The 72nd Rocky Mountain Stamp Show will take place May 26-28, 2023, at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Exhibition Halls A & B, 25690 E Quincy Ave., Aurora, CO 80016. Hours are Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm and Sun. 10am-3pm. The event is free and open to the public. This year the event is expected to fill the 400 available frames with […]
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Godey’s Lady’s Book and Fashion Plates Significance
Jack H.T. Chang, M.D. Godey’s Lady’s Book fashion plates are commonly found in antique stores. Their origin began in July, 1830...
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History of Florence Part Two
The Florence Oil Fields are the second oldest in the United States and home to the first oil well west of the Mississippi River....
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Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I loved the article about the Japanese postcard in your April issue. What a treasure of history —...
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What Is It? May 2023
May 4, 2023Send your answers to the What Is It contest, postmarked by May 20, to the Mountain States -
What Is It? April 2023
April 4, 2023These beads are called Roman face beads. There is amazing detail in these tiny beads, shown here -
What Is It? March 2023
March 2, 2023We had no correct answers for our March’s What Is It. It is kind of hard to make out, isn’t
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What Is It? May 2023
Send your answers to the What Is It contest, postmarked by May 20, to the Mountain States Collector, P.O. Box 1003, Bailey, CO 80421. At least three winners will be drawn. Winners will receive a year’s subscription to the Mountain States Collector.
Rocky Mountain Stamp Show May 26-28 Celebrates ‘The Birds of Colorado’
The 72nd Rocky Mountain Stamp Show will take place May 26-28, 2023, at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Exhibition Halls A & B, 25690 E Quincy Ave., Aurora, CO 80016. Hours are Fri. & Sat. 10am-6pm and Sun. 10am-3pm. The event is free and open to the public. This year the event is expected to fill the 400 available frames with […]
Godey’s Lady’s Book and Fashion Plates Significance
Jack H.T. Chang, M.D. Godey’s Lady’s Book fashion plates are commonly found in antique stores. Their origin began in July, 1830 when Louis Antoine Godey and Charles Alexander of Philadelphia published the inaugural issue under the title, Lady’s Book containing one fashion plate. It was not the first American magazine with women as its target audience as the Ladies Magazine […]
History of Florence Part Two
The Florence Oil Fields are the second oldest in the United States and home to the first oil well west of the Mississippi River. Discovered in 1862, this oil well is still pumping today. Florence is located on a bluff-protected bend of the Arkansas River as it breaks out of the Rocky Mountains of Central Colorado on its way to […]
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I loved the article about the Japanese postcard in your April issue. What a treasure of history — and so beautiful! Thank you for running this fascinating article. C. MacDougall
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