Stamp News
Elvis Presley – King of Rock ‘n’ Roll AND Postage Stamps
Ever since Elvis Presley’s death in 1977, fans across America clamored for a postage stamp honoring the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The world’s first Elvis stamps were issued by St. Vincent in 1985 (four singles and four souvenir sheets), but the US still had nearly a decade to wait. Around 1988, Postmaster General Anthony … Read more
Read MoreUkraine Postage Stamp Sends Clear Message to Russia
On April 12, 2022, Ukraine made big waves in the news with a new postage stamp picturing a Snake Island soldier flipping a Russian warship the bird. It was Ukraine’s first postage stamp in wartime conditions and quickly drew the attention of collectors and non-collectors alike. In fact, the stamp went viral online with millions … Read more
Read MoreDiscover the History of Confederate Printing Press No. 3
Did you know Mystic now owns the only surviving printing press used to produce the first Confederate postage stamps?
Read MoreWatch CBS’ Stamp Collecting Show
Did you miss the recent stamp collecting segment on the CBS Sunday Morning show?
Read MoreCBS Sunday Morning Airs Stamp Collecting Segment
Exciting news – for the first time in its 36-year history, CBS Sunday Morning aired a segment on stamp collecting! The show ran on Sunday, January 18th, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Did you watch it? Correspondent Rita Braver interviewed several leading members of our hobby, including Ken Martin of the APS, organizers of … Read more
Read MoreStamp Collecting via the NPM
Produced by the National Postal Museum, this video stars Don Sundman and Bill Gross as they discuss their passion for collecting.
Read MoreRoger Brody’s Second Purpose
Roger S. Brody, a specialist in early twentieth century U.S. stamps, was introduced to the world of stamp collecting at the age of ten, when he was given a general world-wide album filled with a smattering of stamps
Read MoreLincoln, Slavery and the Civil War
Now you can watch a video of Eliot Landau presenting his award-winning Lincoln, Slavery and the Civil War exhibit at the National Postal Museum’s 7th annual Maynard Sundman Lecture.
Read MoreWilliam H. Gross Gallery’s First Anniversary
Join Mystic and its family of collectors in congratulating the National Postal Museum on the first anniversary of the William H. Gross Gallery.
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