DID Development Notes
Contents
Postal History
- Postal History Definition
- Study of the mails; generally, including postal rates, routes, postal markings (known as marcophily). "Postal history: study of any mail piece that went through the mail stream with the purpose of conveying a message." - Collector's Club of Chicago
Postal History Resources
- Illinois Postal History Society
- American Philatelic Research Library Article Index
- American Philatelic Research Library Book Catalog
- Unied States Postal History from USPS
Postal History Publications
- James E Lee's Philately
- Military Postal Hisotry
Cartographic Resources
- Perry-Casteneda Library of University of Texas
History Resources
- Library of Congress
International Postal History
U.S. Postal History
Postal History Activities
| Study a mailpiece. Where was it sent from? Where was it sent to? Is the post office identifiable? What type of markings does it have? What rate is paid fro which service? |
| Find a verbose listing for a postal history item in an auction catalog. What does it say about the item? |
| View a state-related postal history exhibit. What does it say about the displyed items? |
Philately
- Philately (Definition)
- Generally, philately is the study and hobby of collecting postage stamps. Traditional philately involves the acquisition and direct observation and study of stamps of the world. The study of stamps is enhanced using philatelic literature. Philately is greatly informed by postal history, the study of the mails. Country collecting is a popular form whereby a hobbyist limits a study to one or several countries of interest. Topical philately is themed collecting along topics of interest (e.g. Space, Transportation or Butterflies) using stamps and postal ephemera of the world.
- synonym: Stamp Collecting
other topics: essays, First Days of Issue, philatelic exhibiting, technical philately, tools of philately
The History of Postage Stamps
- see also Postal History
- before stamps
- adhesive pre-paid postage
- the Penny Black
- the birth of philately
- History of United States postage stamps
- modern postage stamps
- http://www.zazzle.com
Philatelic Resources on the web
Philatelic Clubs and Societies
- American Philatelic Society
- Chicago Philatelic Society
- Ukrainian Philatleic and Numismatic Society
- Ukrainian Philatelci Society
- United States Stamp Society
- American Topical Association
- American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
- Austin Philatelic Club
- Baden-Powell Philatelic Association of Illinois
- Evanston-New Trier Philatelic Society
- Germany Philatelic Society, Chapter 5
- Israel-Palestine Philatelic Society of America
- Jack Knight Airm Mail Society
- North Shore Philatelic Society
- Noerthwest Satmp Club
- Scandanavian Collectors Club, Chapter 4
- Uited Nations Collectors of Chicagoland
Postal Agencies
- United States Postal Service
- List of Postal Agencies from Linns.com
Philatelic Auction websites
http://www.philatino.com http://www.fuscoauctions.com
Stamp Dealers
- Stamp King Coin King
- Higgins near Harlem, Chicago, IL
- Rasdale Stamp Compnay
- http://www.rasdalestamps.com
- Earl Apfelbaum
- Ebay
Philatelic Literature
Women on Stamps USPS Publication 512
Linns Stamp News
American Philatleist Illlinsoi Postal Historian
Philatelic Libraries
- APRL
- American Philatelic Research Library Article Index
- American Philatelic Research Library Book Catalog
- @Chicago Public Library
- @Columbia College Library
Articles Bralove, Olga J., Japanese Prints on Stamps American Philatelist, July 2006
Philatelic Stamp Shows
- Chicagopex 2007
Philatelic Activities
| Find a high-quality image of an international postage stamp. What image is represented? What other text informs the stamp? What does the information represent? |
Mail Art
Mail Art Definition
Art of the letter, artistically inpired letters, objects, parcels, postacrds sent through the mail, decorated envelopes, artists mail, art postal artifacts (also mailart)
Mail Art Resources
Friends' Networks, Friends Email Networks
Mail Art Artists
Mailart Archives on the Web
http://alyonkamailartproject.blogspot.com/ http://confessyoursins.blogspot.com/
Mail Art Shows
Mailart Shows are often themd. Participants create mailart on a chosen theme. Often open to the public. Some documentation usually provided.
- The More I change
- Axis of Evil: The Secret History of Sin, April 6- May 11, 2005
Mail Art Literature
- Correspondance Art
Mailart Art Historical Resources
Mailart Related
- Rubber Stamps, Stamping, embossing, applique, fabric accessories, scrapbooking, postcards, printing, stickers, paper ephemera, digital printing, address databases, commercial printing,
Mailart Wiki (Interactive)
- Postal Address
- Mailart Wiki (Interactive)
- Columbia College Chicago
- 600 S. Michigan Ave.
- Chicago, IL 60605
Artistamps
Artistamps Definition
generally, parody regular postage stamps in form and meaning. Political themes are appropriate, but artistamp are often whimsical. Some artists fantasize secessionist lands or virtual worlds from which to post mail.
- Fantasy stamps
- Faux Postage
- Labels
- Cinderellas
- Virtual Worlds
Artistamps Resources
Artistamp Artists
Jas Felter
Artistsamp Shows
Motherland Fatherland/San Francisco CA, July 5 - 25 2007
Artistamp Literature
Herbert, Martin. "Post War", Artforum International, May 2007: Article on Steve McQueen's Queen and Country comminssioned by London's Imperial War Museum. Example of: Political Art
