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US Stamps
Jan 17, 2019, 2 PMEight iterations of Uncle Sam return on additional-ounce coil
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US Stamps
Jan 17, 2019, 2 PMStamp society founder Esper G. Hayes dies at age 84
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World Stamps
Jan 17, 2019, 1 PMCanada’s scenery highlighted on From Far and Wide stamps
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US Stamps
Jan 16, 2019, 11 AMMark A. Kellner joins APS as new chief content officer
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US Stamps
Jan 18, 2019, 9 AM$5 Hamilton on tag from Yosemite Park concessioner: Inside Linn’s
Also, a Kitchen Table Philately review from an ad touting $150 in catalog value for just $12, and the online benefits of subscribing to the American Philatelic Research Library. -
Postal Updates
Jan 18, 2019, 9 AMNew postage rates divide by 5: Week's Most Read
Other top stories include a valuable pre-Civil War issue, and Linn's editor-in-chief's thoughts on revealing stamps designs early to avoid a mishap. -
Postal Updates
Jan 18, 2019, 9 AM‘Keeper of the Seas’ earns postmark for commissioning
The 13th vessel in the Freedom class of littoral combat ships was commissioned Jan. 12 at Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Fla. -
US Stamps
Jan 17, 2019, 2 PMEight iterations of Uncle Sam return on additional-ounce coil
The new stamp is being issued in a coil of 100 on Jan. 27 as part of the Sunday landslide of new issues accompanying postage rate changes that go into effect the same day. -
US Stamps
Jan 17, 2019, 2 PMStamp society founder Esper G. Hayes dies at age 84
Dr. Esper Gold Hayes, a champion for stamp collecting and founder of the Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections, died Jan. 10. -
World Stamps
Jan 17, 2019, 1 PMCanada’s scenery highlighted on From Far and Wide stamps
The stamps are the second set in the Canada Post series named after lyrics in the country's national anthem, O Canada. The first set was issued Jan. 15, 2018. -
US Stamps
Jan 16, 2019, 11 AMMark A. Kellner joins APS as new chief content officer
The position includes editing the American Philatelic Society ’s monthly journal and the monthly journal of the American Philatelic Research Library. -
World Stamps
Jan 16, 2019, 10 AMDominion of India's 1949 pictorial definitives
This week's tip is one of the last sets issued by the Dominion of India before it became an independent republic. -
US Stamps
Jan 16, 2019, 9 AMContest entries bring laughs and a rant
The Peanuts stamp contest brought another batch of hilarious captions; one such entry concerning messy cancellations hits a button with U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner. -
World Stamps
Jan 15, 2019, 9 AMReveal stamp designs early to avoid negative media
Sometimes it pays for a postal administration to show an image of a stamp design before the stamp is printed. Editor Jay Bigalke counts the ways.
