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RILP will be at SCOPEX this weekend.
Hello fellow philatelists We will be at the SCOPEX Stamp Show Saturday the 21st & Sunday the 22nd. SCOPEX is held at the APS facility in...
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Jun 191 min read


"Island Birds Through the Seasons"
The Biggest Week in American Birding is a 10-day festival in northwest Ohio, The Warbler Capital of the World, May 9th-18th, 2025. This...
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May 41 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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Dec 15, 20241 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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Oct 20, 20241 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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Sep 23, 20242 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...
rilp43452
Sep 3, 20241 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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Aug 28, 20241 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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Jul 30, 20242 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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Apr 12, 20242 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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Mar 9, 20241 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...
rilp43452
Oct 13, 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...
rilp43452
Aug 12, 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...
rilp43452
Aug 5, 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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Jul 23, 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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Jul 15, 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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Jul 3, 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...
rilp43452
May 14, 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...
rilp43452
Apr 8, 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 18, 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 11, 20231 min read
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