Postal History Boutique

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Celebrate national postal history through mail art exchanges embracing stamps, postcards, envelopes, stickers, postboxes and whatever else anyone comes up with. Managed by Valentine Mark Herman.

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Leap Year : : 29 February 2016 19 Replies

It only happens twenty-five times in each century, that odd day on the calendar, 29 February. What a great opportunity to sneak in some postal history to your mail art this year.At the end of this…Continue

Started by Keith S. Chambers. Last reply by Heleen de Vaan Jun 22, 2016.

FIVE: Postal History Boutique Special July Mailing 123 Replies

Bonjour boys and girls! Angie and Snooky told us yesterday that:"This year July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This apparently happens once every 823 years."I propose that we celebrate it…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) Jul 26, 2011.

Stop stealing the UK's postboxes (and making them into mailboxes, too)!! 2 Replies

From today's UK Daily Telegraph Postboxes stolen and sold on eBay for thousandsBritains world-famous red Victorian postboxes are being stolen by criminals who sell them abroad for thousands of pounds…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jun 28, 2011.

A postal experiment 2 Replies

In the very early days of the postal system -- and going way back before postage stamps were introduced (in the UK in 1840 -- addresses were very simple, or even non -existent (and of course there…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by John Tingey Jun 21, 2011.

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 29, 2011 at 7:02pm: When I was playing rugby many, many years ago I regularly discombulated my right shoulder.

Cordialement JE Sweefoo

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 29, 2011 at 8:19am: "Discombobulated"? 'Had to look that one up,Jen,...yes the letters did come un-stuck, but arrived and 'twas fun to put them back in some order!

Angie, Peter's girlfriend hasn't seen the stamps you sent, yet...but I am sure she will want them. 'Love the Corgi Feet stamp amongst the great 10 center! ...and the card was "cancelled" along the bottom edge through that digital bar-code thang ;-( Thanks, you two...great fun to receive your mail art!

Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on July 27, 2011 at 2:50am: Oh 10 cent stamp envy. My postal clerk told me yesterday, when I asked for some, "oh we haven't had those for ages." Guess I'll be ordering them on-line. Fun discombobulation.

Comment by Jen Staggs on July 27, 2011 at 2:20am: Aww, katerina's stickers got all discombobulated! Doh!

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 26, 2011 at 5:38pm: 'Got some great Boston Baked Beans from Angie and SnookyDog...and look at all those great stamps! Many thanks xx

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 26, 2011 at 4:53pm: It's here! Jen's 5 cents worth!!! That has a shining new nickel on the back. Me thinks that there was a sticky "heart" on the address side, but got lost and letters got tossed around...but 'tis here in Greece! Thank you!

Under the olive tree....

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 19, 2011 at 2:28pm: Also under-the-olive-tree is Angie and SnookyDog's "FIVE"! Great boekie, 'love ALL the "fives". Many thanks. xx

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 19, 2011 at 2:27pm: An American Queen...or Miss Hospitality from Tiny Town, came my way and is sitting under the olive tree. thaks, Mim! xx

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 16, 2011 at 7:31pm: that's the trouble with these american republicans (as opposed to monarchists, not democrats, though they are just as bad): they want to 'vote' for queens! haven't they heard of the divine right of kings? or the absolute right of mail artists?

i despair! le tour de val

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 16, 2011 at 6:59am: Too funny, Jen! Thanks for the "vote of confidence", though! The original stamp is lovely vintage:

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