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 Valentin N. Dolgov on February 17, 2011 at 9:56am: Thank you one and All the Valentines Day sent!!

Comment by Susanna Lakner on February 17, 2011 at 9:36am: Ha ha, funny idea! :-)

Comment by Torma Cauli on February 17, 2011 at 8:52am: It's here I'm -or Val- one hundred and fifty years ago. :-)

Comment by DKeys on February 16, 2011 at 2:28pm: Glad mine made it to you Angie-hope you had a great Vday!

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 16, 2011 at 10:35am: Valentines coming in and are a delight, each one! thank you, Diane, and Gogo! and even nico Van Horrn sent one!

Comment by Marcia Cirillo (Fifi LePew) on February 14, 2011 at 2:37pm: Ditto what David said.

Here's a news item on historic valentines at this link. Some photos of old & lovely photos..

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/2011...

Comment by David Stafford on February 14, 2011 at 2:31pm: Happy Valentine's Day to you, Katerina and everyone...

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 14, 2011 at 2:22pm: February 14, today: Valentine's Day! Happy, happy everyone!

In today's mail were three more fun Valentines:

Elvis! from Boo, and the Beatles from Louise K., and great stamps from Susan Walker! Some historical stamps and artistamps!

Thank you one and all for ALL the Valentines sent!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 14, 2011 at 8:17am: Hi Nikki! I don't know of this. Thanks for the reference. I'll see if mr Amazon has a copy at a realistic price.

Regards, Val

Comment by Nikki Soppelsa on February 13, 2011 at 8:30pm: Val...do you have a copy of "The Illustrated Letter" by Charles Hamilton, 1987 ...'an extraordinary collection of embellished correspondence by celebrated artists and writers ... ?

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