Lacemaking

Lace is generally made by stitching and knotting fine threads together. It’s a tedious craft that one of my Sicilian great-grandmothers did and taught my mother. They made several lace items – some with needles and some crocheted – that I have im my home. It’s believed to be a craft or art from the Fifteenth Century in Italy. The Duchess of Milan, Beatrice d’Este from the late 1400s was known for her lace. Lace was much sought afer in the British colonies in North America and later the U.S. However, it was viewed as a luxury and people were forbidden to own or make lace in the Puritan colony and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Note

As a boy, I would have appreciated these stamps of trains – not that I was a train enthusiast, but they’re still fun stamps. I’ve never appreciated stamps primarily with quotes on them, like these with lines from the preamble to the U.S. Constitution. They’re so boring. But maybe it’s good to get people to know some of the words of the Constitution. I’ve read it, probably three times in its entirety – and have read many excerpts from it several times. However, most people are unfamiliar with this key document.

Contains 15 spots: own 15 – 15 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

American Crafts

1.1	✓	2351	Lacemaking	22c (aug 1987) comm., ultramarine
1.2	✓	2352	Lacemaking	22c (aug 1987) comm., ultramarine
1.3	✓	2353	Lacemaking	22c (aug 1987) comm., ultramarine
1.4	✓	2354	Lacemaking	22c (aug 1987) comm., ultramarine

Constitution & Decl. of Independence

2.1

✓

2360

Signing Constitution

22c (sep 1987)
comm., multicolor

Trains & Locomotives

3.1	✓	2362	Stourbridge Lion	22c (oct 1987) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	2363	Best Friend of Charleston	22c (oct 1987) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	2364	John Bull	22c (oct 1987) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	2365	Brother Jonathan	22c (oct 1987) comm., multicolor
4.3	✓	2366	Gowan & Marx	22c (oct 1987) comm., multicolor

Constitution & Decl. of Independence

5.1	✓	2355	Constitution Bicentennial	22c (aug 1987) comm., multicolor
5.2	✓	2356	We the People Constitution Preamble	22c (aug 1987) comm., multicolor
5.3	✓	2357	Establish Justice Constitution Preamble	22c (aug 1987) comm., multicolor
6.1	✓	2358	And Secure Constitution Preamble	22c (aug 1987) comm., multicolor
6.2	✓	2359	Do Ordain Constitution Preamble	22c (aug 1987) comm., multicolor

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.