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Much to the delight of both stamp and coin collectors, two of the most popular collectibles collide with the issuance of the United Nations Coin and Flag postage stamp series.2010 marks the fourth year that the UNPA has issued the coins and flags commemorative postage stamps that represent Member States. These stamp sets are expected to run until each of the 192 Member States are represented with a stamp, which should be approximately eight years. Interesting trivia on this series …

Wilma Rudolph was an amazing American athlete; not only for the medals that she won for the United States, but also for the obstacles she had to overcome in her lifetime. Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children in her large family. Her mother was a maid and her father was a railroad porter. At the age of four, she contracted polio and became crippled. Doctors told her mother repeatedly that Wilma would never be able to walk again. She was not able to receive good medic …

As adults, most of us don’t take the time to see the beauty that graces our skies every day. No matter where you reside, cloud formations provide a wonderful show of nature’s true beauty.On October 4, 2004, the United States Postal Service issued a series of commemorative postage stamps called “Cloudscapes”. Each 37 cent postage stamp in the set is labeled as to what type of cloud it is showcasing. There are 15 different stamps in the set, each different and beautiful in their own …

When Doris Miller, a mess attendant, began his service on the battleship West Virginia he probably did not envision himself as being an American war hero. But his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 easily afforded him that title. Doris Miller is considered the first African American hero of World War II. During the attack by the Japanese, he rescued many of his shipmates that were wounded or trapped on the damaged ship. Although he was never trained …

No matter what your political views are today, most people will not dispute that American’s are more patriotic now than they were during the Korean War time period. Often described as the “Forgotten War”, veterans suffered immeasurably by the treatment they received by some people who did not support the war efforts at that time. On July 27, 1995, President Clinton dedicated the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial depicts American troops from all four …