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US postage stamp, 1988 Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and Saw-Whet Owl Scott #2284 - #2285
Issued: May 28, 1988 - Arlington, Virginia Quantity: 1,706,910,000 Designer: Chuck Ripper Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Photogravure)
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US postage stamp, 1988 “13.2¢ Coal Car” Scott #2259
Issued: July 19, 1988 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Quantity: 425,011,000 Designer: Richard Schlecht Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Engraved)
Until the mid-19th century, coal was hauled to the surface by mules or by the miners themselves - making mining a slow and dangerous process. With the development of the locomotive, coal was soon being carried by a variation of the railroad car - the coal mining car.
Precancels are stamps canceled before being sold, to make mailing faster and cheaper for customers with large amounts of mail.
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A little haunted postage stamp 💌✨
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Last week's mail: A letter adorned with the beautiful commemorative stamp honoring the Alsatian painter Hansi (Jean-Jacques Waltz), depicting four children (in traditional Alsation costumes) and three geese walking down "La Promenade" of some unnamed village. Day of issue was October 26, 2009. I'm not sure whether Hansi would have enjoyed seeing his work mailed to Germany, a country and culture which he, for at least at his time understandable reasons, he wholeheartedly opposed. But since times and cross-national relationships have changed a lot by now, I still feel allowed to wholeheratedly welcome this gentle and bucolic scenery into my small collection of contemporaty philatelic gems.
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from Early Copyright Records Collection. Copyright Title Pages, Labels and Ephemera (1860s), Library of Congress.
[ID: A set of four labels for Dupont’s Socièté Parisian Parfum by Mad. Adele Dupont. Each label is for a different floral scent with corresponding illustrations, from left to right, Wild Rose, May Flower, White Water Lily, and Violet. Each label is framed with small flowers and a gold foil border. Multiple pen marks run across the labels. /end ID]
Source: loc.gov
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Philippines stamp
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US postage stamp, 1987 “Keep In Touch - Special Occasions” Scott #2274
Issued: April 20, 1987 - Atlanta, Georgia Quantity: 76,303,125 Designer: Oren Sherman Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Photogravure)