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US Stamps Mar 23, 2023, 10 AM
Inside Linn’s: The excitement of collecting covers by Space Craft Covers
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US Stamps Mar 23, 2023, 8 AM
Cincinnati’s Union Terminal hosts Railroad Stations first-day ceremony
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World Stamps Mar 22, 2023, 11 AM
Sergio Sismondo, 1943-2023
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World Stamps Mar 22, 2023, 11 AM
Philippines 1901 special delivery stamp is a good buy
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US Stamps
Mar 24, 2023, 12 PMDetails for April 24 Roy Lichtenstein stamps ceremony
The ceremony is free and open to the public. -
World Stamps
Mar 24, 2023, 8 AMGreat Britain’s April 4 King Charles definitives include a fifth stamp
Each stamp has a barcode printed in a matching color and separated by a simulated wavy-line die cut. The barcode can be scanned with a smartphone. -
Postal Updates
Mar 23, 2023, 1 PMBlack History Month postmark captures culture, music, and ritual
The United States Postal Service has extended the availability of a postmark for Black History Month. -
US Stamps
Mar 23, 2023, 10 AMInside Linn’s: The excitement of collecting covers by Space Craft Covers
Also this week, an 1873 April fool card that seems too good to be true, and a cover highlighting the philatelic impact of the massive 1937 Ohio River flood. -
US Stamps
Mar 23, 2023, 8 AMCincinnati’s Union Terminal hosts Railroad Stations first-day ceremony
The master of ceremonies for the event was John Lomax, retired news anchor for the WKRC television station, who called the Union Terminal his favorite landmark. -
World Stamps
Mar 22, 2023, 11 AMSergio Sismondo, 1943-2023
Mr. Sismondo, widely regarded as an expertizer, stamp dealer and author, was profiled in Linn’s Most Influential Philatelists and Their Epic Stamp Stories, published in 2022. -
World Stamps
Mar 22, 2023, 11 AMPhilippines 1901 special delivery stamp is a good buy
On Oct. 15, 1901, a special delivery stamp was issued for the Philippines by overprinting “Philippines” on the U.S. 10¢ dark blue Running Messenger special delivery stamp. -
US Stamps
Mar 22, 2023, 8 AMDo children know how to write and mail a letter?
The art of letter writing might be a skill not utilized to its fullest by the younger generation. -
US Stamps
Mar 21, 2023, 12 PMNew plate numbers reported on U.S. 2021 St. Nick, 2022 Sunflower Bouquet stamps
A U.S. Postal Service representative said the plates for both issues “were changed due to their respective printer making a paper substitution.” -
US Stamps
Mar 21, 2023, 8 AMAdvertising postcards are as collectible as ad covers
Pictured on the 1911 postcard is the Third National Bank Building in Atlanta, which was constructed in 1908.
