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US Stamps
Dec 5, 2023, 8 AMBalpex stamp show changes venue and month in 2024
The Baltimore Philatelic Society announced in late November that it is moving both the date and venue for its 2024 show. -
World Stamps
Dec 4, 2023, 10 AMHarry Sutherland Philatelic Library names new manager
The Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library houses the world’s foremost British North America philatelic reference collection. -
US Stamps
Dec 4, 2023, 8 AMWestpex 2024 exhibitor’s prospectus available
Westpex 2024 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, and show organizers encourage exhibits on any aspect of the UPU. -
World Stamps
Dec 3, 2023, 1 PMScott numbers assigned to U.N. stamps for World Heritage sites in Turkey, World Mental Health Day
Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values. -
insights
Dec 2, 2023, 11 AMBy Topic – December 2023
The listings from the December 2023 Scott New Issues Update fall into a wide range of popular topical collecting areas. -
US Stamps
Dec 1, 2023, 9 AMChristopher Columbus lobbies Queen Isabella for December cartoon caption contest
The burning question for the December cartoon caption contest is “What did Columbus say to Isabella to make her change her mind?” -
US Stamps
Nov 30, 2023, 12 PMUSPS reveals designs for 2024 stamps celebrating Dungeons & Dragons, Ansel Adams, more
Details about the first 2024 stamps to be announced by the USPS were published in the Nov. 13 issue of Linn’s Stamp News. -
Postal Updates
Nov 30, 2023, 11 AMLetters to Santa Claus touch the heart
The corpulent and kindly figure of Santa Claus winks to us down through the generations, promising a sleigh ride to a wondrous snowscape of marshmallows and sugar plums. -
US Stamps
Nov 30, 2023, 8 AMU.S. 2024 Love stamp to be issued Jan. 12 in Romance, Ark.
The stamp depicts a stylized image of a soaring bird holding an envelope sealed with a valentine heart in its beak. -
Postal Updates
Nov 30, 2023, 8 AMUSPS posts $6.5 billion loss in 2023, expects loss in 2024
Despite the bad financial news, the U.S. Postal Service remains the best-loved agency in the country, according to a Gallup poll conducted in mid-October. -
insights
Nov 29, 2023, 4 PMBy Topic – November 2023
The listings from the November 2023 Scott New Issues Update fall into a wide range of popular topical collecting areas. -
World Stamps
Nov 29, 2023, 8 AMLuxembourg’s first stamp, issued in 1852, is affordable used
Luxembourg’s first stamp (Scott 1) features a left profile of Grand Duke William III. -
Postal Updates
Nov 28, 2023, 8 AMPuerto Rico celebrates 530 years with postmark, parade
The postmark comes from Aguadilla, a coastal municipality in Puerto Rico known for its beaches, cultural events and the Rafael Hernandez Airport. -
US Stamps
Nov 27, 2023, 11 AMScott U.S. Pocket catalog receives updated look
While larger than the average pocket size, the new size is perfect for a briefcase to carry the catalog at a stamp show. -
World Stamps
Nov 27, 2023, 7 AMCanada Post issues new Diwali stamp Nov. 9
Symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil, Diwali is marked by the lighting of lamps, colorful decorations, gifts and fireworks. -
US Stamps
Nov 24, 2023, 8 AM1945 Christmas card to U.S. Naval officer keeps it all in the family
The young man shown in the photograph, Harry J. Hansen III, also became a career U.S. Navy officer. -
World Stamps
Nov 23, 2023, 1 PMFinland to issue President Ahtisaari mourning stamp
Martti Ahtisaari served as Finland’s president from 1994 to 2000. -
Auctions
Nov 23, 2023, 9 AMRumsey Dec. 11-14 auction series features specialized collections of machine cancels, post office seals, Pacific Mail Steamship Co., Nepal; gems of philately
One of the centerpieces of the Barlow collection of U.S. machine cancels is a postcard bearing a marvelous strike of the Seattle, Wash., Exposition Station cancel featuring a stylized U.S. flag and “Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition” on the flag’s stripes. -
Postal Updates
Nov 22, 2023, 11 AMUSPS 2024 price increases to push Priority Mail Express stamp past $30 mark
According to the USPS, the new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps to be issued in 2024 will be denominated $9.85 and $30.45, respectively. -
US Stamps
Nov 22, 2023, 8 AMU.S. 2012 Bonsai double-sided pane of 20 in demand
The trees depicted in the five designs are a Sierra juniper, black pine, banyan, trident maple and azalea.