From the last celebration. #philately

1801 Copy of The Declaration of Independence. Family copy in my possession. 25th Anniversary. (Thomas’ Almanac) I’ll likely sell it when we degrade further. Joy…

A smattering of this weeks arrivals. Conflict covers, Romania Occupation and a nice grouping of 1850-1860 Swiss stamps for my album. Need ID. #philately #conflict #MPHS #anthropology #switzerland

My plan to use Conflict Archeology to heal Veterans. cchipou.substack.com/p/how-to-hel...

This gave me flashbacks...from childhood, lol. Funny #WW2 #mothersday #Army #Navy #airforce #veterans youtube.com/shorts/rjvCU...

Nice early war Italian Conflict Cover. Salerno, Italy to Vienna Austria, 1941. Express Mail. #WW2 #Italy #conflict #philately I am a member of the Military Postal History Society. Humanity is my jam. The back cacellations are all transit cancels along with the ugly eagles and censor tape.

#history #philately #channelislands #greatbritain Friends. I have the opportunity to purchase 4900 used #WW2 Channel Islands letter sheets. $5 each. Book Worthy. I’m a conflict anthropology guy now. War is behind me. Anyone want to split this? It belongs in a museum archive!!! Help? Monday. $24k DM

For #Juneteenth: 70+ years after the Civil War, the WPA's Federal Writers' Project began interviewing elderly Americans who remembered being enslaved. These moving narratives & photos are now held here at the Library. Narratives: www.loc.gov/collections/... Photos: www.loc.gov/pictures/ite...

Lt. G. W. Means to Leslie Hodges, Brookville, PA September 3rd, 1918. Student Army Training Corps, (SATC) University of Kansas, WW1. They could handle 2,500 students at a time. #ww1 #philately blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/tag/...

My Philatelic Feline. 14 week old Maine Coon familiar. "Sua" Sponte. I gave him the Army Ranger motto for a name. #philately #stamps #cats #armyranger

Austria. 11/45. Allied Occupation postage. The flowers? What else was there left to see? It doesn’t escape me. #philately #socialphilately #WW2 #Peace

Two late 19th Century Post Office Department uniform buttons (diff. dies) One made in Utica, NY and the other likely Waterbury CT. #philately #history #usps

A French WW1 story that arrived from #France yesterday. Sgt. Henri Bailly to his wife Madam Bailly, Billancourt, Seine. #ww1 #conflict #philately

On this day in 1830, President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing Indigenous people who had lived in the southeastern U.S. for centuries to migrate west in brutal and dangerous conditions.

France 1927-1931. The Semi-postals and 2 franc airmail arrived yesterday and were mounted this A.M. #france #philately #airmail An old Minkus album I purchased online.

Just a few of the many I now attend this time of year. I cannot walk past stories such as these. #veteran #memorialday #notforgotten

United States Special Delivery, 1890's 10 cent rate, Line under cents, all three covers. I sincerely hope humanity does not forget how important these services were to our growth and prosperity. Let us try to ensure that. #philately #specialdelivery #history #philatelyheals

Came in From #France yesterday. Nice spot to fill. #philately #stamps Issued 16 June 1938. Clement Ader, Air Pioneer. 50F I prefer used and covers when possible.

Afghan Rug brought back from the War in late 2010. These were made by Afghans on looms and materials obtained from USAID. They were trying to help establish opportunities. Bet you didn't know that. #conflict #Afghanistan #usaid #army

"Not Fooling Anybody!" Political Cartoon from the Chicago Daily News, November, 1941. They did still. #conflict #ww2 #emphermera #history #pearlharbor

POW Covers (Letters sent to loved ones) to the Red Cross from PG Camps in Italy, 1941-1943. 115 of them. First the Italian then the Wehmacht ran these and can be seen by the markings. #philately #conflict #WW2 #italy

Paris Liberation Cover. This is dated 26 August 1944. I have some other stamps from various FFI sources attached. These people sacrificed terrible amounts of humanity in WW1 and WW2. #france #ww2 #FFI #conflict #philately #history

A similar, less intense experience happened to me in Afghanistan in 2010. Still the same #conflict #jokes #WW1 Judge Magazine. 9/21/1918. Artist: R.B. Fuller

Hindenburg Zepplin Airmail Flight Cover. 6/25/1936. Germany to New Jersey, USA. To the Comstock family in Princeton N.J. Less than a year later on 5/6/1937 the tradgedy would occur coming into Lakehurst, killing 35 out of 97 and one on the ground. #philately #hindenburg #Airmail

This joke didn't age at all! War does not either. #ww1 #conflict #war #anthropology Judge Magazine, Sept. 21st, 1918.

This is a Cartoon from WW1, post election. I wish we could still do this. We can't, can we? #WW1 #conflict

Some cool Wash/Frank Pre-cancels and perfins. #stamps #philately #aps Has anyone else lost stamp orders with the tariff bologna? I have lost three now. I usually buy English stamps from England for example. #usps

Canary in a "War" Mine. open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

Thanksgiving Dinner setup in the Chow Hall for Company D., 304th Engineers. Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S.C. Every man is identified. I have this story. #conflict #war #WW1 #veteran Happy Thanksgiving Gentlemen. TY for your service. SFC Chipman.

WW1 Era Harley Davidson. #WW1 #harleydavidson

Pan-American Exposition Issue. Buffalo, NY. 1901. Fair Postcard. That is an original fair label below the 8c and 10c Issues. #philately #stamps

If your a Veteran...this happened and might make you laugh. #veteran #ranger #airborne #army The DOOR POSTION. open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Official Fair Postcards. Many with Exposition Station Cancels #philately #Stlouis #MO #postcards One of my time machine stops.

Golly. G Rate Issue Stamps. 1994-1995. ONE YEAR. I think I missed this story in Linn's and the AP. Was it to mess with collectors or satisfy contractors??? #philately #Stamps #USPS

The Penny Black (1st Stamp) & Others. English Philately. Page 1&2. Davo Album. Do you like Stamps? #philately No excuse for missing SG 14 & 15. #england #stamps

U.S. Army First Day Cover. Issued 80 years ago on this day. September 28th, 1945. #Army #veteran #conflict #postalhistory Lookup the Army Values if you haven't heard of them or, Army soldiers and Veterans...if they escape you now. #leadership

Ranger School, The Peer Report and Military Cultural Ritualization. #anthropology #conflict open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

I recognize organizations that try to HELP in dark times. #veterans #conflict #war Always Free. The Girl Scouts and Keebler Elves go to War. open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

Civil Defense Artifacts. When war comes home, it involves you. From L/R Top/Bottom: 1. American Civil Defense logo. 2. Armband worn by CD observers watching for enemy aircraft/AWS. 3. Armband for a Fire Fighting volunteer 4. CD helmet that belonged to a family Rail Road Engineer. #CivilDefense #war

New acquisitions to the "HALL OF FORGOTTEN WARRIORS". Always accepting donations, including letters. Even copies. I honor and write about such men and women. #veterans #army #WW1 I seek a rite of passage for the sufferers of war for I am one. #ptsd

On this day in 1923, the NAACP denounced remarks by Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Mayor Joseph Cauffiel, who had threatened Black and Mexican migrants, telling them to leave town or risk violence.

Found him! Private James Madden. Who made the supreme sacrifice on the The Vesle Battlefield, France. August 28th, 1918. B Battery, 77th Regt. FA. #veteran #usarmy #anthropology #WW1 #France ID'd NOT by the picture. Article to follow in Some Clear Dialogue on Substack. Rest brother. #notforgotten

I spent the entire first half of my life working against what I was told was foreign hate, only to find it all around me at home. Stop it. We are ALL Americans. #Veteran #Hate #451FF #Army #Navy #Airforce #Marines #Coastguard Do you concur? #Veterans

A quick story about two young 82nd Troopers and the realities of War. #conflict. #war #veteran open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

If you are going to protest, I ask that you read this. #veteran #protest #resist Always free. Why you MUST try to leave the Soldiers on the Street alone. Please. open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

This is what propagandists fear. Me. #propaganda #fascism #conflict open.substack.com/pub/cchipou/...

WW2 German Letter. It is Dated 5/16/44 from Berlin, Germany. #philately #postalhistory #WW2 #Wehrmacht

#WAR. Those of you on watch...Keep your heads down and eyes forward...stay safe. #conflict

Artifacts of War. World War Two. Arguable -1945 #WW2 #philately #postalhistory Censored Mail. CW/TL: South Africa, Turkey, Madagascar, Netherlands and Austria. I see some Stories, do you? #fascism #chaos #conflict #airmail #philatelyheals