2026 - 60 year Anniversary Regular Set 2026 Special $2.00 Stamp The time has arrived on this busy 60th Anniversary year for Rattlesnake Island Local Post to have pre-ordering open. All pre-orders will be filled after the First Day of Issue Ceremony on 8-27-2026. Speaking of the first day ceremony, everyone is invited to this free event at the Liberty Aviation Museum at 3515 E State Rd, Port Clinton, Ohio at 2pm on Aug. 27, 2026. You may wish to arrive early as the museum is a

Beth Gregerson & Dave Gill on main floor USPS stage at "Boston 2026" Expo - picture provided by David Rosenthal Rattlesnake Island Local Post will be releasing the latest beautiful stamps featuring the 60th Anniversary of RILP on August 27th, 2026. The stamps were once again designed by Beth Gregerson. The USPS had graciously allowed us to use the stage at the International Stamp Expo - Boston 2026 on May 27th, 2026. Thank you to all that attended the unveiling ceremony. Th

McKinley Stamp Show Feb 2026 Hello from the frozen Lake Erie, after driving through a snowstorm on February 6th to North Canton, Ohio the 2nd day of the McKinley stamp show attendance improved greatly. Thank you to all that braved the weather and visited the Rattlesnake Island Local Post (RILP) table. Next show is the Toledo Stamp Expo 102nd annual show featuring RILP along with 17 other stamp dealers. Th is wonderful 2-day show is on Fri. Feb. 27th & Sat. 28th. Hope to see y

I thought I would start practicing writing short stories and articles before tackling the 3rd edition of John Wells Rattlesnake Island book . Attached is a funny thing that happened a couple months ago. Please let me know what you honestly think. Critiques are important to improvements. How I was schooled by a 4th Grader In September of 2025, I was just finishing up teaching a group of 4th graders how to mail a letter. As the kids were leaving, a student stopped to thank me f