Their Stamp On History
I have always been interested in history, and the people that played pivotal roles in the events of history. That was one reason I guess why I became interested in stamp collecting. Those tiny pieces of paper that made sure our letters got from point A to point B always had a bit of history on it. Today’s FamSite looks at some of those stamps, and the people featured on them.
The site is called their Stamp on History, and is a site that tells about some of the faces you may have seen on our postage stamps. There are several categories such as activists, actors, leaders, lawyers, and scientists for example. Each category has several stamps shown with details such as first day of issue, value at issues, and approximate current value. There are also detailed stories on the person featured. They range from Elvis to John Hanson to William Jennings Bryan to James Hoban. The variety of personalities is interesting, as is the stories as to why they are on the stamps.
This is a wonderful site for any stamp collector, or for anyone who may be interested in becoming one. Enjoy your visit here today, and mention this site to a
PLEASE HELP! i have a first day of issue Elvis stamp that i bought in graceland at the ceremonies held on 1-08-1993 I have no idea how much it is worth. on the post card is the stamp graceland the gates and is gold embossed stating “I was there January 08,1993” please help me in any way you can.
Re: Elvis “I Was There” stamp cover
Hi Kirby,
I too was one of those at Graceland that morning who bought this particular stamp cover (sold in limited numbers) with the gold lettering on it. Over the years I have written to everyone from stamp collectors, stamp magazines, Elvis collectors..and even called the Graceland archive department .. and NO ONE seems to know it’s value let alone heard about this particular stamp cover!! I have sent countless pictures of it to “experts” in stamp collecting and no one can give me any info on it! I know it’s rare, but this is ridiculous .. have you (or anyone out there) been able to get anything on it as far as value, etc? If so, please pass it along, ok? I would like to sell mine .. email address is: [email protected] Thanks