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Defining a Legend

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Defining a Legend

Nothing about making a movie is simple, and nothing about developing a Legends of Hollywood stamp is either.

An Accidental Series

Submitted by admin on September 25, 2009 - 10:03am
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An Accidental Series

To paraphrase Shakespeare, some stamps are born as a series, some stamps achieve series status, and some stamps have “series” thrust upon them. Enjoy the work of artist Nancy Stahl, whose animal stamps have become a series chosen by the collecting public.

Every Last Detail

Submitted by admin on October 7, 2009 - 10:51am
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Every Last Detail

Flags of Our Nation is hardly the first stamp series to honor this country’s states. But it is a ground-breaking series, using a new stamp format as well as advanced printing technology. Flags of Our Nation also represents meticulous attention to detail at every step in the process.

The Critical Diacritical

Submitted by admin on October 7, 2009 - 9:57am
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The Critical Diacritical

Is the ‘okina shown on the Hawai‘i stamp a mistake? Articles in the media and the blogosphere have suggested so, but you be the judge.

Guiding Lights

Submitted by admin on September 2, 2009 - 1:24pm
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Guiding Lights

The Gulf Coast Lighthouses stamps are the fifth issuance in the popular Lighthouses series, which began in 1990. The series demonstrates the creative reach of a long-term collaboration between illustrator and art director. It also reflects some of the big changes in stamp manufacturing over the past two decades. Enjoy all 25 designs in the series.

2009 Black Heritage Stamp Released

Submitted by admin on October 2, 2009 - 12:48pm
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2009 Black Heritage Stamp Released

On June 11, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp honoring Anna Julia Cooper, a woman born into slavery who became a scholar and activist educator.