{"id":691,"date":"2023-02-15T21:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T04:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockymountainphilateliclibrary.org\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2025-01-01T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T21:57:08","slug":"special-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rockymountainphilateliclibrary.org\/?page_id=691","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About the Special Collections<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 2010, the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library began sorting, combining and evaluating collections that were stored in the basement of the dusty, dimly lit room of the Annex Building.\u00a0<\/p>

Newly appointed Special Collections Curators were instructed to look for what could become an official \u201cSpecial Collection\u201d. Unfortunately, a few collections were destroyed due to water damage or extreme mounting issues. A few more collections have been added in recent years.<\/p>

All of the special collections are unique and interesting.\u00a0 One in particular is the 42-volume worldwide collection of Scouts on stamps.\u00a0 It is said to be the largest and most complete collection of this topic and was put on display at the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show several years ago.<\/p>

The special collections are located in the President’s office and can be viewed by members. For information about the Special Collections please contact the Special Collections Curator at rmpldenverco@gmail.com.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Special Collections at the RMPL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The following special collections are stored in the President\u2019s office:<\/strong><\/p>

  1. Colorado Rompex Covers \u2013 2 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Cuba \u2013 Castro Era \u2013 8 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Cuba \u2013 First Day Covers \u2013 22 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  4. Funny Looking Things \u2013 5 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  5. Machine Cancellations \u2013 8 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  6. Pharos \u2013 The Lighthouses of the World<\/strong><\/li>
  7. Portugal and Colonies \u2013 1 Volume<\/strong><\/li>
  8. United Nations No. 1 (Stamps MNH) \u2013 6 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  9. United Nations No.2 (Plate Blocks & Souvenir Sheets) \u2013 11 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  10. United Nations No. 3 (World Heritage Booklets, Postcards, etc.) \u2013 1 Volume<\/strong><\/li>
  11. British Strike Mail \u2013 5 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  12. German Inflation Stamps \u2013 11 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  13. Scouts On Stamps \u2013 42 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  14. Expatriated Russian & Ukrainian Scouts \u2013 1 Volume<\/strong><\/li>
  15. Sea Posts \u2013 8 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  16. Jules Verne \u2013 2 Volumes<\/strong><\/li>
  17. Masonic Lodge Covers \u2013 100th<\/sup> Anniversary \u2013 1 Volume<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>

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    1. Quartz Varieties \u2013 1 Volume<\/strong><\/li>
    2. Circus Wagon Exhibit \u2013 1 Volume<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      New Special Collection - FARLEY\u2019S FOLLIES - U. S. NATIONAL PARKS COLLECTION <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      SPECIAL COLLECTION \u2013 Farley\u2019s Follies<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span> \u2013 Several years after the inauguration of FDR, the U. S. Postmaster General James A. Farley announced that the Post Office Department would release a commemorative set of 10 stamps honoring National Parks.\u00a0 Farley decided it would be a generous gesture to give friends and associates early copies of these stamps. He went to the printing office and obtained sheets before they were perforated and had the gum applied.\u00a0 He then distributed these blocks and sheets and autographed them in many cases.\u00a0 The philatelic community found out that while having purchased the perforated sets of National Parks, there were imperforated sets out there with a much higher value.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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      Postmaster General Farley evidently didn\u2019t realize that postal regulations prohibit any variations of a stamp issue.\u00a0 Normally, the Post Office would try to recover these stamps and destroy them.\u00a0 This would have been impossible.\u00a0 Instead, they agreed to issue a special printing of \u201cthe imperforated \u201cFarley\u201d type sheets and blocks for a three-month period in 1935.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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      This collection was donated to the Library by Robert Anderson.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Also in the Special Collections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Denmark’s Wavy Line Design View the exhibit PDF<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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