Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Football Stamp News - CFL takes a lickin' from Canada Post
Canada Post is set to kick off the release of a special run of domestic stamps to celebrate the Grey Cup's 100th anniversary.
Eight stamps will be released Friday, one for each CFL team, along with a souvenir item that will offer all eight logo stamps on one sheet.
Canada Post also plans to release nine commemorative stamps in August.
It's one of the largest single-year issues produced by the corporation in years.
The 100th edition of the Grey Cup will be played Nov. 25 at Rogers Centre.
The CFL regular season begins Friday night.
Source: http://www.castanet.net/news/Business/77099/CFL-takes-a-lickin-from-Canada-Post
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Eight stamps will be released Friday, one for each CFL team, along with a souvenir item that will offer all eight logo stamps on one sheet.
Canada Post also plans to release nine commemorative stamps in August.
It's one of the largest single-year issues produced by the corporation in years.
The 100th edition of the Grey Cup will be played Nov. 25 at Rogers Centre.
The CFL regular season begins Friday night.
Source: http://www.castanet.net/news/Business/77099/CFL-takes-a-lickin-from-Canada-Post
Get your stamp collecting supplies from www.boscastlesupplies.com
Monday, June 25, 2012
US postal museum starts work on William H Gross Stamp Gallery
  Image: The National Postal Museum in Washington DC Work has now begun on the construction of the new William H Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum (NPM) in Washington DC, US. The project has been made possible as the result of an US$8m (EUR6.4m, £5.1m) donation from Pacific Investment Management Company co-founder William H Gross. Clark Construction has been chosen to build the new 12,000sq ft (1,115sq m) gallery, which has been designed by the Smith Group and is due to open in September 2013. Work will involve transforming the site of the former Capital City Brewery restaurant in the Postal Square building and the creation of six themed areas exploring the history of stamps and the postal system. Interactive exhibits will allow guests to learn more about the NPM's expansive collection, while there will also be hundreds of pull-out frames containing more than 20,000 objects. Elsewhere, mezzanine renovations will provide space for the museum's education programme - including a learning loft above the new stamp gallery. A spokesperson for the NPM said: "When completed, the gallery will be the world's premier museum gallery dedicated to philately. "The gallery will enable the museum to reach its full potential by dramatically increasing the collection's visibility, advancing its educational mission and reinvigorating public interest in philately." Buy your stamp supplies from www.boscastlesupplies.com |
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