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Kevin Blackston
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Floresville TX 78114-0217
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APDA business reply envelope features flowers, butterflies

Another week, another business reply envelope, this time from the American Parkinson Disease Association. This envelope has three roughly stamp-sized preprinted designs with simulated perforations; two of the designs picture flowers, and the other one butterflies.

American Parkinson Disease Association business reply envelope bearing three stamp-sized designs picturing flowers and butterflies
American Parkinson Disease Association business reply envelope bearing three stamp-sized designs picturing flowers and butterflies

The imagery used in the faux stamp designs is fairly typical for this sort of envelope, but the simulated printed perforations do at least add a nice touch and lend a little bit to the illusion that the designs are actual stamps (even though we both know they’re not).

Looking ahead to next week, I plan to release the fall update for The Philosateleian U.S. Stamp Album, so stay tuned!

Alzheimer’s Association BRE uses vaguely holiday-themed designs

Nearly a month has passed since I last posted about a business reply envelope with preprinted faux stamp designs, but one was in a mailing from the Alzheimer’s Association that I found waiting today in my post office box.

The three stamp-sized designs picture leaves, berries, and acorns. I get the impression it’s all supposed to be of a vaguely fall and winter holiday theme.

Alzheimer’s Association business reply envelope bearing three stamp-sized designs picturing leaves, berries, and acorns
Alzheimer’s Association business reply envelope bearing three stamp-sized designs picturing leaves, berries, and acorns

I also received a stack of other solicitations, several of which had nonprofit stamps on them, but nothing else of particular note about which to write. Maybe next week’s mail will bring something more interesting!

Philosateleia’s New South Greenland FDCs arriving in mailboxes

Last Monday, I mailed out a batch of first day covers bearing copies of Philosateleian Post’s New South Greenland Discovery Bicentennial stamp, and those are already reaching mailboxes. My copy arrived late last week.

Philosateleian Post 1s New South Greenland Discovery Bicentennial first day cover
Philosateleian Post 1s New South Greenland Discovery Bicentennial FDC

As you can see, the upper right corner of my stamp was scraped during processing of the cover. It’s annoying when that happens, but not at all unusual, and I’ve seen much worse. At least most of the stamp is there!

If you missed out on requesting first day cover service but you would still like a complimentary copy of the stamp, just see my original announcement of the stamp’s issue.

Chief Standing Bear stamp used on ACLU postcard

Although I’m registered to receive USPS Informed Delivery emails each day, I was surprised by several items waiting in my post office box last week. One of the pieces for which I had not seen a preview image was this unusual first day cover bearing a copy of the Chief Standing Bear stamp issued in May.

Chief Standing Bear first day cover
Chief Standing Bear first day cover

For this FDC, longtime reader Kenneth M. used an ACLU postcard promoting an election between two candidates for district attorney.

Thanks to Kenneth for thinking of me!

Bat’s Private Post releases Devil’s Garden, Hermes stamps

I have a couple of new stamp issues from Bat’s Private Post out of Beverly Hills, California, to report.

The first is a 20¢ stamp picturing The Devil’s Garden near Palm Springs, California. Bat’s Private Post in February issued a set of nine official stamps featuring the same scene, but those were printed on white paper. The new stamp is printed on fuchsia paper and covers Bat’s fee for mailing a postcard or letter at a Mexico City post office.

20#162; Bat’s Private Post stamp picturing The Devil’s Garden
20#162; Bat’s; Private Post The Devil’s Garden stamp

Oddly, the envelope containing the copy of this stamp that I received was mailed in April, but it only reached me this month, and I’m not even that far north of the border! Not sure where this was floating around in the interim.

More recently, Bat’s Private Post on July 18 issued a set of four stamps depicting a sculpture of Hermes by Flemish artist Giovanni Bologna.

10#162;, 56¢, 76¢, & $1.55 Bat’s Private Post stamps picturing sculpture of Hermes
10¢, 56¢, 76¢, & $1.55 Bat’s Private Post Hermes stamps

The 10¢ stamp covers Bat’s fee for transporting a local letter to a post office. The 56¢ and 76¢ stamps cover Bat’s and United States postage for domestic postcards and letters, respectively, while the $1.55 stamp covers Bat’s and United States postage for First-Class Mail International letters and postcards.

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