ALPHABET + PHILATELY or Alphabetilately is the alphabet of philately. The Smithsonian National Postal Museum is sponsoring a major exhibit called "Alphabetilately" that uses alphabet poster stamps, ephemera, and other treasures to broadly interpret various aspects of stamp collecting or sending mail.
According to the Smithsonian Web site, "Each of the 26 letters stands for some aspect of the collecting of stamps or the sending of mail. The stamps, ephemera, and artifacts exhibited in Alphabetilately graphically document the spectrum of the American experience, from historical subjects to popular culture, from actual events to important ideas. Alphabetilately is a universally appealing exhibition and a lively educational experience for visitors of every age. It provides an extraordinary showcase for selections from our unparalleled collection of American postal and philatelic history."
The exhibit will run until October 15, 2009, and then it will tour nationally.
For more about Alphabetilately, read my interview with California-based artist and stamp collector, Bill Senkus, an expert on the subject of Alphabetilately.
