[This article appeared in the May 2025 issue of "Badger Postal History," a copy of which is attached.] ----------------------------------...

I exhibited for the first time at the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show May 23-25, 2025. The title of my three-frame exhibit was the "Pan American Airways Speed Test of 1946." It received a Large Vermeil and the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Novice Award. I exhibited a slightly revised version at NOJEX in September 2025 where it was also awarded a Large Vermeil. I applied to enter it at BOSTON 2026 as a one-frame exhibit. I should hear later this year if it has been

The unassuming cover in Figure 1 was mailed by Doris Watkins from Cambria, Virginia on December 2, 1944. It's addressed to her husband,...

One of the first philatelic/social history articles I wrote was titled, “A Prize Agent, A Naturalist, and A Navy Captain: A Penny Black...

Introduction When I was growing up in the 1960s, I was captivated by the space race. I don’t remember Alan Shepard’s first Mercury flight...