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The news about the establishment of the State of Israel was reported in the United States within a few hours, and evoked among the listeners mixed emotions of joy along with fear of war. In the letter preserved in the Alexander collection, one can get an impression of the reaction of one of those Americans, who sought (unsuccessfully) to share his feelings with a woman of his acquaintances who lived in the young state of Israel.
On September 8, 1869, the Hyderabad Post Office in the center of the Indian subcontinent issued its first postage stamps.
The approval process for a new postage stamp involves several steps, in which the content of the stamp and the idea behind it are examined. Each of the parties involved may express their opinion and request or suggest changes to the content of the stamp.
Dots, or other shapes, in different colors printed on the edges of the stamp sheet or on the interline strip incorporated into the sheet. These dots reflect the number of plates used to print the stamps, with each dot representing one of the plates. The row of colored dots, which look like traffic lights, gave this element its name.
An envelope sent on the island of Trinidad documents an attempt by the local charity to collect donations for the Red Cross during World War I. The course of events turned this activity into a philatelic curiosity.
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