Monday, October 29, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
New - Wilton Stamp Company Store!
Announcing our all new store!
Featuring secure Paypal checkout, our first three dozen items are online now!
Check the store regurlarly, as we will add tempting items often!
Friday, September 28, 2012
About Turkmenistan
One of the more interesting philatelic oddities we offer is a Turkmenistan Double Error.
Turkmenistan #8 was issued in 1992, when the country was a new breakaway republic from the Soviet Union.
It features "President for Life" Saparmurat Niyazov and the Turkmenistan flag.
The official stamp was issued perforated. This is an imperforate version. However, we offer this as a set of two, and the second stamp is not only imperforate, but missing colors! We offer this fascinating pair for just $12.95.
Its capital city is Ashgabat, on the border with Iran. It is a fairly new city, and filled with interesting white marble buildings, and unique monuments, as seen in this short (and silent) video:
Want to know more? Here is a link to the Turkmenistan Wikipedia page:
We also have available for $7.00 Turkmenistan #23 Mint Never Hinged Souvenir Sheet. This 1992 issue celebrates the Barcelona Summer Olympic Games and features Equestrian, Weight Lifting, Rowing, and Gymnastics.
Monday, September 24, 2012
How it's Made
Have you ever watched "How it's Made" on cable TV? I really like that show. My favorite segments have been building an RV at Winnebago, building giant construction equipment at Caterpillar, and building a modern Norwegian Cruise Line ship. I find those enormous projects fascinating. Today I want to share with you a "How it's Made" about a much smaller product, the subject of our favorite hobby, the postage stamp. This video is British, but it examines the production of a U.S. postage stamp, the $4.00 Mount Rushmore. Ever wonder why errors and misprints are so rare? You will find out in this quickly moving, entertaining seven minute segment:
United States #C37 DC-4 Skymaster
The 1948 5c Airmail Coil issue features the Douglas DC-4 Skymaster. This 4 engine, propeller-driven aircraft was in use throughout World War II, and served during the Berlin Airlift. It also had a long life in civilian service worldwide.
Wilton Stamp Company offers US #C37 mint never hinged singles for $2.00, coil pairs for $5.00, and coil line pairs for $12.00.
Here is a short video of a landing of the C-54/DC-4. C-54 is the military designation for the DC-4.
Friday, September 21, 2012
1925 Viking Ship
The 5c Viking Ship stamp is one of two Norse-American Centennial stamps. They were produced to honor two historic American events. First, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the settling of Norwegians in America. In 1825, fifty two immigrants arrived in New York on the sloop Restaurationen from Norway. Second, to honor the finding of the North American continent by Norwegian explorer Leif Erikson around the year 1000. This 5c stamp features a Viking Ship, likely a close replica of the one used by Ericson, five hundred years before Columbus. This ship is flying an American flag, as it sailed from Norway to America for the World's Colombian Exposition in 1893.
The design of this stamp is dark blue and black. Bi-color stamps were uncommon in 1925. Although this was a popular issue, they were produced in smaller numbers as the bi-color process was laborious and expensive.
The above stamp was released October 9, 1968, Leif Erikson Day, chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the day the first Norwegian immigrants, aboard the ship Restaurationen, landed in New York.
The statue in this 6c 1968 issue is located at the Hallgrimskirkja, the largest church in Iceland.
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