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 David Stafford on April 15, 2011 at 3:26pm: jen, normally I would not be caught dead saying this but....lol

Comment by Jen Staggs on April 15, 2011 at 3:17pm: I think she just has a camera with a really big lens.

Comment by David Stafford on April 15, 2011 at 3:02pm: Thanks, Jen...Angie, somehow I think you are not being entirely forthcoming....Did you take trip to the world famous planetarium in Port Washington to stage your photos?

Comment by Jen Staggs on April 15, 2011 at 2:23pm: Amazing work, Val and David! Such great, polar opposite creations from a unified inspiration. Genius!

Comment by David Stafford on April 15, 2011 at 1:06pm: Cool backdrop for the Martian Chicks card, Angie..where'd you get all that Martianalia?

Comment by Nikki Soppelsa on April 13, 2011 at 10:37pm: As if the mission wasn't enough ... Apollo 2 Commander has spent the entire day fabricating and completing the book that now holds the mailart received for this commemorative mission (which is half the whole).

I should have been outdoors enjoying the sunshine, had plans to do precisely that, but found my project so enjoyable that I was determined to see it finished ... I may add more in addition to expected mail, but am pleased. I've decided to share the lot when I've received the remaining pieces of mail.

Over and out ... (for awhile;-)

Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on April 13, 2011 at 5:47pm: I've posted all of my Commemorative Space cards in my photos on my IUOMA blog. If you are interested in seeing them all.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on April 13, 2011 at 5:45pm: Was that ALL you got Mim? If so it seems to have come off the Space Mailing (or something). Wait a few days, and then tell me if you got my Space piece. If you don't then i'll try and talk the Mission Controller into launching a special rocket just for you.

Regards, Val

Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on April 13, 2011 at 5:41pm: That is a beauty. I haven't recieved mine but I did receive this. Could it have been on the piece?

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on April 13, 2011 at 5:28pm: Thanks Louise. An impressive guy, that Konstantin T. Regards, Val

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