“You Can Learn A Lot from The Corner of An Envelope”

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

1:00 - 2:30 pm

Ellison Lecture Hall, Room 102

Watson Fine Arts Building, Wheaton College

People have been using postage stamps since the first stamp was introduced 

in England in 1840.  Come hear about the history of stamps and the postal system. 

Handle the first stamp, called the “One Penny Black”, learn about the 2012 US stamps 

and discover how a stamp almost started a South American war. 

Other topics include movies that have stamp themes, famous people on stamps, rules 

about who gets on a stamp, strange postal stories including about a bank that was built 

with bricks delivered by the post office. There will be time for questions 

and each member of the audience will take home a free packet of stamps.

Henry Lukas

Director of Education & Community Education Museum of Stamps & Postal History