Monday, April 18, 2016

60 Years After Theft, Rare 'Inverted Jenny' Stamp Turns Up

Rare 'Inverted Jenny' Stamp Turns Up 60 Years After Theft

From the article: "...There are other known "inverted Jenny" stamps from that sheet of 100, but this newly discovered stamp is from the stolen block of four. "After careful expert examination the rarity was determined to be position 76 in the pane of 100 subjects," the Spink USA auction house said in a press release...."


Article Reference: www.npr.org

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

35 of Alabama's tiniest rural post offices in towns with names you've never heard

35 of Alabama's tiniest rural post offices in towns with names you've never heard

From the article: "...In Alabama, post offices were established in small towns in the early 1800s. The earliest service in a town that still has a post office today was begun in Huntsville in 1811, according to the United States Postal Service...."


Article Reference: www.al.com