The “Cheap Postage Movement” and the Advent of the First U.S. Postage StampThe 1844 U.S. presidential election between Democrat James Polk and Whig Henry Clay was a nailbiter. Marked by controversies over slavery...
One-Page ExhibitsSome stamp societies invite collectors to submit one-page exhibits that are then displayed on their websites. These are noncompetitive...
Two Letters to Charles Earl Carpenter, Ice Baron, 1844 and Circa 1863We take ice for granted. As Amy Brady writes in Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks - A Cool History of a Hot Commodity, "Ice is...
