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Oct 1, 2022, 9 PMBy Topic – October 2022
The listings from the October 2022 Scott New Issues Update fall into a wide range of popular topical collecting areas. -
Postal Updates
Sep 30, 2022, 12 PMPrint ‘Postal Bulletin’ being streamlined to save printing costs
The mission of the publication is “to itemize and explain” postal services and their locations “throughout the country,” according to the USPS. -
World Stamps
Sep 30, 2022, 8 AMIGPC corrects birth date on upcoming Tuvalu Queen Elizabeth II memorial souvenir sheet
The error, which an observant reader brought to Linn’s attention, was caught before the sheet went to press. -
US Stamps
Sep 29, 2022, 12 PMJoseph Hautman wins 2022 federal duck stamp art contest
Hautman’s acrylic painting of a trio of tundra swans flying over a wetland will appear on the duck stamp that is scheduled to be issued sometime in late June 2023. -
World Stamps
Sep 29, 2022, 11 AMCanada Post issues first set in Truth and Reconciliation series
A different artist contributed to the design on each of the stamps. Some of the stamps showcase First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists. -
World Stamps
Sep 29, 2022, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Timeless icon or ordinary human?
Also this week, exploring postal and philatelic mementos of Wilbur Wright’s greatest flights, and a question-and-answer session with Elizabeth Hisey, one of the founders of Women Exhibitors. -
Auctions
Sep 28, 2022, 2 PMGetlan U.S. machine perforations, Venn U.S. postal stationery in Oct. 19-20 Siegel auction series
Siegel has prepared detailed catalogs for the sales of part 2 of the Getlan collection and part 1 of the Venn collection. -
US Stamps
Sep 28, 2022, 12 PMWomen cryptologists of World War II honored on Oct. 18 U.S. stamp
The stamp art features an image from a recruitment poster for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and letters from the Purple code used by the Japanese government to encrypt diplomatic messages. -
World Stamps
Sep 28, 2022, 9 AMAustrian stamp celebrates Lego 90th anniversary
The stamp design features a modification of an existing Lego set for a Ferris wheel shown on a blue background with trees built from Lego bricks. -
World Stamps
Sep 28, 2022, 8 AMBeautiful classic stamps from the African republic of Liberia
It can be argued that no country issued more truly beautiful classic stamps than the Republic of Liberia. -
US Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 1 PMProspectus available for 2023 Garfield-Perry March Party
The Garfield-Perry March Party is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show. -
US Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 10 AMUSPS to issue 15th Kwanzaa stamp Oct. 13 in St. Louis
The stamp is being issued two years to the day after the 2020 Kwanzaa stamp featuring artwork by Andrea Pippins. -
World Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 10 AMRoyal Mail reveals Nov. 10 stamps in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles III approved the designs of this new issue, marking the first stamp issue approved by the new monarch. -
World Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 9 AMRoyal Mail to update stamps with image of King Charles III
In order to minimize the environmental and financial impact, Royal Mail will First distribute and issue existing stocks of stamps. -
US Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 8 AMHalloween and U.S. philately
As practiced in the United States, Halloween is a celebration unlike any other — not patriotic, minimally religious and with little historical significance. -
US Stamps
Sep 26, 2022, 2 PMMartha Washington subject of October cartoon caption contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
Postal Updates
Sep 26, 2022, 11 AMAPWU says Louis DeJoy should resign or be removed
The American Postal Workers Union’s vote on the anti-DeJoy resolution “overwhelmingly passed” at its biennial convention held Aug. 15-18. -
World Stamps
Sep 26, 2022, 8 AMCanada Post continues semipostal series with Sept. 19 stamp
Canada Post is selling the self-adhesive stamp in booklets of 10 with $1 from the sale of each booklet going to the Canada Post Community Foundation. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 2 PMDie-cutting omitted error of U.S. 2022 Tulips stamp found in South Carolina
News of the error was first reported in a short article in the September issue of the United States Specialist. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 12 PMNojex-ASDA stamp show Oct. 14-16
The show will feature 40 dealers and 200 frames of exhibits.