These stamps, issued by the USPS in 1981 (before I was even born!), celebrate America’s space achievements.  They look great (super saturated color is a thing with me right now), and I especially love Mr. Zip up in the left corner.  Many thanks to a few friends who found these somewhere at an antique show/flea market in VA!

These stamps showed up on a postcard from my friend Kate, currently leading a very glamorous life in Bali.  She swears that it’s nothing like Eat, Pray, Love.  I still tease her relentlessly about this, mostly because I am jealous (and kind of a jerk).

Typically, I’m opposed to metered postage if it can be avoided.  However, this label from PHIL post is my first piece of mail from the Philippines– courtesy of a friend who, upon receiving this thought of offering it to me to add to my collection! Oh I am a lucky girl indeed.