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    US Stamps

    Jun 24, 2022, 2 PM

    Booklet-forming machine misread plate number on U.S. 1981 booklet pane

    When the Bureau of Engraving and Printing decided to add plate numbers to United States coil stamps in 1981, it also undertook to add them to booklet panes.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 23, 2022, 2 PM

    Chicagopex exhibiting prospectus available

    Show organizers expect more than 280 frames of philatelic material to be on display.

  • ukraine-2022-tractor-pulling-russian-tank-stamp-design-contest-winner

    World Stamps

    Jun 23, 2022, 11 AM

    Winning design in Ukraine’s second design contest features tractor and tank

    Ukrposhta reported June 15 that almost 834,000 Ukrainians voted in the contest, with the winning design receiving 340,000 votes.

  • china-1968-great-victory-cultural-revolution-chairman-mao-lin-bin-piao-stamp

    Auctions

    Jun 23, 2022, 9 AM

    Trio of PRC rarities in June 29 Kelleher and Rogers auction

    “The three stamps offered here are not only treasured by collectors, but also stand out as important cultural icons of modern China, embodying its sociopolitical history and mirroring its economic development,” Kelleher and Rogers said.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 23, 2022, 8 AM

    Inside Linn’s: New stamps, a new coin and postal reform on July 1, 1851

    Also this week, a mysterious card used to mail a motion picture from Oregon to Washington state, and a positive review of a $20 mixture of worldwide stamps.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 22, 2022, 3 PM

    Concert to begin with Pete Seeger first-day ceremony

    The Pete Seeger forever stamp is being issued as part of the Postal Service’s Music Icon series.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 22, 2022, 1 PM

    Ceremony details for Aug. 5 Marine Sanctuaries stamps

    The stamps will be issued in panes of 16 with a map of the National Marine Sanctuary system printed on the back of the pane.

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    World Stamps

    Jun 22, 2022, 1 PM

    Greenland continues Ghost Stories series

    Tusass, the postal administration of Greenland, continued the Ghost Stories in Greenland series with two stamps issued May 31.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 22, 2022, 12 PM

    Many collectors seek U.S. Sunflower stamp booklet

    The United States has been issuing definitive stamps in booklet format since 1900.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 21, 2022, 2 PM

    Nancy Pelosi, other notables attend June 14 first-day ceremony for stamp honoring Katharine Graham

    The June 14 first-day ceremony for the United States commemorative stamp honoring Katharine Graham resembled something like one of the A-list parties that Graham staged at her Georgetown mansion.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 21, 2022, 2 PM

    New addition to list of living people on U.S. stamps

    The subject of living people on U.S. stamps is endlessly fascinating.

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    World Stamps

    Jun 21, 2022, 11 AM

    Swiss stamp printed with chlorophyll pigments

    Swiss Post recently issued what it called a “living” stamp. Swiss Post said that the color was the stamp’s special feature, adding that “it’s the first stamp ever printed with chlorophyll pigments — in other words the substance responsible for the green colour of plants. This means the stamp is completely natural and ‘living’. The green will change over time depending on the effect of light.”

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    US Stamps

    Jun 21, 2022, 10 AM

    First day of issue details for Buzz Lightyear forever stamps

    The United States Postal Service announced Aug. 3 as the first day of issue for its Go Beyond stamps featuring images of Buzz Lightyear.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 21, 2022, 8 AM

    Stamp for first lady Nancy Reagan July 6 at Ronald Reagan library in California

    More than 120 years after the United States issued a postage stamp picturing Martha Washington, the first presidential first lady, the U.S. Postal Service will pay tribute to Nancy Reagan.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 20, 2022, 4 PM

    San Diego Stamp Show to be held virtually

    The San Diego Stamp Show, an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show, will host philatelic exhibits in a completely virtual format.

  • marshall-islands-2022-ukraine-support-stamp

    World Stamps

    Jun 20, 2022, 2 PM

    More stamps express support for Ukraine

    The latest stamps are from Spain and four countries represented by the new-issue agency Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp.

  • worlds-largest-mailbox-casey-illinois

    US Stamps

    Jun 20, 2022, 11 AM

    World’s largest mailbox in Casey, Ill.

    The two-story white rural mailbox structure stood out with the blue sky behind it.

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    Community

    Jun 20, 2022, 8 AM

    APS, APRL election results announced

    The American Philatelic Society announced June 15 the results of the election to select board members for the APS and the American Philatelic Research Library. All candidates for this year’s APS and APRL election ran unopposed. However, voters were given the option to write in a candidate of their choice.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 16, 2022, 9 AM

    George Brett Cup awarded at Rocky Mountain Stamp Show

    American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors president Michael Ley presented the award.

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    US Stamps

    Jun 16, 2022, 8 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Collecting stamps by U.S. state

    Also this week, when it comes to weighty U.S. dollar-sign covers, sometimes heavier is better, and an upbeat review of a very affordable worldwide assortment of stamps.

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