22 Feb
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Postal Updates
Feb 20, 2019, 9 AMLincoln, Neb. postmark for Linpex, APS Stampshow
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World Stamps
Feb 19, 2019, 11 AMMarvel superheroes stamps March 14 from Royal Mail
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World Stamps
Feb 18, 2019, 8 PMListening to stamps: Europa’s birdsongs
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World Stamps
Feb 18, 2019, 10 AMU.S. troops convalesced in Monaco after World War I
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US Stamps
Feb 20, 2019, 9 PMWhy is there a precancel on an officially sealed label?
While regular postage stamps and even postage due stamps need to be invalidated by cancellation to prevent reuse, that isn’t true for officially sealed labels. -
US Stamps
Feb 20, 2019, 11 AMTip: U.S. 1¢ Official stamps overprinted "SPECIMEN"
Keep your eyes peeled for examples with the "SEPCIMEN" spelling error. These have catalog values of $1,900 and up. -
World Stamps
Feb 20, 2019, 10 AMNew world stamps emphasize science
Spain and Algeria celebrate 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements; Israel commemorates a program called "Science Oriented Youth." -
Postal Updates
Feb 20, 2019, 9 AMLincoln, Neb. postmark for Linpex, APS Stampshow
The Linpex cancel gives a tip of the hat to this year’s APS Stampshow coming to Omaha, Neb. in August. -
World Stamps
Feb 19, 2019, 11 AMMarvel superheroes stamps March 14 from Royal Mail
A new set of 15 stamps depicting popular Marvel superheroes will be issued March 14 by Great Britain’s Royal Mail. -
World Stamps
Feb 18, 2019, 8 PMListening to stamps: Europa’s birdsongs
Each year, PostEurop, the Association of European Public Postal Operators, selects a theme for the multination Europa series. As announced in the July 10, 2017, issue of Linn’s, the theme for 2019 is birds. -
World Stamps
Feb 18, 2019, 10 AMU.S. troops convalesced in Monaco after World War I
A new engraved stamp from Monaco marks the 100th anniversary of United States’ troops convalescing in Monaco. -
US Stamps
Feb 18, 2019, 10 AMAnnual stamp yearbook debuted in January
The United States Postal Service continues its tradition of publishing an annual stamp yearbook with The 2018 Stamp Yearbook released in January. -
US Stamps
Feb 15, 2019, 3 PMLarge crowd at Ameristamp Expo in Mesa, Ariz.
The final APS Ameristamp Expo opened to a great crowd of enthusiastic collectors at 10 a.m. on Feb. 15. -
US Stamps
Feb 15, 2019, 2 PMAPS executive director agrees to new contract
The American Philatelic Society has retained the services of its executive director, Scott D. English, for at least another two years.
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