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1-11-2021 NobleSpirit Newsletter: This Week's Featured Collection, and the Impact of the Postal Service on American History

January 11th, 2021

  

The Latest Episode of Conversations with Philatelists:

Ep. 32: Dr. Christy Pottroff: Postal History as a Teaching Tool and Literary Influence

In this episode, Dr. Christy Pottroff, a literary professor at Boston College, discusses how she uses postal history as a teaching tool in her classes to analyze the work of great writers such as Edgar Allen Poe.

She also discusses the great influence that the postal service has had on American history, including westward expansion and the development of the travel writing genre.

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This Week's Feature Collection For Sale:

Colossal $125,000 WW 7 Volume A-Z Scott International Album Collection

NO RESERVE

Auction ends Saturday, January 16th, at 7:16PM EST.

See over 2,360 photos in the eBay listing

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