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    US Stamps

    Feb 5, 2023, 1 PM

    Scott catalog numbers assigned to recent U.S., U.N. stamps

    What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2024 Scott catalogs.

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    US Stamps

    Feb 4, 2023, 8 AM

    Scott Stamp Monthly to return; Linn’s Stamp News to be 52 issues

    The Scott Stamp Monthly magazine will replace the Linn’s Stamp News monthly magazine and will be published once a month.

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    World Stamps

    Feb 3, 2023, 12 PM

    Alderney celebrates 150th anniversary of popular adventure novel

    The Alderney issue marking the 150th anniversary of Around the World in 80 Days includes a set of six stamps and a souvenir sheet with one additional stamp.

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    Feb 3, 2023, 9 AM

    By Topic – February 2023

    The listings from the February 2023 Scott New Issues Update fall into a wide range of popular topical collecting areas.

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    US Stamps

    Feb 3, 2023, 9 AM

    Submissions open for Great American Stamp Show literature competition

    Submissions can include journals, books, catalogs or other literature published since Jan. 1, 2021.

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    Feb 3, 2023, 8 AM

    2023 Canada Stamp Program

    The 2023 Canada Stamp Program contains up-to-date information about stamps and postal stationery from Canada Post.

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    US Stamps

    Feb 2, 2023, 12 PM

    Printer’s waste varies as to cause and effect

    The vast majority of this material is caught in the printing plant and sent for destruction, either in-house or off-site.

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    World Stamps

    Feb 2, 2023, 10 AM

    Royal Mail celebrates 60 years of the X-Men with Feb. 16 issue

    Royal Mail’s X-Men issue includes 12 stamps in two horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) strips of six, and a souvenir sheet of five stamps.

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    World Stamps

    Feb 2, 2023, 8 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Boats on Britain’s stamps reveal its rich maritime history

    Also this week, a surface mail cover sent in August 1939 gets caught up in the start of World War II, and French stamps honoring Louis Pasteur debut during turbulent financial times.

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    Auctions

    Feb 1, 2023, 2 PM

    Blue-omitted error of U.S. 1998 Hat coil in Feb. 21-23 Kelleher Flagship sale

    The auction includes more than 1,400 lots and features material from a diverse selection of seven name collections.

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    US Stamps

    Feb 1, 2023, 11 AM

    SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, Fla., to host Feb. 16 first day for Women’s Soccer forever stamp

    USPS art director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp using an original graphic image created by artist Noah MacMillan.

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    World Stamps

    Feb 1, 2023, 10 AM

    Stamp projects during the winter months

    Have you picked up a new collecting area this winter? Has organizing an existing collection taken priority?

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    World Stamps

    Feb 1, 2023, 8 AM

    A scarce Central Albania 1915 set

    Legitimately used examples on cover bring a big premium.

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    World Stamps

    Jan 31, 2023, 1 PM

    Virtual Stampex show to return in May

    Stampex will be available via an app for easier use on a smartphone or tablet, and collectors around the globe can connect via live chat and video calling.

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    Postal Updates

    Jan 31, 2023, 10 AM

    Send a ‘sweet, simple message’ with a postmark from Bliss, N.Y.

    A second postmark offering sentiments of love comes from Romeo, Mich.

  • 1933-balbo-trans-atlantic-flight-cover

    Auctions

    Jan 31, 2023, 9 AM

    1933 Balbo flight cover in Feb. 7-8 Cherrystone sale

    Countries represented with significant items include Albania, Austria, France and colonies, Germany, Great Britain and British Commonwealth.

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    World Stamps

    Jan 30, 2023, 1 PM

    Canada Post honors the defiant Chloe Cooley on new stamp

    Canada Post honored Chloe Cooley, whose act of resistance influenced legislation leading to the abolition of slavery in Upper Canada, on a stamp issued Jan. 30.

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    US Stamps

    Jan 30, 2023, 11 AM

    Arizona Federation of Stamp Clubs presents Aripex in Mesa, Feb. 17-19

    Aripex will include a bourse (sales area) with 47 tables. The United States Postal Service will have a booth at the show.

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    World Stamps

    Jan 30, 2023, 8 AM

    Iconic Mauritius 1847 Bordeaux cover, German rarities to go on display at Ibra exhibition May 25-28

    The Bordeaux cover has graced the collections of Alfred Lichtenstein, Maurice Burrus, Hiroyuki Kanai and Arthur Hind.

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    US Stamps

    Jan 27, 2023, 12 PM

    Nominations open for Smithsonian philatelic achievement award

    The Smithsonian philatelic achievement award was established in 2002 to honor and celebrate living individuals for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of philately.

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