Birth. Stamps. Death.

Birth. Stamps. Death.

por Sam Goodson and Christopher Putney

Historia Aficiones

Temporada 1

Mr. Zip! with Haley Maloney

The Birth. Stamps. Death. team is joined by Haley Maloney to discuss the USPS's iconic zip code mascot Mr. Zip! Mr. Zip dragged the mailing public reluctantly into the zip code era, improving the efficiency of mail delivery and endearing millions to his cheerful orange visage. We also talk about what Haley collects, what got her into collecting, and the joys of the regional stamp club. We would LOVE to receive some mail from our dear listeners, write us at: Birth. Stamps. Death. P.O. Box 26 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 In our zeal to bring the zip saga to you we misstated a couple of facts: 1) there is no Mr. Zip stamp, a grave injustice 2) the United States has 10 first digit postal regions, not 9. Links The Mr. Zip promotional campaign (Smithsonian) Overview of Mr. Zip's many uses in the 1960s and 70s (Smithsonian) Mr. Zip as a pop cultural icon (Smithsonian) Overview of Mr. Zip's origins and trajectory over the years Haley's Art Insta Ryan Goldberg's Bird City Our Website Our Instagram We're very grateful to the band All Good for supplying our intro and outro music, check them out on Instagram and head over to Spotify or wherever you stream your music to give them a listen.

Grand Central Station (the Post Office!)

We're back, dear listeners, with sincere apologies for our prolonged absence. Today we talk about Grand Central Station, the post office near Grand Central Terminal, where we have recently opened a P.O. Box for all of your fan mail. We also have a brief guest appearance by the pod's Irish correspondent Katie Swabb, who offers us a tantalizing postal riddle. She'll join us again on a future episode to answer the riddle and tell us about her research in the Irish National Folklore Collection. To respond to the riddle, or to just say hello, write to: Birth. Stamps. Death. P.O. Box 26 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 Links: Historic Photographs of the Station Grand Central Terminal Stamp Our Website Our Instagram We're very grateful to the band All Good for supplying our intro and outro music, check them out on Instagram and head over to Spotify or wherever you stream your music to give them a listen.

Digital Philately Today and Tomorrow: A conversation with Graham Beck

Sam and Chris are joined by Graham Beck, pioneer of digital philately, host of the excellent Exploring Stamps Youtube channel, and member of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. Topics include making digital content about stamps, topical collecting, the cricket world cup, and the process of getting a stamp from idea to postage. Notes Exploring Stamps PixPost (find Chris @chrispy_stamps and Sam @sam_stamps) Postcrossing Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee American Topical Association (ATA) Our Website Our Instagram We're very grateful to the band All Good for supplying our intro and outro music, check them out on Instagram and head over to Spotify or wherever you stream your music to give them a listen.

Voice of America Pt. 1: The 1967 VOA Stamp and the Genius of Georg Olden

This week we’re talking about a curious 5c stamp released in 1967 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Voice of America (VOA) radio program, a first of its kind global broadcast born in the crucible of WWII and transformed over the course of the Cold War and modern eras. Sam and Christopher chat about the VOA’s 83-year history and the stamp’s designer, legendary artist Georg Olden—the first African-American to design a U.S. postage stamp. Part 2 of this series will get into a far more obscure piece of VOA history: the VOA Stamp Club. Notes VOA Stamp Emancipation Proclamation Stamp Georg Olden VOA History First Class: America’s Marvelous Midcentury Stamps (by David Cobb Craig) Our Website Our Instagram We're very grateful to the band All Good for supplying our intro and outro music, check them out on Instagram and head over to Spotify or wherever you stream your music to give them a listen.

One Small Step for Man, One Giant Stamp for Mankind: Astrophilately w/ David Ball

Sam and Chris welcome their first guest, David Ball, to talk astrophilately (stamps in space!) and the remarkable story of C-76—the stamp released to commemorate the July 1969 moon landing. We touch on why David collects, the crazy story of NASA and the Postal Service joining forces to covertly produce stamps marking extraterrestrial achievements, and as always, the general joy of modern stamp collecting. Links C76 - 10 Cent Moon landing Stamp Project Gemini se-tenant Stamp David's website David's article in the American Philatelist Our Website Our Instagram We're very grateful to the band All Good for supplying our intro and outro music, check them out on Instagram and head over to Spotify or wherever you stream your music to give them a listen.

In a Common Determination: the 1933 NRA Stamp

Join Chris and Sam as they dive into the 1933 NRA issue. Topics include the National Industrial Recovery Act, the National Recovery Administration, the politics of stamp design, the minor Red Scare the stamp caused, postmaster general James Farley, and philatelist-in-chief Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Links Our Website Our Instagram The NRA Issue To see the art that inspired the stamp, head over to The Swedish Tiger's page on the issue and scroll down to "Design Inspiration." Barry Eidlin - "Why is There no Labor Party in the United States?" We're very grateful to the band All Good for supplying our intro and outro music, check them out on Instagram and head over to Spotify or wherever you stream your music to give them a listen.

Introductions

Sam and Chris preview the podcast and briefly discuss their interest in stamps and stamp collecting. Mentioned: Show Website NRA Stamp Great Americans Issue

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