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Welcome to Spring or Autumn. This is a transitional month with something for everyone. Internationally, it is Women's History Month, focusing on the achievements, needs, and challenges that women ...
The world steps into the second month of 2025 with hope and trepidation. The United States has a new administration. Canada is finding its way to a new administration. Germany and several other European nations...
There are several unique focuses for 2025. I covered the first 12 in Part One. The following are the rest I have discovered for this year. As with all issues of LEEP Ink, the following descriptions are a...
Before 1840, only the wealthy could afford to send letters further than their town. The postage stamps' invention in England by Sir Rowland Hill on May 6, 1840, would change that. The postage stamp did for 19th-century families and friends what Facebook and Skype have done for 21st-century families and friends: it put people in touch economically, quickly, and efficiently.
March 3, 1847, was the date the US Congress approved the first postage stamp. It went on sale July 1, 1847, with a five and ten-cent version, the cost today for overnight letter delivery.
With email and electronic stamps, fewer people use the humble postage stamp to send letters. But this doesn't diminish the cultural heritage of these tiny pieces of art. The US Postal Service is the primary organization behind this month, and it usually initiates it with the release of a unique collectible stamp each year.
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