af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 22, 2023 | Stamp of the day, Uncategorized
The fifth stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued on April 2 in 1869. It shows a painting of Christopher Columbus and members of his crew on a beach in the West Indies (Bahamas, which he called San Salvador). It is painted by the american...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 21, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The fourth stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued on April 1 in 1869. It shows the S. S. Adriatic. The Adriatic, build in New York in 1856, was a shining example of modern innovation. It was the largest and fastest ocean liner in the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 20, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The third stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued on April 1 in 1869. It shows an eagle and a shield. President John F. Kennedy wrote to the Audubon Society: “The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 19, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The second stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued in 1869. It was issued in honor of America’s first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad” and later as the “Overland Route”)....
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 18, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The first stamp from the United States that did not show a president was issued in 1869. It was issued in honor of the famous “Pony Express”. The “Pony Express” is the byname of Central Overland California & Pike’s Peak Express Company. It is a system of...