Latest Stamp News
Headlines
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World Stamps
Sep 20, 2020, 11 AMFrance issuing tracking stamps in booklet of nine Oct. 19
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US Stamps
Sep 19, 2020, 12 PMPhilatelic company serves up apology on 1967 meter stamp
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Auctions
Sep 18, 2020, 2 PMKelleher’s Oct. 7 auction offers Central and South America
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US Stamps
Sep 18, 2020, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Virtual Stamp Show offered much to FDC collectors
News
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Postal Updates
Sep 23, 2020, 2 PMUSPS planned massive distribution of face masks
Citing newly available documents released by the watchdog group American Oversight, the Washington Post said the plan had gone as far as the USPS drafting a press release in April. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2020, 2 PMOct. 27 issue date set for Drug Free USA forever stamp
The Drug Free USA forever stamp will be issued Oct. 27, according to a Sept. 22 announcement from the United States Postal Service. -
US Stamps
Sep 21, 2020, 10 AMNew Kwanzaa forever stamp joins holiday issues Oct. 13
The new stamp features the eighth different design used on a U.S. Kwanzaa stamp and will be the 14th U.S. Kwanzaa stamp issued overall. -
World Stamps
Sep 20, 2020, 11 AMFrance issuing tracking stamps in booklet of nine Oct. 19
The stamps are nondenominated, paying the green-letter (second-class) rate, currently €0.97. The green domestic rate travels only by ground transportation. -
US Stamps
Sep 19, 2020, 12 PMPhilatelic company serves up apology on 1967 meter stamp
The company could have been behind in its shipments because business was really good or because it was inefficient. We will never know. -
Auctions
Sep 18, 2020, 2 PMKelleher’s Oct. 7 auction offers Central and South America
The sale comprises more than 500 lots, including a significant selection of country collections. -
US Stamps
Sep 18, 2020, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Virtual Stamp Show offered much to FDC collectors
Also this week, recalling how the USPS made it easier to buy the 1983 $9.35 Eagle Express Mail stamp, and sorting through a sample of worldwide stamps that reveals an issue with an unusual shape. -
US Stamps
Sep 17, 2020, 10 AMIllustrated mail cover shows a slice of Chicago history
This cover brings to the modern era a bit of Chicago’s past that might otherwise be consigned to the dustbin of history. -
World Stamps
Sep 17, 2020, 9 AMAAPE single-frame Champion of Champions competition goes online
This is the first time a major North American exhibiting award will be determined in a virtual competition. -
World Stamps
Sep 16, 2020, 11 AMCanada Post continues semipostal series with new stamp Sept. 21
The semipostal stamp features an illustration by Isabelle Arsenault, an award-winning illustrator of children’s books.
