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Mar 20, 2019, 17:13 PMTwo U.S. stamps announced for moon landing anniversary
The United States Postal Service will issue two forever stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing. -
Mar 20, 2019, 09:47 AMBe aware of fakes before buying this Franklin stamp
Our tipsters offer sound advice for collectors looking to buy the 1910 1¢ green Benjamin Franklin horizontal coil stamp with gauge 8½ vertical perforations. -
Mar 20, 2019, 09:42 AMPlymouth, Mich., show celebrates 50th anniversary April 13-14
The Plymouth Show stamp exhibition is the largest annual event in Michigan for postage stamp and postal history collectors. -
Mar 18, 2019, 14:22 PMMarvin Gaye honored April 2 on USPS Music Icons stamp
The stamp design features an oil-on-panel painting by Kadir Nelson “inspired by historic photographs,” according to the Postal Service. -
Mar 18, 2019, 14:21 PMAugust Dietz Sr. created essays for U.S. stamps
A look at two essays created by the “father of Confederate philately.” -
Mar 18, 2019, 14:14 PM‘Little Mo’ Connolly Brinker stamp ceremony details
The United States forever stamp honoring history-making tennis star Maureen Connolly Brinker will be issued April 23 in Dallas, Texas. -
Mar 15, 2019, 08:34 AMU.S. stamps for Sesame Street and more: Week’s Most Read
This week’s top story is the surprise addition of three new sets of USPS stamps to the 2019 program. -
Mar 13, 2019, 11:13 AMIssue dates revealed for upcoming U.S. new issues
The United States Postal Service has revealed issue dates for three previously announced stamps and sets for 2019. -
Mar 13, 2019, 09:15 AMCeremony update for U.S. Post Office Murals stamps
The April 10 first-day ceremony for the United States Post Office Murals set of five stamps will take place at the main post office in Piggott, Ark. -
Mar 12, 2019, 11:46 AMU.S. stamps for Sesame Street, Tyrannosaurus rex, Halloween
The United States stamp program for 2019 just grew by 24 stamps with the surprise addition of three new sets. -
Mar 11, 2019, 16:13 PMTranscontinental Railroad ceremony details revealed
The three-stamp set commemorating the transcontinental railroad will be issued May 10 with a first-day ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah. -
Mar 11, 2019, 14:38 PMSt. Louis Stamp Expo plans include Coral Reefs first-day ceremony
The show also includes 50-plus dealers offering stamps, covers and postal history from the United States and worldwide. -
Mar 11, 2019, 10:06 AMVeterans of World War I stamp contest results
The February contest drew some criticism, but U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner says the results embody "the ability to see some humor in nearly every situation." -
Mar 11, 2019, 08:27 AMPostmarks available for moon landing anniversary
The Anchorage Philatelic Society has prepared a special pictorial postmark for the historic anniversary. -
Mar 8, 2019, 09:15 AMCoral Reefs postcard stamps offered in coils, panes of 20
A first-day ceremony is scheduled for Friday, March 31 at 9:30 a.m. in the Gatwick Room of the Renaissance Hotel, as part of the St. Louis Stamp Expo taking place there March 29-31. -
Mar 8, 2019, 09:11 AM‘Brenda Starr’ creator drew on card for a fan
Brenda Starr was one of 20 subjects in the U.S. Comic Strip Classics pane of 1995. -
Mar 8, 2019, 09:04 AMAmeristamp Expo changes mean new plans for 2020
What will become of the single-frame Champion of Champions competition traditionally hosted by Ameristamp Expo? Linn's answers this question and more. -
Mar 8, 2019, 08:27 AMMister Rogers and more to be taken off sale: Week’s Most Read
This week’s top story is the 11 USPS stamps going off sale on March 31. -
Mar 6, 2019, 11:24 AMZachary 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 AMNational 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.
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World Stamps
Mar 19, 2019, 9 AMFrance honors Concorde flight anniversary on stamp
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Postal Updates
Mar 19, 2019, 9 AMUniversal Postal Union plans postal regulation conference
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US Stamps
Mar 18, 2019, 2 PMMarvin Gaye honored April 2 on USPS Music Icons stamp
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Mar 18, 2019, 2 PMAugust Dietz Sr. created essays for U.S. stamps
