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    Sep 28, 2018, 05:30 AM

    2019 Scott U.S. Specialized catalog offers two Special Feature articles

    Many important value and editorial changes enhance the 97th edition of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers.

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    Sep 28, 2018, 05:15 AM

    Nojex/ASDA stamp show runs Oct. 19-21

    More than 40 dealers are set to participate at the East Rutherford, N.J. show next month.

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    Sep 28, 2018, 05:00 AM

    Coca-Cola Christmas: Week’s Most Read

    Also this week, New Zealand Post's cost-saving measure, Johns Hopkins stamp varieties and more.

  • post-horse-rider
    Sep 26, 2018, 04:30 AM

    Tip of the week: 1869 Post Horse and Rider

    The 1869 United States 2¢ brown Post Horse and Rider stamp is a good buy at 70-80 percent of the 2018 Scott catalog values.

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    Sep 24, 2018, 07:30 AM

    Oct. 10 Sundman Lecture will cover first U.S. transcontinental mail

    The 15th Maynard Sundman lecture at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is an hour-long talk by historian and author Glen Sample Ely.

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    Sep 24, 2018, 07:15 AM

    It’s a Coca-Cola Christmas on Sparkling Holidays stamp set

    The nondenominated (50¢) forever stamps will be issued Oct. 11 and offered as a set of four on a double-sided pane of 20.

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    Sep 24, 2018, 07:00 AM

    Kwanzaa celebration forever stamp to be issued Oct. 10

    The new Kwanzaa stamp shows a family appreciating symbols of the holiday, including a candleholder and a unity cup.

  • johns-hopkins-dollar-stamp
    Sep 21, 2018, 02:30 AM

    Johns Hopkins stamp varieties: Inside Linn’s

    Also in this issue, a look at British circular delivery stamps and New Zealand's peaks as featured on stamps.

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    Sep 20, 2018, 11:00 AM

    The Pentagon and philately

    Did you know the Pentagon has six ZIP codes? Columnist John M. Hotchner shares fun facts and more in his latest piece.

  • duck-stamp-art
    Sep 20, 2018, 10:45 AM

    Minnesota artist Scot Storm wins 2018 duck stamp contest

    A detailed acrylic painting of a male wood duck with a wood duck decoy will illustrate the 2019 United States federal duck stamp.

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    Sep 20, 2018, 09:45 AM

    Oprah helps Montecito, Calif., honor its first responders

    The Sept. 14 gathering recognized those who rushed to aid during the Thomas Fire at the end of 2017 and the Jan. 9 debris flow that followed.

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    Sep 19, 2018, 09:45 AM

    First Responders design dedicated at Aerial Fire Depot and Smokejumper Center

    Two days after the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the USPS dedicated a new stamp design for First Responders in Missoula, Mont.

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    Sep 18, 2018, 06:15 AM

    Tip of the Week: 33¢ Apples stamps

    The strips or blocks of four of the United States 2013 33¢ Apples stamps and strips of four of the coil stamps are in demand and well worth $3.30 to $4.

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    Sep 18, 2018, 05:45 AM

    Compiling a list of design errors on stamps and more

    U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner is working on a comprehensive list of U.S. stamp design errors.

  • jenny-sale-siegel-mccoy-block
    Sep 17, 2018, 10:15 AM

    No. 49’s appearance restores optimism for American Philatelic Research Library

    The library is hopeful the missing 1918 Jenny Invert error stamp (position 66) will return after position 49 recently turned up.

  • lennon-album
    Sep 17, 2018, 10:00 AM

    John Lennon stamp album exhibited at museum again

    The “John Lennon: The Green Album,” exhibit will be on display until Feb. 3, 2019.

  • stamporama-gazette
    Sep 14, 2018, 07:50 AM

    Finding old philatelic books, articles online: Inside Linn’s

    Also in this issue, Canada gives thanks to its first responders, and find out if a $10 stamp buy returns eleven times in value, as advertised.

  • jenny-invert-position-49-find
    Sep 13, 2018, 12:00 PM

    Jenny Invert 49 surfaces: Week’s Most Read

    Top clicks this week go to our report on the position 49 Jenny Invert recently certified as genuine.

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    Sep 12, 2018, 07:00 AM

    Space Accomplishments stamp contest winners

    Many readers had the Mueller Russia investigation in mind as they thought about the August contest featuring the 1992 29¢ Space Accomplishments stamp.

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    Sep 10, 2018, 12:50 PM

    Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon at Sept. 7 first-day ceremony

    The well-attended ceremony in New York's Central Park included remarks by John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and their son Sean Ono Lennon.

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