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Looking at Stamps

Looking at Stamps

By Russ Romano

A weekly 30 minute podcast discussing all things postage stamps
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Looking at Stamps

Looking at Stamps Nov 24, 2019

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23. Episode 23: Nan Calora (Part 2)
Jun 28, 202035:29
22. Episode 22: Nan Calora (Part 1)

22. Episode 22: Nan Calora (Part 1)

This week I chat with Nan Calora, an avid photographer and stamp collector and enthusiast. She has been collecting stamps for personal and artistic purposes for over 50 years. This week we talk about monkeys, Cuba, being a doofus, Ansel Adams and the Great Mailbox Caper. Oh yeah, and we laugh a lot.
Jun 21, 202030:02
21. Episode 21: Erin Seamans (Part 2)

21. Episode 21: Erin Seamans (Part 2)

Thus week I finish my chat with Erin Seamans who is a Development Assistant with The American Philatelic Society (APS). This week we talk about Erin’s favorite stamp, stamp storage, stamps and art, connections and stories of stamps, and the 2020 APS challenge. Programs mentioned in both episodes include the 25 for 30 membership drive, Stamps for Champs, and Stamps Teach Programs. Erin can be contacted by email at erin@stamps.org. The APS website is located at stamps.org, current stamp releases can be purchased online at usps.com. Graham Beck can be found on IG @exploringstamps and on YouTube at Exploring Stamps. The podcast mentioned is Frank Roche’s postcardist which is pre-production for new episodes and older episodes are available wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Jun 15, 202026:20
20. Episode 20: Erin Seamans (Part 1)

20. Episode 20: Erin Seamans (Part 1)

Erin is a Development Assistant with The American Philatelic Society (APS). This week we talk about APS membership options, Stamps for Champs and Stamps Teach Programs. She will also discuss working at the APS, connecting through stamps, philately in the digital era and some of her favorite stamp themes. She can be contacted by email at erin@stamps.org. The APS website is located at stamps.org, current stamp releases can be purchased online at usps.com. Graham Beck can be found on IG @exploringstamps and on YouTube at Exploring Stamps. The podcast mentioned is Frank Roche’s postcardist which is pre-production for Season 2. Season 1 episodes are available wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Jun 07, 202026:25
19. Episode 19: Patti Wallace (Part 2)

19. Episode 19: Patti Wallace (Part 2)

This week I finish my chat with Patti Wallace. We talk about Clint Eastwood, Peacocks, the Banana Stamp incident, Stamps and Memories, and Stamps and Art. You can find Patti on IG as SouthernStampQueen. She can also be found talking peacocks on IG as allthepeacocks.
May 24, 202028:25
18. Episode 18: Patti Wallace (Part 1)

18. Episode 18: Patti Wallace (Part 1)

This week I chat with Patti Wallace, a 35 year stamp collector from Mississippi. We talk about life in Mississippi, stamp storage, collecting for the joy of the endeavor, stamps in paper, buying stamps online and starting all over again. Patti can be found on IG as SouthernStampQueen.
May 17, 202025:58
17. Episode 17: Gail Marowitz from The Visual Strategist
May 04, 202028:23
16: Episode 16: Gail Marowitz from The Visual Strategist
Apr 27, 202027:42
15. Episode 15: Abby Walker (Part 2)

15. Episode 15: Abby Walker (Part 2)

We finish our chat with Abby Walker from Sacramento CA. She can be found on IG under @theartofthepost and @sacramentosnailmailsociety. This week we talk about buying stamps, stamp dealers/appraisers, social justice stamps, stamp storage and Mrs. Grossman’s stickers
Apr 20, 202036:12
14: Episode 14: Abby Walker (Part 1)

14: Episode 14: Abby Walker (Part 1)

This week we chat with the Mail Artist Abby Walker from Sacramento CA. She can be found on IG under @theartofthepost and @sacramentosnailmailsociety. This week we talk about how to do Mail Art, the joy of mail, the joy of penpals, the beauty of stamps and the age old question: which comes first—the letter, the envelope or the stamps.
Apr 14, 202027:55
13. Episode 13: Heidi Belinsky (Part 2)
Apr 06, 202032:15
12. Episode 12: Heidi Belinsky (Part 1)
Mar 30, 202027:21
11. Episode 11: Stacy Adam (Part 2)

11. Episode 11: Stacy Adam (Part 2)

We talk about stamps, stamp designs, stamps with friends and family and cupcakes
Mar 22, 202032:23
10. Episode 10: Stacy Adam (Part 1)
Mar 16, 202032:58
9. Episode 9–Love Letter Gathering

9. Episode 9–Love Letter Gathering

My reflections on the Love Letter Gathering and the Love Hearts Project
Mar 09, 202012:44
8. Episode 8: Eric Blomquist (Part 2)

8. Episode 8: Eric Blomquist (Part 2)

I conclude my interview with Eric Blomquist and we talk about beer, postcrossing, pictorial cancellations, stamps and the Year of the Rat First Day of Issue Cancellation
Mar 02, 202036:03
7. Episode 7: Eric Blomquist

7. Episode 7: Eric Blomquist

This week I talk stamps, postcards and stamp memories with my friend Eric Blomquist, IG’s bestwisheseric
Feb 23, 202029:15
6.Episode 6: Graham Beck from Exploring Stamps YouTube Channel

6.Episode 6: Graham Beck from Exploring Stamps YouTube Channel

This week I chat with Graham Beck about this Exploring Stamps You Tube videos, his favorite stamps and the future of stamp collecting and philately.
Feb 17, 202031:38
5. Episode 5: Ashli Ahrens

5. Episode 5: Ashli Ahrens

Mailbox Memories on IG, Ashli and I talk about postcards, postage stamps, creative uses of her stamps and her shop at South Main Creative in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Feb 10, 202034:26
4. Episode 4: Frank Roche

4. Episode 4: Frank Roche

Frank Roche is the creator of the Postcardist Podcast. He and I chat about stamps, collecting and postcards.
Feb 03, 202031:18
3. Episode 3: Love Series Stamps

3. Episode 3: Love Series Stamps

I discuss the new release of the Made of Hearts Stamps and the history of the Love Series of Stamps
Jan 27, 202012:45
2. Episode 2: Russ Romano

2. Episode 2: Russ Romano

Find out a little bit about your host as he answers his 10 Questions
Jan 18, 202021:46
1. Episode 1: Hello and Year of the Rat 2020

1. Episode 1: Hello and Year of the Rat 2020

A brief introduction and a discussion of the upcoming Year of the Rat postage stamp.
Jan 10, 202009:13
Looking at Stamps

Looking at Stamps

This is the preview episode of Looking at Stamps.
Nov 24, 201900:46