Sep 12, 2015 | Stamp Issues
Fifty years ago, the USPS issued for the first time a religious themed stamp. On November 1, 1965, the subject for its 4th Christmas stamp, was of the Christmas angel Gabriel. It stirred up some controversy among those who felt it was a constitutional issue mixing...
Jun 18, 2014 | Stamp History, Stamp Issues
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Postal Office published the 5¢ Amateur Radio stamp, Scott #1260. At the time the stamp honored the 250,00 amateur radio operators in America. It was issued on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the American Radio Relay League, it...
May 30, 2014 | Stamp Issues
On May 22, 2014 in Washington DC, the United States Postal Service (USPS) honored the life of Harvey Milk, San Francisco politician and the United States first openly gay elected official, with a new Forever Stamp. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco...
Apr 28, 2014 | Stamp Issues
After his assassination in 1865, the portrait of Abraham Lincoln appeared in every new series of stamps until 1902. People became very upset, however, when he didn’t appear with the new Washington/Franklin issue. Especially upset were those planning a special...
Jan 1, 2014 | Sequoia Stamp Club, Stamp Issues
Happy New Years from Sequoia Stamp Club and PENPEX — we wish you a great year and look forward to seeing you a club meeting or the Stamp Show in December. In celebration of the new year, here is the USPS 2014 Chinese New Year stamp – the Year of the Horse....
Dec 2, 2013 | PENPEX Stamp Cachets, Stamp Issues
One of our PENPEX cachets this year features the Folk Art Eagle #6 stamp, a 3/4 Water-Activated Gum (WAG) Forever® Stamped Envelope. Issued on August 9th, 2013, U.S. Postal Service continues a tradition of depicting eagles on postage by dedicating the new Folk Art...
