Schoolmaster Makes the Grade for Postal Innovation

First Stamp

Ask an American to name a person responsible for creating the modern postal service, and “Ben Franklin” is the answer you’re likely to get. But while Franklin, our first postmaster, deserves credit for establishing an effective postal system early in our history, the creation of the USPS is not an example of Franklin’s famous capacity for innovation. The innovations that would [... Continue reading]

National Stamp Collecting Month

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Lennon
Ronnie Wood

Did you know that the USPS designates October as National Stamp Collecting Month?  Every fall the postal service kicks off the month-long celebration of philately by unveiling a new collector stamp series for the youth market.

Stamp collecting was once the most popular hobby in the world, and is still enjoyed by many today.  In the days before television and the Internet, [... Continue reading]