PhilosateleiaCollector named to Stamp Advisory Committee
Friday, March 12, 2010 (posted by Philatelius at 12:57 pm)
The newest member of the USPS’s Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should be a strong voice for collectors.
Janet Klug, a longtime collector and former president of the American Philatelic Society, was officially named to serve on the committee earlier this week.
Although Klug will not be the only stamp collector on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, her appointment does provide a bit of balance to a committee whose membership appears to include more graphic designers and college professors. It’s unclear how many of those individuals may be collectors themselves.
While Klug is only one voice on the committee, it will be interesting to see what impact she might have on the group’s recommendations for commemorative stamp topics. What do you think—will she be able to impact which people and subjects appear on U.S. stamps? Should she try, or are you satisfied with the current range of topics that are commemorated?
Nice landscape on new local post stamp
Sunday, March 7, 2010 (posted by Philatelius at 9:50 pm)
I recently discovered a local post stamp that I think other landscape collectors might find interesting.
This non-denominated label produced by Local Post Collectors Society Secretary-Treasurer Bob F. for Taos Local Post features a mountain scene. Bob, who was kind enough to send me a few copies of the stamp for my collection, says the photo used for the stamp’s design was taken somewhere between Santa Fe and Taos, N.M.
The exact location depicted is unknown, but based on Bob’s description I suspect the peaks are probably in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which make up the southern end of the Rocky Mountains.
Can you identify the exact peak or peaks pictured?
