The Stamp Collecting Round Up
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Located Los Angeles, California USA
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Interesting news, articles, resources and links about stamps, stamp collecting and postal operations.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Many Uses of Stamps on Nov 25, 2009
While surfing around I came across an old article about the many uses of a postage stamp that appeared on Malasyia's Star Online website back in 2006.It leads with, "A postage stamp began as a small piece of paper, carrying a monetary value on it to...
- Philatelically Correct Wine on Nov 24, 2009
Need an idea for an affordable wine to go with holiday dinners? Then stock up on some philatelically correct Contrada! Produced by the Michael Pozzan Winery, which is located in the Russian River Valley in Northern California, Contrada has a 400L Ita...
- The 800-Pound Stamp Prank on Nov 23, 2009
LA Times columnist Steve Harvey recalls that a giant 1-cent concrete stamp, featuring Thomas Jefferson, was placed in the parking lot of the postal service's Terminal Annex in downtown L.A. as a prank back in 1979.In the LA Then and Now column which...
- Good Day Mail on Nov 21, 2009
Lisa Myers Bulmash and her long-time friend Tally Oliveau think of their mail as "eye candy" according to an article that appears on Washington state's Edmonds Beacon website. Reporter Pat Ratliff pens, "Part of the artistic mail swaps between the fr...
- Philately Goes Online on Nov 21, 2009
The Times of India reports,"From being a quaint hobby nurtured by being friends with the postman, asking relatives and pen pals to send stamps from abroad or by simply buying them from postal bureaus, philately has mostly gone online. Earlier, philat...
- Post Office Drops Popular Santa Program on Nov 20, 2009
The Associated Press reports, "The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year. Replies come w...
- Remembering the Mail Carrier on Nov 19, 2009
Associated Press personal finance writer Candice Choi writes, "This holiday season, a leaner budget might clarify which people truly make a difference in your life. The challenge will be figuring out how much to tip them."She reports," Mail carriers.
