Hi Rob! Thanks for a nice viewer gift video. So special to have generous viewers send you various wonderful gifts. Awwww, so cute, the postman hedgehog! Perfect for you! All the other things were interesting as well.
thank you for sharing your latest viewer stamp haul ! Stay cool.... thats what I'm doing..... yesterday was 121*F here in the low desert of southern California.
There was a movie made about Boys Town in 1938 it is based on Father Edward J. Flanagan's work with a group of underprivileged boys in a home/educational complex that he founded and named "Boys Town" in Nebraska. It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney. Great movie and wonderful story.
Hi Rob, cool stamps and postcards. Like you, I think the Hedgehog postcard rules! A couple of notes, just in case they're useful. 06:14 I would class this as a commemorative cover rather than a First Day Cover. A first day cover is one where the stamp is postmarked on its first day of issue and I suspect the stamp was issued prior to the date stamp on the cover. I'm not an expert on the QEII Wilding stamps, and the stamp on the cover MAY be a variety issued on that date, but I'd go with commemorative cover as it seems to be more about the Mayflower and less about the stamp. Still nice to have though. (The postmark says it's the maiden voyage, so this would be of the Mayflower replica which was built.) 08:08 If I remember correctly, the box attached on the right of the pillar box was used for dispensing stamps. You put your money into one of the slots and a stamp or booklet of stamps would fall down to the little window which you could open to get your stamps - just like any drinks machine these days, though with somewhat less technology involved. It also looks like this one might give change. These were relatively common when I lived in England (briefly) as a young lad. I don't remember having seen any the last time I was in the UK, so definitely a piece of postal history there.
Boystown issues seals every year but just like Easter Seals they are not listed in Scott. Scott only lists Christmas Seals. I see you got an Apollo-Soyuz Mr Zip block of 4. I love Mr Zip and am collecting all his blocks of 4. There are 4 different Mr Zip positions on stamps.
Start your day with that dad guy
@@idamariegiusti3615 haha
Hi Rob! Thanks for a nice viewer gift video. So special to have generous viewers send you various wonderful gifts. Awwww, so cute, the postman hedgehog! Perfect for you! All the other things were interesting as well.
@@GreatStampAdventure isn’t the postman hedgehog so cute
It's so nice to receive unexpected gifts! Super :)
@@inPostcards indeed
thank you for sharing your latest viewer stamp haul ! Stay cool.... thats what I'm doing..... yesterday was 121*F here in the low desert of southern California.
@@kozzackkelt dang glad it isn’t that hot but still hot here for us over 100F
Charles so generous.
Indeed
There was a movie made about Boys Town in 1938 it is based on Father Edward J. Flanagan's work with a group of underprivileged boys in a home/educational complex that he founded and named "Boys Town" in Nebraska. It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney. Great movie and wonderful story.
@@SnailmailwithSmokey i will have to check it out thanks
Hi Rob, cool stamps and postcards. Like you, I think the Hedgehog postcard rules!
A couple of notes, just in case they're useful.
06:14 I would class this as a commemorative cover rather than a First Day Cover. A first day cover is one where the stamp is postmarked on its first day of issue and I suspect the stamp was issued prior to the date stamp on the cover. I'm not an expert on the QEII Wilding stamps, and the stamp on the cover MAY be a variety issued on that date, but I'd go with commemorative cover as it seems to be more about the Mayflower and less about the stamp. Still nice to have though. (The postmark says it's the maiden voyage, so this would be of the Mayflower replica which was built.)
08:08 If I remember correctly, the box attached on the right of the pillar box was used for dispensing stamps. You put your money into one of the slots and a stamp or booklet of stamps would fall down to the little window which you could open to get your stamps - just like any drinks machine these days, though with somewhat less technology involved. It also looks like this one might give change. These were relatively common when I lived in England (briefly) as a young lad. I don't remember having seen any the last time I was in the UK, so definitely a piece of postal history there.
Very convient to have a stamp dispenser next to the post box
Stadium covers very nice. Postal museum in dc has stadium chairs in the baseball exhibit.
I imagine the Smithsonian has lots of cool
Baseball stuff
@@thatdadguy1974 will take a pic next time in august.
Hi That Dad Guy,
I would say Norman Rockwell is known as an classic Illustrator.
-Bob
Absolutely
Boystown issues seals every year but just like Easter Seals they are not listed in Scott. Scott only lists Christmas Seals. I see you got an Apollo-Soyuz Mr Zip block of 4. I love Mr Zip and am collecting all his blocks of 4. There are 4 different Mr Zip positions on stamps.
@@Robertbrown08049 ok that you for letting me know a bit more about Boys Town seals
8am usa ytube release.
@@idamariegiusti3615 yup early release today :)