July 27, 2024
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The Treaty of Bern
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An international treaty signed at Bern, Switzerland, in 1874 was the culmination of decades of work done by postal authorities in nearly two dozen countries. To greater appreciate the Treaty of Bern, the postcard collector needs to draw from personal experience. If you have examined an early foreign postcard you have likely found some with…
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August 25, 2021 3 Comments
What a thrill it must have been to be at the Chamberlin Hotel in December 1907. You had a front-row seat at one of America’s proudest moments – the launch of the Great White Fleet. Twenty-one of the US Navy’s finest vessels set sail in a formation that was seven miles long.