U.S. STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Aug 28, 2018, 12:30 PMSouvenir sheet added to Oct. 11 Sparkling Holidays set
The United States Postal Service will issue a single-stamp souvenir sheet for Christmas using an advertising illustration by Haddon Sundblom. -
Aug 27, 2018, 04:30 AMPut yourself in the outcropping of this bighorn sheep stamp
Enter our September stamp cartoon contest to win a 13-week subscription of Linn's. -
Aug 24, 2018, 06:00 AMBigalke named editor-in-chief of Amos Media stamp brands
After 46 years as a stamp editor for Amos Media, Scott editorial director Donna Houseman is stepping aside. -
Aug 24, 2018, 05:45 AMU.S. First Responders stamp honors those who serve
Details and background on the new Honoring First Responders forever stamp, and a look back at previous stamp tributes to those men and women. -
Aug 24, 2018, 04:45 AMMagic sheet errors and freaks: Week’s Most Read
Our top story this week involved errors of The Art of Magic sheets that were discovered just days after they were issued in Las Vegas, Nev. -
Aug 23, 2018, 10:30 AMATA representative discovers Dragons error pane at show
On the Aug. 9 issue date, the Postal Service sold Dragons stamp panes containing errors and freaks at Stampshow in Columbus, Ohio. -
Aug 23, 2018, 07:15 AMSixty-seven $5 Statue of Freedom stamps on cover
Mailed sometime after 1932 between two California branches of the Bank of America, this envelope is plastered with 67 $5 Statue of Freedom stamps. -
Aug 22, 2018, 05:30 AMAllied Military Government: history and philately combined
Collecting stamps designed and produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing during 1943-45 for use in Allied-occupied Europe. -
Aug 22, 2018, 04:00 AMA profitable Benjamin Franklin stamp
The United States 1¢ green Benjamin Franklin stamp on bluish paper is in demand and relatively hard to find. -
Aug 21, 2018, 10:00 AM
Here Be Dragons first-day ceremony at Stampshow
The United States Post Office held a first-day-of-issue ceremony for its Dragons stamp set Aug. 9 at the 2018 Stampshow in Columbus, Ohio. -
Aug 21, 2018, 06:30 AMIllusionist David Copperfield makes stamps materialize at dedication
The United States Art of Magic forever stamps were revealed Aug. 7 in Las Vegas, Nev. as a part of the Magic Live 2018 convention. -
Aug 20, 2018, 05:30 AMMagic sheet errors and freaks
So if the rabbit can disappear on The Art of Magic souvenir sheet, why not the die cuts, too? -
Aug 20, 2018, 05:15 AMMilwaukee hosts Milcopex Sept. 14-16
Milwaukee Philatelic Society will host Wisconsin’s largest stamp show, Milcopex, Sept. 14-16 in Milwaukee. -
Aug 20, 2018, 05:00 AMJohn Lennon honored with first multistamp Music Icons set
Four new United States stamps will be issued Sept. 7 to honor John Lennon. -
Aug 17, 2018, 09:30 AMA philatelic Supreme Court decision: Inside Linn’s
Also, a Schaefer stamp mix review and a look at the Stamp Paradise website. -
Aug 17, 2018, 08:15 AMSeapex show Sept. 14-16 in Seattle area
The Seattle Philatelic Exhibition, Seapex 2018, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the United States Women’s Army Corps. -
Aug 17, 2018, 07:45 AMAllen wins APS national award with 12¢ stamp exhibit
Allen’s exhibit was one of the 26 grand-award winners of APS-certified national exhibitions held from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. -
Aug 17, 2018, 05:30 AMWorld War I stamp ceremony: Week’s Most Read
Also, this week: poinsettias, Canada's birds, Hot Wheels and more. -
Aug 15, 2018, 08:45 AMTen Hot Wheels cars will zoom onto U.S. stamps
The popular Mattel line of die-cast toy cars is being honored on its 50th anniversary. Ten stamps will be issued on a date to be announced later. -
Aug 15, 2018, 07:00 AMWriters hall inducts Crown, Hartmann, Malpass, MacBride
Four American writers and researchers in the field of Confederate States philately make up the latest group to enter the Writers Unit No. 30 hall of fame.
Headlines
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World Stamps
Dec 17, 2018, 12 PMCanada Post reveals more details about 2019 program
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World Stamps
Dec 17, 2018, 9 AMAland Post adds sparkle to its Christmas stamps
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World Stamps
Dec 17, 2018, 9 AMSpecial finish used on new Luxembourg Christmas stamps
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US Stamps
Dec 17, 2018, 8 AMWashington crossing the Delaware Christmas stamp proposed in 1950; extra printings of 1962 stamp
