Stamps August 2012 Archive

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), who with "one small step" was the first human being to set his feet upon the surface of the moon, died this past weekend. Astrophilatelists (aka collectors of ... Read More

"The enthusiasm of collectors of rare postage stamps and the amount of money spent annually in the purchase of the little colored bits of paper will cause surprise when one ... Read More

If you know anyone who has contributed to the world of stamp collecting and philately, the National Postal Museum wants to hear from you. But mum's the word. Your nominee ... Read More

Every now and then someone outside the norm is commemorated on a stamp. While the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee try ... Read More

It was August 17, 1859 when the aeronaut John Wise took off from Lafayette, Indiana with a mail bag containing 123 letters and 23 circulars in hopes of delivering his ... Read More

An imperforate or imperf stamp is one without perforations or cut separations of any kind around a stamp or stamps in a sheet. The best known and most widely collected ... Read More

We are only temporary conservators of the stamps in our collections. We are not mighty and noble institutions like the National Postal Museum in Washington DC or the Spellman Museum ... Read More

A proponent of postage meter stamps had no patience with stamp collectors. In extolling the virtues of meter stamp collecting he stated that it "...is not bogged down with minute ... Read More

Perhaps you're curious about these things called covers. If you're a new stamp collector you might think they have something to do with first day covers. Although these are sometimes ... Read More

I'm sure you're aware of the passing of the versatile character actor who could go from the sublime of Marty to the ridiculous of McHale's Navy. But did you know ... Read More