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THE CHICKEN STAMP CENTENNIALstuffed with stamps, money-order forms, some cash, and a cancellation die with the name Chicken on it, and said, %u201cHere%u2019s your Post Office, I resign.%u201d The city for the First Day of Issue was then assigned to New Haven, Connecticut.Postmaster General Day did write a book (long out-of-print) about his personal experiences in office%u2014My Appointed Round; 929 Days as Postmaster General. However, he took over the Post Office in 1961%u2014thirteen years after the chicken stamp was released. So the above story couldn%u2019t have taken place on his watch. Because most stamps are released in the home state of the sponsor, there was probably no chance that Chicken, Alaska was ever in the running. But, it certainly does make for a good story. ABOUT THIS COLLECTIONThis Chicken Album consists of several separate, but related, collections%u2014each of which has a poultry theme. The first part showcases all the variations of the 1948 United States Poultry Industry stamp%u2019s Plate Number Blocks. The second section contains First Day Covers with a wide variety of cachets. Initially, these were the only two sections contemplated for the collection. As it became clear how many poultry-themed philately items existed, two additional sections were added. One comprised a selection of covers to, or from, the tiny town of Chicken, Alaska. The other was made up of a sampling of poultry stamps from around the world. After these collections were well underway, a fifth and a sixth section were included%u2014one of Cinderella stamps from various parts of the world featuring poultry, the other consisting of covers and brochures from American poultryrelated businesses. The final (seventh and eighth) sections that were included were composed of vintage chicken post cards, and vintage chicken photographs.Manchester Evening Herald, September 9, 1948