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

Hello Rattlesnake Island Local Post community. As a follow-up to the previous post regarding the recently found PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) 2006 imperf stamps, my logical conclusions have been proven correct thus far. In preparing for the 40th anniversary of Rattlesnake Island Local Post first-day-issue covers, I believe to save time it was decided to print imperf stamps in a peel-n-stick (PSA) format to save time preparing the expected large number of FDC orders. The

Hello Rattlesnake Island Local post collectors, I will have a table at the upcoming Cuy-LorPex 2025 stamp show Friday Oct. 24th and Saturday Oct. 25th, 2025 located at River Memorial Hall 21016 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River, OH. There are many covers I bring to the show that I don't have many available to sell so they are not listed on the RILP.ORG website. Also, I'm there to purchase any duplicates or complete collections. Please stop by and introduce yourself. I would enjoy h

Hello RILP collectors, Last year when looking through the old RILP, Inc inventory for errors, I discovered some sheets of peel-n-stick (PSA) 2006 stamps. These are imperforate die-cut PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) stamps. I don't believe they were sold as individual stamps, but rather used in making imp. stamped FDC's. Since this was the 40 year anniversary of RILP, Dr. James Frackelton must have expected a strong demand for the FDC's. PSA stamps are much quicker too appl