SAPA cancels weekly meetings through end of August
There will continue to be no local stamp club meetings through at least the end of August for members of the San Antonio Philatelic Association.
According to an email distributed by SAPA Treasurer Fred Groth on Friday, the church at which the club holds its Friday evening meetings has elected not to reopen its facilities until there is a positive turn in COVID-19 numbers, which seems unlikely to occur in the immediate future as San Antonio city officials have been reporting hundreds of newly confirmed cases each day.
While I find this disappointing on a personal level since summer is really the only time of year that I’m able to attend, the club’s membership is comprised predominantly of individuals in age groups that seem to be hit hardest if they catch the disease, so the church’s decision may be for the best. Hopefully things like stamp club meetings will get back to normal sooner rather than later!
Philosateleian Post American flamingo FDC arrives in mail
I’m not sure just how it happened, but I’ve somehow gone nearly two weeks without posting anything here. Happily, the Philosateleian Post American flamingo first day cover that I mailed to myself just yesterday was delivered to my post office box this morning, so I can share a scan!
Philosateleian Post American Flamingo FDC
As you can see, something took a chunk out of the bottom edge of the envelope as it went through the mail processing equipment, and the surface of my flamingo stamp got scraped up as well. Still, I’ve seen pieces of mail battered far worse than this, so I can’t complain too much.
I recently received New Hampshire-based Purgatory Post’s newest local post stamp in the mail, and wanted to share a scan of it here for any rock and roll fans in the audience.
Purgatory Post 22-sola Little Richard stamp
The 22-sola stamp picturing Little Richard, or Richard Penniman (1932–2020), was issued on June, and Purgatory Post operator Scott Abbot tells me that the design is based on a 1956 concert poster.
Little Richard’s heyday was long before my time, and although I was aware of him and some of his songs, I didn’t realize just how big an influence on the rock and roll world he was or how big an act he was until after his death last month. I mean, The Beatles opened for Little Richard during a 1962 concert tour! Impressive stuff.
This update includes spaces for all United States postage stamps issued since early March, plus last year’s federal “duck” stamp, which I somehow overlooked previously. Hopefully this will give you spaces for any recently issued stamps in your collection.
As always, if you have any questions or spot any errors, I would like to hear from you. Thank you for using The Philosateleian!
Oklahoma Philatelic Society sheet pictures 14¢ American Indian
It seems as though it has been quite some time since I added anything to my online exhibit of the 14¢ American Indian stamp, but earlier this week I was able to write up a newly acquired item in my collection, a 1947 souvenir sheet produced by the Oklahoma Philatelic Society.
1947 Oklahoma Philatelic Society souvenir sheet
Although I wasn’t able to find a great deal of information about the souvenir sheet itself, I did learn a few things that I didn’t previously know—for example, that the Oklahoma Panhandle despite being claimed by the United States was not part of any state or territory for nearly 40 years, and that the southwestern corner of Oklahoma was part of Texas until an 1896 United States Supreme Court ruling. That sort of stuff is one of the things that makes stamp collecting fun and educational at the same time.
In the process of getting this souvenir sheet ready to tuck away in my album, I discovered that I have no fewer than eight 14¢ American Indian covers and parcel fronts that I’ve never bothered researching and writing up. When I’ll get around to doing those, I don’t know, but it seems that I still have plenty of material to work through even if I buy nothing else!
