Stamps on comic books - Akiko

I recently got an issue of Mark Crilley's Akiko -#34 -where he hand-drew two Japanese stamps on the cover (images are courtesy of the Grand Comics Database). He did the same for #32-33. I guess I'll add this comic to my stamp collection - if only so I can find it again someday.

New Smurf stamps from Switzerland

New Smurf stamps from Switzerland are coming out soon - The Ephemerist has the story.

The Ephemerist returns to stamps

Read Wim's 4th column on stamps here.

The Ephemerist on superhero stamps

First Class Stamps (3) – It's A Bird!

by Wim Lockefeer
http://www.sparehed.com/2013/08/15/first-class-stamps-3-its-a-bird/#more-8549

NSA cartoon stamp

From: mark doeffinger

 

Every once in a while I think up a stamp cartoon. This one has to do with the scanning of letters by the post office for supposed national security purposes.   If you can use it in cartoonphilately I would be happy to have it appear there. My website:   http://thelitestuffcartoons.com/home/July_1-13.html

Best,

Mark

The Ephemerist on comics stamps

Wim's writing 10 blog posts about comics on stamps and 2 are live:

 

http://www.sparehed.com/2013/07/29/first-class-stamps-1/

http://www.sparehed.com/2013/07/30/first-class-stamps-2/

Postal Museum gets design work on comics stamps

National Postal Museum receives donation of original artwork

April 18 2013 

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=61999#.UXBozNKwISs

 

"As an art director for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 15 years, Herrman designed more than 50 stamps and directed more than 400 stamp issues. His work includes famous stamp issues such as Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, Comic Strip Classics, DC Comic Super Heroes, Marvel Comic Super Heroes and Celebrate the Century." Peanuts is included too - see the finding aid at
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/findingguides/Herrman_Collection_Finding_Guide.pdf