The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Jan. 18, 2016 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

The origins of valentines allegedly lie in the late Middle Ages, in the form of handwritten romantic poems exchanged by lovers.

The 2015 U.S. Stamp Program contains information about all of the U.S. Postal Service products released during 2015, including those honoring the Battle of New Orleans and Robert Robinson Taylor.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Nov. 16, 2015 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Nov. 16, 2015 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Oct. 19, 2015 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the Sept. 21, 2015 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Let’s face it. We are human beings, and as such, sometimes we make mistakes, and that’s not usually good. But, one odd thing about stamp collecting is that collectors clamor for mistakes. Who wouldn’t want a globally famous Inverted Jenny airmail stamp?

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the August 17 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Stamp collectors interested in obtaining postmarks for their collection from the U.S. Postal Service can do so by following these easy instructions.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the July 20 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Stamps represent a great deal of responsibility and effort. Put a United States forever stamp on an envelope, place it in the mailbox and off it goes to its destination.

The words “postmark” and “cancel” often are used interchangeably.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the June 15 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

Look over our reference guide featuring definitions of nearly 300 terms frequently encountered by stamp collectors and cover collectors. 

Check out a comprehensive collection of nations, provinces, cities, armies and other entities that have, at one point or another, issued postage stamps.

Stamps exist to facilitate communication, so an organization dedicated to the advancement of international communication is a natural subject.

Stamps, envelopes, and letters contained within the envelopes sometimes hold secrets.

The new stamp-issue listings from the Scott New Issues Update in the May 18 Linn's Stamp News Monthly Edition fall into the following popular topical collecting areas.

The two stamps pictured together here are common stamps issued by Finland in 1967.