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 you there. If you...

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 for the useful...

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 normal dry-gum...