Dec 20, 2012 | Stamp Issues
In a press release this week, Beyond the Perf published its results from a readers poll of favorite stamps of the year. The winner is the Holy Family stamp shown on the left. Users liked the deep rich colors and Christmas themed stamps are always very popular with the...
Nov 3, 2012 | Stamp Issues
By Marsha Brandsdorfer German shepherds on stamps would be a fun topic to collect. The breed did not exist until Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz, a German dog breeder took a shepherd-like dog he named Horand and bred it with other dogs to try and develop a dog that...
Aug 5, 2012 | Stamp Issues
With the Summer Olympics in London going on right now in London, here is a look at an Olympic stamp from the past. This 1983 block of four 13-cent commemorative stamps featuring Olympic events was issued July 28, 1983, in South Bend, Indiana. The First Day of Issue...
May 7, 2012 | Stamp Issues
It is probably a guarentee that we all us has lost a relative or loved one to heart disease. Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in America. Much of heart disease, however, is preventable through regular exercise and a sensible diet. The USPS has recently...
Mar 13, 2012 | Stamp Issues, Stamps R Us
PENPEX and the Sequoia Stamp Club support the work of the Girl and Boy Scouts of America and the work that they do. The USPS recently recognized the Girl Scouts with a new issue. The Girl Scouts have a collecting and hobby badge at all levels. Scouts may want to...
Mar 2, 2012 | Stamp Issues
From Arago Stamp Database “Inspired by John Vanderlyn’s painting of the same name, the 15-cent Landing of Columbus was printed in two types: the first simply had a single thin line framing the vignette; the second had a larger grouping of frame lines with...
