LSN Newsletter

Issue 23: October 14, 2010

Looking toward 2011

The United States Postal Service's request for a January increase in first-class letter rates was rejected, so the U.S. stamp program for 2010 appears to be complete.

That means it's time to start looking ahead at the stamps we'll see in 2011.

This month's newsletter includes news of a U.S. semipostal stamp that will be issued next year, photographs from two recent U.S. first-day ceremonies, and a look at the treasure trove of information the new Scott Specialized Cataolgue of U.S. Stamps and Covers has to offer.

Happy collecting!

Jay Bigalke
Linn's Online Editor

2010 U.S. program complete; looking forward to January

A 44¢ Kansas Statehood stamp is scheduled to be issued in January, marking the state's 150th anniversary. (More...)

Fourth U.S. semipostal is on the way

The United States Postal Service is preparing to issue its fourth semipostal stamp after President Barack Obama signed into law the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010. (More...)

Linn's Stamp News provides stamp images you can use as computer desktop wallpaper. This month Linn's features the United States Canvasbacks federal duck stamp of 1993 (Scott RW61). (View)

Sept. 5 Mother Teresa stamp event

The 44¢ Mother Teresa commemorative stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on Sept. 5, in Washington, D.C. The stamp ceremony was held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the Catholic University of America. (More...)

Julia de Burgos first-day ceremony

Poet Julia de Burgos (1914-53) was celebrated Sept. 14 in her native Puerto Rico with a first-day ceremony for the new 44¢ commemorative stamp honoring her. (More...)

A tour of the Scott U.S. specialized catalog

Revised, updated and published annually by Scott Publishing Co., the Scott U.S. specialized catalog is an invaluable tool for the collector. (More...)

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