#USA stamps
Mistake on Hawaii's New Stamp
The artist who created Hawaii's new statehood 44c stamp is not happy with the finished result. Herb Kane says the postal service used the wrong typography on the word "Hawai‘i." Instead of using an 'okina, they made the common mistake of using an apostrophe, where the top of the line is thicker than the bottom. It's subtle but meaningful. Well I don't really feel good about it because a lot of m
Michael Jackson postage stamp in the works?
The Elvis Presley commemorative stamp set off a collector's frenzy like stamp collectors had never seen. A potential new stamp, however, could possibly blow Elvis out of the water. The Rev. Al Sharpton is requesting that the U.S. Postal Service "issue a Michael Jackson commemorative stamp." Although the USPS, which has been struggling financially in recent years, typically mandates a five-year wai
Stamp collection pulls in $5 million
A United States stamp depicting an upside-down electric car cost just 4 cents when it was issued in 1901. A strip of four of those stamps fetched more than $300,000 during the auction this week of famously flawed postage stamps owned by the late Mt. Lebanon investment adviser, Robert H. Cunliffe. The complete collection of 3,000 upside-down postage stamps -- considered the world's most comprehensi
Stamp honors Richard Wright
Richard Wright used his pen to battle racism. The U.S. Postal Service will use his image to do the same - and to help move the mail. At a first-day ceremony next Thursday in the Chicago Post Office, a 61-cent commemorative stamp honoring Wright will be issued as the 25th in the Literary Arts series. The stamp will cover the postage for first-class mail weighing up to 2 ounces when the new postal r
Stamp honors Edgar Allan Poe
Poet and master of terror Edgar Allen Poe is being honored Friday on a new commemorative postage stamp. Ceremonies marking the issuance of the 42-cent stamp are scheduled at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, the city where Poe was raised following the death of his parents. A member of the post office's board of governors, Katherine C. Tobin, says it's ironic that Poe is loved by so many so long
New U.S. stamp honors Oregon's Sesquicentennial
The Oregon Statehood stamp will be released on January 14, 2009. The first day of issue ceremony will be at the World Forestry Center in Portland. The stamp was painted by a well known illustrator from Beaverton, Oregon named Gregory Manchess. The original painting is quite small, only about 4x9 inches. The stamp depicts the rugged coastline of Oregon near Samuel Boardman state park, and was revie
New postage stamp raises Alzheimer's awareness
Helping to combat Alzheimer's disease, the U.S. Post Office has unveiled a new stamp to raise awareness. The stamp depicts a woman suffering from Alzheimer's and a helping hand on her shoulder. That hand represents friends and family who dedicate so much time caring for loved ones with the disease.
U.S. Postal Service issues new Alaska stamp
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new stamp in Fairbanks Wednesday to commemorate Alaska's 50 years of statehood. The new stamp features veteran sled dog racer Dee Dee Jonrowe during the Iditarod. Official Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz took the picture. The stamp won't be released until January, just in time for the big celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of Alaska joining the union. "
New postage stamp honors Oregon's Sesquicentennial
The artwork selected for the 2009 postage stamp to honor Oregon's Sesquicentennial was unveiled at the state capitol Tuesday, August 19th. Governor Ted Kulongoski, who was on hand, says the stamp "truly captures the beauty of Oregon". The oil painting artwork was created by Beaverton artist, Greg Manchess from a scene near Boardman State Park. Manchess' art has been featured on the covers of Time,
Stamp honoring biochemist bears error
Use it as a postage stamp, not a chemistry text. In spite of a small error in a chemical formula, the U.S. Postal Service is going ahead with a commemorative stamp honoring biochemist Gerty Cori. She discovered cori ester, a derivative of glucose. The formula for the chemical is shown on the stamp. The error is in the placement of a line in the formula and does not create a new chemical, Postal S
