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Peanuts Comics Honored on USA Postage Stamps

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Peanuts Comics Anniversary Book 65 years Schultz

šŸ“¬ ā€˜Peanuts’ Commemorated in New USPS Post Stamps The United States Postal Service is celebrating the 100th birthday of artist and “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz with 10 new theme stamps, USPS announced in a press release. Characters from the beloved comic strip and holiday specials include Charlie Brown, Lucy, Franklin, Sally, Pigpen, Linus and more including, of course, Snoopy. Source:Ā  Nbcdfw.comĀ  Ā  A social circle of young children is the only thing that receives all of Peanuts‘ attention; adults … Continue reading →

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Three-Cent Stamp Philosophy

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Three-Cent Stamp Philosophy in Fargo Film Earlier in the film, we see that Norm’s working on a painting of some mallard ducks as part of a competition to get a picture on a stamp. He doesn’t win the prize he wanted, however: he only gets his painting on the 3-cent stamp. Norm tells Marge at the end of the movie, as they watch TV in bed: “Hautman’s blue-winged teal got the twenty-nine cent. People don’t much use the three-cent.” But … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Movies with Postal Theme

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As I was searching for a good film to watch tonight, I stumbled upon a great article written by Nancy Pope on the Postal Museum blog which compiles a list of the 10 best postal movies. The article is reproduced below. Note: I added more movie posters and some commemorative postage stamps. The 10 Best Postal Movies By Nancy Pope, Historian and Curator Stepping out of any professional postal museum curatorial role, I have compiled an only moderately arbitrary and … Continue reading →

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Will Rogers Reveals How To Make Things Happen…

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Will Rogers - Journalist, Author, Humanist & Actor

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” In his great wisdom, Will Rogers gave us a secret key towards the realization of our goals: take action! Remembering Rogers On November 4, 1948, the U.S. Post Office commemorated Rogers with a three-cent stamp. He also was honored on the centennial of his birth, in 1979, with the issuance of a U.S. Postal Service 15-cent stamp. At the time of his death, Will … Continue reading →

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The Fascinating Saga of Germany’s Audrey Hepburn “Error” Stamps

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  Take a close look at the above photograph…Ā  Ā  Now, examine carefully theĀ stamps below:   NoticeĀ a difference? Yes, you got itĀ  šŸ™‚ Audrey Hepburn is pictured with a woman’s cigarette holder instead of the sunglasses on the original photo !! How come ? Read on… Sean Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn’s son, will tell us more… “In the original photo, she’s got sunglasses hanging from her mouth, but they (Germany Postal Administration)Ā  had flipped the negative and replaced the glasses with … Continue reading →

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