Advertising in United States Stamp Booklets
[This article was first published in the United States Specialist, September 2005] There isn’t any! That is, there isn’t any commercial advertising designed to sell a product. And there never was. Not even commercial advertising designated as being tasteful or an ...
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Booklets Offer More
Travel the world on the magic carpets of philately. Stamp booklets take you back in time, reveal facts about historical events, shed light on cultural activities and help you learn about everyday living in distant lands. Booklets arouse your passion ...
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Cinderella Booklets
[First published US Stamp News, September 2006.] In fairy tale land Cinderella is an abused stepchild forced to live by the fireplace: who emerges triumphant and becomes a princess. In the philatelic world, cinderellas are the stepchildren of postage stamps and ...
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Collecting U. S. Booklets – A Boundless Challenge
When you set out to amass a complete collection of United States stamp booklets, it is nice to know the magnitude of the task. Let’s start the process of trying to count the booklets and see why we can’t arrive ...
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Dummy, Test and Experimental Stamp Booklets
The invention of printing was as much a technological revolution a few hundred years ago, as the onset of the internet is today. One big difference is that proofreading was of paramount importance to printed material but is almost non-existent ...
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Postal Service Savings Bank Contained Stamp Booklet
[Originally published in Linn's Stamp News - December 24, 2004.] One of the more interesting objects that belongs in a booklet collection is a savings bank issued under the auspices of the United States Postal Service (USPS) with a booklet inside. If ...
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Prestige Booklets – from Stamp Booklets to Booklets with Stamps
Two mothers are waiting for their children at a school bus stop in New York City. One says to the other, “Is your son studying about the Lewis and Clark expedition?” The other says, “Lewis and Clark? Who are they?” If you ...
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Sales Control Stamp Booklets
[This article was originally published in Linn's Stamp News, July 2005.] In the summer of 1890, 17 year old Robert M. Miller founded the Sons of Philatelia (S of P). He wanted to establish a philatelic society that was affordable to ...
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
The First U.S. Stamp Booklet
Hank was in my dreams the other night. Why would I dream about him now? Ten years ago we were inseparable. We studied physics, debated philosophical concepts, played on the football team, devoured the same food, then, after college, drifted ...
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
The Lost Islands of Oceania
Where did the Gilbert and Ellice Islands go? They’re gone. I can’t find them on current maps. I can’t find them in travel books. They’re in my stamp album and they’re in my stamp catalogue. So they must be someplace, ...
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
United States Flags on United States Stamps
The first United States stamp to show the U. S. flag-four of them-was issued in 1869. It is Scott 121, the 30¢ of the set, and the Flags shared the small space (21mm X 21mm) with a shield and an ...
Monday, September 14th, 2009
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