Confession: I am in love with postage stamps.
Call me a geek, but I appreciate the fact that each stamp is an itty bitty piece of art that someone designed to adorn the corner of your envelope -- knowing full well that many people won't even notice them. Often, stamps are quite beautiful. I especially like when brides choose groupings of vintage stamps to use when mailing their wedding invitations, as you've seen in many of our stories and real weddings.
A while back, Corinne and I attended the ASDA's (American Stamp Dealers Association) Postage Stamp Mega Event, held at the New Yorker Hotel. We weren't sure what to expect -- we'd never been to the event before -- but we were pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable our experience was. Bonus: entrance was free! The ASDA hosts similar events all over the country, so if you're a fellow philatelist, you should totally check out their event calendar.
Are you planning to use interesting stamps on your wedding mailings? If so, I would love to hear what you're thinking about!
1 i love the repetition of the stamps in full sheets.
2 here is Corinne looking through boxes of envelopes - each envelope boasts original stamps from the original date of issue.
3 this is Corinne taking a look at one of the lovely envelopes.
4 these are two of the beautiful envelopes we purchased.
5 i love the airmail stripes seen here in green and yellow ( kind of unexpected) and on the second envelope we thought the embossed stamp (which is part of the actual envelope and not adhered separately) is pretty darn cool.
6 what's not to love about patriotic red and blue?
7 loving the penny stamps.
8 some beauties we purchased.
From: Sara | 5/10/10 at 3:20 pm
We chose custom wedding stamps using the logo of our reception site! Even though it's a detail most will not realize until the big day, it a great detail that we love!!
From: Lila | 5/10/10 at 4:50 pm
Great article Lauren! I started to get interested in stamp collecting after seeing these beautiful envelopes with vintage stamps by neithersnow: http://www.etsy.com/shop/maraszy
From: Lila | 5/10/10 at 4:51 pm
sorry about that, it's http://www.etsy.com/shop/marasz
From: Kirsten | 5/11/10 at 5:53 am
We are having our ceremony and reception at an art museum so we chose to use the 'abstract expressionists' commemorative stamps issued in March 2010. Just a small touch but one that ties the whole theme together.
From: Courtney | 5/11/10 at 11:27 am
I think using stamps that support a cause is a great way to infuse your values into every part of your wedding.
From: mjane12 | 8/4/10 at 9:46 pm
where can the stamps in this post be purchased?
From: Lauren Richel Kelly | 8/5/10 at 12:43 pm
you can find these types of stamps at http://www.championstamp.com.