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Postal Updates
Jul 23, 2021, 10 AMCommission casts doubt on DeJoy’s slower mail delivery plan
The Postal Regulatory Commission urged caution on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to lengthen the time for delivery of first-class mail from three days to five days. -
US Stamps
Jul 23, 2021, 9 AMInside Linn’s: Things aren’t as they seem on 1918 Woodhouse cover
Also this week, enjoying the postal history of postcards and postal cards, and a review of a worldwide assortment of stamps from a seller who goes by the intriguing name of Blackbird’s Nest. -
Postal Updates
Jul 22, 2021, 10 AMU.S. Postal Service continues to focus on package mail
The USPS says that package deliveries typically take two to nine days in the contiguous 48 states. -
US Stamps
Jul 21, 2021, 9 AMCollectors Club may sell headquarters in New York
The club has occupied the building since 1937. It was designed by architect Stanford White for the art dealer Thomas Benedict Clarke. -
Postal Updates
Jul 20, 2021, 2 PMPRC endorses U.S. Postal Service rate case
In a decision issued July 19, the commission endorsed the United States Postal Service’s higher prices on letters, advertising mail and publications. -
US Stamps
Jul 20, 2021, 1 PMLesher, Ertzberger, Frohlich to receive APS Luff awards
All three awards will be presented during a ceremony on Aug. 14 at Great American Stamp Show in Rosemont, Ill. -
US Stamps
Jul 20, 2021, 10 AMCinderella stamps sometimes have stories behind them
U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner offers the story behind stamps and covers of Manumbaland, the creation of Chicago newspaper legend Mike Royko. -
US Stamps
Jul 20, 2021, 8 AMNew U.S. stamp set concludes Koslow’s Lighthouses series
A popular United States stamp subject returns Aug. 6 when the U.S. Postal Service issues its set of five Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses forever stamps. -
US Stamps
Jul 19, 2021, 2 PMCinderellas for a convict
A look at cinderella stamps that were likely created to evince sympathy for convicted murderer Karla Faye Tucker. -
World Stamps
Jul 19, 2021, 11 AMFolk musician Stan Rogers honored on Canadian stamp
The stamp shows Rogers singing and playing guitar in the foreground and a view of Fogarty’s Cove in Nova Scotia in the background. -
Postal Updates
Jul 18, 2021, 2 PMCommunity perseverance reflected on postmark
This year’s pictorial postmark for Danish Viking Days, a celebration of the Danish roots of Viborg, S.D., is a shout-out to local businesses. -
World Stamps
Jul 16, 2021, 9 AMInside Linn's: Space tourism and other private company activities
Also this week, a philatelic review of the lighthouses on stamps found online, and our anonymous reviewer finds good value in sample of stamps from a worldwide mixture. -
US Stamps
Jul 16, 2021, 8 AMPopularity of no-die-cut press sheets dwarfs supply
Why does the United States Postal Service refuse to disclose the number of no-die-cut press sheets produce? -
Postal Updates
Jul 15, 2021, 4 PMThe end of USPS stamped envelopes for Priority Mail
The U.S. Postal Service is discontinuing production of its flat-rate prepaid Priority Mail envelope franked with an imprinted postage stamp. -
Auctions
Jul 15, 2021, 3 PMWestern Australia color error in Aug. 5-6 Abacus auction
Two different examples of a classic error from Western Australia are offered in the Abascus Auctions Aug. 5-6 public sale near Melbourne. -
US Stamps
Jul 14, 2021, 10 AMJune cartoon contest winner takes a poke at USPS delivery times
Both cartoon caption contest winners will receive a 13-week subscription to Linn’s. -
Postal Updates
Jul 14, 2021, 9 AMPuerto Rican sculptor recognized on June 24 pictorial postmark
A San Juan, Puerto Rico, postmark commemorates 85 years since the birth of sculptor and printmaker Rafael Lopez del Campo. -
Auctions
Jul 14, 2021, 8 AMRumsey July 29-Aug. 1 auction series features U.S., worldwide; Ballon Monte and railroad postal history
Among the highlights of the British offerings is the specialized collection of Great Britain King George V Seahorse issues formed by Steve Pacetti. -
World Stamps
Jul 13, 2021, 3 PMU.N. Sport for Peace stamps honor Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The United Nations Postal Administration is issuing Sport for Peace stamps and souvenir sheets July 23 to mark the start of the Summer Olympics, Tokyo 2020. -
US Stamps
Jul 13, 2021, 2 PMPostcard shows Shirley Temple as a teenager
The card was sent, July 25, 1944, from Culver City, Calif., probably to a fan in Pennsylvania.