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Newsletter and blog focusing on Philately: Stamp Collecting and Postal History, with occasional forays into History and Hispanic cooking.
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Rare, But Easily Overlooked Disaster Mail Cover (opens the original)
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Editor’s note: Linked material in this article is underlined.It started out as a relatively routine listing I was preparing for eBay; a 1931 cover franked with both U.S. and Cuban postage (U.S. Scott C8 and Cuba Scott C5) and sent to someone in Cape Girardeau, Mo. What caught my eye on the reverse was the return address: William Yount, of the Marine Aircraft Squadron, 2nd Brigade, stationed in Managua, Nicaragua.Wayne Youngblood's Substack is a reader-supported
Is the Stamp Collecting Hobby Really Dying? Chicken Little and Other Outsiders Think so ... (opens the original)
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I just returned from a small Midwestern show — the Omaha Stamp Show — where, like any show, non-collectors showed up with stamp “collections” they wished to attempt to sell (usually inherited). Like most of these individuals I encounter at multiple shows (and, for that matter, those who call me directly), I’m forced to tell them that while their stamps are certainly collectible, there’s very little cash value to them. These collections represent (as a guess) about 90% of those found “in the wild
Stalled Out at the Intersection of Ego & Hubris... Favoritism? Yes. Malfeasance or Conspiracy? Probably Not. (opens the original)
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Even before Boston 2026 World Expo ended May 30, a problem with judging the Grand Prix National award was boiling over into a full-blown crisis — or at least one that affected a handful of people. Still, it is unfortunate that, at least in the short term, this problem will be what this once-a-decade international exhibition will be remembered for.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wgsZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2F
I Stand Corrected: Artistic License Apparently Trumps Accuracy in U.S. Stamp Design (opens the original)
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I should have noticed it. But, somehow, when I first read the Jan. 9 U.S. Postal Service press release announcing the 4¢ Angel’s Trumpet stamp released earlier this year, I didn’t note there was specific mention that — in the name of design — the accurate depiction of Brugmansia was to be ignored because the designer thought the flowers “looked better” as shown on the final stamp.My Aug. 31, post regarding this stamp — and the apparent design error — ident
You say Brugmansia, I Say Datura ... (opens the original)
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Someone apparently goofed — big time — and very few people have noticed so far. But it’s just a harmless little flower, right?I recently received an email from friend and reader Scott Smith of Colorado, who describes himself as a collector/plumber/botanist, pointing out what is apparently a major design error on a recent U.S. stamp — the 4¢ Angel’s Trumpet stamp, released Jan. 9 in both sheet and coil format (Scott 6044 and 6045).Way
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