About this Site
This site started because of my interest in collecting stamped
envelops and wrappers of the US, As this project developed, my
research wandered of into most corners of US postal history.
US postage is a hugh subject and my interests lean toward
the historical. As a result, this guide pays little attention to
much after 1960 and concentrates (to the extent I'm able) on the
19th century. For regular issue stamps the guide includes the
American Credo Issue, 1960-1961 at Scott number 1144 inclusive,
for airmail stamps the last entry is Scott C61, for regular
issue postal stationary U545, which includes the 1962 5 cent
and 1 cent surcharge to complete the series of oval dies, for
airmail stationary UC34 and for postcards UX47.
We make a distinction between general information about US
postage and 'stamp collecting'. The former is the result of
research into postal history, the latter leans heavily on my
personal history as a collector of postal stationary, the first
issue 1853-1860.
This site is designed for a wide screen and will surely look
awful on a mobile device. At some time in the future I might
make some of the content available for mobile devises but not
yet.
I hope this guide will be useful both to the specialist and
the beginner.
To my surprise, this site has gotten out of hand and now has
some pages for Worldwide Postage. I
just couldn't restrain myself.
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