An interesting newspaper article posted today in Frankfort, KY that may interest SCF members:
http://www.state-journal.com/spectr...tamps-of-warWhile most of the points mentioned are common knowledge, and shortages of most goods occurred because materials were being diverted to the war effort, I don't recall hearing about this tidbit of information before:
Quote:
...the stamp hobby was coping with another problem. Paper companies were having their production and inventories regulated and overseen by the government. Everything in the country that was needed for the war effort was being diverted...soon there were no stamp hinges. It took a tremendous amount of political arm-twisting to get this remedied. Before long the government officials in charge of paper production regulation were convinced that stamp collecting, a hobby that they had earlier approved to continue, should have the stamp hinges needed to do this...
A bit of trivia from yesteryear.
Posted 03/05/2013 6:38 pm
