Article describing the demise of stamp collecting.
Stamp collecting was once one of those phases every boy (and many girls) went through, along with a passion for dinosaurs (or horses) or an interest in space flight (I’m not sure what the feminine equivalent might have been for that).
The British Postal Museum & Archive has a new exhibit – David Gentleman’s Artwork for Stamp Designs.
Many of Gentleman’s commissions were not adopted for the final stamps. Sometimes, the proposed stamp issue did not take place. So, of the almost 1,000 sketches and pieces of artwork held in the Royal Mail Archive, most have never been seen before. A selection of this rich archive of unadopted stamp artwork is exhibited here for the first time.
A list of internet news groups can be found on the PhilaGuide web site.
A quick note and link to an older article on Digital Postage Stamps by Andrew Tribute
“I read the press release last week from HP indicating that it had become the first company to feature its corporate logo and other corporate images on legal U.S. postage from Zazzle, ushering in a new era for the United States Postal Service, and fitting a new branding opportunity for one of the world’s most recognized brands.”
For all of our ‘do it yourself’ readers, we found a small bonus for your use in creating art stamps, a large stamp outline, enjoy.
An article on the change from paper postage stamps to digitally generated postage.
The future will show if the digital stamp will be “adopted” too, like the machines were, eventually by a new category of stamp fans, who will possibly proudly call themselves Digital stamp collectors.
An older New York Times article by Sandeep Junnarkar describes Stamp Collecting in an E-Mail Age.
Many enthusiasts worry that the pastime may slowly fade in the blare of video games, satellite television and iPods. But for all its emphasis on paper, ink and glue, stamp collecting has found new life in the digital age.
Of interest to our digital scrapbook readers, Adobe Digital Scrapbooking Tip – Postage Stamp is a ‘how-to’ set of instructions on postage stamps by Linda Sattgast.
