Reaction to the end of an era is mixed. Feelings later can range from indifference to nostalgia. Many stamp designs were based on the mission and accomplishments of NASA.
The shutting down of NASA definitely would have a nostalgic effect on my wife since she used to work in the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL and has many souvenirs from those years.
What impact would the closing of the United States Post Office have on us, the stamp collecting community? What about the general public? Would other country postal systems also shut down? The ability to send a physical item acorss the country ... no, across the WORLD, has been doable for many scores of years, but I imagine with little thought as to the effort involved in being able to do so. Just as NASA, few have little idea as to what goes on "behind the scenes" to make an endeavor an accomplishment. I, for one, would find the closing of the USPS a saddening event and one which most people would little understand the impact until after the fact.
Posted 10/31/2011 2:08 pm
