Stamps

The Mystery of the Nazi Envelope, or the Search for Arthur Gorum

On: April 23, 2014

I spent much of this last winter sorting through my grandfather’s collection of stamps. They come from a variety of sources. Some he clearly cut off envelopes. Some he probably purchased, as they are in glassine envelopes. Some were gifted to him by a cousin in 1935. I have zeroContinue Reading

A Question of Context: the Billion Mark Stamp

On: February 14, 2014

In: 20th Century, Stamps

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The poor state of history education in our primary and secondary schools has left many of my college students seeing history as nothing but distinct facts to be memorized, often in list form. I know I had to repeatedly memorize the major battles of the Revolutionary War and their dates.Continue Reading