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Kevin Blackston
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Angeles City, Manila Local Posts issue new stamps

Back in February, I shared news of San Diego Local Post’s Medinilla magnifica stamp. SDLP operator Renato L. recently shared blocks of nearly identical stamps from two other PSCS-affilitated local posts: Angeles City Local post and Manila Local Post.

Blocks of four P15 PSCS Manila Local Post and PSCS Angeles Local Post stamps picturing Medinilla magnifica stamps
PSCS Angeles City Local Post & PSCS Manila Local Post Medinilla magnifica stamps

Both stamps bear 15 peso denominations.

Angeles Local Post has also issued 1-peso stamps picturing a bus. The stamps come with pink, green, yellow, or blue backgrounds.

Block of four P1 Angeles City Local Post stamps picturing a bus
Angeles City Local Post bus stamps

No other details about these stamps are immediately available.

Four new covers for my 14¢ American Indian collection

If you’ve been following my blog for any time at all, you know I’ve been pursuing on-cover solo examples of the 14¢ American Indian stamp for several years now. It’s nearly impossible to find commercial solo usages of the stamp, and even philatelic solo usages are tough to track down.

In spite of that, I’ve had the opportunity to acquire half a dozen 14¢ American Indian philatelic solo uses this year: one postmarked at Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota, one postmarked in Omaha, Nebraska, and the four additional examples pictured here.

Front of cover bearing 14-cent American Indian stamp and Lewis & Clark Expedition/Osage City, Missouri, cachet
14¢ American Indian cover with Lewis & Clark Expedition/Osage City, Missouri, cachet
Front of cover bearing 14-cent American Indian stamp and Meriwether Lewis cachet
14¢ American Indian cover with Meriwether Lewis cachet
Front of cover bearing 14-cent American Indian stamp and Lewis & Clark Expedition/Charles Floyd cachet
14¢ American Indian cover with Lewis & Clark Expedition/Charles Floyd cachet
Front of cover bearing 14-cent American Indian stamp and Big Indian, New York, postmark
14¢ American Indian cover with Big Indian, New York, postmark

As you can see, three of these covers (along with the prior two I mentioned) are part of a run all addressed to one Sedley Bartlett of Meredith, New Hampshire. The final cover is something of an oddball; a previous owner physically removed the section of the cover that would have carried the mailing address, so it’s impossible to say who the intended recipient was.

It’s very unusual for me to get to add so much material to my collection in such a short period of time, but I’m happy to have had the opportunity to do so. This is fun stuff!

Mick’s Local Post issues its first local post stamp

There’s a new local post operating on the West Coast of the United States! Mick’s Local Post out of Portland, Oregon, recently released its very first stamp, a non-denominated issue captioned “Kirsten in KwaZulu-Natal, 2009.”

Mick’s Local Post Kirsten in KwaZulu-Natal stamp
Mick’s Local Post Kirsten in KwaZulu-Natal stamp

The proprietor, Mick T., writes that the stamp pictures his late wife, Kirsten. I think this is a lovely tribute, and a very appropriate subject for his first local post stamp.

Mike plans to issue more stamps in the future, and I’ll be looking forward to getting to share them here. Welcome to the local posting community, Mick!

American Heart Association envelope features floral hearts

I wrote only last month of the latest business reply envelope I’d received in an American Heart Association mailing, but there’s already a new variety to report from that organization. The front of the latest, which showed up in my mailbox last week, bears three preprinted copies of a heart-shaped floral arrangement.

American Heart Association business reply envelope with three stamp-sized designs picturing heart-shaped floral arrangements
American Heart Association business reply envelope with stamp-sized designs picturing floral hearts

Each of the designs is surrounded by a printed simulated die cutting. The printing is a light gray that does not show up well in the image presented here.

It’s interesting to see a new BRE design from a charitable organization so soon after receiving a different design. Some other nonprofits appear to be reusing designs across multiple mailings.

American Indian stamp hails from Omaha, Nebraska

In January, I shared an image of a 14¢ American Indian cover postmarked at Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota. That envelope celebrated the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s arrival in that area in 1804.

This month, I’m excited to share another cover commemorating the 130th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This envelope was postmarked in Omaha, Nebraska, in August 1934.

Front of cover bearing 14-cent American Indian stamp and Lewis & Clark Expedition/Omaha, Nebraska, cachet
14¢ American Indian cover with Lewis & Clark Expedition/Omaha, Nebraska, cachet

Like the cover I posted previously, this one is addressed to a collector in Meredith, New Hampshire. I don’t know if he commissioned the cachets himself or if he was merely a subscriber, but for the sake of my 14¢ American Indian collection, I’m glad he preserved these philatelic solo uses of the stamp for our enjoyment.

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