Before he became the most famous aviator in the world, Charles A. Lindbergh worked a very real, very demanding job for the U.S. Post Office Department: flying Contract Air Mail Route No. 2 (CAM‑2) between St. Louis and Chicago.
Pat Morgan shares a bit about the two major types of coil stamps.
In 1898, eleven proprietary drug companies, 10 in St. Louis, made a deal with the IRS to print their own proprietary tax stamps for use until the delayed federal tax stamps arrived. These came to be known as the St. Louis Provisionals. Want one? Get your checkbook out. Most of them have a five-figure value!
Lincoln’s postal career is one of the most charming and humanizing chapters of his early life — and it played a real role in shaping his reputation for honesty and public service. Lincoln, like Washington and Franklin, has appeared on over 1,000 stamps worldwide.
A murder mystery. In 1892, Gaston Leroux, a well-known Parisian collector at the time, was found murdered. It took detectives months to solve the case, but they did. The culprit was Hector Giroux. The motive? The 2-cent Hawaiian Missionary stamp. Today, 15 known on and off cover; off $250K and up, on $2.25M.
Pat Morgan shares a bit of the history of Cotton Candy along with its ties to St. Louis. It’s a sweet article!
During the Boston 2026 World Expo on May 28, 2026, John Hotchner RDP introduced Alex Haimann at the signing ceremony for the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
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Sidney Lanier (1842–1881) was an American poet, musician, and scholar whose lyrical style blended the rhythms of music with the imagery of nature. Born in Macon, Georgia, Lanier showed early talent in both literature and the flute, interests that shaped his later work. Around 1858, before the Civil War, he briefly served as a postal clerk in Macon, one of his earliest public service roles.
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