Stamp of the Day

April 2020

Seven (Count Em) Reflections on the 1939 NY World Fair

Several possible options today for #stampoftheday but I’m going to go with two related to the 1939 New York World’s Fair, which opened on April 30, 1939 on over 1,200 acres of land at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. (Apologies for such a long post but I’m having fun here…) Over 200,000 people attended the fair’s opening […]

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Casey Jones Actually Appeared on a Stamp

And now for something completely different! The #stampoftheday for April 29 is 1950’s 3-cent stamp commemorating the role of railroad engineers in building America. The stamp pictures folk hero John Luther “Casey” Jones, who was killed in a train wreck near Vaughn, Mississippi. The stamp was issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on the 50th anniversary of

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James Monroe Really Did Win In an Historic Landslide

The #stampoftheday for April 28 is 1958’s 3-cent stamp marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, who served from 1817-1825. (Happy birthday Jimmy!). Fun fact: when he ran for reelection in 1820, Monroe was unopposed. He received every electoral vote except one, which was cast for

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Towards the UN…and More Opportunities for Women

Today’s #stampoftheday is the 5-cent “Toward United Nations” stamp issued on the day that representatives from 46 war-weary nations that had their first meeting (in San Francisco) to discuss what became the United Nations. The stamp’s simple design, including its wording were suggested by President Franklin Roosevelt, an avid stamp collector who died about two

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