This will be the first total eclipse to cross Canada since February 26, 1979, and the last total solar eclipse to be visible in Canada until 2044.

The single €1.29 stamp from France features the mascot of the Pokemon franchise, Pikachu.

More than 300 people packed into the gym area of the Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center in New York City.

The design features a depiction of the only known photograph of Shadd and a reproduction of the masthead of Shadd’s newspaper, the Provincial Freeman.

The green-letter €1.29 Michel Legrand stamp pays the amount for sending letters weighing up to 20 grams to be delivered within three days.

The stamp shows two cows facing forward. While the cows may look normal at first glance, a closer look reveals that they are statuettes.

The new nondenominated (68¢) Year of the Dragon forever stamp features an ornate three-dimensional ceremonial mask by Camille Chew.

“People have sent me letters just because they wanted to send me a letter with my stamp on it,” Sutherland said.

Linn’s Stamp News reported the initial discovery of the unissued Hat stamp in a page 1 report in the Dec. 6, 1999, issue.

the issue includes a single £1.65 stamp in panes of 10 and a £4 stamp in a souvenir sheet of one, both to be issued Jan. 4.

There are many types of philatelic-related Christmas cards.

As a modern engraved U.S. stamp, this issue is popular with many collectors.

Also called the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah commemorates the historic rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Jewish people reclaimed it around 165 B.C.

Luxembourg’s first stamp (Scott 1) features a left profile of Grand Duke William III.

Also this week, tracing the history of White Russian stamps that are remnants of the 1917-23 Russian Civil War, and a laudatory review of a sample of stamps culled from 100-stamp worldwide mixture.

Also this week, a casket on an 1883 advertising cover heralds new thinking about death, and an upbeat review of a small mixture of 68 stamps from 32 countries.

In its Oct. 19 press release announcing the stamp, Canada Post called Sutherland one of the country’s most respected and versatile actors.

Also this week, a blog site that keeps track of unusual stamps, and revealing the identity of a mystery stamp from Egypt or possibly Trans-Jordan.

The contest invites collectors from around the world to compile a list of stamps and souvenir sheets related to Boston.

The postcard shows some woven flowers by Elefa Handicraft Shop in Majuro, Marshall Islands.