The Stamp Collectors Corner

In continuation from Friday…
Once the artist for the stamp design was chosen for the Wildlife of the 50 States set, he went about his task of creating a list of the 50 forms of wildlife.  To his surprise 46 of the 50 that he submitted to the Citizen’s Advisory Committee was approved, at least initially [...]

In continuation from Wednesday…
One of the reasons that the Citizen’s Advisory Board chose to create these wildlife postage stamps is that they found that the general public was more interested in animals than the other suggestions that were coming in from the public.  One road block that they encountered, however; is that not all states [...]

In June of 1987, the United States Postal Service released a much anticipated set of 50 postage stamps called the “Wildlife of the 50 States”.  The USPS had released other large panes prior to the release of these wildlife postage stamps, but none quite as artistically impressive as this particular set.  Previous sets included 50 [...]

Just as important as the Blue Angels are to us here in America, the Snowbirds are to our friends to the north in Canada.  The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are a military formation aerobatic team that performs choreographed maneuvers up in the sky to the delight of fans around the world.  In June of 2006, to [...]

The universe has likely fascinated mankind since the beginning of time.  To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a telescope to study the skies, the United Nation’s has named 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA).
In April of 2009 Canada Post issued two postage stamps to commemorate the IYA.  Each of the [...]

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 [...]

On May 15, 2009, Canada released two new postage stamps that pay tribute to two iconic animals.
The Newfoundland Pony is credited with making life easier for European settlers as they established a new life in Newfoundland dating as far back as the 1500’s.  These fantastic ponies are a descendant of seven different types of horse [...]

It’s no secret that Postal Authorities want to attract young people into the philatelic community.  Let’s face it, stamp collecting does teach you about people, places and things that you might never learn about.  One of the ways to draw the young in is to create stamps that are particularly appealing to them.  On October [...]

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication the widely popular book Anne of Green Gables, the Canada Post issued two collectible postage stamps.  One stamp featured the main character, Anne Shirley, and the other was of the beautiful country house, Green Gables.
Written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this children’s book tells a [...]

American’s are not the only folks who have contributed to the success and glamour of Hollywood throughout the years.  Since the beginning of the film industry, many Hollywood legends have originated from Canada.
The Canadian Post has similar rules to the United States in regards to issuing commemorative postage stamps for their citizens.  In May of 2006, [...]