The reproductions were imperforate and issued and sold without gum. They were not intended for nor were they valid for payment of postage.

Included in this month’s listings is just one U.S. issue.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no USPS first-day ceremonies open to public attendance since March 4, 2020.

Reviewing an expertizing opinion on 1931 stamp caused by black ink being wiped into the red ink, and certificates masquerading as something they are not.

The nondenominated (20¢) Brush Rabbit stamp will be sold in a coil of 100 and in a pane of 20.

Also this week, appreciating a set of German semipostal stamps that honor the operatic works of Richard Wagner, and finding joy in collecting the Penny Red stamps of Great Britain.

The 3¢ type I Washington stamp is the most misidentified stamp in U.S. classics collecting.

The U.S. Postal Service did not say how long the stamp might remain on sale.

There are likely hundreds of different Bissell FDC cachets.

The four new Barns stamps will remain valid for the prevailing domestic postcard rate regardless of future rate changes.

The United States Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp (Scott B4) will go off sale Dec. 31.

Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest.

Also this week, understanding an important change to U.S. Customs fee regulations in 1957, and a review of a $20 assortment of stamps with a catalog value exceeding $200.

The 2021 Love stamp is the latest in a long series of U.S. Love stamps that in recent years have been released at a rate of one per year.

The United States Postal Service will continue its American Landmarks stamp series in 2021 with a new stamp to be issued in January that shows a historic Florida fort.

Is there a new country that you’re hoping to start collecting in 2021?

The design of the 1934 United States Christmas seal features a small, red cottage set starkly against an evening sky and white snow.

Also this week, how to request a special event cancel from the U.S. Postal Service’s Cancellation Services, and a favorable review of an assortment of worldwide stamps with low catalog values.

Toy stamps were intended to teach youngsters about the operations of the post office and how to use its services.

Postmarked 100 years ago, on Dec. 16, 1920, the famous “Mitchell card,” as this United States postal card has been known, is so rare that, after considerable searching, an image of it cannot be found online for the collecting public to see.