Blog | Rattlesnake Island Local Post

Dec 151 min read

Rattlesnake Island Local Post Catalog

Happy Holidays to all the Rattlesnake Island Local Post (RILP) collectors. RILP has officially started the RILP Catalog design process....

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Oct 201 min read

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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Sept. 10th was a beautiful day to have a First Day of Issue Ceremony.

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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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Invite to the Rattlesnake Island Local Post First Day of Issue Ceremony

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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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"Island Aviation Through the Decades" issue unveiled at the Great American Stamp Show in Hartford, CT.

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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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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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Total Solar Eclipse RILP Pictorial Postmark Covers are Here!

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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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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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Made the cover of The American Philatelist - "sort of"

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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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2023 "Battle of Lake Erie" issue unveiled at G.A.S.S. yesterday.

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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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Rattlesnake Island Local Post Stamp Album Mounts

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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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Rattlesnake Island Local Post Stamp Albums are Coming Soon.

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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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The Rattlesnake Island Mailbox is now Fresh and New!

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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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The Rosback Perforating Machine is almost ready to do Perf 12's!

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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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Perf 12's are here and May 10th was another beautiful day on Rattlesnake Island.

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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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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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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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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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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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Thanks to all of you that came out and visited my first dealer table at the Black River Stamp Show

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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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