ISSUE 55 - July 3, 2015 - Stamp News Online Magazine

July - Events in History

Again, with the help of a teacher's calendar this July's display covers an interesting and varied collection of stamps. From this calendar it was brought to my attention that on July 6th the first picture postcard was made. Even though I could not verify the July 6th date, I have included a sample of a handpainted and printed postcard. Of particular interest was the old handpainted picture postcard of postal workers dating back to 1840, which carries the Penny Black stamp. The article about this postcard claimed it was the "oldest postcard" depicting caricatures of postal workers gathered round an immense inkwell.

Also, included with this months stamp collection are an Amelia Earhart movie trailer (July 24); olympic swimmer and actor, Johnny Weissmuller (July 9); first flight of the Boeing 707 (July 15); the opening of Disneyland (July 17); and much more. Please enjoy the variety of July events that sparked the creation of a singular postage stamp!
—Marianne Cariddi

July 1 - Princess Diana born July 1, 1961
http://www.biography.com Princess Diana Biography

July 1 - Princess Diana born July 1, 1961
http://www.royal.gov.uk The official website of The British Monarchy - Diana, Princess of Wales

July 2 - First Zeppelin flight July 2, 1900

July 4 - First Independence Day July 4, 1776
https://en.wikipedia.org Independence Day (United States)

July 4 - First Independence Day July 4, 1776
http://www.pbs.org - The History of America's Independence Day

July 4 - First Independence Day July 4, 1776
https://www.youtube.com Peanuts Motion Comics - Independence Day HD

July 5 - P. T. Barnum born July 5, 1810
http://www.barnum-museum.org P. T. Barnum (1810 - 1891)

(Could not verify exact date.)
July 6 - First hand-painted picture postcard made (Sample of earliest known hand-painted picture postcard - Postal Worker's gathered round an immense inkwell on the "Oldest Picture Postcard 1840")
https://en.wikipedia.org First hand-painted picture poscards (under "Early history of postcards" - 1st paragraph)
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com Oldest hand-painted postcard sells for . . .
https://news.google.com Oldest hand-painted picture postcard sells . . .

(Could not verify exact date.)
July 6 - First printed picture postcard made - (Sample of earliest known printed picture postcard - France 1870)
https://en.wikipedia.org First printed picture poscards (under "Early history of postcards" - 3rd paragraph)

July 8 - Liberty Bell Cracks on July 8, 1835, while being rung at the funeral of John Marshall http://www.history.com Why is the Liberty Bell cracked?

July 8 - Liberty Bell Cracks on July 8, 1835, while being rung at the funeral of John Marshall https://en.wikipedia.org - fourth Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court

July 8 - Liberty Bell Cracks on July 8, 1835, while being rung at the funeral of John Marshall http://www.biography.com John Marshal Biography

July 8 - Liberty Bell Cracks on July 8, 1835, while being rung at the funeral of John Marshall

July 9 - Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute on July 9, 1922 https://en.wikipedia.org Johnny Weissmuller, . . . an American competion swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan . . . (from Wikipedia.org)

July 9 - Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute on July 9, 1922 (Note: Weissmuller swim stamp on top right.) http://www.theguardian.com - Heroes of swimming: Johnny Weissmuller

July 9 - Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute on July 9, 1922 http://www.olympic.org - Johnny Weissmuller Medals

July 11 - Martin Frobisher sights Greenland on July 11, 1576.
https://en.wikipedia.org - Martin Frobisher and English seaman and privateer

July 11 - Martin Frobisher sights Greenland on July 11, 1576.

July 11 - Martin Frobisher sights Greenland on July 11, 1576.

July 12 - (Above - Ireland political stamp not for postage) Battle of The Boyne 300th Anniversary - July 12, 1690 - Ireland
https://en.wikipedia.org Battle of the Boyne

July 12 - Battle of The Boyne July 12, 1690 - Ireland
http://www.battleoftheboyne.ie/ Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Oldbridge, Drogheda, Co. Meath.

June 14 - Storming of the Bastille - July 14, 1789
http://french.about.com Bastille Day, A French national holiday celebrating the beginning of the French Revolution

July 15 - First Boeing 707 Flew on July 15, 1954
http://www.wired.com First flight from Renton Field southeast of Seattle. . . .

July 15 - First Boeing 707 Flew on July 15, 1954
http://www.aviation-history.com The Aviation History Online Museum

July 15 - First Boeing 707 Flew on July 15, 1954
http://www.bbc.com Boeing 707: The aircraft that changed the way we fly

July 17 - Disneyland opens on July 17, 1955
https://www.youtube.com Disneyland Opening day video on YouTube

July 17 - Disneyland opens on July 17, 1955
http://www.designingdisney.com The Grand Opening of Disneyland

July 16 - Apollo lifts off on its voyage to the moon on July 16, 1969

July 22 - Pied Piper of Hamelin Day - July 22, 1376
https://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.ancient-origins.net The Distubing True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

July 22 - Pied Piper of Hamelin Day - July 22, 1376

July 23 - Ice Cream Cone introduced on July 23, 1904
https://www.patentplaques.com Who Invented the Ice Cream Cone?

July 23 - Ice Cream Cone introduced on July 23, 1904
http://www.idfa.org IDFA International Dairy Foods Association - The History of the Ice Cream Cone

July 24 - Amelia Earhart's birthday July 24, 1897
http://www.ameliaearhart.com/ Official Theatrical Trailer
http://www.telegraph.co.uk US researchers claim metal fragments prove Amelia Earhart crashed on Marshall Islands

July 24 - Amelia Earhart's birthday July 24, 1897

July 24 - Amelia Earhart's birthday July 24, 1897

July 25 - On July 25, 1901 Emily Hobhouse addresses public meetings in Britain on
the concentration camps during the South African War http://www.sahistory.org - British welfare campaigner

July 25 - On July 25, 1901 Emily Hobhouse addresses public meetings in Britain on
the concentration camps during the South African War
https://en.wikipedia.org

July 27 - Bugs Bunny makes first debut in "A Wild Hare" July 27, 1940.
https://en.wikipedia.org Bugs Bunny

July 28 - Beatrix Potter, born July 28, 1866
https://en.wikipedia.org - English author, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist

July 28 - Beatrix Potter, born July 28, 1866 - Best know for her children's books

July 30 - George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures (US) on July 30, 1928
http://www.encyclopedia.com George Eastman
http://www.motion.kodak.com Chronology of Motion Picture Films