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New York City is a popular tourist destination for travelers from the United States and those around the world. Rockefeller Center is ranked as #56 out of 150 of America’s Favorite Architecture spots to visit. One of the favorite views among tourists, and New Yorker’s alike is the iconic figure of “Wisdom” which is installed over the entrance to the GE Building at Rockefeller Center. This New York skyscraper is the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan. You can’t …

Rosie the Riveter was a fictional character that became a powerful icon for American women. She initially symbolized the women who worked in factories, shipyards and munitions plants after the United States entered WWII, but eventually represented much more.Rosie the Riveter first came to be in the form of a song, not as a work of art. The song was written in 1942 and released by Paramount Music Corporation in 1943. Many different popular artists of that time period performed the …

America’s love with the different Disney characters should be of no surprise. Many of us have been fortunate enough to grow up vacationing at “the happiest place on earth”…Disneyland and Disney World. At the least, we have all been blessed with experiencing the fun movies that have been produced by the Walt Disney Company; which make us fall in love with the adorable characters. Every now and then the United States Postal Service teams up with Disney to create some special post …

One of the world’s rarest stamps, a one-of-a-kind 1856 British Guiana one-cent Magenta, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in June. The stamp is expected to fetch more than $10 million which would set a new world record and make it the world’s most valuable stamp.The current world record holder is the 1855 Swedish Treskilling Yellow which sold for $2.3 million in 1996. The only one of its type, the stamp was supposed to be green but a printing error rendered it yellow.Printing or perfora …

Antique cast iron toys were all the rage during late 19th and early 20th centuries. Factories began producing the toys in mass quantities during the 1880’s instead of producing war materials. Unlike toys that are created in today’s world, the cast iron toys of the past were made with intricate design details which allowed them to look like miniature versions of their larger counterparts. In those days, each part of the toy was cast separately, then sanded and polished, before e …