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World Stamps
Jan 15, 2019, 9 AMReveal stamp designs early to avoid negative media
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World Stamps
Jan 15, 2019, 8 AMFaroe Islands’ souvenir sheet of “Chair Leg” provisionals
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US Stamps
Jan 14, 2019, 1 PMJoshua tree, Bethesda Fountain on new expedited mail stamps
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US Stamps
Jan 14, 2019, 12 PMPan-Am label explains delay of 1958 Fairbanks cover
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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. -
World Stamps
Jan 15, 2019, 8 AMFaroe Islands’ souvenir sheet of “Chair Leg” provisionals
The Faroe Islands commemorates the 100th anniversary of provisional stamps with this Jan. 11 issue. -
US Stamps
Jan 14, 2019, 1 PMJoshua tree, Bethesda Fountain on new expedited mail stamps
The $7.35 Joshua Tree stamp and the $25.50 Bethesda Fountain stamp will fulfill new flat rates for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express, respectively. -
US Stamps
Jan 14, 2019, 12 PMPan-Am label explains delay of 1958 Fairbanks cover
Pan American World Airways attached an explanation and apology label on the back of this 1958 cover, passing the buck to Santa. -
US Stamps
Jan 11, 2019, 1 PMHearts Blossom stamp ceremony in Puerto Rico
Cuban-American actress from the CBS series, The Inspectors, and creator of the superhero, La Borinquena, helped dedicate the first U.S. stamp of 2019. -
Postal Updates
Jan 11, 2019, 11 AMNew postage rates divide by 5, and it’s not just a coincidence
Following the Jan. 27 United States postage rate change, the postage values of most rate-specific U.S. stamps are evenly divisible by 5¢. -
World Stamps
Jan 11, 2019, 10 AMEl Salvador set commemorates insurrection of 1811: Inside Linn’s
Also in this issue, a Kitchen Table Philately review, and the tragic love story documented on stamps and postal stationery of Lithuania and Poland.
