Trivia Time! What year did the first image of a woman on a stamp appear? And who was the lucky lady? And what year was the first American woman honored on a stamp?

You can find the answer to these questions and more at the National Postal Museum’s virtual presence called Arago. They have a great exhibit called Women on Stamps.

One of my favorites is the Betsy Ross stamp issued in 1952. It has a great image of her sitting in a chair working on the flag. The detail is lovely. Another of my favorites is the Women of Progress stamp of 1948. A lot of my favorite stamps in general are from the late 40’s and early 50’s. I love the style of stamp artwork during that time.

Go check it out and let me know what your favorites are!

Tags: Philately, stamps

Donovan over at the Letter Writers Alliance wrote a great post about the language of stamps. Go check it out!

Did you also know there was a language of flowers?

If anyone ever tells you that you spend too much time online reading blogs, please point out to them how much useful information you get and how much smarter you’re becoming. (And then when their backs are turned, tape a “kick me” sign on them. Man, that’ll show them, won’t it??)

Tags: envelopes, floriography, language of flowers, language of stamps, secret messages, stamps, trivia, victoriana

Is this adorable or what? Click the picture below to go to Laura of Lupin’s postage stamp gift wrap tutorial.

Click to See Laura's Gift Wrap Tutorial

Tags: craft, gift wrap, postage stamp, stamps