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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 5d

🎨 Walt Disney: Imagination in Motion ✨📬

Issued in 1968, this 6¢ stamp celebrates Walt Disney, the visionary who turned imagination into a world of wonder.

#PageAndPostage #WaltDisney #Philately #BookPairing #StampCollectors #DisneyMagic

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 6d

🇺🇸 Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Legacy in Leadership 📬📖

Issued in 1990, this 25¢ stamp pays tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the general who guided victory in World War II and later led America through years of peace.

#Eisenhower #StampCollectors #Philately #BookPairing #LeadershipLegacy

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 9d

Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of the US Naval Academy ⚓️

Dive into the rich history of the United States Naval Academy, captured on a 1995 32-cent stamp! From its founding in 1845, the USNA has shaped leaders who’ve defined America’s sea power.

#NavalAcademy #StampCollecting #SeaPower

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 10d

The Stamp That Took Mail Global ✈️🌐

Long before email, one stamp helped unify the skies.

Swipe through to discover how the 1949 25¢ Plane & Globe commemorates the birth of international mail cooperation.

#StampStory #Philately #UPU #VintageStamps #StampCollectors #GlobalMail #HistoryInInk

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 11d

🛩️ Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Ace of Aces 🇺🇸

Born October 8, 1890, in Columbus, Ohio, Eddie Rickenbacker rose from car mechanic to America’s top WWI ace, scoring 26 victories and becoming a national hero.

📬 #StampsTellStories #WWIHistory #EddieRickenbacker #AviationHistory #PageAndPostage ✈️

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 12d

📜 The Tax That Sparked a Revolution 💥🇺🇸

The 2016 Repeal of the Stamp Act Forever stamp honors that moment when protest turned to revolution. 💌

Pair it with 📖 “The Radicalism of the American Revolution” by Gordon S. Wood, and rediscover how rebellion built a nation.

#RepealOfTheStampAct #GordonWood

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 13d

💡 Thomas Edison: Lighting Up the World 🎞️📬

On Oct 6, 1889, he tested his first motion picture film.

📖 Book pairing: “Edison” by Edmund Morris.

✨ Every stamp tells a story — one spark at a time.

#ThomasEdison #Philately #BookPairing #PageAndPostage #StoryBehindTheStamp

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 16d

📚✨ Thomas Wolfe: A Life in Literature ✨📚

In 2000, the 33¢ Literary Arts stamp honored North Carolina-born novelist Thomas Wolfe—a towering figure in American letters. 🌎✍️

Behind every stamp lies a story stamped in time. 💌

#ThomasWolfe #StampCollecting #Philately #LookHomewardAngel #StampStories

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 18d

📬✨ A Stamp About… Stamps?! ✨📬

In 1972, the U.S. issued the 8¢ Stamp Collecting stamp, a tribute to the world’s most popular hobby.

Behind every stamp lies a story stamped in time. 📖✨

#StampCollecting #StoriesStampedInTime

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 18d

Wishing all my friends and family who celebrate a
G'mar chatima tovah (May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year). Have an easy fast.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 19d

✉️📚 Honoring Elie Wiesel: A Voice for Humanity 🌍✨

#ElieWiesel #DistinguishedAmericans #ForeverStamp #HolocaustRemembrance #Philately #StampCollectors #Night #HolocaustSurvivor #NeverForget #StampArt #USPS

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 20d

🚀 Blast Off Into History!

Tiny stamps. Giant adventures. ✉️✨
On September 29, 1967, the US Post Office issued its first attached pair of stamps with a continuous design, celebrating the Astronaut & Gemini 4 Capsule. 🌕👨‍🚀

#Gemini4 #USStamps #StampCollecting #CarryingTheFire #SpaceExploration

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 20d

🇺🇸💂‍♂️ Honoring the U.S. Army: From 1789 to 1945 📜✉️

#USArmy #USHistory #Philately #StampCollecting #MilitaryHistory #GeorgeWashington #PostalHistory #CollectorsCorner #1945Stamp #HistoryInYourHands

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 23d

🎹✨ “From Brooklyn to Broadway: The Gershwin Story” ✨🎶

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#GeorgeGershwin #StampStories #OnThisDay #MusicHistory #JazzLegend #BroadwayHistory #PhilatelyMeetsHistory #AmericanIcons

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 23d

🚪🌲 Into the Wilderness: Daniel Boone’s Frontier Story

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#Stamps #StampTok #BookTok #HistoryTok #PageAndPostage #DanielBoone #OnThisDay #Philately #AmericanHistory #BookPairing

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 24d

📖✨ When America Got Its First Printing Press 🖨️🇺🇸

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#PageAndPostage #StampStory #OnThisDay #HistoryThroughStamps #Philately #Bookstagram #Bibliophile #PrintHistory #PostalHistory #StampCollectors #HistoryNerd #AmericanHistory

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 24d

🚢⚓ Hudson & Fulton: When New York Threw the Biggest Party Ever 🎇🏙️

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#HudsonFulton #StampTok #Bookstagram #HistoryOfNYC #PhilatelyMeetsHistory #PageAndPostage

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 25d

🍏🌱 Johnny Appleseed: Roots of an American Legend 🌳🇺🇸

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#JohnnyAppleseed #AmericanFolklore #StampStories #OnThisDay #PageAndPostage #HistoryComesAlive #AmericanHistory #StoryInStamps

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 25d

⚖️📜 John Marshall: The Chief Who Defined America 🇺🇸

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#JohnMarshall #SupremeCourt #OnThisDay #StampStories #HistoryComesAlive #WithoutPrecedent #AmericanHistory #PageAndPostage #Constitution

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 27d

Patriot. Spy. Legend. 🇺🇸
“He only had one life… and he gave it for freedom.”

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#NathanHale #AmericanRevolution #ValiantAmbition #StampStories #HistoryComesAlive #PatriotHero #RevolutionaryWar

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 27d

Wishing you and yours L’Shana Tova! May it be filled with peace, good health, and the enduring spirit of democracy.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · Sep 19

🌍⚓ Vasco da Gama: The Voyage that Changed the World

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#PageAndPostage #Philately #Bookstagram #StampTok #HistoryThroughStamps #VascoDaGama #AgeOfExploration #Portugal98 #StampCollectors #HistoryNerds

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · Sep 19

🗽 “The Four Freedoms: A Promise in Stamps & Stories” 📬📖

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#PageAndPostage #StampStories #FourFreedoms #FDR #PhilatelyMeetsHistory #StampTok #BookTokHistory #FreedomFromFear

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · Sep 18

🌋🔥 Old Faithful: Nature’s Icon 🏞️
A geyser named, a park preserved, and a story as explosive as its eruptions.

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#Yellowstone #OldFaithful #NationalParks #USStamps #StampTok #BookTok #Philately #PostalHistory #PageAndPostage #EveryStampHasAStory #NatureLovers

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · Sep 18

🧱🇺🇸 The Capitol’s Cornerstone ✨
How George Washington set the first stone of American democracy.

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#OnThisDay #USCapitol #GeorgeWashington #StampTok #BookTok #HistoryTok #Philately #PostalHistory #PageAndPostage #EveryStampHasAStory

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