Vintage Stamps

Back when the USPS was profitable—just kidding, I don't know if that was ever the case—or at least when people mailed lots of letters, stamps were a fine art. There are some amazing stamps from the 60s, 70s and 80s. And wouldn't you know it, my great grandmother and mom were both collectors so I recently got to dig through hundreds! These are some of my favorites for their distinct mid century vibe.

A collection a day (six)

This isn't my collection, but I'm posting it anyway. 

These vintage tree tags come from pinkshirtsandcarwrecks on Etsy. 

a collection a day (five)

This collection of 1960s View-Master reels comes from Alex's family in Mankato.

a collection a day (four)

This collection of vintage brooches comes from my great grandmother, Helen. 

She liked flowers, naturally.

a collection a day (three)

Small misc. vintage items. This is my favorite collection photo yet.
These items were all collected from my Grandad's workshop. 

a collection a day (two)

Collected patches from my various travels. Circa 2000-2006.

a collection a day (one)

Milk cap collection. Inspired by Lisa Congdon's A Collection a Day blog (now a book), I decided to look around my house (and my parents' house) to see if I could find any compilations, clusters, or combinations (thanks for the synonyms, internet!). I fell a few short of 365 collections, but I'll post more in the coming weeks.