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 Louise Kiner on July 12, 2011 at 3:01pm: I received Angie's and Dean's over the last 2 days. I was actually quite surprised how quick I received them as Canada Post is moaning how backed up they are from the strike. We have to hold off on posting pics like the last mailing, correct?

Comment by David Stafford on July 12, 2011 at 3:53am: Can't wait for film at eleven...

Comment by Jen Staggs on July 12, 2011 at 3:48am: Yup, I pulled a switcheroo. No heels as previously promised- as it turns out, all of my heels were seven-inchers. So I had to improvise. Surprise!!

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 20, 2011 at 10:02pm: Thanks for the mailing list, Angie.

I shall be doing "5 Olympic Circles",

but have to see if I have any 5cent stamps around...o 5 Greek drachmas?

Check my name...'tis mispelt here, should read:

Katerina NIKOLTSOU

Comment by Louise Kiner on June 4, 2011 at 9:21pm: Those stamps are too cool, Jen.

Comment by Jen Staggs on June 4, 2011 at 9:17pm: Apparently, these are new: "The year 2011 sees us celebrate the 150th anniversary of Morris & Co., the design company founded by designer William Morris which has had an indescribably large impact in the way design in the home as approached today." US had some Morris stained glass pieces for Christmas, but I'll have to dig around to find Strawberry Thief".

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 4, 2011 at 9:10pm: Bonsoir jen! There is an earlier GB William Morris stamp -- the 15 1/2p 'Strawberry Thief' one in the set of 4 'British Textiles' stamps that were issued in 1982.

Didn't the US Post office issue one too?

Regards, Fin de Circus

Comment by Jen Staggs on June 4, 2011 at 5:37pm: I LOVE William Morris designs and looky here! UK stamps full of his work!

Comment by Louise Kiner on April 22, 2011 at 9:16pm: This was in this weeks Globe and Mail newspaper. I thought I would share it with you all.

Comment by Jen Staggs on April 16, 2011 at 5:55am: How very like Elizabeth I of her- because the body of the queen in likenesses should represent the seat of the monarch- the "office" does not die or age, it is ageless and without weakness. Interesting.

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