U.S. STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Jun 27, 2019, 08:00 AMLook for popular U.S. 1847 5¢ Franklin reproduction
In 1875, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced official reproductions of the first general issue postage stamps. -
Jun 26, 2019, 08:00 AMWorld Series show of Civil War postal history Oct. 25-26
The Civil War, a Postal System Divided, Postal Exhibition and Symposium is a one-time World Series of Philately show. -
Jun 24, 2019, 13:43 PMTyrannosaurus Rex first-day ceremony at Smithsonian museum Aug. 29
The set of four United States Tyrannosaurus Rex forever stamps will have its first-day ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. -
Jun 24, 2019, 08:07 AMAPS board re-elected; new trustees chosen for library
Each member of the board sworn in three years ago ran unopposed for the same positions in the recent APS elections. -
Jun 20, 2019, 14:51 PMExploring 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair covers: Inside Linn’s
Also this week, a report on a piece of high-tech gadgetry on display at the Stockholmia 2019 show and a short-lived U.S. Post Office Department form used to collect postage due. -
Jun 19, 2019, 15:00 PMMore living people on stamps: the Little Rock Nine and Mississippi Statehood
There are now more than 75 U.S. stamps identified as showing people who were living at the time the stamp was issued. -
Jun 19, 2019, 13:38 PMUSPS changes minimum order for pane stamps
Starting in June, the U.S. Postal Service center only sells full-pane formats for nearly all of its stamp issues through its Stamp Fulfillment Services. -
Jun 17, 2019, 16:01 PMMichael Laurence receives APRL philatelic literature award
Laurence received the award on June 8 at the Napex stamp show and exhibition in McLean, Va. -
Jun 14, 2019, 09:00 AM1990 $1 Seaplane coil breaks new ground: Inside Linn’s
Also this week, pondering the many ways to collect stamps and exploring a new online learning tool from the American Philatelic Society. -
Jun 13, 2019, 13:32 PMFrogs return to U.S. stamps, this time in a starring role
The four stamps show a Pacific tree frog, a northern leopard frog, an American green tree frog and a squirrel tree frog. -
Jun 13, 2019, 13:20 PMHitchcock honored as a legend of Hollywood and as a British film director
The British-born film director and producer became synonymous with the word “thriller” when it came to movies. -
Jun 13, 2019, 11:05 AMWhere is the U.S. D-Day 75th anniversary stamp?: Week's Most Read
Also popular this week were stories about the United States Sesame Street stamp issue and Great Britain's D-Day stamps for the 75th anniversary. -
Jun 13, 2019, 08:00 AM2019 federal duck stamp set for June 28 in two formats
The new stamp features a painting by Scot Storm that depicts a male wood duck in the foreground and a carved wooden duck decoy that resembles a male wood duck in the background. -
Jun 11, 2019, 10:00 AMHumorous songbirds highlight May cartoon caption contest
The unusual colors of the birds’ heads on the 2016 Songbirds in Snow forever stamp showing golden-crowned kinglets drew a great deal of interest. -
Jun 10, 2019, 08:43 AMJenny Invert position 13 in June 26 Siegel rarities auction
The Jenny Invert is the most famous error stamp among U.S. issues, with only one sheet of 100 stamps discovered. -
Jun 10, 2019, 08:35 AMInternet scammers target two stamp groups; one suffers loss
At least two prominent philatelic organizations were targeted recently by someone trying to steal money from the group through a fraud scheme. -
Jun 9, 2019, 08:00 AMOklahoma City-area show taking place June 28-29
With a competitive display of 2,000 collector pages, Okpex is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately event. -
Jun 8, 2019, 09:00 AMClever advertisements use stamps to heighten sales pitch
Using United States stamps to aid in advertising campaigns has a long history. -
Jun 7, 2019, 11:46 AM
Frogs first-day ceremony at Idaho nature center July 9
The set of four United States forever stamps depicting four different frogs will have its first-day ceremony in an Idaho nature center. -
Jun 6, 2019, 14:00 PMLook for Great Americans John J. Audubon stamp tagging variety
This 22¢ Audubon tagging variety is one of the most difficult to find in full mint panes.
Headlines
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Auctions
Oct 18, 2019, 2 PMCIA Invert in Cherrystone’s auction of U.S., worldwide
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US Stamps
Oct 18, 2019, 10 AMPostmasters general who support stamp collecting
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US Stamps
Oct 18, 2019, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Collecting varieties of first-day cover cachetmakers
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World Stamps
Oct 17, 2019, 2 PMThe UNPA announces stamp program for 2020
