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The Top 5 Most Popular US Stamps Of 2011

 
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wt1
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Posted 12/14/2011   11:41 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wt1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
The votes are in! The most popular US Stamp of 2011 was OWNEY THE POSTAL DOG!

The top 5 most popular US Stamps (based on votes received) are at this link:

http://www.beyondtheperf.com/conten...tm_term=perf
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alanl
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Posted 12/15/2011   12:06 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add alanl to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I like the merchant marine and civil war stamps.
Why would the post office issue a stamp for a dog?
I thought mailmen had problems with dogs. :)
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wt1
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Posted 12/15/2011   12:41 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
Why would the post office issue a stamp for a dog?


Because it was Owney! The Postal Mail Dog mascot of the US Railway Mail Service in the 19th century. He's even on display at the National Postal Museum. Here's his story:

http://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits...f_owney.html
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smauggie
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Posted 12/15/2011   08:26 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add smauggie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like the USPS knows its target market, creating an ugly dog of a stamp.
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Dianne Earl
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Thanks for sharing wt1. My fave is the garden of love, of course

Dianne
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wt1
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Posted 12/15/2011   08:54 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Actually, I voted for the Edward Hopper stamp and it came in at #3.
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