Philosophy
Jacob Perkins
July 9th, 1766 to July 30th, 1849
Jacob Perkins "...was an Anglo-American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist." And he is best know for his association with the world's first postage stamp...
Penny Black
1840
Engraved by Charles Heath and his son Frederick Heath.
Printed by Perkins Bacon & Co.
Penny Black [Wikipedia]
Jacob Perkins [Wikipedia]
The world's rarest...
British Guiana 1c magenta [Wikipedia]
- Lick 'em And Stick 'em...some Postal History
"The Story of the First Postage Stamp" July 19th, 2013 Smithsonian.com “Philately” (get your mind out of the gutter) is the proper term for the studying of stamps and stamp collecting. It was coined in 1865 by Georges Herpin, who very well may have...
- Perry Mason To The Rescue?...perkins Loan Recipients Are Defaulting
"Schools Suing Graduates for Defaulting on Loans" by Victor Luckerson February 8th, 2013 Time As more college graduates default on their student loans, some schools are taking drastic measures to ensure repayment. According to a recent Bloomberg report,...
- Jacob Bronowski..."the Ascent Of Man"
Wikipedia... The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the...
- Canadian Penny...gone
"Canada Wins the Race to Eliminate the Terrible Penny"byRebecca GreenfieldMarch 29th, 2012 The AtlanticCanada has bested America in at least one thing today, ridding itself of what The New Yorker called "horrid and useless" bits of currency, the penny....
- Benjamin Franklin Z-grill Stamp
Fair is fair and the philatelists must be mentioned too. The rarest and most expensive U.S. stamp is the Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill Stamp. Wikipedia... The Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill Stamp "...is a 1-cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal...
Philosophy
Jacob Perkins..."Penny Black"
Jacob PerkinsJuly 9th, 1766 to July 30th, 1849
Jacob Perkins "...was an Anglo-American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist." And he is best know for his association with the world's first postage stamp...
Penny Black1840
Engraved by Charles Heath and his son Frederick Heath.
Printed by Perkins Bacon & Co.
Penny Black [Wikipedia]
Jacob Perkins [Wikipedia]
The world's rarest...
British Guiana 1c magenta [Wikipedia]
- Lick 'em And Stick 'em...some Postal History
"The Story of the First Postage Stamp" July 19th, 2013 Smithsonian.com “Philately” (get your mind out of the gutter) is the proper term for the studying of stamps and stamp collecting. It was coined in 1865 by Georges Herpin, who very well may have...
- Perry Mason To The Rescue?...perkins Loan Recipients Are Defaulting
"Schools Suing Graduates for Defaulting on Loans" by Victor Luckerson February 8th, 2013 Time As more college graduates default on their student loans, some schools are taking drastic measures to ensure repayment. According to a recent Bloomberg report,...
- Jacob Bronowski..."the Ascent Of Man"
Wikipedia... The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the...
- Canadian Penny...gone
"Canada Wins the Race to Eliminate the Terrible Penny"byRebecca GreenfieldMarch 29th, 2012 The AtlanticCanada has bested America in at least one thing today, ridding itself of what The New Yorker called "horrid and useless" bits of currency, the penny....
- Benjamin Franklin Z-grill Stamp
Fair is fair and the philatelists must be mentioned too. The rarest and most expensive U.S. stamp is the Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill Stamp. Wikipedia... The Benjamin Franklin Z-Grill Stamp "...is a 1-cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal...