PhilosateleiaFall 2011 update for The Philosateleian
Sunday, September 4, 2011 (posted by Philatelius at 8:06 pm)
If you’ve acquired any new U.S. stamps for your collection over the past few months, you’ll now have a place to keep them! The Fall 2011 Supplement (198 KB, 4 files, 15 pages) for The Philosateleian U.S. Stamp Album is now available for you to download.
This update includes space for over 40 new issues, including this year’s federal duck stamps. Enjoy!
Philosateleian Post stamp to commemorate wedding
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 (posted by Philatelius at 10:12 pm)
My wife and I are not William and Kate, but it still seemed reasonable to have our own commemorative stamp to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. So I decided to do something about it.
The Sarah & Kevin’s Wedding stamp will be issued on September 19, our anniversary. This is probably a limited interest stamp, but if you’d like a copy for your collection, please read the press release for instructions on how to request one.
Camp Douglas prisoner of war cover
Thursday, August 18, 2011 (posted by Philatelius at 10:33 pm)
The American Civil War was one of the darkest and most bloody chapters in our nation’s history. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in the fighting that began 150 years ago this past April.
Much of the surviving mail that was sent during the Civil War paints a vivid picture of what life was like during those tumultuous years. An envelope often has a story to tell even if the letter it carried is no longer around. That is certainly the case with my Camp Douglas POW cover.
There’s a bit of a story behind me even owning this piece. A friend of mine worked at a folk life museum/archive, and although the people there had no interest in old envelopes—they wanted only the letters inside—someone fortunately had the good sense to not throw old envelopes away, but rather store them in a box. I had the opportunity to purchase this several years ago, and the rest, as they say, is history.
I hope you enjoy the accompanying writeup about this cover. If you have any POW covers in your own collection and you’d like to share an image with other readers, please let me know.
