“Up the creek (without a paddle)” was the predominant theme in the April cartoon caption contest featuring the 1985 22¢ Camp Fire stamp.

The United States Postal Service is selling a boxed set in association with the Transcontinental Railroad forever stamp pane issued May 10 in Promontory Summit, Utah.

The philatelic press pushed the idea, asking readers to sign and send a petition to the White House.

A bourse of approximately 25 national and local dealers will offer stamps, covers, postcards, coins and supplies.

An enthusiastic crowd welcomed the latest U.S. sports-themed postage stamp onto the scene during a first-day ceremony for the Little Mo forever stamp April 23 in Dallas, Texas.

This stamp is surprisingly difficult to find in all three conditions in very fine grade and is well worth full Scott catalog value in that grade.

Linn’s Complete Stamp Collecting Basics, one of the two new ebooks, is divided into 14 chapters organized by subject.

The paintings depicted on these 10 nondenominated (55¢) forever stamps range chronologically from 1951 to 1990.

U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner continues his examination of colored-paper stamps that are not what they appear to be.

The new Scott numbers detailed here are for U.S. and U.N. stamps issued during the past month.

Also popular this week were stories about the upcoming Ellsworth Kelly stamp event and stamp societies working together for presentations.

The American Philatelic Society recently posted job openings for chief content officer and director of expertizing.

Carmine stamps of the early 20th century can be found in a dozen shades. The most desirable are the carmine lake and lake shades.

The total single-stamp cost for collectors was $95.75 in 2018, compared to $95.88 in 2017 and $99.38 in 2016.

A postcard mailed from Austin, Texas, to Cairo, Egypt, on April 18, 1916, has markings that show it was refused for transmission as “prohibited by country of destination.” The mystery as to why may finally be solved.

The May 21 issue pays tribute to some 200 river segments that make up the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

You are invited to use your imagination to put words in the mouths of the birds on the stamps and tell me what you think they may be thinking or saying.

The Rocky Mountain Stamp Show, sponsored by the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Philatelic Exhibitions Inc., is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.

Linn’s Stamp News learned recently that Leonard Sherman, the stamp collector who purchased a full pane of 50 of the original 4¢ Dag Hammarskjold invert errors at a New Jersey post office, died March 12 at age 95.

Also this week, 'Americana Philatelic News' and a look back at a time when regular postage stamps were prohibited for postage due.