 2006 at the Mickey [...]

Latin music began to enter mainstream American popular music in the 1930’s.  During the 1950’s, Latin dances became very popular and the music continued to progress.  The Samba, Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Bossa Nova, Merengue and Salsa were all the rage, and continue to be a huge influence in the dance and music world today.  Latin music [...]