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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

📜💥 The Paper That Sparked a Revolution 💥📜 A tax on paper sparked resistance. The Stamp Act Crisis shows how—commemorated by the 2016 Repeal of the Stamp Act stamp. 🇺🇸 #America250 #StampAct #AmericanRevolution #Philately #PageAndPostage

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

📜 The tax that changed everything 🖋️📬 Before independence. Before declarations. Paper, ink—and a tax that united the colonies. This week on Page and Postage: The Stamp Act Crisis × the 2016 Repeal of the Stamp Act stamp. Post coming next. #PageAndPostage #StampAct #AmericanRevolution#America250

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🫖🇺🇸 December 16, 1773 — everything changed. This week on Page & Postage: 1973 Boston Tea Party stamp + 📖 Defiance of the Patriots. History. Protest. Storytelling. 🔗 Full feature → link in bio As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. #ad #BostonTeaParty #America250 #PageAndPostage

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📜 This Week in AMERICA 250: The Boston Tea Party 🫖 Tomorrow we revisit the night that helped ignite a revolution. Join us for this week’s stamp + book pairing in our America 250 series. 🔥📖⚓ #PageAndPostage #America250 #BostonTeaParty #Philately #HistoryCollectors

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🐎🇺🇸 The Ride That Changed America The 1925 2¢ Lexington–Concord stamp honors the patriots of the American Revolution. Paired with Paul Revere’s Ride by David Hackett Fischer, it tells the story of the midnight ride and the first battles of 1775. #StampSpotlight #AmericanRevolution #PageAndPostage

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

🚀 Stamped for the Stars 📮✨ Jan 5, 1972 — Nixon OKs America’s first Space Shuttle, the world’s first reusable spacecraft. This AI twist on the 33¢ Space Shuttle stamp celebrates innovation, adventure & orbit-sized legacy. 📌 Save for space history! #SpaceHistory #Philately #StampCollectors

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Faith over fame. Hank Greenberg — baseball’s first Jewish superstar — sat out on Yom Kippur in 1934. The 2006 Baseball Sluggers stamp preserves that stand. Paired with Hank Greenberg. Link in bio. #ad

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Treasure Tuesday 🧭📮 Before corporations ruled the seas, pirates did. The 1970 Jamaica Henry Morgan stamp + Empire of Blue Water reveal how privateers helped build empires and reshape the Americas. Save this. Full story — link in bio. #ad Follow @PageAndPostage #HistoryThroughStamps

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

From postage stamp to fine art 🖼️ Inspired by the 1953 3¢ General George S. Patton Jr. U.S. stamp—reimagined through a bold, museum-grade lens. 📮 Where philately becomes fine art. Repost, save, and follow @PageAndPostage. #Philately #StampCollecting #PostalHistory #MilitaryHistory #CinematicArt

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

New Jersey didn’t just join the Union—it helped shape it 🇺🇸 On Dec. 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The 1964 5¢ New Jersey Tercentenary stamp commemorates that early leadership, linking colonial roots to constitutional history. 📮 Follow @PageAndPostage

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

AI Reimagined Sunday 🎨📬 This week, we’re spotlighting Stand Watie, the only Native American Confederate general and the last to surrender in the Civil War. The 1995 32¢ stamp has been transformed into a cinematic AI reinterpretation — painterly, atmospheric, and museum-grade.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📚 The Reluctant King × Fiji 1938 Stamp ✉️✨ King George VI in words and on stamp. Sarah Bradford shows the man behind the crown—quiet courage, early struggles, and the first year of his reign. This 1938 Fiji stamp captures that very moment. 📌 Save to start your royal-history collection.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Few figures shaped American liberty as quietly—and powerfully—as George Mason. His Virginia Declaration of Rights became the model for the Bill of Rights, and he stood firm enough to refuse signing the Constitution when it didn’t protect personal freedoms. 📚 Follow for more…

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Some whispers last forever. This 1971 8¢ Emily Dickinson stamp and the Johnson edition of The Complete Poems capture her quiet fire and lasting voice. 🔖 Save this for your book & stamp inspiration.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🗺️ “The Blackbeard Map” — The 1970 BVI 30c Pirate Stamp ☠️⚓ Step into the shadows of pirate legend. The 1970 British Virgin Islands 30c Blackbeard stamp. If you love pirate history, rare stamps, maritime legends, and hidden treasure, save this post and follow for more philatelic adventures. ⚓✨

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

✨ One stamp. A world-changing journey. The 1999 Great Britain 26p Pilgrim Fathers stamp marks the 1620 Mayflower voyage that helped reshape early America. 🌊📜 Full story drops tomorrow—plus an eye-opening fact you’ve probably never heard.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Did you know the Pilgrim Fathers’ unexpected 1620 landing helped spark early ideas of self-government and community? 🇬🇧🕊️ And did you also know it led to the Mayflower Compact, one of America’s first social contracts?

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🔬✨ Albert Einstein & the Formula That Changed Everything | 1966 8¢ Stamp Spotlight On November 21, 1905, Albert Einstein introduced the world to E = mc², a formula that reshaped physics, energy, and our understanding of the universe.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

📜 Lincoln’s 300-word Gettysburg Address reshaped America. The 1948 3¢ stamp keeps that legacy alive. ✨ #History #Stamps

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📜🇺🇸 The First State to Ratify the Bill of Rights — New Jersey, 1789 On November 20, 1789, New Jersey made history as the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights — the foundational amendments that guarantee American freedoms. 🇺🇸✨

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

📜 272 words. 2 minutes. One immortal speech. In 1863, Lincoln stood at Gettysburg and delivered fewer than 300 words — a speech that reshaped America’s idea of freedom and sacrifice. 📖 More in Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🇺🇸 SEMPER FI 🪖 Honoring 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps through stamps that tell a story of bravery and legacy. 📖 Book Pairing: The United States Marines: A History — Edwin Howard Simmons Every stamp tells a story of valor and honor — a legacy forever stamped in time.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

🌊 Where empires met the edge of the world… In 1769, Captain Cook sailed into Aotearoa — where exploration met Māori tradition, and two worlds collided. #PageAndPostage #StampStories #CaptainCook #HamptonSides #TheWideWideSeas #StoryStampedInTime

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🌊 Where empires met the edge of the world. In 1769, Captain Cook reached Aotearoa — two worlds colliding: European navigation and Māori tradition. ✨ Pair with “The Wide Wide Seas” by Hampton Sides — exploration, empire, and the cost of curiosity. #PageAndPostage #HamptonSides #TheWideWideSeas

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🌊 From Yorkshire to the Pacific — Cook’s voyages reshaped the world. 📜🇬🇧 The 1999 Captain Cook & Māori Millennium stamp marks discovery and cultural encounter. 📖 Pair it with “The Wide Wide Seas” by Hampton Sides #PageAndPostage #CaptainCook #MaoriMillennium #BritishStamps #Philately #Exploration

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

👻 Two stamps. One haunting legend. From Washington Irving’s quill to the Headless Horseman’s ride, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow galloped straight into American folklore. 🕯️💀 #PageAndPostage #SleepyHollow #WashingtonIrving #PhilatelyMeetsFiction

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

📜 Colonial Communications: Printing the Revolution The 1973 8¢ Colonial Communications: Pamphlet Printing stamp (#1476) honors the printers and pamphleteers whose words fueled the fight for freedom. #PageAndPostage #ColonialCommunications #PamphletPrinting #AmericanRevolution #HistoricPrinting

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

📜 The Heart of William & Mary The 1993 19¢ Wren Building postal card honors the nation’s oldest academic hall, the soul of William & Mary and a cradle of American ideals. #PageAndPostage #WilliamAndMary #WrenBuilding #AmericanHistory #StampsAndStories

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

📜 Birth of a Commonwealth On June 25, 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the 10th state of the Union and a cornerstone of the new nation. Paired with Founding Brothers — where Virginia’s voices shaped a republic. #PageAndPostage #FoundingFathers ##colonialwilliamsburg

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The Birth of English America The 2007 41¢ Settlement of Jamestown stamp marks the founding of America’s first permanent English colony in 1607. Paired with Benjamin Woolley’s Savage Kingdom. #PageAndPostage #Jamestown #AmericanHistory #BookAndStampPairing #Philately #HistoryThroughStamps

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📬 Fountain of Discovery The 1982 20¢ Ponce de León stamp honors the Spanish explorer who sailed into legend, claiming Florida for Spain in 1513. #PageAndPostage #StampStory #AgeOfExploration #PonceDeLeon #USPS #BookPairing #FloridaHistory

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

📬 Fortress of Time: Castillo de San Marcos The 2021 $7.95 Castillo de San Marcos stamp honors America’s oldest masonry fort, once Spanish, British, and American. #PageAndPostage #StAugustine #BookPairing #CastilloDeSanMarcos #FloridaHistory

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🎨 Walt Disney: Imagination in Motion ✨📬 Issued in 1968, this 6¢ stamp celebrates Walt Disney, the visionary who turned imagination into a world of wonder. #PageAndPostage #WaltDisney #Philately #BookPairing #StampCollectors #DisneyMagic

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🇺🇸 Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Legacy in Leadership 📬📖 Issued in 1990, this 25¢ stamp pays tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the general who guided victory in World War II and later led America through years of peace. #Eisenhower #StampCollectors #Philately #BookPairing #LeadershipLegacy

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of the US Naval Academy ⚓️ Dive into the rich history of the United States Naval Academy, captured on a 1995 32-cent stamp! From its founding in 1845, the USNA has shaped leaders who’ve defined America’s sea power. #NavalAcademy #StampCollecting #SeaPower

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The Stamp That Took Mail Global ✈️🌐 Long before email, one stamp helped unify the skies. Swipe through to discover how the 1949 25¢ Plane & Globe commemorates the birth of international mail cooperation. #StampStory #Philately #UPU #VintageStamps #StampCollectors #GlobalMail #HistoryInInk

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🛩️ Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Ace of Aces 🇺🇸 Born October 8, 1890, in Columbus, Ohio, Eddie Rickenbacker rose from car mechanic to America’s top WWI ace, scoring 26 victories and becoming a national hero. 📬 #StampsTellStories #WWIHistory #EddieRickenbacker #AviationHistory #PageAndPostage ✈️

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

📜 The Tax That Sparked a Revolution 💥🇺🇸 The 2016 Repeal of the Stamp Act Forever stamp honors that moment when protest turned to revolution. 💌 Pair it with 📖 “The Radicalism of the American Revolution” by Gordon S. Wood, and rediscover how rebellion built a nation. #RepealOfTheStampAct #GordonWood

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

💡 Thomas Edison: Lighting Up the World 🎞️📬 On Oct 6, 1889, he tested his first motion picture film. 📖 Book pairing: “Edison” by Edmund Morris. ✨ Every stamp tells a story — one spark at a time. #ThomasEdison #Philately #BookPairing #PageAndPostage #StoryBehindTheStamp

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

📚✨ Thomas Wolfe: A Life in Literature ✨📚 In 2000, the 33¢ Literary Arts stamp honored North Carolina-born novelist Thomas Wolfe—a towering figure in American letters. 🌎✍️ Behind every stamp lies a story stamped in time. 💌 #ThomasWolfe #StampCollecting #Philately #LookHomewardAngel #StampStories

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

📬✨ A Stamp About… Stamps?! ✨📬 In 1972, the U.S. issued the 8¢ Stamp Collecting stamp, a tribute to the world’s most popular hobby. Behind every stamp lies a story stamped in time. 📖✨ #StampCollecting #StoriesStampedInTime

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Wishing all my friends and family who celebrate a G'mar chatima tovah (May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year). Have an easy fast.

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector @pageandpostage.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🚀 Blast Off Into History! Tiny stamps. Giant adventures. ✉️✨ On September 29, 1967, the US Post Office issued its first attached pair of stamps with a continuous design, celebrating the Astronaut & Gemini 4 Capsule. 🌕👨‍🚀 #Gemini4 #USStamps #StampCollecting #CarryingTheFire #SpaceExploration

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