The Strange History of Uncle Milton’s Ant Farm Craze
Uncle Milton turned a simple ant farm into a $40 million empire, but behind the comic book ads were dead ants, postal headaches, and surprising history.
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United States Postal Service: Who is Alex Trebek?
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is paying tribute to the beloved long-time host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek, with a specially designed stamp.
US Postal Service Releases Set of Sun Science Stamps
The USPS celebrates the most important heavenly body in the sky. The sun. The postal service uses images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory to illustrate different solar phenomena.
Jimi Hendrix Stamp
Jimi Hendrix would give his stamp of approval for his new stamp from the post office. Wonder if 45 years ago they would even consider creating a stamp with his image, most likely the post office was reading his mail on the behalf of Nixon. We have come a long way. Born in Seattle on […]
The Pioneers of American Industrial Design Stamps
The Post Office (USPS) is honoring the greatest industrial designers that shaped our daily lives. The things we use daily that we take for granted and some believe they were there forever. If not for these people we would still be peddling our cars like Fred Flintstone. The 12 stamps pay homage to the male […]
United States Postal Service Upgrade
The USPS mail system is in need of a re-visualization and Matt Chase is a breath of fresh air for one of the oldest North American institutions as it gets a imaginary complete face-lift. This comprehensive face-lift is from head to toe where every visual aspect is examined. Everything from logo, letterhead, business cards, packing […]
Calvin and Hobbes Licked in 2010
Calvin and Hobbes finally get licked in 2010 with a series of comic strip stamps that pay tribute also to Archie, Dennis the Menace, Garfield ,and Beetle Bailey. The street date is July in the United States, the stamps will be a very popular set with collectors. Stamp of Approval>> Tony M.If this article made […]