New Jersey didn’t just join the Union—it helped shape it 🇺🇸

On Dec. 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The 1964 5¢ New Jersey Tercentenary stamp commemorates that early leadership, linking colonial roots to constitutional history.

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AI Reimagined Sunday 🎨📬

This week, we’re spotlighting Stand Watie, the only Native American Confederate general and the last to surrender in the Civil War.

The 1995 32¢ stamp has been transformed into a cinematic AI reinterpretation — painterly, atmospheric, and museum-grade.

📚 The Reluctant King × Fiji 1938 Stamp ✉️✨

King George VI in words and on stamp. Sarah Bradford shows the man behind the crown—quiet courage, early struggles, and the first year of his reign. This 1938 Fiji stamp captures that very moment.

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Few figures shaped American liberty as quietly—and powerfully—as George Mason. His Virginia Declaration of Rights became the model for the Bill of Rights, and he stood firm enough to refuse signing the Constitution when it didn’t protect personal freedoms.

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Some whispers last forever. This 1971 8¢ Emily Dickinson stamp and the Johnson edition of The Complete Poems capture her quiet fire and lasting voice.

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🗺️ “The Blackbeard Map” — The 1970 BVI 30c Pirate Stamp ☠️⚓

Step into the shadows of pirate legend.
The 1970 British Virgin Islands 30c Blackbeard stamp.

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✨ One stamp. A world-changing journey.
The 1999 Great Britain 26p Pilgrim Fathers stamp marks the 1620 Mayflower voyage that helped reshape early America. 🌊📜

Full story drops tomorrow—plus an eye-opening fact you’ve probably never heard.

Did you know the Pilgrim Fathers’ unexpected 1620 landing helped spark early ideas of self-government and community? 🇬🇧🕊️

And did you also know it led to the Mayflower Compact, one of America’s first social contracts?

📜 Lincoln’s 300-word Gettysburg Address reshaped America. The 1948 3¢ stamp keeps that legacy alive. ✨ #History #Stamps

📜🇺🇸 The First State to Ratify the Bill of Rights — New Jersey, 1789

On November 20, 1789, New Jersey made history as the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights — the foundational amendments that guarantee American freedoms. 🇺🇸✨

📜 272 words. 2 minutes. One immortal speech.

In 1863, Lincoln stood at Gettysburg and delivered fewer than 300 words — a speech that reshaped America’s idea of freedom and sacrifice.

📖 More in Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills.

🇺🇸 SEMPER FI 🪖

Honoring 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps through stamps that tell a story of bravery and legacy.

📖 Book Pairing: The United States Marines: A History — Edwin Howard Simmons

Every stamp tells a story of valor and honor — a legacy forever stamped in time.

🌊 Where empires met the edge of the world…

In 1769, Captain Cook sailed into Aotearoa — where exploration met Māori tradition, and two worlds collided.

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🌊 Where empires met the edge of the world.
In 1769, Captain Cook reached Aotearoa — two worlds colliding: European navigation and Māori tradition.

✨ Pair with “The Wide Wide Seas” by Hampton Sides — exploration, empire, and the cost of curiosity.

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🌊 From Yorkshire to the Pacific — Cook’s voyages reshaped the world. 📜🇬🇧

The 1999 Captain Cook & Māori Millennium stamp marks discovery and cultural encounter.

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👻 Two stamps. One haunting legend.

From Washington Irving’s quill to the Headless Horseman’s ride, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow galloped straight into American folklore. 🕯️💀

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📜 Birth of a Commonwealth
On June 25, 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the 10th state of the Union and a cornerstone of the new nation.

Paired with Founding Brothers — where Virginia’s voices shaped a republic.

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📬 Fountain of Discovery
The 1982 20¢ Ponce de León stamp honors the Spanish explorer who sailed into legend, claiming Florida for Spain in 1513.

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