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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.

If you love pirate history, rare stamps, maritime legends, and hidden treasure, save this post and follow for more philatelic adventures. ⚓✨

✨ 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?

🔬✨ Albert Einstein & the Formula That Changed Everything | 1966 8¢ Stamp Spotlight

On November 21, 1905, Albert Einstein introduced the world to E = mc², a formula that reshaped physics, energy, and our understanding of the universe.

📜 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. 🇺🇸✨

📜🇺🇸 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.

#PageAndPostage #StampStories #CaptainCook #HamptonSides #TheWideWideSeas #StoryStampedInTime

🌊 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.

#PageAndPostage #HamptonSides #TheWideWideSeas

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

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

📖 Pair it with “The Wide Wide Seas” by Hampton Sides

#PageAndPostage #CaptainCook #MaoriMillennium #BritishStamps #Philately #Exploration

👻 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. 🕯️💀

#PageAndPostage #SleepyHollow #WashingtonIrving #PhilatelyMeetsFiction

📜 Colonial Communications: Printing the Revolution

The 1973 8¢ Colonial Communications: Pamphlet Printing stamp (#1476) honors the printers and pamphleteers whose words fueled the fight for freedom.

#PageAndPostage #ColonialCommunications #PamphletPrinting #AmericanRevolution #HistoricPrinting

📜 The Heart of William & Mary

The 1993 19¢ Wren Building postal card honors the nation’s oldest academic hall, the soul of William & Mary and a cradle of American ideals.

#PageAndPostage #WilliamAndMary #WrenBuilding #AmericanHistory #StampsAndStories

📜 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.

#PageAndPostage #FoundingFathers ##colonialwilliamsburg

The Birth of English America

The 2007 41¢ Settlement of Jamestown stamp marks the founding of America’s first permanent English colony in 1607.

Paired with Benjamin Woolley’s Savage Kingdom.

#PageAndPostage #Jamestown #AmericanHistory #BookAndStampPairing #Philately #HistoryThroughStamps

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

#PageAndPostage #StampStory #AgeOfExploration #PonceDeLeon #USPS #BookPairing #FloridaHistory

📬 Fortress of Time: Castillo de San Marcos

The 2021 $7.95 Castillo de San Marcos stamp honors America’s oldest masonry fort, once Spanish, British, and American.

#PageAndPostage #StAugustine #BookPairing #CastilloDeSanMarcos #FloridaHistory

🎨 Walt Disney: Imagination in Motion ✨📬

Issued in 1968, this 6¢ stamp celebrates Walt Disney, the visionary who turned imagination into a world of wonder.

#PageAndPostage #WaltDisney #Philately #BookPairing #StampCollectors #DisneyMagic

🇺🇸 Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Legacy in Leadership 📬📖

Issued in 1990, this 25¢ stamp pays tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the general who guided victory in World War II and later led America through years of peace.

#Eisenhower #StampCollectors #Philately #BookPairing #LeadershipLegacy

Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of the US Naval Academy ⚓️

Dive into the rich history of the United States Naval Academy, captured on a 1995 32-cent stamp! From its founding in 1845, the USNA has shaped leaders who’ve defined America’s sea power.

#NavalAcademy #StampCollecting #SeaPower

The Stamp That Took Mail Global ✈️🌐

Long before email, one stamp helped unify the skies.

Swipe through to discover how the 1949 25¢ Plane & Globe commemorates the birth of international mail cooperation.

#StampStory #Philately #UPU #VintageStamps #StampCollectors #GlobalMail #HistoryInInk

🛩️ Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Ace of Aces 🇺🇸

Born October 8, 1890, in Columbus, Ohio, Eddie Rickenbacker rose from car mechanic to America’s top WWI ace, scoring 26 victories and becoming a national hero.

📬 #StampsTellStories #WWIHistory #EddieRickenbacker #AviationHistory #PageAndPostage ✈️

📜 The Tax That Sparked a Revolution 💥🇺🇸

The 2016 Repeal of the Stamp Act Forever stamp honors that moment when protest turned to revolution. 💌

Pair it with 📖 “The Radicalism of the American Revolution” by Gordon S. Wood, and rediscover how rebellion built a nation.

#RepealOfTheStampAct #GordonWood

💡 Thomas Edison: Lighting Up the World 🎞️📬

On Oct 6, 1889, he tested his first motion picture film.

📖 Book pairing: “Edison” by Edmund Morris.

✨ Every stamp tells a story — one spark at a time.

#ThomasEdison #Philately #BookPairing #PageAndPostage #StoryBehindTheStamp

📚✨ Thomas Wolfe: A Life in Literature ✨📚

In 2000, the 33¢ Literary Arts stamp honored North Carolina-born novelist Thomas Wolfe—a towering figure in American letters. 🌎✍️

Behind every stamp lies a story stamped in time. 💌

#ThomasWolfe #StampCollecting #Philately #LookHomewardAngel #StampStories

📬✨ A Stamp About… Stamps?! ✨📬

In 1972, the U.S. issued the 8¢ Stamp Collecting stamp, a tribute to the world’s most popular hobby.

Behind every stamp lies a story stamped in time. 📖✨

#StampCollecting #StoriesStampedInTime

Wishing all my friends and family who celebrate a
G'mar chatima tovah (May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year). Have an easy fast.

✉️📚 Honoring Elie Wiesel: A Voice for Humanity 🌍✨

#ElieWiesel #DistinguishedAmericans #ForeverStamp #HolocaustRemembrance #Philately #StampCollectors #Night #HolocaustSurvivor #NeverForget #StampArt #USPS