US: Cinderellas: General

Atomic Bomb Seals

Steve, tomiseksj , showed an example on page 1 of this thread. Here's a page of them with a write up.

Revised Evidence: Vladimir Nabokov's Collection of Inscriptions, Annotations, Corrections, and Butterfly Descriptions

In 1999 Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc. of New York hosted an exhibition and sale of Vladimir Nabokov's library. Barbara Bloom designed the exhibition and this set of stamps. Nabokov's son, Dmitri, wrote an article for the exhibition and was behind the sale and the publication of 'The Original Laura', a book that Vladimir had asked not be published.

The stamps depict Nabokov's amendments and alterations, his butterfly collection and photographs.


 

daniel , the auctioneers of Nabokov's collection really went pedal to the metal on those cinderellas!

I read most of his books, starting in high school and going through college. Lolita was a revelation about what the English language is capable of. And I kinda made sense of Pale Fire. Pnin was quite lovely, and the most relatable of his novels (I still remember learning the word "defenestration" from it!). I went through most of them looking for something else like Lolita or Pnin, but many of them were so cold, lacking in any sort of empathy for the characters. I do remember liking Glory (aka The Exploit), and I remember reading Ada but remember absolutely nothing about it except getting a thrill or two from figuring out a couple of his puns.


It's a nice thought - I tend to think almost all of his greatest works were done in the US, or at least written in English - but I don't think it will ever happen. Lolita had to be printed in France, if I recall, because no US publisher would touch it. After a couple of years of being depraved, it became a classic of the English language, but the moral tide has turned so far against what even hints at child molestation that I don't think it will resurface as the classic it is for a long time yet.

Is Nabokov on any stamps from anywhere, do you know?

A Salute to the 48 States....'America's Finest'

From the House of Seagram Fine Whiskies Since 1857

Shown previously by jamesw and others here is a complete sheet over 2 scans. Recently purchased at a good price.

A few more in the series 'Don't Blame... For High Prices:

This rather plain oversized envelope (9.5"x6.5") once contained a souvenir program (not any more), but what caught my eye was the tiny label in the lower corner.





It commemorates the opening of the Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Mass in 1935. It crosses the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts. It won the American Institute of Steel Construction's Class "A" Award of Merit as the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in 1934.
Isn't that nice?

JeffS showed some Photo Stamps for San Angelo, Texas in his Texas Poster Stamp thread. Here is a similar lot that I have for New York. I, also, have the original envelope which is in the exact same format. In this case, the stamps are attributed to Adrian Photos Corporation, Longacre Building, N.Y. Also, a few posts above in this thread, I posted a set of Presidents which are also Photo Stamps but these are attributed to Apeda Studio Inc,N.Y. There must be some commonality in publishing these.

American History Stamps from AMOCO (American Oil Company) issued in 1937. An album was also available. 25 from a set of 32. (Actually, I see that jamesw posted a set in a separate American Oil thread)

A large sheet about which I know nothing. Only what I can see on it.

An extended search yielded nothing. 

In 2009 Willie Nelson made an album, called Willie and the Wheel, with 9 time Grammy winning American western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. The album came with 13 postcards and this sheet of stamps. See this Discogs link


Daniel

Darrin (darkormex), thanks for narrowing the photo's timeframe; the window remains 1915-1927. While recruit training shifted to San Diego in 1923, Marines continued to be stationed at Mare Island until its closing.

Although these are from the Letter Seal Co., Pittsburgh, I wouldn't classify them as seals. Rather, they seem to be 'return address' labels. Either way, they are very attractive.

I saw back in 2014 there had been a 1970 version of the President of the United States sheet by H.E. Harris shared on this thread. I have seen lots of single singles and partial sheets of these over the years. This one was stuck between the pages of a 1973 Harris Pioneer World Wide Postage Stamp Album. This sheet is marked Copyright 1961. It is not something I will want so it will stay with the album when I return it to my friend.