Sunday Stamps - March 30, 2025
Sunday Stamps this week has the theme of Military.
Chile 1952
Featuring a Chilian independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule, Bernardo O'Higgins. He went on to be Supreme Director, similar to President. Yes, O'Higgins. He was the illegitimate son of a marquess, member of the O'Higgins family. Clicking on Wikipedia links from Bernardo to his father, to the family O'Higgins, we find it is an Irish noble family. His mother, a local woman of some prominence, held the title of First Lady, as Bernardo, although having children, never married. He was exiled to Peru, where he lived out his life with an illegitimate son.
Stamps can be so educational!
USA 1945
Commemorating the role of the Coast Guard in WWII.
France 1946-1947
This is a military postage stamp. Military stamps were issued to military personnel, usually in times of war, allowing mail to be sent free of charge.
Here are two examples of US military mail, 1948 and 1919. No stamps needed, just identification of the service member.
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USA 1933
Honoring General Thaddeus Kosciusko of Poland, for his aid to the country during the Revolutionary War. He served under George Washington and engineered West Point fortifications.
What's up next for Sunday Stamps?
Waterfalls and/or Rivers
You are right: stamps are so educational!!! Great picks for today's theme.
ReplyDeleteI knew there had to be an interesting story behind a Chilean with an Irish name! Kosciuszko certainly got around. Modern postal machines wouldn't be able to handle a ID only card with no stamp (or franking)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing stamps from all over. And sharing a little Chilean history.
ReplyDeleteSome nice pieces of memorabilia. That first card fits a lot of info into the message, the irresistible lure of 'overseas'.
ReplyDeleteYes, you do learn so much from researching the subjects of your stamps.
ReplyDeleteHow nice it would be if we could sent mail without stamps! Don't get me wrong: I love stamps but... they are expensive!
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