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US Stamps Dec 1, 2023, 9 AM
Christopher Columbus lobbies Queen Isabella for December cartoon caption contest
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US Stamps Nov 30, 2023, 12 PM
USPS reveals designs for 2024 stamps celebrating Dungeons & Dragons, Ansel Adams, more
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Postal Updates Nov 30, 2023, 11 AM
Letters to Santa Claus touch the heart
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US Stamps Nov 30, 2023, 8 AM
U.S. 2024 Love stamp to be issued Jan. 12 in Romance, Ark.
News
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World Stamps
Dec 4, 2023, 10 AMHarry Sutherland Philatelic Library names new manager
The Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library houses the world’s foremost British North America philatelic reference collection. -
US Stamps
Dec 4, 2023, 8 AMWestpex 2024 exhibitor’s prospectus available
Westpex 2024 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, and show organizers encourage exhibits on any aspect of the UPU. -
World Stamps
Dec 3, 2023, 1 PMScott numbers assigned to U.N. stamps for World Heritage sites in Turkey, World Mental Health Day
Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values. -
US Stamps
Dec 1, 2023, 9 AMChristopher Columbus lobbies Queen Isabella for December cartoon caption contest
The burning question for the December cartoon caption contest is “What did Columbus say to Isabella to make her change her mind?” -
US Stamps
Nov 30, 2023, 12 PMUSPS reveals designs for 2024 stamps celebrating Dungeons & Dragons, Ansel Adams, more
Details about the first 2024 stamps to be announced by the USPS were published in the Nov. 13 issue of Linn’s Stamp News. -
Postal Updates
Nov 30, 2023, 11 AMLetters to Santa Claus touch the heart
The corpulent and kindly figure of Santa Claus winks to us down through the generations, promising a sleigh ride to a wondrous snowscape of marshmallows and sugar plums. -
US Stamps
Nov 30, 2023, 8 AMU.S. 2024 Love stamp to be issued Jan. 12 in Romance, Ark.
The stamp depicts a stylized image of a soaring bird holding an envelope sealed with a valentine heart in its beak. -
Postal Updates
Nov 30, 2023, 8 AMUSPS posts $6.5 billion loss in 2023, expects loss in 2024
Despite the bad financial news, the U.S. Postal Service remains the best-loved agency in the country, according to a Gallup poll conducted in mid-October. -
World Stamps
Nov 29, 2023, 8 AMLuxembourg’s first stamp, issued in 1852, is affordable used
Luxembourg’s first stamp (Scott 1) features a left profile of Grand Duke William III. -
Postal Updates
Nov 28, 2023, 8 AMPuerto Rico celebrates 530 years with postmark, parade
The postmark comes from Aguadilla, a coastal municipality in Puerto Rico known for its beaches, cultural events and the Rafael Hernandez Airport.