Oliver Ditson Company Covers
This article features my collection of Oliver Ditson Company covers. Although this blog is devoted to musical stamps, I also have a number of postal covers that are all music…
Czech Music Festival Stamps (1957)
This post features a set of six musicians on music festival stamps from Czechoslovakia in 1957. Some countries celebrate their musical culture on stamps more than many others. Germany and…
Helsinki Opera House Stamps
This post features the Helsinki Opera House stamps from Finland in 1993. Music institutions such as theaters, symphony halls, and opera houses are common features on postage stamps. Such buildings…
Firth, Hall, & Pond Covers
This article features my collection of Firth, Hall, & Pond covers. The many companies, individual and partnerships, run by these three men span most of the nineteenth century. At that…
Celebrating October Musicians Birthdays with Stamps
It is time to celebrate October Musicians Birthdays with stamps. A lot of musicians and composers appear on stamps. You can read about many of them on this blog, from…
Algerian Instrument Stamps
This post features the Algerian Instrument Stamps set from 1984. Sets of instruments are very popular features from countries around the world. On this blog, you can see sets from Thailand, Gabon, Norway, El…
Chinese Bell Stamps
This article features a set of Chinese bell stamps from China in 2000. The set has four stamps, each featuring a different bell. Cast bronze bells have existed in China…
Benjamin B Dale Cover
This article features a Benjamin B Dale cover from my collection. It is the latest of my pieces to feature advertising covers from American musical instrument manufacturers and dealers. If…
The Segulharpa Stamp
This post is about a postage issue from Iceland in 2014, the segulharpa stamp. Readers of this blog know that musical instrument stamps are popular across the globe. Musical instruments…
Celebrating Important September Music Events and Birthdays with Stamps
It is time to celebrate September Musician Birthdays with stamps. A lot of musicians and composers appear on stamps. You can read about many of them on this blog, from…