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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 10, March 6, 2022, Article 11

MORE ON VERNON M. JEPSON

Julia Casey writes:

"I saw Jerome Nashorn's research on Vernon M. Jepson and the eBay listing for the First American Coin Collector medal. When I searched for Vernon Jepson in the newspaper databases I did not find mention of him collecting coins, but I learned he was a collector of gourds and stamps. Here are the stories."

  Vernon Jepson Banner Squash
Boston Globe October 18, 1908

The second was a story that was republished in many national newspapers. This image is from the Evansville Journal (Indiana) 10/28/1933. I note these stories came out after Vernon Jepson had died. Also that the text mistakenly refers to him as a Confederate veteran. I found a Pinterest link to this image and it credits the Osceola Historical Society with the description:

"Vernon Jepson, a native of Massachusetts was one of the Union Veterans who settled in St. Cloud, Florida. When Vernon, an avid stamp collector, discovered duplicates in his collection he decided to use them to paper a room in his house at 606 Wyoming Avenue, making intricate designs. Vernon died in 1932. Sources: St. Cloud Tribune February 28, 1958; OCHS Archives"

  Vernon Jepson Stamps as wallpaper

Thanks! Having seen countless examples of people tiling walls and floors with coins, it's refreshing to see someone had the same idea with stamps. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 27, 2022 : More on the First American Coin Collector Medal (https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n09a16.html)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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