GP member Kurt Laubinger sent along a fun item for this month\u2019s Perryscope. He says it\u2019s his favorite from his Christmas collection.<\/p>\n
The item is a block of nine stamps from the 1-cent Century of Progress souvenir sheet (Scott 730) issued Aug. 25, 1933 by the U.S. Post Office Department for the American Philatelic Society convention in Chicago that year. The block stands out because of the souvenir overprint with a holiday greeting applied by stamp dealer J.L. Portwood.<\/p>\n
The overprint in red ink includes a decorative frame with a classic snowy scene of a home. The text below reads: \u201cSeasons Greetings\/from\/J.L. Portwood.\u201d The creation is not dated, but Laubinger believes it is from 1933. Well-known philatelic writer John Hotchner described the souvenir in the Dec. 28, 2015 issue of Linn\u2019s Stamp News.<\/p>\n
Hotchner wondered how many of the souvenirs were sent and how many might have been preserved. He asked readers to share information for a future column.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re unsure anyone responded. So perhaps Laubinger has a unique item! Certainly it\u2019s something of a conversation piece.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re sharing this unusual item here just in time for the holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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