Updates


March 20, 2020
Added a plate strip of 5 of Scott 5341, 15¢ Uncle Sam's Hat, plate number B1111111.


March 19, 2020
Grew my Flag Over Porch collection with the addition of a few new PNC strips:

Also added some transportation coils:


March 18, 2020
Received a lot of First Day Covers (FDCs) and added them to my PNC collection:


March 17, 2020
Expanded the Back-of-Book Motor Vehicle Use collection with the addition of Scott RV28, the 84¢ Yellow stamp.


March 12, 2020
Added several Flag Over Porch plate number coil strips:


February 29, 2020
Today I received a First Day Cover of Scott 3615, 3¢ Star, and a used single of Scott 3263, Uncle Sam self-adhesive, plate number 1111.


February 24, 2020
Added a used single of Scott 3829, 37¢ Snowy Egret, with plate number V3211 and die cut of valley/peak. Also received a plate strip of 3 of Scott 2518, 29¢ Non-Denominated F Flower, plate number 1211.


February 22, 2020
Updated several pages as I received more Plate Number Coil stamps:


February 19, 2020
Today added another group of Plate Number Coil stamps:


February 17, 2020
I received a complete set of U.S. Flags of our Nation in strips of five with plate numbers (60 stamps in all.)


February 13, 2020
New flag PNCs to join the collection are:


February 11, 2020
Today, I added four new PNCs:


February 9, 2020
Today, my PMC (Purple Machine Cancel) collection grew with the addition of Scott 1891, 18¢ Flag Over Lighthouse, plate number 2.


February 6, 2020
Received and added a plate number strip of 5 of Scott 4617a, 45¢ Weather Vanes with plate S1111111. I also added a plate number strip of 5 of Scott O162, 41¢ Official with plate S111.


February 4, 2020
Added another used PNC single of Scott 2915a, Flag Over Porch, plate number 89899 die cut 10 x 10.


January 31, 2020
Added a used PNC single of Scott 2915a, Flag Over Porch, plate number 99899 die cut 11 x 10.


January 30, 2020
Completed the 1929 Nebraska Overprint issue with the addition of Scott 679, 10¢ James Monroe.


January 26, 2020
Received a lot of Scott 2529a, 19¢ Fishing Boat plate number coils, and added them as strips of 3 and 5. In addition to the fishing boat PNCs, I picked up a FDC of Scott O135, the 20¢ Official stamp with a PNC strip of 3.


January 25, 2020
Today, I added four PNC First Day Covers (FDCs) of the 24/7 American Flags issue:


January 21, 2020
I finished the 49¢ non-denominated "Flowers From the Garden" issue with the addition of a used PNC single. Also finished the 49¢ Father Theodore Hesburgh issue with a used single.


January 20, 2020
I added commemorative pages from 1943 to 1960. I still don't have many of the issues from these years and will be slowly adding the stamps as I acquire them.


January 16, 2020
Today, a beautiful booklet pane of 6 of Scott 301c, 2¢ George Washington from the definitive Series of 1902 was delivered. Although it was described as lightly hinged, I was unable to see a hinge mark on the back.


January 6, 2020
Received an imperforate pair of Scott 1895, the 20¢ Flag Over Supreme Court, with wide block tagging.


December 25, 2019
My wife gave me a very nice never-hinged copy of the 65¢ Zeppelin air mail stamp (Scott C13) as a Christmas gift.


December 21, 2019
The mailman delivered an imperf pair of the 37¢ non-denominated Waving Flag (Scott 3622a).


December 14, 2019
Added two 10¢ Eagle and Shield (Scott 2602) strips, a strip of 5 with plate number 12213 (broken yellow 1 variety) and a strip of 3 with plate number 32333.


December 4, 2019
Today, I received another order from one of my favorite PNC dealers, John Himes:


December 2, 2019
Received two First Day Covers, a 10¢ Eagle and Shield (Scott 2602) with a strip of 3 plate number A11112 and a 10¢ Atlas (Scott 3770) with a strip of 4 plate number V12222.


November 30, 2019
Received a number of Flag Plate Number Coil stamps:


November 27, 2019
It was another good day for collecting stamps as I received an order from one of my favorite PNC dealers, John Himes:


November 21, 2019
Today was FDC (First Day Cover) day as I received 6 different covers:


November 18, 2019
Added a plate number strip of 3 of Scott 5242, NDN Father Ted Hesburgh with plate number P11111.


November 16, 2019
Received a plate strip of 9 with plate number B1111 of the 34¢ Flowers (Scott 3478-81).


November 9, 2019
Nearing completion of the 32¢ Yellow Rose series as I received an imperf pair.


November 7, 2019
I added two plate number coil strips of 5 and two strips of 3. The first two were 33¢ Fruit Berries, plate numbers B1111 and B2222. I also added two strips of the 10¢ Green Bicycle, plate numbers 888 and 999.


November 4, 2019
The mail was good to me today as I received a number of recent purchases:


November 2, 2019
Today I received two Flag Over Porch First Day Covers, Scott 2915B (issued in Denver, Colorado) and Scott 2915D (issued in Tucson, Arizona).


November 1, 2019
Completed the set of 1910-1911 Postal Savings Official Mail with the addition of the $1 stamp. Also added is a used single of 2915A plate number 88898 with die cut 10x10 and a PS3 of 2915A plate number 87888.


October 31, 2019
Received and added a 1¢ Justice Department Official.


October 18 2019
Received and added plate number strips of 3 and 5 of plate numbers 1111 and 2222 for Scott 3550, 34¢ United We Stand.


October 11, 2019
Worked on adding a combination of used singles, strips of 3, and strips of 5 to the 29¢ Flag Over Yosemite issue.


October 10, 2019
Today I acquired a plate strip of 5 of the precancelled 10.9¢ Hansom Cab (Scott 1904a) plate number 1.


October 9, 2019
Picked up two PNC used singles of the 23¢ Presorted First-Class Flag, Scott 2605 plate number 222 with the thin and wide varieties.


October 8, 2019
I received a 32¢ Yellow Rose First Day Cover of plate number 4455.


October 2, 2019
Received 20 strips of Scott 3054, 32¢ Yellow Rose and added them to the pages. I now need 5 more strips of 3 to complete the series.


September 25, 2019
Updated the 29¢ Christmas Contemporary page to include a plate number strip of 8 in my collection.


September 24, 2019
After making payments for the past 5 weeks I received first day covers of Scott 1907, 18¢ Surrey transportation coil, for plate number 3 (a strip of 4) and plate number 4 (a pair). It was the first time I've ever made payments for stamps, but these covers are so rare (Scott/Mellone CV $2250) that it was worth the process and the wait. In the last 5 years, I have not seen a single cover of either plate number come up for sale online.


September 16, 2019
I'm closer to finishing the 10.9¢ Hansom Cab series as I added a precancelled strip of 5 plate number 4 of Scott 1904a.


September 06, 2019
Added 4 plate number strips of 3 for the 12.5¢ Pushcart issue (Scott 2133 / 2133a), two regular issue and two precancels.


Technical Notes


March 17, 2020
Made changes to the way the site displays information on mobile devices. Previously, in mobile landscape mode, it would display 3 images on the first row followed by 1 image on the next row. Now it will display 3 images on every row. I also modified the menuing system in mobile mode to make it more user-friendly.


September 08, 2019
Redesigned the first pages of the 18¢ Flag Over Lighthouse, 20¢ Flag Over Supreme Court, 22¢ Flag Over Capitol, 25¢ Flag Over Yosemite, and 33¢ Flag Over City to include more variations listed in the Scott catalog such as imperforate pairs with narrow or wide tagging, tagging omitted, and imperforate between pairs.


August 27, 2019
All of the commemorative pages have been scanned in high-resolution and images of each stamp are in place. Next will be the definitive stamps.


August 22, 2019
I started the laborious process of re-scanning each page in 600 dpi high-resolution to create separate images of each stamp, writing HTML image maps for each page, and adding them to the site. The commemorative pages are being added first followed by definitives, back-of-book, and finally the plate number coils. This will add the ability to click on any stamp on a page and view a larger scan of the actual stamp. It will be an ongoing effort and will eventually include every stamp in my collection.