Nebraska was a largely treeless prairie region when, on April 10, 1872, it became the first state to celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees.  The celebration came a few months after J. Sterling Morton, a vice-president of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, first proposed to the Board that the day be set aside for tree planting and that they […]

By Maureen Timm  From the beginning of time an egg has been the object of religious adoration. Practically all highly developed nations are well aware of the symbolic significance of an egg illustrating transition from non-existence to life, it is a symbol of joy, happiness and sun which brings warmth and revival of nature. In the ancient language of Egyptian […]

By Robert Reed  You certainly didn’t have to be Irish to send a postcard of St. Patrick’s Day greetings in early 20th-century America, and you didn’t have to be Irish to enjoy them.  Usually there was a good bit of blarney in the colorful cards that served to salute Ireland’s patron saint on March 17. One card in this collection […]

 The Colorado Antique Gallery is turning 31 in 2023 and is celebrating with a month long store-wide Sale. The sale began Friday, February 24th, and will run through Monday, April 3rd.  The Gallery is proudly located in the city of Littleton, Colorado, at 5501 S Broadway. The Colorado Antique Gallery has been the premiere destination for antique enthusiasts since 1992.  […]

By Jon DeStefano  It is amazing what treasures are waiting to be found in America’s great antique stores. A special thanks to Pine Emporium in Pine, Colorado, where we stumbled upon two volumes of the The Philatelic History of  the United States, Volume 1 (1565-1806) and Volume 2 (1807-1866). We have added these treasures to our library.  The stamps which […]