The Stamp Collecting Blog
@ Jamestown Stamp Co.
Thankful for Our Approval Customers
After a long weekend to reflect, we at Jamestown Stamp Company agree that we are most thankful for our Stamp Approvals Customers. With hundreds of years of combined experience, our staff is committed to helping each collector build a better stamp collection. It’s what we do; and we’ve loved doing it since 1939. “stamp approvals customers[…]get […]
Geography and Stamp Collecting
It’s National Geography Awareness Week. Geography is one of the first topics we learn about as school children. And it is then that we begin to discover that the World is a much larger place than we were previously aware. In school, we learn of distant cultures perhaps with special bias toward differences as an educational […]
How Postage Stamps are Made
The process of how postage stamps are made has come along way since the mid 1800’s. Today, over 50 million stamps can be printed and readied for distribution in a single day. Technological advances have made the production of postage stamps faster, cheaper, and safer from potential forgery. Some designs and elements of a given […]
The Bridges Between Stamps and History
Recently, we’ve posted a few blog topics focusing on the connections between stamp art and politics, stamps and diverse cultures, as well as great people and their service to the World. One of the most fascinating elements of stamp collecting is the connection between postage stamps and the people, places, and events they depict. If […]
Speak up for Service Day
October 30 is National Speak up for Service Day. This the day we recognize the importance of good deeds and kind acts that otherwise go unnoticed. With the constant flow of daily information and the onslaught of what the media calls “news”, it is quite difficult to stay informed about all the little things that matter […]
Semi-Postals and Breast Cancer Awareness Postage Stamps
Since 1897 stamp issuing nations around the World have been issuing semi-postal stamps. What are Semi-Postal stamps? Sometimes referred to as Charity Stamps, semi-postals are valid postage that actually cost more than their face value. The additional surcharge these stamps carry is used to fund a recognized charity or cause. For example, St. Vincent and […]
World Post Day
On October 9, 1874, the Universal Postal Union was formed in Bern, Switzerland where it is headquartered today. The UPU is the governing body responsible for regulations and standards regarding the passage of mail among member nations and states. The UPU currently has 192 members. Before the Universal Postal Union, specific agreements between nations were […]
October is National Stamp Collecting Month
“The collecting of stamps brings untold millions of people of all nations into greater understandings of their world neighbours.” – Francis Cardinal Spellman National Stamp Collecting Month was started by the Council of Philatelic Organizations and the USPS. Beginning in 1981, October has been designated as the month to promote and enjoy one of America’s […]
Politics of Postage Stamp Designs
Discernment of the politics on Worldwide stamps depends a great deal upon when and where you see them… “The postage stamp […] has an ideological density per square centimetre that is probably more concentrated than any other medium of cultural expression.” – David Scott (expert in Textual and Visual Studies) Looking at the collectible postage […]