I'm going mid century modern.

It’s a racket, I say, a racket! And always has been! #philately (Bangor Daily News, October 6, 1894)

Overprints continued. A King Michael I of Romania 36,000 lei stamp issued March 1947, overprinted and surcharged in September that year with "2 + 3 LEI C.B.A. 1947" in carmine for the (unofficial) Campionatele Balcanice de Atletism (Balkan Games) held in Bucharest #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting

With sincere gratitude to the fellow philatelists around the world .... Ik wens je vrede en al het beste tijdens de feestdagen! Je vous souhaite paix et bonheur pendant les fêtes ! Ich wünsche Ihnen Frieden und alles Gute für die Feiertage! ...

Nepal, 1899. Printed on rice paper.

1859, Uruguay. The easiest stamp of the this set to procure ... but the most challenging to photograph well.

There are number of interesting Varieties on the U.S. Overrun Nations issues. (1943-'44; S.C. 909-21) They are interesting Varieties to look for ... Below, is one of the "red over black" Varieties On the left, the normal black over red printing. On the right, the red over black Variety.

1963.

Happy Thanksgiving!

More overprints! In 1924, France issued four stamps to commemorate the 8th Olympiad in Paris. These were overprinted and the currency changed for use in Lebanon and Syria which were under French control after WW1: one set in French and one in French and Arabic #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting

Welke symfonie luisteren jullie het liefst? ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I admit it...my mornings are a blizzard of multitasking -hopping around trying to get a boot on, snapping photos of stamps; on the phone to clients, and making coffee like I work at a restaurant. I hear there's a Holiday coming up though.

Maybe it’s because I’m new to this whole cover business, but it’s remarkable to me that this letter was sent in 1858 in Spain and now the envelope is sitting here on my desk. #philately

Overprint time! An Albanian pictorial issue of 1922, overprinted “Mbledhje Kushtetuese” (Constitutional Assembly) in black, above a violet handstamp diamond lozenge enclosing “TIRANE KALLNUER 1924” (TIRANA JANUARY 1924) in January 1924 #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting

If the manufacturer of these stamp mounts had ever faced a class action suit, we would all be receiving a check for thirty one cents.

So @stamplab.bsky.social and I are trying to start stamp theme threads. My theme is OVERPRINTS! Please share your overprinted stamps! Here's a starter: a 1945 50c Colombian stamp overprinted for the 1946 Central American & Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting

Mary Sears: The Oceanographer Who Mapped Death and Saved Thousands at Tarawa - How One Woman's Tide Tables Changed the Course of the Pacific War voxmeditantis.com/2025/11/23/m... #WomenInSTEM #STEM #Oceanography #Planktonology #NavalScience

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

psa: do not say “I animated” something if you did literally nothing but feed it through some ai service. Just say you fed it through ai, so I don’t have to dig around to find out that I want to block you.

Around here, the rabbit holes have side burrows where I think they are serving tea. This all started looking for Ottoman overprints related to Albania, the missing Lenin stamp that I am sure I put up for safekeeping (lost for a decade I'm sure), and anything from Sierra Leone. I love Sundays.

What I do when I'm not looking for misplaced stamps. Make homes glow.

After the PBS special on the American Revolution, my thoughts keep turning to Sierra Leone, Great Britain, and the ultimate goal.....emancipation.

John F. Kennedy; 1917-1963.

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙴𝚗𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝.

The artists behind the artwork for American Revolution series on PBS. William T. Trego 1858-1909. Nearly paralyzed hands and feet throughout his life, his painting, "The March to Valley Forge" placed 3rd in a competition of Historical Paintings. 1/

The artists behind the artwork for American Revolution series on PBS. Charles Willson Peale. 1741-1827. Officer in the Revolutionary War, Philosopher and Artist of The Revolution. 1/

The artists behind the artwork for American Revolution series on PBS. Emanuel Leutze. 1816-1868.

The artists behind the artwork for American Revolution series on PBS. John Turnbull. 1756-1843. The "Painter of the American Revolution". Also an Officer and aide-de-camp to George Washington. 1/

"We haven't had that spirit here since 1969." -Glenn Frey, Don Henley. '77. Hotel California.

Despite rumors to contrary, Mt. Rainier is not ready to erupt. If anything,- it's showing off.

Gambia Gambie Registered letter with 1s affixed with Air Mail cachet scarce www.cpaphil.com/prod... #GambiaStamps #GambianPhilately #RegisteredCover #RegisteredLetter #1ShillingStamp #AirMailCachet #ScarceCover #PostalHistory #PhilatelicRarity #StampCollection #ClassicCovers

Air mail greetings from Springfield Illinois.

The spirit of the times.

#GeorgeWashington #Brooklyn #AmericanRevolution #stamps #philately

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That feeling you get moments before diving into a pile of postal history, excited and curious, certain that the covers hold mysteries to discover and stories to tell. #philately #stampcollecting #writing

Chilling. "Things happen." "Trump’s remarks on Jamal Khashoggi were striking, brushing off the killing of a journalist in a cavalier way: 'A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen.'"

Here's a simple question that everybody I know is asking. Are those files to be released the unedited, un-purged, un-redacted, original files?

📜 272 words. 2 minutes. One immortal speech. In 1863, Lincoln stood at Gettysburg and delivered fewer than 300 words — a speech that reshaped America’s idea of freedom and sacrifice. 📖 More in Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills.

New idea for Topicals. Do you miss the humor and creativity of it all too? Runs a couple days or so...the most likes to your post means you lead the next topic. Post as many times as you like per topic...any medium...postcards, stamps, photographs... To start, The topic: "In Flight".

What I love about Burns is that he gets people interested and asking questions. I can’t tell you how many posts I’ve seen from people stating they’d never heard of Phyllis Wheatley until last night. Who knows how many people are now knee deep in a Phyllis Wheatley rabbit hole thanks to the show.

Netherlands. 1970. (s.c ;.b- 469)

Netherlands. 1974.

It's hard to imagine still living in an era where I can walk around thinking "What the hell did I do with that Napoleon stamp?" It doesn't seem like very recent history. I mean, what was I doing in school during those er, nevermind.

One of Mongolia's 2025 #stamps features the group #HURD. If you haven't listened to #bands from #Mongolia, you really are missing something amazing. Good #music youtu.be/YV-GqUz5-YY

Almost a new record.

In our weekly update, we bring you new postcards from prewar Japan. Sunrise at Matsushima, noon at Gōra Park, and for dusk a publisher invites us to see the famed rocks in Futami Bay, though not the ones most people think of. Check what is new at historyinpostcards.com/news/20251116/

New idea for Topicals. Do you miss the humor and creativity of it all too? Runs a couple days or so...the most likes to your post means you lead the next topic. Post as many times as you like per topic...any medium...postcards, stamps, photographs... To start, The topic: "In Flight".

Postcard of the YMCA in Niagara Falls, NY from 1907. In the early-mid 1970’s I worked for the Niagara Falls Y while attending nearby Niagara University #stampcollecting #postcards