Telephone postage stamp

[Greg G.]

Per an article in TCI newsletter:  http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2011/pr11_078_pioneers.pdf

[LarryInMichigan]

Very nice.  Perhaps this will promote interest in old phones and possibly even lead to an increase in their value, at least for WE 302s.

Larry

[Greg G.]

Ralph Meyer, author of Old-Time Telephones! provided the phone that was used in the picture.

[ESalter]

When my dad saw the post on one of the telephone lists he ran out to the post office to get a sheet of those.  Turns out, it's released as part of a group of stamps featuring a number of different engineers, they're only available together.  Meaning, he bought a sheet and only one stamp has a 302 on it, the others have sewing machines, lamps, etc featuring other influential engineers.

[Greg G.]

When my dad saw the post on one of the telephone lists he ran out to the post office to get a sheet of those.  Turns out, it's released as part of a group of stamps featuring a number of different engineers, they're only available together.  Meaning, he bought a sheet and only one stamp has a 302 on it, the others have sewing machines, lamps, etc featuring other influential engineers.

Maybe he can trade some sheets with collectors of sewing machines and the like.

[Dan]

As long as there are no stamps of phones turned into lamps.........