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Turning Famous Artworks into Postage Stamps

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Turning Famous Artworks into Postage Stamps The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently announced that it will commemorate Ellsworth Kelly, the influential abstractionist with a set of 10 postage stamps, slated to go on sale later in 2019. These miniature masterpieces are the work of Derry Noyes, a longtime art director for the USPS. For nearly 40 years, she’s been creating minute tributes to some of the biggest names in American art and design. The new Ellsworth Kelly stamps, in … Continue reading →

Get out on the field and play!

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“Vince Lombardi said that the winner is the one who is willing to get out on the field and play the game. Whatever your life is asking you to do, get out on the field of your life today and play full out. You will find that right in this day are some miracles just waiting to happen.” Mary Morrissey –  Building Your Field of Dreams   Only one left in stock!…Click here to grab it ! Amazon.com Widgets … Continue reading →

USA Rosa Parks ‘forever stamp’ unveiled

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Stamp Collecting and Philately In The News   PERTH AMBOY — Joshua Bishop-Mbachu felt inspired to follow in the path of Rosa Parks and other African American leaders after seeing Clarence McKnight’s extensive postage stamp collection of prominent blacks. “I’m inspired to do much more than I’m doing now,’’ said Bishop-Mbachu, 16, junior class vice president at the Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School in Perth Amboy. Mbachu was joined by several classmates and members of Cathedral International Thursday … Continue reading →

Classic Muscle Cars Featured on US Postage Stamps

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Stamp Collecting and Philately In The News We don’t really know how popular philately still is in the digitally-packed 21 Century, but if you’re into it, you should run to the post office and check out the new Muscle Cars stamps. Designed by artist Tom Fritz, the new “Muscle Cars” series is released on Friday by the United States Postal Service (USPS) with five classic and desirable high-powered vehicles: 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, 1966 Pontiac GTO, 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500, … Continue reading →

Las Vegas Statue of Liberty Shown in Error on USA Stamps

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I came across Reuters web site today and thanks to Jonathan Allen ‘s reporting, found out that a stamp collector advised USPS that their recent First Class Coil stamp issue, picturing the USA Flag and Statue of Liberty, showed the Las Vegas replica statue instead of the New York’s landmark…! ..       “The USPS has previously issued 23 other stamps featuring the Statue of Liberty, and officials said all of them show the actual statue — they think.” (Source: Reuters.com) What a great start for a … Continue reading →