U.S. STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY

Mar 6, 2019, 11:24 AM

Zachary Taylor U.S. stamp tip

Our tipsters highlight the U.S. Post Office Department's 1875 5¢ blue Zachary Taylor stamp.

Mar 6, 2019, 09:50 AM

National Postal Museum plans baseball exhibit

A new baseball exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., will open sometime in 2020 and run through 2022.

Mar 4, 2019, 11:50 AM

Coming soon: Scott album pages for U.S. stamps, part two

Part two of the Scott National Used Singles Series of album pages is being released in March.

Mar 4, 2019, 11:39 AM

Mister Rogers and more to be taken off sale March 31

Eleven United States stamp issues will be taken off sale at post offices, branches and other sales outlets on March 31.

Mar 2, 2019, 10:00 AM

American Landmarks stamps among new Scott number listings

It's time to reveal a new batch of Scott catalog numbers for U.S. stamps.

Mar 1, 2019, 09:56 AM

The innovation that changed U.S. stamps forever: Inside Linn’s

Also this week, Saudi Arabia’s Medina commemorative issue of 1925 and forming specialized collections with Luxembourg’s first issue.

Mar 1, 2019, 09:04 AM

ASDA Midwest stamp show in Chicago suburb

The Midwest Postage Stamp Show will take place March 22-24 in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

Mar 1, 2019, 09:02 AM

Color changeling or genuine variety?

A look at what an expertizer digs in to when trying to determine whether a color is genuine, a changeling or something else.

Mar 1, 2019, 08:52 AM

Linn’s 2018 popularity poll: Week’s Most Read

Our 2018 U.S. stamp popularity poll was the most-read post this week as readers took their last chance to vote before it closed.

Feb 28, 2019, 16:11 PM

Weisz wins 2019 championship with New Orleans Confederate mail exhibit

After taking home the single-frame grand award at the 2018 Florex show, Doug Weisz won the 2019 Single-Frame Championship held in Mesa, Ariz.

Feb 26, 2019, 14:25 PM

Cleveland area’s March Party stamp show

The largest annual event in Ohio for stamp and postal history collectors kicks off Friday, March 15, and runs through Sunday, March 17 in Strongsville, Ohio.

Feb 25, 2019, 10:52 AM

Moon landing stamp caption contest

The cartoon caption contest stamp for March is the 1969 10¢ Moon Landing airmail stamp.

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Feb 25, 2019, 10:51 AM

Liberty Island Station postmark remains in use

If you’re planning to visit the Statue of Liberty, you can easily obtain the Liberty Island Station postmark.

Feb 25, 2019, 10:47 AM

A ‘Savannah’ correction

U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner follows up on an article from the June 4, 2018 issue.

Feb 22, 2019, 09:57 AM

Barnum’s no-humbug handstamp: Inside Linn’s

Also this week, stories about stamps from the Kingdom of Tonga and a mixture of stamps with more than 23 countries represented.

United States 2019 Star Ribbon forever stamp

Feb 21, 2019, 22:40 PM

Star Ribbon forever stamp at ASDA show March 22

On March 22, a new nondenominated (55¢) Star Ribbon forever stamp will be issued in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., a western suburb of Chicago.

Feb 20, 2019, 21:59 PM

Why is there a precancel on an officially sealed label?

While regular postage stamps and even postage due stamps need to be invalidated by cancellation to prevent reuse, that isn’t true for officially sealed labels.