HeyJaredPostal History Sunday
A weekly publication where I share a hobby I enjoy. I work to make material accessible to all readers, regardless of their postal history knowledge. Even those with expertise find plenty to enjoy. Come learn something new!
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When I Grow Up (opens the original)
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Welcome to the 319th Postal History Sunday entry since I started writing these weekly articles in August of 2020. For those who are relatively new to joining us, PHS started as a mini-project within a larger project. We were in the midst of the pandemic and the social isolation that came with it. I felt that I could do my part to both help myself and others by writing - since I had (and have) some skill in that area.My initial goal was to write an entry every day for three months on our farm blo
Migration (opens the original)
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Another seven days have passed and the number of daylight hours we receive are rapidly dwindling at my home in the Northern Hemisphere. The evidence of migration is everywhere I look. Our zinnias and other flowers we grow to provide food for pollinators have numerous monarchs. The Mighty Oaks at the farm provide a good stopover location for Bluebirds, Wrens and Vireos. And I know my Barn Swallow friends that chittered at me each morning during the summer months are many miles south of us now.Tod
Splash Down! (opens the original)
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What would you do if every means of modern communication were taken from you? No internet. No phone. And, no, you are not allowed to leave, nor is anyone else in your community. Contact with the outside world has been limited by outside forces.The people of Paris were faced with just such a dilemma when Prussian forces completely surrounded the city later in the day on September 18, 1870. The last train to leave departed at 4 PM that afternoon. The siege would last until January 28 of the next y
Dutch Treat (opens the original)
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Welcome to Postal History Sunday!It doesn’t matter if you know a lot or a little about postal history. I’ll do my best to write in a way that makes it accessible to you - and maybe entertaining too!So take your troubles and set them aside for a while. Grab a favorite beverage and maybe a snack. Put on those fuzzy slippers and settle into a comfortable reading chair. This week I’m going to share a cover (an item that carried contents through the mail) that fulfilled a difficult spot on my persona
Registered (opens the original)
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Postal history is a BIG sandbox to play in. In fact, it is so big a person can easily be buried by the wide range of possibilities. And you can most certainly be overwhelmed by the mountain of details and the maze of rabbit holes to follow.Most people involved in postal history realize (eventually) that they have to limit the scope of their interests if they want to find fulfillment in their efforts. In my opinion, trying to learn about and/or collect everything from the beginning is a quick way
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