got stamps?

stamps, as well as typewriters, tell a story of history...it's so fun to search through piles, courtesy of the IPRC in portland (independent publishing resource center) at its new location.

i was drawn to the intaglio printed ones and learned they were created using an italian process, or "gilio" capable of one or multi-colored raised printing which is no longer used.

as the price of stamps change, so do the stories of the letters we write. we may remember, for example, how old we were during a certain olympic year or which stamps we used to send christmas cards...all in all, something worth collecting or at least learning from.

i love my wonder woman stamps and save them for special cards and letters.  do you have a favorite stamp or letter writing memory?