WASHINGTON.- To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the museum is hosting ?Alphabetilately: An Alphabet of Philately,? a vibrant alphabetical exhibition about...
31. Dogsled Mail Dogs were used to deliver mail when pulling a dogsled. Mail carried by dogs, saw limited use in the northern parts of Alaska during the early ears of the 20th century.
32. Pigeon post The Egyptians and the Persians first used carrier pigeons 3,000 years ago. Homing pigeons are used to carry messages, which are called Pigeon Post. As a method of communication, it is likely as old as the ancient Persians from whom the art of train...
33. Pagsanjan Falls Stamp - Error On 3rd May, 1932 United States issued a set of seven stamps showing places of interest and landmarks in the Philippines, which is the part of US Territory at that time.
34. Space-Filler Most of the Philatelists endeavor to collect undamaged stamps in the best condition attainable. However, an increasing number are also willing to accept damaged stamps, the reasons for this are economic.
35. Dummy Stamps Dummy stamps, also known as test stamps are label resembling a postage stamp that is used by postal authorities for testing equipment and training postal workers. They generally have the same size and shape as regular stamps but with a minimal desig...
36. Sieger Covers Sieger Covers are carried on Apollo 15 and these are much rarer in the world. German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger had arranged a deal, in which H. Walter Eierman convinced the Apollo 15 crew members to carry 100 cacheted covers to the moon and back, ...
37. Lady McLeod Lady McLeod was a paddle steamer and a private local post. In 1845,the private local post of the Lady McLeod was began with two rates, a monthly subscription of one dollar or ten cents per letter.
38. Marcophilately Marcophilately known as Marcophily is the specialised study and collection of postmarks, postal markings and cancellations applied by hand or machine on mail that passes through a postal system and applied by the postal operator through whose domain ...
39. Collecting Stamps Collecting stamps is a hobby that interests kids and adults alike all over the world. You can begin a stamp collection easily enough; just start collecting interesting and unusual stamps that you find. When you start out, you may want to begin by spe...
40. Finland Post Comemmorates Kimi Raikkonen On 5 September, a total of 11 new stamps will come out in four separate issues. Two of the issues are miniature sheets. One of them celebrates author Mika Waltari, who was born a century ago this year, and the other honours the 2007 Formula One World...
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Dogs were used to deliver mail when pulling a dogsled. Mail carried by dogs, saw limited use in the northern parts of Alaska during the early ears of the 20th century.
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