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Postage Stamps
Many nations have issued postage stamps
honoring members of the VWOA and featuring themes of interest to VWOA members.
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Canadian stamp from 2005 Honoring the
Battle of the Atlantic. |
| American stamp from 1946 honoring the
Merchant Marine |
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| Pair of British stamps from 1995 honoring
Marconi |
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Canadian stamp from 2003 honoring Marconi |
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US stamp from 1960 honoring Echo I, the
world's first communication satellite. |
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Part of the series of stamps highlighting
events and trends of the 1920's. The VWOA, of course, was founded in
the 1920's, very much a part of the radio boom. |
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1983 US Stamp honoring American inventors
including Charles Steinmetz, Edwin Armstrong, Philo T. Farnsworth, and
Nikola Tesla |
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America has never honored Marconi on a
postage stamp, but it has showcased his actual invention in this 1973 stamp
part of the "Progress in Electronics" series. |
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1965 US stamp honoring the centenary of
the International Telecommunications Union |
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DeForest's Audion was also part of the
1973 "Progress in Electronics" series |
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1958 US stamp honoring the centennial of
the Atlantic Cable. |
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1967 US stamp honoring the 25th
anniversary of the Voice of America |
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US stamp honoring Herbert Hoover,
President of the United States and Honorary President of the VWOA |
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