LSN Newsletter

Issue 17: April 15, 2010

Stamps provide a dose of culture

What better place than an art gallery for a first-day ceremony celebrating the Abstract Expressionists stamps? In this month's newsletter you'll find photographs of the event at the Buffalo, N.Y., art gallery that is home to four of the 10 paintings pictured in the new set.

Literature is the theme for two of this month's newletter features: Children's books commemorated on new stamps from around the world, and stamps that have honored American author Mark Twain.

You'll also find a preview of the next issue of Scott Stamp Monthly, and an advance look at the three new U.S. stamps coming in May.

Jay Bigalke
Linn's Online Editor

Only three new
U.S. stamps in May

After a deluge of 39 new United States stamps and postal stationery items issued in April, collectors get a reprieve with just three new stamps in May. (More...)

March Abstract Expressionists
stamp event

The Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., was the site of the March 11 first-day ceremony for the 44¢ Abstract Expressionists stamps. Four of the paintings featured on the new pane of 10 stamps were on exhibit at the gallery. (More...)

Linn's Stamp News provides stamp images you can use as computer desktop wallpaper. This month Linn's features the U.S. 44¢ Jackson Pollock stamp (Scott 4444d) from the 2010 Abstract Expressionists set. (View)

Advertising imprints featured in June Scott Stamp Monthly

In the June issue of Scott Stamp Monthly, contributing editor Ken Lawrence touches on one of the most fascinating aspects of stamp collecting — the relationship between postage and commercial advertising. (More...)

Stamps retell favorite stories
for children

Many 2010 stamps may bring back childhood memories of reading and of being read to. Most of these stamps are part of the annual Europa series, which in 2010 features the common theme of children's books. (More...)

Mark Twain celebrated throughout the world

April 21, 2010, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of American literary giant Mark Twain. (More...)

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