A Celebration of Home, Kentucky, Sports, Music, and Other Passions
This video offers a solid grounding for this new series.
Also, thank you, Mary H. Lawson with the National Postal Museum, for this:In December 1862 the first stamp album was published in America. Stamp albums greatly popularized the hobby by both organizing and classifying the stamps and challenging its owners to fill the pages.The post-Civil War years witnessed the Industrial Revolution, new wealth, and leisure time for some. Citizens joined clubs and societies such as Chautauqua, Sokol, and American Turners for personal improvement and socialization. American stamp clubs, natural extensions of this movement, proliferated. As an educational hobby, stamp collecting could be enjoyed for a relatively modest cost, and it provided an introduction to history, geography, and biography for all collectors, regardless of age. To fuel collecting enthusiasm and promote business, stamp dealers began publishing descriptive catalogs, price lists, albums, and even stamp journals.In the South, where the Civil War had devasted the infrastructure, the economy, and the social fabric, interest in philately was delayed. As the region recovered, however, Atlanta and New Orleans, among other large cities, emerged as the major centers for stamp dealers, clubs, and societies. Confederate states philately became a focal point for many collectors.
This video offers a solid grounding for this new series.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank you, Mary H. Lawson with the National Postal Museum, for this:
ReplyDeleteIn December 1862 the first stamp album was published in America. Stamp albums greatly popularized the hobby by both organizing and classifying the stamps and challenging its owners to fill the pages.
The post-Civil War years witnessed the Industrial Revolution, new wealth, and leisure time for some. Citizens joined clubs and societies such as Chautauqua, Sokol, and American Turners for personal improvement and socialization. American stamp clubs, natural extensions of this movement, proliferated. As an educational hobby, stamp collecting could be enjoyed for a relatively modest cost, and it provided an introduction to history, geography, and biography for all collectors, regardless of age. To fuel collecting enthusiasm and promote business, stamp dealers began publishing descriptive catalogs, price lists, albums, and even stamp journals.
In the South, where the Civil War had devasted the infrastructure, the economy, and the social fabric, interest in philately was delayed. As the region recovered, however, Atlanta and New Orleans, among other large cities, emerged as the major centers for stamp dealers, clubs, and societies. Confederate states philately became a focal point for many collectors.