Welcome to our philatelic gallery. We hope you enjoy these illustrations of stamps and covers supported by our members’ collections.
1934 Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition and Convention souvenir sheet issued in Omaha and canceled on the first day of issue at the Omaha Philatelic Society sponsored event
1860s Omaha City Nebraska to East Worcester New York CoverTwo stamps from the Sweden 1979 Gota Canal commemorative booklet pane designed by Ake Svensson and Leif R. Jansson; engraved by Czeslaw SlaniaContract Air Mail (CAM) first flight cover flown on CAM route AM-90 by Mid-West Airways pilot Robert W. Hicks from Omaha to North Platte, Nebraska on December 21, 1949, addressed to final destination, Fieldsboro, New JerseyShips are a popular topical stamp collecting subject. Above are Great Britain 1969 stamps showing the Elizabethan galleon, East Indiaman, Cutty Sark, SS Great Britain, and RMS MauretaniaCirca 1851-52 cover addressed to Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. Two 1851 3-cent orange brown stamps (Scott #10A) from plate 5 early are tied by STEAM BOAT hand stamps, indicating the cover traveled by boat on the Mohawk River.Scott number RS187b private die proprietary stamp advertising New York Pharmacal Association’s LactopeptineApril 21, 1919 Mishawaka, Indiana cover franked with a Three-cent Victory stamp addressed to Corporal Avon G. Cook, one of the members of the victorious American Expeditionary Forces who helped secure the victory celebrated by the stamp! What makes this piece of postal history even more interesting is that someone crossed out the address and marked it “En route to U.S.A. Return to Sender”. Presumably, the letter caught up with the victorious dough boy after he returned to the U.S.
1934 Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition and Convention souvenir sheet issued in Omaha and canceled on the first day of issue at the Omaha Philatelic Society sponsored event
