Norman Gasbarro | February 19, 2013
At the beginning of the Civil War, April 1865, five former presidents of the United States were alive. They were Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan. During the Civil War, two of them died – John Tyler on 18 January 1862 and Martin Van Buren on 24 July 1862. […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 16, 2013
The study of Abraham Lincoln on stamps continues today with the examination of the Series of 1922 and the Presidential Series. The previous parts of this study can be found in the following posts: Early Postage Stamps Honoring Abraham Lincoln and Postage Stamps Honoring Abraham Lincoln – Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 1909. The […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 1, 2013
The Rev. Lewis Daniel Steckel (1839-1922) served as the pastor of the Reformed Church in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the end of the 19th and early part of the 20th century. He also had a congregation in Tower City, Schuylkill County. During the Civil War he was the Quartermaster Sergeant in the 176th […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 30, 2013
Although the Bureau of Engraving and Printing had its origins during the Civil War – it was originally created to issue paper money in order to support the war effort – it was not involved in postage stamp production until July 1894. Prior to the “Bureau Issues” of postage stamps, the U.S government had contracted […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 20, 2013
When the Civil War was finally over, nearly 3,000,000 from the Union and nearly 1,400,000 from the Confederacy had taken up arms against each other. Counted among the dead were about 360,000 from the North and 258,000 from the South. The war had taken a toll on the nation. How many of these were fighting […]
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