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In this video, I explain the story behind my stamp blog's huge July 2020 update.
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This is a huge batch of scans, nearly 700 stamps. I queued the posts to auto publish every few days, so visit the blog (stamplibrary.info ) once in a while. There's posts queued all the way to 2023.
My 2018 video about my first major batch of scanned stamps in 2015: youtu.be/aDu-MunNiuI
I also uploaded the entire June/ July 2020 batch on Flickr if you prefer to view it in one sitting: www.flickr.com/photos/hey-gem/collections/72157714938834906/
Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:18 2015 to 2017 era of my stamp blog
01:16 more sporadic posts from 2018 to mid 2020
02:06 story behind scanning this huge batch of new stamps in late June 2020
07:00 End and behind the scenes
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Postage Stamps in Black & White - 7 (of 8) - Canon EOS M (2012) and Fotodiox EOS-EOS M adapter with Vivitar Series 1 (1980) Macro Focusing 1:3.5 70-210 mm VMC Auto Zoom (PK Mount) with Fotodiox PK-EOS Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Alice Prichard, a 33-year-old stewardess working in Titanic's first class, wrote this letter home during the voyage from Cherbourg to Queenstown. She advises "Olive" to "be good at figures as there are lots of jobs [for] lady cashiers here in the restaurant and two lady attendants for the Turkish baths." The envelope, which is from another letter, shows that Prichard survived the Titanic disaster and later worked as a stewardess aboard Oceanic.
Exhibit at the National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is located in the historic City Post Office Building, which served as the Washington, D.C., post office from 1914 through 1986. The Museum opened to the public in 1993 and its five galleries explore America's postal history. Its diverse collection of postage stamps include: international federally issued stamps (such as air mail, semi-postal, and official), color proofs, and essays. Postmaster provisional stamps, international reply coupons, private stamps, and stamp forgeries are also in the collection.
The processes behind the production of postal issues are illustrated by printing presses; printing and embossing dies and plates; pre-cancel plates and rollers; engraving and etching tools; and more. Adornments worn by postal employees include uniforms, service badges, flight suits, and whistles. Other items include door knockers, hand stamps, mailboxes, mailbags, metering machines, parcel post containers, patent models, posters, scales, signs, and vehicles used in delivering the mail. The gifts offered in the museum store is reflective of he documents and objects in the collection of the National Postal Museum.
Canada (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Yi 42.5mm 1:1.8 Prime (M43 Mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Postage Stamps in Black & White - 6 (of 8) - Canon EOS M (2012) and Fotodiox EOS-EOS M adapter with Vivitar Series 1 (1980) Macro Focusing 1:3.5 70-210 mm VMC Auto Zoom (PK Mount) with Fotodiox PK-EOS Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Postage Stamps in Black & White - 8 (of 8) - Canon EOS M (2012) and Fotodiox EOS-EOS M adapter with Vivitar Series 1 (1980) Macro Focusing 1:3.5 70-210 mm VMC Auto Zoom (PK Mount) with Fotodiox PK-EOS Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Brazil (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Apollo 8 crew: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...” 1968 USA postage stamp themed Apollo 8 which was the first crewed spacecraft to reach the moon, orbit it and return.
Belgian Congo (pre-1955) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
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Argentina - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Brazil (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Belgium (pre-1955) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
From its start in 1900 until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, zeppelin airflight amazed and enchanted the world. Airships carried the mail on most flights beginning in 1908, and many stamps were issued especially to carry mail on the zeppelins. The U.S. Post Office Department issued three stamps in 1930 and a fourth in 1933, all during the Great Depression, when few collectors could afford them.
Exhibit at the National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Yi 42.5mm 1:1.8 Prime (M43 Mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
This video takes a brief look at the National Postal Museum, with an emphasis on vehicles used in delivering the mail, from stagecoach to planes. The Museum is divided into five galleries that explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present and cover the printing process, adornments worn by postal employees, mailboxes and just about everything else related to postage and the delivery of mail. In addition to many exhibits and multimedia displays, rare postage stamps are stored in hundreds of metal drawers that visitors are free to open and explore. The museum is housed in the historic City Post Office Building, which served as the Washington, D.C., post office from 1914 through 1986.
Brazil (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Argentina - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Argentina - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Brazil (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Belgium (1947) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter- Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Argentina - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
The Second Continental Congress named Benjamin Franklin the first Postmaster General of the Constitutional Post. William Goddard, the original creator of the Post, was deeply disappointed at being passed over for the position. Instead he reluctantly agreed to serve as Riding Surveyor for the Post. This pass, signed by Franklin, allowed Goddard to travel as necessary in his new position.
Exhibit at the National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.
Belgian Congo (1953) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Canada (1937) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P.C Auto 1:3.5 55mm (F Mount) with Fotodiox Pro Nic-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
The National Postal Museum, which is near Union Station, is part of the Smithsonian Institution and is "dedicated to the preservation, study and presentation of postal history and philately through stamps and objects." It is divided into galleries that explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present. You don't have to be a stamp collector to enjoy this place, but stamp collectors will certainly drool over the collection, which includes many rarities. For example, there are at least seven super rare inverted Jennys on display valued at over a million dollars apiece.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Yi 42.5mm 1:1.8 Prime (M43 Mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Australia - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Argentina - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bolivia (1945) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
"The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, evento small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California by horseback, using a series of relay stations. During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about ten days. From April 3, 1860 to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east-west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the country." [Wikipedia]
Exhibit at the National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.