LSN Newsletter

Issue 44: August 9, 2012

Cliche city

Cliches are often avoided in writing, but we hear them all the time in daily conversation. Denise McCarty's entertaining article about animal cliches on stamps in this month’s newsletter grew out of a conversation about cliches here at Linn's offices.

We also have a look at the U.S. stamps that will be issued during August, and a newly announced stamp from San Marino created in response to recent earthquakes in northern Italy.

First-day ceremony fans will find reports from July events celebrating the U.S. Innovative Choreographers and Major League Baseball All-Stars stamps.

Enjoy!

Jay Bigalke
Linn's Senior Editor-Digital Media

Flags set concludes, new War of 1812 set begins

The sixth and final Flags of Our Nation set will be issued Aug. 16. The new set concludes the five-year series of 60 stamps in commemorative coil format. (More...)

Stamps at National Dance Day event

The National Dance Day event, in association with the FOX television series So You Think You Can Dance, hosted the July 28 first-day ceremony for the new United States Innovative Choreographers commemorative forever stamps. (More...)

Linn's Stamp News provides stamp images you can use as computer desktop wallpaper. This month Linn's features the block of four Ship stamps issued by Italy in 1978 (Scott 1326a). (View)

A Horse of a Different Color

Cliches, those old-fashioned sayings, are everywhere. We hear them all the time and probably use some ourselves, while others groan. One common phrase even includes the word stamp: "All I know about the subject I could fit on the back of a postage stamp." (More...)

San Marino stamp to help with earthquake relief

San Marino has added a €1 stamp to its 2012 philatelic program to aid in rebuilding efforts after the earthquakes that struck the Emilia Romagna region of northern Italy in May. (More...)

Take me out to the ball game!

Five first-day ceremonies were held for the new United States Major League Baseball All-Stars commemorative forever stamps issued in July. (More...)

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