Stamps 1996 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
1932 official pictorial postal cards of Canada. | Hobbies and crafts | Ed Richardson |
1944 railroad issue celebrates transcontinental link. (postage stamp) | Hobbies and crafts | Arthur A. Delaney |
1997 Scott volume 1A notes upswing. (1997 Scott Standard Postage Catalogue has more than 16,500 value changes) | Hobbies and crafts | |
1997 Scott volume 1B has over 24,000 changes, (Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue valuation changes) | Hobbies and crafts | |
A brief history of the federal duck stamps. (revenue stamps on hunting permits)(Lonestar's Postal History) | Hobbies and crafts | |
A brief history of the Mexican postal system. | Hobbies and crafts | C.B. Riddle |
A cover forwarded by the 'Delta Express.' (an officer's private letter sent from the battle area of the Mexican-American War to Philadelphia, PA via a war correspondent's horse express) | Hobbies and crafts | Leonard V. Huber |
Alexander Graham Bell: Canadian-American hero.(stamp collecting) | Hobbies and crafts | Arthur A. Delaney |
Amelia Earhart contributed much to the science of aviation. (three countries have issued postage stamps to honor her) | Hobbies and crafts | Bill Hunter |
A prisoner of General Morgan's Riders. (an 1863 cover and its letter which discusses a capture by the Confederate cavalry) | Hobbies and crafts | Raymond M. Wilkinson |
A review of the Fulbright first day ceremony. (Feb. 28, a Fulbright scholarship stamp was issued to honor Sen. William J. Fulbright and the educational grants named after him) | Hobbies and crafts | Chris Lazaroff |
Australia will honor military aviation history. (four postage stamps to be issued Feb. 26, 1996)(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Brazil honors the '100th anniversary of volleyball. (commemorative postage stamp in honor of one of the country's favorite game) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Breast cancer awareness stamp slated for June. (postage stamp issue) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Canada Post honors the 'Spirit of Haida Gwaii.' (Queen Charlotte Island honored in postage stamp Masterpieces of Canadian Art series) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Canada Post recognizes high technology. (commemorative postage stamps issued for biotechnology, aerospace, information, and ocean technology) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Canada Post to celebrate gold rush at CAPEX '96. (Canada's International Stamp Exhibition June 1996) | Hobbies and crafts | |
China's city of Cathay is honored with stamps. (postage stamp issue from Dominica) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Chinese postal service centennial. (opened in 1896) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Collateral material often enhances a collection.(stamp collecting) | Hobbies and crafts | R. M. Arndt |
Dating covers is the sport of postal historians. (envelopes)(Lonestar's Postal History)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Disney characters salute Chinese lunar calendar. (commemorative stamps issued by Dominica) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Distinguishing the U.S. 2-cent stamps of 1879 to 1879.(article first appeared in STAMPS, August 13, 1949) | Hobbies and crafts | Stephen G. Rich |
Dr. Walter Reed battled yellow fever. (commemorative stamp issued in 1940) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Easter eggs, bunnies & bonnets form a great topic. (postage stamp collecting) | Hobbies and crafts | Tony Shaman |
Exquisite aquarium fish grace Philippine stamps. | Hobbies and crafts | |
Faroe Islands honors church in Bringsnagota. (two stamps honor Catholic Church in the Faeroes)(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Faroe Islands honors the wives of seafaring men. (postage stamp issues) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Faroe Islands issues commemoratives for seaweed. | Hobbies and crafts | |
Germany new issues include famous women stamps. | Hobbies and crafts | |
Good questions & informative answers. (readers have many questions about flaws, oddities and errors in postage stamps)(The Error Scene)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Jacques C. Schiff Jr. |
Grenada Grenadines honor Hollywood leading ladies. (commemorative postage stamps issued for 1996 The Centennial of the Cinema; sheet honoring romantic movie couples also released) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Hanukkah stamp to be joint issue with Israel. (to be a part of the Holiday Celebration series) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Held hostage in a picker's home. (a stamp collector's adventures with a man who picks out Lincoln memorabilia for collectors)(Reminiscing with Ralph)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Ralph G. Poriss |
How Honolulu almost missed out on the Project Mercury first day. (commemorative stamp to honor earth orbiting feat of astronaut John Glenn) | Hobbies and crafts | H.C. Cavaco |
How to write up collections for exhibition. (first of several articles on this topic)(Stamps are Fun)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Joe Foley |
Humorist Will Rogers has a philatelic legacy.(stamp collecting) | Hobbies and crafts | Paul Schumacher |
'Inslepost' overprints on German military stamps. | Hobbies and crafts | Henry M. Goodkind |
Inverts of $2.00 Canadian definitive discovered. | Hobbies and crafts | |
Ireland celebrates the rich tradition of horse racing. (postage stamps issued) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Israel continues philatelic tribute to Jerusalem 3000. (commemorative postage stamps)(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Israel new issues honor popular outdoor sports. | Hobbies and crafts | |
Israel to issue Holocaust showcard for CAPEX. (Canada's Fourth International Stamp Exhibition 1996) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Jacqueline Cochran flies into philatelic history. (first woman to break the sound barrier honored with a US postage stamp) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Laser light show used in unveiling of computer stamp. (postage stamp honors computer technology) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Linotype machine highlights first day ceremony. (four inventors honored on postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | Caroline Scannell |
Lithuania's patron saint depicted on Vatican stamp. (Saint Casimir)(article first appeared in STAMPS May 21, 1960) | Hobbies and crafts | C. Matuzas |
Luxembourg's new releases include railway issue. (commemorative postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Many nations celebrate the Year of the Rat with stamps. (Chinese Lunar Year commemorative postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Marshall Islands has 'chronology-theme' sheet. (12 postage stamps to honor the island's history including evacuation of Bikini Atoll before U.S. atomic weapons testing) | Hobbies and crafts | |
New Finnish booklet celebrates cinema anniversary. (commemorative postage stamps issued) | Hobbies and crafts | |
New medal for classic U.S. exhibits created. (designed for the US Philatelic Classics Society competitions) | Hobbies and crafts | |
New Scott values will reflect world market. (1997 version of stamp catalog for collectors) | Hobbies and crafts | |
New Zealand commemorates horse racing.(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Olympic first days from 1932. (stamp collecting)(First Day Cover Corner)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Marjorie J. Sente |
Palau sheetlet for CAPEX '96 honors explorers. (CAPEX '96 World Stamp Exhibition; stamps honor naval and air circumnavigators) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Papua New Guinea's Rabaul Volcano. (design on new postage stamp issue)(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Philatelic journals provide valuable information. (an assortment of nine periodicals are discussed)(This Week in Literature)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Everett Parker L. |
Portugal honors two patrons of oceanography. (King Charles I of Portugal and Prince Albert I of Monaco) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Portuguese language 700th anniversary. (commemorative postage stamp issued)(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Postmark collecting can be done on a budget. | Hobbies and crafts | David E. Lyman |
'Received' cancels were sometimes used erroneously. (postmarks amd cancellations on stamped envelopes)(Lonestar's Postal History)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Renewed interest in local stamps. (non-government postage stamps issued by now defunct private companies)(Speaking of Stamps, Etc.)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Herman Jr. Herst |
Research reveals historical data on Nixie markings. (postal markings)(Lonestar's Postal History)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
'Return to sender' FDC's & a leap year FDC. (unusual first day covers)(First Day Cover Corner)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Marjory J Sante |
Rocket mail flight honored Robert H. Goddard. (first day ceremony on October 5, 1964 at Roswell, NM) | Hobbies and crafts | Harry Mueggenburg |
Some background on railroad post office cancels. (RPO)(Lonestar's Postal History)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Songbirds grace China '96 souvenir sheet. (issued by Israel, includes news of other upcoming Israeli stamp issues) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Stamp honors 75th anniversary of manufacturers association. (Israeli postage stamp for the Manufacturers Association of Israel) | Hobbies and crafts | |
St. Louis Postmaster Provisionals on display. (award-winning collection to be shown at a US Postal Service Postage Stamp Mega Event in New York, NY) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Tennessee statehood stamp features capitol building.(commemorative postage stamp) | Hobbies and crafts | |
The 1907 dividing line for postal cards & post cards. | Hobbies and crafts | Charles A. Fricke |
The flamingos of Anegada. (to honor bird restoration in the British Virgin Islands)(Foreign Focus)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
The history & study of RFD cancels. (rural free delivery)(Lonestar's Postal History)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | |
The house right on the road. (dealer finds a wonderful stamp collection in a strange house)(Reminiscing with Ralph)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Jonathan Poriss |
The 'officially sealed' stamps of B.N.S. (non-revenue stamps issued by postal services of Canada and New Foundland for reclosed mail sent from dead letter offices) | Hobbies and crafts | |
The prince of Filipino engraving art. (Melecio Figueroa's designs are on currency and stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | John Semeniuk |
The story behind 'Operation Crossroads' cover. (stamped envelopes were carried on one of the bombers which dropped the atomic bomb on Japan) | Hobbies and crafts | John H. Waddell |
The story behind Poland's 'monuments sets.' (Polish postal history) | Hobbies and crafts | Chester A. Schafer |
The story behind the automobile stamp of 1952. (American Automobile Association's collaboration) | Hobbies and crafts | Tom LaMarre |
The symbolic design of early Japanese stamps.(postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | S.F. Warner |
Tools of the trade for philatelic exhibitors. (part 2)(Stamps are Fun.)(Column) | Hobbies and crafts | Joe Foley |
Tracking your topical collection. (stamp collecting) | Hobbies and crafts | Barbara Anderson |
Turks & Caicos commemorate famous shipwrecks. (postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | |
U.N. honors 50th anniversary of WFUNA. (World Federation of United Nations Associations) | Hobbies and crafts | |
U.N. honors Conference on Human Settlements. (postage stamp issue) | Hobbies and crafts | |
USPS announces self adhesive stamps with liner variation.(United States Postal Service marketing) | Hobbies and crafts | |
USPS commemorates pioneers of communication. (postage stamps issued) | Hobbies and crafts | |
USPS recognizes works of Cal Farley. (founder of Boys Ranch)(United States Postal Service) | Hobbies and crafts | |
USPS unveils design for 20 Olympic stamps. (commemorative postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | |
USPS will honor Raoul Wallenberg in 1997. (saved thousands of Jews from Nazi death camps in Hungary)(postage stamps) | Hobbies and crafts | |
Variations in FDC collecting. (first day cover for new postage stamp issues; article first printed in STAMPS, July 5, 1958) | Hobbies and crafts | M.G. Ringenberg |
William A. Kelsey (1948-1996)(Obituary) | Hobbies and crafts | |
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