Rattlesnake Island Local Post FDC and unique covers are now listed on eBay
Please feel free to click on the link to directly go to my items listed weekly on eBay. Since covers are a bit more unique, I will be...
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rilp43452
Sep 232 min read
Sept. 10th was a beautiful day to have a First Day of Issue Ceremony.
How lucky we were to have another beautiful day to sit by the pool on Rattlesnake Island. Then we flew back to have an outdoor First Day...
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rilp43452
Sep 31 min read
Invite to the Rattlesnake Island Local Post First Day of Issue Ceremony
I'm excited to invite everyone to our First Day of Issue of the "Island Aviation Through the Decades". Beth Gregerson, Mary Gill, and...
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rilp43452
Aug 281 min read
"Island Aviation Through the Decades" issue unveiled at the Great American Stamp Show in Hartford, CT.
On Aug. 16th, 2024, Scott English from the APS, MC'd the unveiling ceremony G.A.S.S. with special guest Bill Schultz, the creator of the...
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rilp43452
Jul 302 min read
Great American Stamp Show - Aug 15-18, 2024
August marks the beginning of another busy season for the local post. Rattlesnake Island Local Post will be unveiling the new 2024...
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rilp43452
Apr 122 min read
Total Solar Eclipse RILP Pictorial Postmark Covers are Here!
Rattlesnake Island has issued their own first ever Pictorial Postmark. There was a special 40th anniversary USPS Pictorial Postmark in...
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rilp43452
Mar 91 min read
2024 RILP Stamp Issue Theme will be . . . .
Rattlesnake Island Local Post has begun work on the new 2024 issue. And the theme this year is . . . . Drum roll please . . . . “Island...
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rilp43452
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Made the cover of The American Philatelist - "sort of"
I'm the guy in the burgundy shirt in the booth facing the stage. Anyways, the article covering the various stage events including the...
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rilp43452
Aug 12, 20231 min read
2023 "Battle of Lake Erie" issue unveiled at G.A.S.S. yesterday.
In a very attended ceremony, Scott English from the APS, MC'd the unveiling ceremony at the Great American Stamp Show yesterday. Here are...
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rilp43452
Aug 5, 20231 min read
Rattlesnake Island Local Post Stamp Album Mounts
The Showgard #41 black mounts work well but only come in strips of 215 mm. Below are a couple of options using the Showgard mounts. The...
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rilp43452
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Rattlesnake Island Local Post Stamp Albums are Coming Soon.
Just hot off of the RILP printing press are new Rattlesnake Island Local Post stamp albums. Below are a few pages from the album. They...
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rilp43452
Jul 15, 20231 min read
The Rattlesnake Island Mailbox is now Fresh and New!
July 10th was yet another beautiful day on Rattlesnake Island. Above is a photo of the one and only mailbox on the island. The view is...
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rilp43452
Jul 3, 20231 min read
The Rosback Perforating Machine is almost ready to do Perf 12's!
Here is what she looks like today. Not bad for a gal from about 1930. Here is a look at where she stated from earlier this year. And this...
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rilp43452
May 14, 20231 min read
Perf 12's are here and May 10th was another beautiful day on Rattlesnake Island.
Well it has been 6 months to finally bring standard perforations to the Rattlesnake Island Local Post.(RILP) Going forward, RILP will...
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rilp43452
Apr 8, 20231 min read
The Perf 12's are coming! The Perf 12's are coming!
The improbably has been accomplished, we have normally perforated 2022 stamps. Portland Stamp Company used their Rosback In-line...
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rilp43452
Feb 17, 20231 min read
How to identify the 5 cent rectangle 1st or 2nd printing.
The 10 cent & 25 cent 1st verses 2nd printing are a very noticeable difference in color shade. However the 5c cent black & gray with red...
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rilp43452
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Perforation Error Key
I would like to submit this "Key" for describing perforation errors. A few of examples might be; Missing D3 perf. = The center horizontal...
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rilp43452
Feb 10, 20232 min read
ERRORS - ERORS - EORROS
Welcome RILP collectors. I'm starting a data base of RILP stamp errors of the triangle stamps from 1967-1989 & 2005-2010. I'm not...
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rilp43452
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Thanks to all of you that came out and visited my first dealer table at the Black River Stamp Show
It went well as from 10-3 there were always 1-3 people at my table sharing a lot of good positive comments as well as purchases. I'm...
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rilp43452
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Black River Stamp Show in Elyria, OH - Saturday the 19th
Rattlesnake Island Local Post will be one of the dozen dealers at the Black River Stamp Show this coming Saturday the 19th from 10-4pm....
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