U.S. STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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May 23, 2022, 13:00 PMNew stamp tools to excite junior collectors
One of the new items is a build-your-own cardboard microscope kit. -
May 23, 2022, 09:00 AMStamp for publisher Katharine Graham to join Distinguished Americans series June 14
According to the U.S. Postal Service, the stamp illustrates artist Lynn Staley’s oil portrait of Graham based on a 1970s photograph. -
May 19, 2022, 15:21 PMSesame Street, other U.S. stamps to be withdrawn from sale June 30
Other issues going off sale include stamps celebrating Scooby-Doo, President George H.W. Bush, and Bugs Bunny. -
May 19, 2022, 15:00 PMInside Linn’s: A dollar-sign case of mistaken identity
Also this week, highlights from the May 4 first-day ceremony for the United States Eugenie Clark stamp, and an upbeat review of the new Scott online catalogs. -
May 18, 2022, 10:00 AMNapex show June 3-5 in Washington, D.C., area
The show will feature 52 dealers, including representatives from the United States Postal Service and the United Nations Postal Administration. -
May 18, 2022, 08:00 AMPostal Service rejected veteran designer’s artwork for World Stamp Show-NY 2016 stamps
The stamps under discussion are those issued to publicize the United States’ most recent once-every-10-years international stamp show. -
May 12, 2022, 08:00 AMOne of the most beautiful U.S. stamp series
The United States Postal Service launched the Nature of America stamp series April 6, 1999, with the pane of 10 33¢ Sonoran Desert stamps. -
May 11, 2022, 08:00 AMApril cartoon caption contest winner pawns a cannon
Delivering the mail was the most common theme for the April cartoon caption contest featuring the 1961 4¢ Fort Sumter commemorative in the Civil War Centennial issue. -
May 10, 2022, 13:30 PMGripper cracks before the 1954-68 Liberty issue
Gripper cracks are a specific type of plate variety that results from stress on rotary press plates. -
May 9, 2022, 14:30 PMSequoia Stamp Club uses milestone to celebrate
The anniversary celebration is scheduled for Sept. 17. -
May 9, 2022, 08:53 AMMighty Mississippi stamps May 23 in Memphis, Tenn.
The nondenominated (58¢) Mighty Mississippi stamps feature photographs that each represent a different state along the river’s 2,340-mile length. -
May 5, 2022, 15:30 PMRocky Mountain Stamp Show set for Memorial Day weekend in Aurora, Colo.
The show will feature at least 35 dealers and more than 375 frames of exhibits. -
May 4, 2022, 11:00 AMGreen-winged teal painting on 2022 junior duck stamp
A panel of five judges picked 15-year-old Madison Grimm’s painting for the top honor from among 53 entries in this year’s National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. -
May 4, 2022, 08:30 AMWhat is printer’s waste?
Two commemorative stamps from 1969 and 1975 help define the term. -
May 3, 2022, 10:48 AMStamps for Charles M. Schulz, Webb space telescope, more added to 2022 U.S. program
Specific issue dates for the stamps were not provided. -
May 3, 2022, 08:30 AMScott digital U.S. Specialized catalog updated with 2023 Vol. 1 values
Subscribers will always have access to the latest information. -
Apr 30, 2022, 11:00 AMScott numbers for Mountain Flora, other recent U.S. and U.N. stamps
What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2023 Scott catalogs. -
Apr 28, 2022, 08:00 AMNot all stamp buyers are stamp collectors
Available supplies of all versions of the 33¢ Coral Pink Rose booklet stamps are being gobbled up by professional wedding planners for the wedding invitation market. -
Apr 26, 2022, 11:00 AMElvis in the spotlight for May cartoon caption contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
Apr 26, 2022, 10:00 AMTimeless message in 1868 condolence letter
One of the fascinating aspects of collecting mourning covers is the observations on life and death that the bereaved make in letters enclosed within the black-bordered envelopes.
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World Stamps
May 20, 2022, 12 PMMay 23 issue date for Ukraine’s second Russian warship pair
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World Stamps
May 20, 2022, 8 AMCanada Post seeks to raise awareness with set of five Endangered Whales stamps
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US Stamps
May 19, 2022, 3 PMSesame Street, other U.S. stamps to be withdrawn from sale June 30
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US Stamps
May 19, 2022, 3 PMInside Linn’s: A dollar-sign case of mistaken identity
