Owney the Postal Dog E-book
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Chances are you’ve heard about Owney the Postal Dog. Now you can enjoy the tale of the terrier mixed-breed dog with your young friends.
In 1963, the US introduced a “Zone Improvement Plan” designed to move mail more efficiently. Used in postal addresses, the five-digit code helped “ZIP” mail along more quickly. Zip codes…
This series of videos was produced in 1935 by the U.S. Postal Service to promote airmail service and showcase the DeHavilland DH-4 plane. Part 1 features a daylight flight, while…
Benjamin Rollin Stickney isn’t a household name. In fact, he’s not known at all today outside of collectors and a handful of government workers. But Stickney caused a revolution in stamp…
In 2006, the bountiful harvests Americans produce each year were pictured on five stamp designs. The stamps were produced in coils as well as convertible and vending booklets. Telling the look-alike…
U.S. #733 commemorates Admiral Byrd’s historic expedition to the South Pole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped design the stamp, which depicts the route Byrd’s explorers traveled.
The 1913 Panama-Pacific commemoratives were issued to publicize the upcoming 1915 exposition in San Francisco. The fair celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal and honored the discovery of the…
The Trans-Mississippi stamps of 1898 were produced in conjunction with the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. The fair’s purpose was to further the progress and development of natural resources west of…
Issued to commemorate the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the Columbian stamps are among the most desirable of all U.S. stamps. This video captures some of the awe of that huge World’s…