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US Stamps
Jun 9, 2021, 11 AMPersistence can pay off in correcting an expertizing opinion
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World Stamps
Jun 9, 2021, 10 AMLocomotive stamps issued for Nicaraguan province
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Auctions
Jun 8, 2021, 1 PMSiegel June 22-24 auction series offers Jenny Invert, postal history rarities
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World Stamps
Jun 8, 2021, 10 AMLegendary treasures sell briskly, but stamp results fall short of hopes
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World Stamps
Jun 11, 2021, 11 AMGuyana opens country’s first philatelic library May 20
The library includes reference copies of the Scott postage stamp catalogs, general books about stamp collecting, and much more. -
World Stamps
Jun 11, 2021, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Soviet cinema celebrated on postage stamps
Also this week, exploring Saudi Arabian stamps honoring telecommunications, and a favorable review of a mixture of stamps from island countries. -
Postal Updates
Jun 9, 2021, 1 PMRetired professor questions USPS cost-cutting moves
Under current standards, the USPS relies too heavily on air transportation, the Postal Service said. -
US Stamps
Jun 9, 2021, 11 AMPersistence can pay off in correcting an expertizing opinion
The original expertizing finding was at best confusing, and the Scott catalog descriptions at least partially based upon it were wrong. -
World Stamps
Jun 9, 2021, 10 AMLocomotive stamps issued for Nicaraguan province
The last set of 15 stamps for Zelaya was issued in 1912. These were not overprinted stamps, but stamps with a new design showing a locomotive. -
Auctions
Jun 8, 2021, 1 PMSiegel June 22-24 auction series offers Jenny Invert, postal history rarities
The upcoming Rarities of the World auction from Siegel Auction Galleries contains mostly United States and related material. -
World Stamps
Jun 8, 2021, 10 AMLegendary treasures sell briskly, but stamp results fall short of hopes
The sale established a new record price for a rare coin, but the realizations for the two stamp items were disappointing. -
World Stamps
Jun 8, 2021, 7 AMMartin Morck’s stamp designs at Great American Stamp Show
To date, Morck has designed and/or engraved more than 900 stamp motifs that have appeared on more than 1,100 stamps. -
World Stamps
Jun 7, 2021, 12 PMCanada commemorates Prime Minister John Turner
The nondenominated permanent-rate stamp (currently 92¢) shows a photograph of Turner sailing with Canada’s flag flapping in the wind behind him. -
World Stamps
Jun 7, 2021, 8 AMWhat’s new for 2022 Scott Standard catalog Volume 3?
A significant amount of attention was paid to the Great Britain Offices Abroad listings for offices in Africa, China and the Turkish Empire.
