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German WWII stamps found in a stamp album. I know very little about stamps, but due to the fact they have a swastika or Hitler on the stamps, I suspect WWII era!
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The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
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If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
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In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
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Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
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Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
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Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
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Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
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Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
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American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
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Wartime LettersWartime letters have always had a special poignancy to them. Individually, …
German StampsBefore the unification of the German Empire in 1871, about half of the 27 i…
Thanks for the info AR8Jason, must have made him a bit of money considering he had the power to demand his picture be on most stamps!
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In reference to your next post, I’m sure the UK is glad the queen doesn't charge a royalty for using her image! (No comparison or disrespect intended to ERII, just an observation about how often her image is used)
A bit further off topic, I live in King County. When we changed our logo from a crown to an image of Martin Luther King, the county had to negotiate rights to his image from the King family. There is an urban legend that my county pays royalties to the King family, but actually not. If the image is used for commercial purposes, however, the family has copyrighted his image and has sued for royalties.
Chrisnp, you never know, maybe she does, the postal service is called The Royal Mail?
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AR8Jason, do you know what Hitler did with these monies? Except for those things that he thought essential for maintaining himself in a manner he deemed suitable for the leader of the German state, he seemed to live rather simply - unlike Hermann Goring. Please, sir, if you know any more about this situation, do please enlighten us! Thanks.
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