As I continue working through mail received last week, I thought you might enjoy seeing this creation from Adanaland’s Alan B. The uncaptioned design features a caricature of a grumpy man.
Grumpy man cinderella stamp with faux barcode
As you can see, the checkerboard pattern along the right edge of the stamp is not a genuine barcode, only an imitation, but the finished product is obviously inspired by recent barcoded United Kingdom stamps.
So far as I know, Alan is not using this cinderella on any outgoing mail, but keep an eye open; you never know where one might turn up!
Angeles City Local Post issues Mount Arayat local post stamp
About a month ago, I wrote about several local post stamps issued on World Local Post Day, January 29. There’s one more that I received just last week to add to the list: an Angeles City Local Post stamp featuring artwork depicting Mount Arayat in the Philippines.
Angeles City Local Post Mount Arayat stamp on postcard
Mount Arayat is a potentially active volcano in the Province of Pampanga. Although there are no recorded eruptions involving the volcano, scientists note some evidence of geothermal activity in the area, meaning the volcano could one day erupt again.
I’ve written Angeles City Local Post’s operator, Jamos C., in hopes of getting a mint copy of this stamp for my landscapes collection.
The month of February brought several new local post stamps and labels to my post office box.
We’ll begin with New Hampshire’s Purgatory Post. On February 18, Purgatory Post issued a 25-sola stamp, the latest in its long-running series picturing New Hampshire’s covered bridges. This newest addition depicts the Edgell Bridge near Lyme, New Hampshire.
25-sola Purgatory Post Edgell Bridge stamp
The 132 foot long Edgell Bridge has spanned Clay Brook, which is itself a tributary of the Connecticut River, since its construction in 1885.
Minnesota’s Como Park Post also issued new stamps February 10. Perforated and imperforate versions of a 3¢ bull design were inspired by the first stamp of Romania (Moldavia).
3¢ Como Park Post bull stamp
Como Park Post has also released several different ink and paper color variations of an official seal.
Como Park Post official seals
As a bit of a teaser, I have my next Philosateleian Post stamp designed, but it will be May or June before I release it. Stay tuned!
2025 is my 20th consecutive year of providing free United States stamp album pages (though not the 20th anniversary just yet—that’s next year). Many people over the years have shown their support for The Philosateleian by sending kind words or stamps or even a few dollars my way. I want to thank everyone who has done that, and I thank you for your interest in my project.
Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch BRE features butterfly on flower
My post office box is full of “junk mail” pretty much every week when I go to check it, and things were no different this week. In spite of that, there was only one mailing with a business reply envelope I hadn’t seen previously, one originating from Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch.
The BRE in this mailing has three stamp-sized designs picturing a butterfly sitting on a flower.
Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch business reply envelope with stamp-sized butterfly & flower designs
Other business reply envelopes in the mail I received over the past week also featured preprinted designs, but they were all repeats of artwork the same nonprofits have used in the past.
