Wilt Chamberlain stamp ceremony at OverbrookThe Philadelphia TribuneThere will be a special Wilt Chamberlain postage stamp dedication ceremony at Overbrook High School, where Chamberlain had a spectacular basketball career. The ceremony will celebrate the two new Wilt Chamberlain Forever stamps. The program will … More: continued here
The Japanese Postal Service Is Releasing Yo-kai Watch StampsSiliconeraYo-kai Watch continues to take over Japan. Anime News Network reports that the Japanese postal service is releasing a special collectible stamp set with Yo-kai Watch characters. The set contains ten sheets of 52-yen stamps, five postcards, and four … More: continued here
The Courier-Journal Rudolph inspires 500 million stampsOrlando Sentinel"Our typical print run is about 25 million to 30 million for a commemorative stamp, but because Rudolph and the holidays are so popular we've printed 500 million stamps depicting Rudolph, Hermey, Santa and Bumble," said Mark Saunders of the Postal …Post office expects Rudolph to be a hitThe…
Not only is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" celebrating its 50th anniversary on TV this year. The special is getting a boost from the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
NJ.com Growing up with trips to the butcher shop and rationing stampsNJ.comAs mentioned in my recent article, when I was growing up our Country was in a World War and recovering from a Depression: A time of stretching a dollar and a bag of groceries. Most ladies had a special butcher shop they frequented and…
The Courier-Journal Post office expects Rudolph to be a hitThe Courier-JournalYou can celebrate the anniversary throughout the season with the U.S. Postal Service's Rudolph stamps. A typical print run is about 25 million to 30 million stamps for specialty or commemorative images, but because Rudolph and the holidays are so …Rudolph, “the most famous reindeer…
Can Ads on Stamps Reduce Post Office Debt?AdAge.comAmerican Discount Stamps sold the label to consumers in packages of 10 for $1.70 — or a nickel discount from what the USPS sold them for. Consumers attached the entire label, containing both the stamp and the ad message, on an envelope, which was …and more » More: continued here
The Philadelphia Tribune NBA Legend Wilt Chamberlain Immortalized on U.S. Postage StampThe Philadelphia TribuneFrom left to right: U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, Wilt Chamberlain's sister Barbara Lewis, U.S. Rep. Robert Brady and Chamberlain's sister Selina Chamberlain-Gross pose for a picture with the first Chamberlain postage stamps issued in Philadelphia. More: continued here
A charity has launched an annual Christmas stamp appeal to raise money for blind and partially sighted people. More: continued here
Sierra Sun Times USPS Announces Wilt Chamberlain Extra Tall Limited Edition Forever StampsSierra Sun TimesWilt-Chamberlain-forever-stamps NBA players Julius Erving and Wali Jones will be among those dedicating the Wilt Chamberlain Forever stamps Dec. 5 at halftime when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Oklahoma City Thunder (tip-off at 7 p.m.). A video of …Stamp dedicated to Wilt…