Postmark of the Day - Rio Grande District, Texas on 1 June 2018

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Postmark of the Day - Floresville, TX and Philosateleian Post on 30 May 2024

 

Postmark of the Day - Floresville, TX and Philosateleian Post on 30 May 2024

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Postmark of the Day - Oklahoma City, OK on 29 May 1970

 

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Postmark of the Day - Astoria, Oregon on 22 May 1964.

This motel stills exists and is now owned by the uncle of an old co-worker of mine. I've stayed there a few times. The last time that I did there was a loud argument in the room next door, and I will always think of it as the "yelling guy motel." I won't stay there again.

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Anasazi World - Dewitt Jones and Linda Cordell

 

A photo book with text by Linda Cordell. Brief as the text was, I enjoyed it a lot more than the photography. Though many of the photos were quite attractive, there were equally as many in which it was difficult for me to see the ruins.

Postmark of the Day - Sidney West Letter Facility, Australia - 27 February 2024

Sidney West Letter Facility, Australia, on 27 February 2024.

The CFCP stands for Culler Facer Canceller Preparation. This is the kind of letter processing machine used for small envelopes. A marking of FSM would indicate Flat Sorting Machine, used for larger letters.

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Postmark of the Day - Briefzentrum 47 (Duisburg), Germany 10 March 2023

 

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Postmark of the Day - Norwich Mail Center, 24 January 2022

Holocaust Memorial Day / Light a candle / in your window / pm 27 January 2022 / hmd.org.uk

Royal Mail / Norwich / Mail Centre / 24-01-2022 / 24000015

 

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Moontrap - Don Webb

 From my Goodreads entry for this book:

Moontrap, The Coast of Oregon, 1850... by Don Berry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When I bought this, at the Book Exchange in Missoula, I thought that I was getting myself a light western set on the Oregon Coast. It turned out to be much more than that, and I've since learned that Berry was a respected and serious writer.
I must admit it took me a while to get into it, perhaps because I found the writing style a bit irritating and the characters unsympathetic. But as I got further in I started appreciating the writing more, and empathizing with the various old trappers having trouble fitting in to a world of more law and order. And it just got more and more enjoyable until the rather tough ending.

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Business Card - Billy Barnacle's, Lincoln City

 

Business card - Break-Away Cottages, Rockaway Beach, Oregon

 Business card - Break-Away Cottages, Rockaway Beach, Oregon

An eBay purchase for my small business and calling card collection.

BREAK-AWAY COTTAGES

HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH

ROCKAWAY, OREGON 97136

Bob & Kay McPartland

Rt. 1, Box 4

Rockaway, Oregon 97136 

 

 

Postmark Calendar: 14 March 1957

 A postcard from the Mayflower Hotel, Los Angeles from 14 March, 1957.

us-los.angeles-1957.03.14 by Mick Taylor, on Flickr

LOS ANGELES / MAR 14 / ? PM / 10 / CALIF.

Postcard is in Danish, I think. The Pacific Coast Architectural Database notes that, "Danish-born artist Einar Petersen (1885-1986) painted a notable mural of Pilgrims for the hotel." Maybe that's why Anne stayed there.

Originally posted on thestampforum.

2022.08.24 - links

Links

Barbara Eden born 23 August 1931 [fromthevaults.boppinbob.blogspot.com]
Includes a link to her 1967 album in the comments.

Skull Study May Offer Insights Into Hominin Interbreeding [archaeology.org]
“Neanderthals had big faces,” Churchill explained.

NUFC

League Cup Round 2
Tranmere 1 Newcastle 2 [youtube highlights]
Not that impressive from the NUFC B team. Wood finally scores. The lads are going to be at home to Crystal Palace in the 3rd round.

Audio

Some of the stuff I heard today.

I'll Be With Thee - Jerry Garcia Band [youtube]

The History of Byzantium ep109 - Leo the Wise? [thehistoryofbyzantium.com]

2022.08.21 - Sunday misc crap: a hummingbird, disposition of sleepy cats, etc

 

Photo

Sleepy cats don't give a fuck. An admirable quality.

Scan

USA. 1968. 6c. Marquette and Joliet. Scott 1356

Personal

The highlight of the day happened around 07:00 when I poked my head out the door. A hummingbird was feeding on the railing flowers. I wasn't quick enough to get a photo, but here is one that shows what the railing garden looks like.

I'll try and keep at least some of the flowers going. Unfortunately when it comes to gardening I don't know what I am doing. But I love seeing the hummingbirds.

NUFC

Continued their unbeaten start to the season with an exciting 3-3 draw with Man City. Youtube highlights.

Links

Possible Use for Australia’s Ancient Boomerangs Tested [archaeology.org]
...a  new experimental study suggests that Australia’s Indigenous communities may have used boomerangs made of hardwoods to shape the edges of stone tools.

New Philosateleian Post local stamp

 The local post Philosateleleian Post, now out of Floresville, TX, has just released a new stamp (blog\press release). It's quite nice looking.

I picked up a Wired Magazine for the first time in quite a while and started reading it. It's pretentious crap.

Links 2022.04.24

 

Misc Links

Dead Rats and Diverse Pots Reveal Long Voyages of 1400-year-old Shipwreck - ancient-origins.net (2022.04.19)

“If it's confirmed that some of these rats were actually from as far away as the central Mediterranean islands –what this really means is that there was a lot more communication, shipping, exchange, and trade happening during this period that is primarily depicted as just army and naval battles,”

Podcasts

Futility Closet ep3 (2014.03.31)

In 1926, a woman named Lillian Alling grew disenchanted with her life as a maid in New York City and resolved to return to her native Russia. She lacked the funds to sail east, so instead she walked west — trekking 6,000 miles alone across the breadth of Canada and into Alaska.

Also: a menu from Paris, 1870, during the Prussian siege. Much exotic meat on the menu, which unfortunately came from the zoo.

Amazing World of Radip ep0101 (2020.03.22)

Part of the Jack Web Centennial series. A woman (Bonita Granville) reflects on her life after death in “The Road to Yesterday”. In “the Gift of Life,” a taxi driver (Jack Webb) tries to help a widowed new mother (Jane Wyatt) and give her some difficult news.

Offbeat Oregon History: Skipper’s refusal to leave ship angered rescuers (2016.01.31)

The story of the wreck of the Laurel on Peacock Spit near Astoria in 1929. Most of the crew were rescued, albeit with some drama. But Captain Louis Johnson refused rescue for a good 54 hours, choosing to remain on the wrecked ship. Why would he do such a thing?!

Futility Closet ep4: Mystery Airships, Marauding Lions, and Nancy Drew

The California airship sightings of 1896.

TV

Rhoda s01e16 Guess What I Got You For The Holidays? (1974.12.16)

Meh

Head of the Class s03e13 Little Shop 'Til You Drop (1) (1989.02.15)

Charlie directs the class in Little Shop of Horrors. Not much hilarity ensues.

Sea Hunt s01e06 Female of the Species (1958.02.15)

Mike Nelson gets a visit from Kay Dalton, a young woman who is intent on learning how to dive. She offers Mike a good deal of money to teach her, and he agrees. Yet it is immediately apparent that she is scared of the sea and its denizens. So why is she so keen?

Despite the silly title, a very good episode.

Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson.

The Good Karma Hospital s04e05 (2022.02.20)

Paul is back - he is over for Greg and Lydia's wedding! I love that guy.

Also Lydia tries to convince her ex that they need a divorce, Gabriel meets up with Ruby, and other tearjerking stuff.

The Repair Shop s07e28 (2021.11.10)

Richard repairs a couple of rings, Julie and Amanda (with some help from Steve) get an old pantomime horse wearable again, and Jules does an old guitar.

Invader Zim s01e01 The Nightmare Begins (2001.03.30)

A rando selection on Plex. Great stuff.

Music

A few songs that came up in the rando mix as I was washing the dishes.

Chase - Vortex Dweller

From the album International Electronic Music Alliance: Berlin School Compilation

Wishlist Adds

Labouchere, Henry Du Pre. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

Haiti - 1960 - 10c - Election of Miss Haiti Claudinette Fouchard as Miss World - Scott 458

 

5 things from the Portland of my 20s that I wish were still around

• Mount Tabor Theater and their Sunday night drum circles
• Mount Hood masonic lodge
• It's A Beautiful Pizza (SE Belmont & 34th)
• Church of Elvis
• Red Sea night club (along with Berbati's Pan and Satyricon)

Stamp : Colombia - 1957 - The 25th Anniversary of the Agricultural Credit Bank - Scott 672

 

Diagraph Stencil Maker

 

 

 Edit 2025/05/28: It looks like the Diagraph Corporation of Marion, Illinois, is still in business! Webpage.