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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 6, 2013 at 12:55am Jerry B, khj, and 1 more
like this
Post by tomiseksj on Oct 6, 2013 at 12:55am
In 1917, a young Irish priest named Father Edward J. Flanagan grew discouraged
in his work with homeless men in Omaha, Nebraska. He shifted his attention and
in December of that year, borrowed $90 to pay the rent on a boarding house that
became Father Flanagan’s Home for Boys. Flanagan welcomed all boys,
regardless of their race or religion. By the spring, 100 boys were living at the
Home.

In 1921, Father Flanagan purchased Overlook Farm on the outskirts of Omaha


tomiseksj and moved his Boys’ Home there. In time, the Home became known as the
Moderator Village of Boys Town. By the 1930s, hundreds of boys lived at the Village which
grew to include a school, dormitories and administration buildings. The boys
elected their own government which included a mayor, council and
commissioners. In 1936, the community became an official village in the state of
Nebraska.

Read more about Boys Town here.

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


Posts: 5,661 For those who may not know, Boys Town claims to be the home of the World's
What I collect: Worldwide largest ball of stamps.
stamps/covers, Cinderellas,
Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax
Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration A sheet of Boys Town seals from 1995:
ephemera

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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 6, 2013 at 3:58am rod222,
khj, and 1 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Oct 6, 2013 at 3:58am
Both designs of the 1972 seals -- design 1 has boys playing
hockey and sledding; design 2 shows boys decorating the
Town's Christmas tree (Mosbaugh 22.25).

tomiseksj
Moderator

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


Posts: 5,661
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers,
Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts,
U.S. WWII Ration ephemera

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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Dec 18, 2013 at 1:10am Zuzu, khj, and 2 more like this
Post by rod222 on Dec 18, 2013 at 1:10am

rod222 A Little ditty, about NEBRASKA.


Member
"He ain't heavy"
Inactive

Perth, Western
Australia
Posts: 8,233
What I collect: US
Precancels. Belgium
Precancels.

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The title came from the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917 by a Catholic
priest
named Father Edward Flanagan. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, it was a place where
troubled or
homeless boys could come for help. In 1941, Father Flanagan was looking at a magazine
called The
Messenger when he came across a drawing of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back,
with the
caption, "He ain't heavy Mr., he's my brother." Father Flanagan thought the image and
phrase
captured the spirit of Boys Town, so he got permission and commissioned a statue of the
drawing
with the inscription, "He ain't heavy Father, he's my brother." The statue and phrase

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Girls And
Boys Town. The logo was updated with a drawing of a girl carrying a younger girl added.

In the Guardian newspaper of February 24, 2006, Hollies guitarist Tony Hicks said: "In
the 1960s
when we were short of songs I used to root around publishers in Denmark Street. One
afternoon, I'd
been there ages and wanted to get going but this bloke said: 'Well there's one more song.
It's
probably not for you.' He played me the demo by the writers [Bobby Scott and Bob
Russell]. It
sounded like a 45rpm record played at 33rpm, the singer was slurring, like he was drunk.
But it had
something about it. There were frowns when I took it to the band but we speeded it up
and added an
orchestra. The only things left recognizable were the lyrics. There'd been this old film
called Boys
Town about a children's home in America, and the statue outside showed a child being
carried aloft
and the motto He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Bob Russell had been dying of cancer
while
writing. We never got, or asked for, royalties. Elton John - who was still called Reg -
played piano
on it and got paid 12 pounds. It was a worldwide hit twice." (thanks, Edward Pearce -
Ashford,
Kent, England)

The road is long, with many of winding turns


That lead us to (who knows) where, who knows where?
But I'm strong, strong enough to carry him - yeah

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So long we go, his welfare is my concern


no burdon is he to bear, we'll get there
But I know he would not encumber me
He ain't heavy - he's my brother

If I'm laden at all, if I'm laden with sadness


that everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness
of love for one another.

It's a long, long road, from which there is no return


While we're on the way to there, why not share?
And the long doesn't way me down at all
He ain't heavy - he's my brother

Last Edit: Dec 18, 2019 at 1:42am by tomiseksj


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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Dec 18, 2013 at 2:06am


Post by Zuzu on Dec 18, 2013 at 2:06am
I feel obligated to "Like" any post regarding Nebraska.

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Posts: 768

Father Flanagan's Boys Town Feb 19, 2017 at 6:28pm khj, Bas
S Warwick, and 4 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Feb 19, 2017 at 6:28pm
Perhaps we can entice Zuzu to return by showing some
additional Nebraska items. Here is the seal issued by Boy's
Town in 1949 -- there were three varieties. (Mosbaugh 22.2Bx)

tomiseksj
Moderator

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


Posts: 5,661
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers,
Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts,
U.S. WWII Ration ephemera

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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Mar 27, 2017 at 4:17am khj, Bas
S Warwick, and 4 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Mar 27, 2017 at 4:17am
Zuzu still hasn't returned...perhaps a single sheet wasn't enough
tomiseksj to convince her to rejoin the fold.
Moderator
Let's try a pane of these special Spring seals, in use from 1952
through 1959 (Mosbaugh 23.2x.2).

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


Posts: 5,661
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers,
Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts,
U.S. WWII Ration ephemera

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Last Edit: Jul 1, 2017 at 8:25pm by tomiseksj


Father Flanagan's Boys Town Sep 23, 2017 at 9:19pm khj,
Bas S Warwick, and 2 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Sep 23, 2017 at 9:19pm
This sheet of se-tenant seals was issued for the 1957 annual
fund drive (Mosbaugh 22.10Ax).

tomiseksj
Moderator

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


Posts: 5,661
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers,
Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts,
U.S. WWII Ration ephemera

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Bas S Warwick
Member

Father Flanagan's Boys Town Sep 24, 2017 at 11:00am tomiseksj and Beryllium Guy like
this
Post by Bas S Warwick on Sep 24, 2017 at 11:00am
Seals are another of my collecting habits, and I have a huge selection of Christmas and TB
seals - many 100's still to sort. Once I get round to it I will scan and post some here.

Collecting All Sorts


of Stuff
Posts: 499 Last Edit: Sep 24, 2017 at 11:01am by Bas S Warwick
Father Flanagan's Boys Town Sep 25, 2017 at 10:04am khj, Beryllium Guy, and 1
more like this
Post by Bas S Warwick on Sep 25, 2017 at 10:04am
I found one sheet I had scanned some time ago.

Possibly LPIQ 108-4 (Need to check the real sheet)

Date?

Bas S Warwick
Member

Collecting All Sorts of


Stuff
Posts: 499

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Last Edit: Sep 25, 2017 at 10:13am by Bas S Warwick


Father Flanagan's Boys Town Sep 25, 2017 at 3:47pm Bas S
Warwick and Beryllium Guy like this
tomiseksj Post by tomiseksj on Sep 25, 2017 at 3:47pm
Moderator

Sep 25, 2017 at 10:04am Bas S Warwick said:


Woodbridge, Virginia, USA ...Possibly LPIQ 108-4 (Need to check the real sheet)
Posts: 5,661
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Date?...
Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S.
WWII Ration ephemera
It appears to be the 1967 special Spring seals sheet

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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 1, 2017 at 6:52pm Mick and Beryllium Guy like this
Post by jimjung on Oct 1, 2017 at 6:52pm
Just found this in a mess of stamps. Is this a Boys Town Nebraska Christmas Seal?

jimjung
Member

Posts: 628

jimjung Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 1, 2017 at 6:58pm khj, Mick, and 2 more like this
Member Post by jimjung on Oct 1, 2017 at 6:58pm
Just found this in a mess of Canadian stamps with a CANADA postmark. Is this a Boys Town
Nebraska Christmas Seal?

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Posts: 628

Last Edit: Oct 1, 2017 at 7:00pm by jimjung


cindycan2
Member Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 1, 2017 at 7:26pm jimjung and Beryllium Guy
like this
Post by cindycan2 on Oct 1, 2017 at 7:26pm
I checked the Mosbaugh (US) catalog (updated about 1969) for this under:
Boys Town of Nebraska
Boys Town of Missouri
Boys Town of the Desert
Boys Town of South Florida
Doesn't seem to be listed. But this might be because it was issued after 1969.
Posts: 316 Another hint might be in the cancellation, which seems to be from Grenada (or
What I collect: Canada Grenada...something, like Grenada, Calif.)
Cinderella stamps More research needed...

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jimjung
Member

Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 1, 2017 at 8:20pm


Post by jimjung on Oct 1, 2017 at 8:20pm
I'm pretty sure the postmark is CANADA and I did find this in a box of Canadian stamps. Not
sure if the date is 1989 or 1929. The perfs look old, though.

Posts: 628

Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 2, 2017 at 12:28am


jimjung, Beryllium Guy, and 1 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Oct 2, 2017 at 12:28am
The postmark appears to be Grenada (see enhanced image
below). My Mosbaugh includes Boys Town, Nebraska seals
from 1936 through 1978 and this one isn't listed.

tomiseksj
Moderator

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


Posts: 5,661
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers,
Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts,
U.S. WWII Ration ephemera

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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 2, 2017 at 3:14pm Beryllium Guy likes this
Post by jimjung on Oct 2, 2017 at 3:14pm
I put this scan thru the retro-reveal website and the postmark is GRENADA with a date of DE
10 1929. Wonder how this stamp got down to Grenada near South America.

jimjung
Member

Posts: 628

tomiseksj Father Flanagan's Boys Town Oct 2, 2017 at


Moderator 3:50pm khj, jimjung, and 1 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Oct 2, 2017 at 3:50pm
It is more likely that it only had to go as far as
Grenada, California.

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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio


Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera

Father Flanagan's Boys Town Jan 17, 2019 at


4:32am khj, nikhil, and 2 more like this
Post by stainlessb on Jan 17, 2019 at 4:32am
I have a number of full and partial sheets of these
seals (Easter Seal, Boys Town and some other
organiztions I've never really heard of

here's 1950 Boys Town- full sheet and a single for


better detail

I'm not really sure what to do with this, but it looks


like these are collected(?) I initially thought they
were just a 'curio'

stainlessb
Member

qaStaHvIS yIn 'ej chep


Posts: 3,006
What I collect: currently focused on most of western
Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium,
Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria

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Father Flanagan's Boys Town Jan 21, 2019 at 6:26pm khj,


firstfrog2013, and 3 more like this
Post by stainlessb on Jan 21, 2019 at 6:26pm
Came across this stuck inbetween other items as I slowly work
through the boxes- I imagine it (maybe) to have been an
invitation/solicitation based on the size/shape of the
stainlessb envelope...maybe even a thank you card
Member

qaStaHvIS yIn 'ej chep


Posts: 3,006
What I collect: currently focused on most of
western Europe, much of which is spent on
France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain
Queen Victoria

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stainlessb Father Flanagan's Boys Town Feb 13,


Member 2019 at 5:23am khj, Mick, and 2 more
like this
Post by stainlessb on Feb 13, 2019 at
5:23am
Boys Town 1951

qaStaHvIS yIn 'ej chep


Posts: 3,006
What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of
which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen
Victoria

stamphinger Father Flanagan's Boys Town Dec 17, 2019 at 8:04pm Londonbus1, khj, and 4 more like this
Member Post by stamphinger on Dec 17, 2019 at 8:04pm
Rather than put a cover in the Christmas covers thread, I will make this is my Christmas post for
today.

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from the marketing dept. I especially like the admonition on the back of each sheet to not be
taken in by look-a-likes from other institutions. Also, the statement on the back cover, "Our
savings account paid for these stamps." How is that for laying on a little guilt?

Don't get me wrong, though, I think Boys Town is a fine organization that has helped
multitudinous boys and, now girls as well, and a worthy charity, in my opinion. Plus, it has a
stamp sales department of long-standing. The Boys Town stamp department even had a booth at
the APS stamp show in Omaha last summer. If you ever get to Omaha, its well worth the time
to take a tour of Boys Town.

Don StampHinger

The front of the booklet:

Posts: 710

The inside of front showing message and a page of seals

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The reverse or back cover of the booklet

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The inside of the back cover with messages:

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Last Edit: Dec 17, 2019 at 8:08pm by stamphinger


guyana1230 Father Flanagan's Boys Town Mar 1, 2020 at 11:18pm
Member Londonbus1, khj, and 7 more like this
Post by guyana1230 on Mar 1, 2020 at 11:18pm
Inactive First 3 pages for my Boys Town collection

Posts: 213
What I collect: GUYANA, Surinam, British

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Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA, Scout


Posts, Cinderellas

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Post by daniel on Jun 26, 2020 at 8:07pm

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Scan_20200529 (2) by Daniel, on Flickr

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Scan_20200529 (3) by Daniel, on Flickr

Scan_20200529 (4) by Daniel, on Flickr

Some related ephemera


oldpapercollect Father Flanagan's Boys Town Jun 28,
Member 2020 at 9:49pm khj, stamphinger, and 1
more like this

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Boys Town Honorary Citizen 1963

My constant fascination with these bits of paper ephemera keeps me


motivated.
Posts: 384
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CHICKENS ON STAMPS, ESPERANTO & CINDERELLA
STAMPS and ISRAEL POST OFFICE OPENINGS SINCE 1948

back view of card


Last Edit: Jun 28, 2020 at 9:50pm by
oldpapercollect
seanfromit Father Flanagan's Boys Town Jul 30, 2020 at 8:18am
**Member** Post by seanfromit on Jul 30, 2020 at 8:18am
guyana1230 Could you share the rest of your Boys
Inactive Town album pages? I'm not finding any online.

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What I collect: Select US, Ireland, German and various


other stamps (usually space themed)

Father Flanagan's Boys Town May 23, 2021 at 11:37pm Philatarium, stamphinger, and
2 more like this
Post by cindycan2 on May 23, 2021 at 11:37pm

Oct 1, 2017 at 6:52pm jimjung said:


Just found this in a mess of stamps. Is this a Boys Town Nebraska Christmas Seal?

cindycan2
Member

Posts: 316
What I collect: Canada
Cinderella stamps

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Boys Town, Nebraska. No date yet for this but possibly 1999 based on the cancellation.
Issued as a pane of 10, 3 panes per booklet.

Last Edit: May 23, 2021 at 11:38pm by cindycan2


tomiseksj Father Flanagan's Boys Town May 24, 2021 at 1:23am Philatarium,
Moderator renden, and 2 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on May 24, 2021 at 1:23am
The seals Don (stamphinger ) posted from 1996 indicated that Boys
Town was then in 11 states and the District of Columbia. The sheet
posted by cindycan2 indicates Boys Town was in 18 states and DC,
making 1999 the likely year of issuance.

Woodbridge, Virginia, USA


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ephemera

Father Flanagan's Boys Town May 24, 2021 at 5:03pm


Post by stamphinger on May 24, 2021 at 5:03pm
stamphinger
Member

May 24, 2021 at 1:23am tomiseksj said:


The seals Don (stamphinger ) posted from 1996 indicated that Boys Town was then in 11 states
and the District of Columbia. The sheet posted by cindycan2 indicates Boys Town was in 18
states and DC, making 1999 the likely year of issuance.
Hi Steve:

Would you explain how it follows that a Boys Town presence in 11 states in 1996 goes to a
presence in 18 states by 1999. I'm not seeing the reasoning here.
Posts: 710
Thanks.

Don
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tomiseksj like this
Moderator Post by tomiseksj on May 24, 2021 at 6:33pm
Don,

1999 was the postmark year suggested by cindycan2 as being "possible" in his
previous post. My belief was that Boys Town's presence nationwide would
increase, rather than decrease, so that meant, to me, that the sheet was issued
after 1996. However, that assumption may not prove to be valid. My use of the
Woodbridge, Virginia, USA phrase "likely 1999" was a bad choice -- I should have simply stated that the
Posts: 5,661 sheet was "likely issued after 1996."
What I collect: Worldwide
stamps/covers, Cinderellas, A further review of the Boys Town website has caused me to question all of my
Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax assumptions in this matter so I'm going to stop commenting further until I know
Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration of what I speak.
ephemera
Sorry for any confusion caused.
Last Edit: May 24, 2021 at 7:04pm by tomiseksj
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Post by cindycan2 on May 24, 2021 at 8:29pm
I've taken a closer look at some of the Father Flanagan's Boys Home booklets found in a
cindycan2 recent cinderella collection I purchased.
Member
The stamps and the booklet cover from 1996 are dated. The inside back cover of the
booklet has a phone number, but no printer's number. An inscription printed on the gum
side of the seals indicates that Boys Town is in 11 states + DC.

Posts: 316
What I collect:
Canada Cinderella
stamps

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There is an undated booklet with almost the identical cover as the 1996. The printer's
number on the inside back cover is 9712c/sls (suggesting it was issued in 1997?). An
inscription printed on the gum side of the seals indicates that Boys Town is in 11 states +
DC.

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Another undated booklet has a printer's number on the inside back cover of 9812c/sls
(suggesting it was issued in 1998?). An inscription printed on the gum side of the seals
indicates that Boys Town is in 11 states + DC.

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Then there is the booklet containing the seal with the Christmas bells. The printer's
number on the inside back cover is 9912c/sls (suggesting it was issued in 1999?). The
inscription about Boys Town in 18 states is now on the inside front cover. And there is
now a website for Boys Town, suggesting that this booklet was printed after the three other
ones mentioned here.

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Finally, I did a quick search of a USA newspaper archive and found several articles about
Boys Town from 2000 mentioning that they were now in 18 states. So all evidence points
to that little Christmas seal dating to 1999.

Last Edit: May 24, 2021 at 8:44pm by cindycan2


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