Eddie LeRoy Wins 2019 Contest; Corey McLaughlin is Second

The 2019 duck stamp contest was held this past Friday and Saturday at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Maryland. Eddie LeRoy from Eufaula, Alabama (who had previously won three Alabama duck stamp contests) was judged the winner, Corey McLaughlin from Wells, Texas came in second and Frank Mittelstadt (second place last year) had another strong…

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Gallery 11

All Categories Articles Blog Posts Catalogs Exhibits Federal Galleries Hall of Fame Killer Marketplace Society Uncategorized Wanted Gallery Index Gallery One Gallery Two Gallery Three Gallery Four Gallery Five Gallery Six Gallery Seven Gallery Eight Gallery Nine Gallery Ten Gallery Eleven Gallery Twelve Gallery Eleven 2014 – 2021 Arizona Waterfowl Stamps Arizona first issued waterfowl…

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Remembering Harry Foglietta – Part Six

In part six of our series on Harry’s favorite Hawaiian postcard collecting interests, we shall take a look at some real photo surfing-related postcards. We shall start with a cross-section of early surfing cards, illustrated by a mixture of classics and favorites – Harry’s, mine and consensus. Then we will focus on Harry’s three main…

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Postcard Galleries

All Categories Articles Blog Posts Catalogs Exhibits Federal Galleries Hall of Fame Killer Marketplace Society Uncategorized Wanted Postcard Galleries Abby Csaplar MemorialSanta Postcard Gallery This memorial gallery is dedicated to my friend Abby Csaplar, who, along with her husband Will, was a dedicated collector and exhibitor of waterfowl stamps. Beyond that, Abby was a wonderful,…

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Remembering Harry Foglietta – Part Five

In today’s post, we shall finish our introduction to Harry’s favorite collecting topic and actually start looking at some Hawaiian surfing postcards! We left off talking about Duke Kahanamoku, one of the most important figures in surfing history. Today we will start by discussing another surfing legend, Tom Blake, who was also a personal favorite…

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Introduction to Killer Ten

First, we would like to thank all of you who emailed or called to let us know you enjoyed the last post, Garage Sale Gold. Clearly, a lot of you like reading about these kind of “finds” and we will keep that in mind as we select topics for future blogs. The purpose of today’s post is…

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Michael Jaffe’s Exhibit is Now Featured on Our Website

Michael Jaffe is a long time waterfowl stamp collector, dealer and exhibitor. Michael’s excellent exhibit, A Philatelic Survey of U.S. Waterfowl Hunting Jurisdictions, received another national large gold medal in November; this time at Philatelic Fiesta (San Jose, CA). Inspired by this website, Michael has spent a great deal of time the last couple of years,…

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