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Fifty Years Ago


A page 1 story in Linn's issue of Feb. 12, 1962, revealed the design for the new United States Anti-Malaria stamp to be issued March 30, 1962.

In his editorial, founder George W. Linn published a reply from the Ghana Philatelic Agency in response to a recent editorial where collectors expressed concern about the number of stamps being issued.

Linn quoted the agency as stating, "A fair minded philatelist will agree that by comparison, Ghana's number of commemorative stamps yearly is on the conservative side."

M&S Stamp Service of New York City advertised mint singles of United States Scott C4-6, the 8¢, 16¢ and 24¢ airmail stamps of 1923, for $17.65. Today, a mint never-hinged set of those three stamps catalogs at $330.