Feb 18, 2014 | Stamp History
‘Maps on stamps’ has long been a popular theme for topical stamp collectors. There’s something for everybody; the CartoPhilatelic Society offers a list of 40,000+ items which runs to 750 printed pages. Map stamps have been issued by almost every country, and some of...
Oct 17, 2013 | Stamp History
By Marsha Brandsdorfer In 1861, the Confederate Government formed its own Post Office Department, appointing Texan John H. Reagan as its Confederate Postmaster. Mr. Reagan’s administrative experience was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives before the...
Jun 2, 2013 | Stamp History, Stamp Issues
Scott #400 and #400A (color variant): 10¢ “Discovery of San Francisco Bay” is the final stamp in our series on the Panama-Pacific Exposition series of stamps published in 1913. Of the 4 stamps in the series, it has the most interesting philatelic history. Scott #400...
May 21, 2013 | Stamp History, Stamp Issues
Continuing our articles on the 1913 commemorative Panama-Pacific Expo stamp series is the 5-cent stamp showing the “Golden Gate” – the entry way to the San Francisco Bay. The 3rd stamp in this series was part of a set to commemorate both the...
Apr 28, 2013 | Stamp History, Stamp Issues
Continuing our series of articles on U.S. stamp issues of 1913 is the 1¢ Panama Pacific Stamp -Vasco Nuñez de Balboa. Part of a series of four stamps issued that year in preparation for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo, it celebrates the 400th anniversary of the year...
Mar 1, 2013 | Stamp History, Stamp Issues
This is the first posting in a series that looks back a century to U.S. stamp issues in 1913. The major U.S. stamp issue 100 years ago was the Panama-Pacific Commemorative Series. This series was a set of 4 stamps issued to celebrating two world-changing events: the...
