For new collectors of all ages, the show will have a table with a Wilkinsburg Stamp Club member to assist novices with the basics of stamp collecting.

Mystic’s contest asks readers to pick the greatest United States stamps using a bracket format similar to the one used for March Madness.

Following the 1986 space shuttle disaster, there was considerable pressure on the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp in honor of the crew.

Eight official show hotels are available at room rates from $229 to $333 per night during Tuesday, May 19 through Monday, June 1, 2026.

Also this week, a review of stamp album pages hosted on the American Philatelic Society’s website, and an interesting overprint error on two Lesotho postage due stamps issued in 1966.

Despite their appearance, savings stamps are invalid for postage, according to Postal Service regulations regarding the payment of postal fees.

With two stamp designs and a plate number interval at an odd number of 27, it’s to be expected that a stamp design will repeat.

Betty White was a pioneer of early television, which mostly included a vast number of appearances in sitcoms, sketch comedy and game shows.

Relatively recent forever stamps with se-tenant (side-by-side) designs remain one of the hottest segments of the U.S. stamp market.

Existing United States Post Office Department regulations did not allow for such an honor for MacArthur in his own country because U.S. stamps picturing living people were not to be issued.

The San Diego Stamp Show opened Feb. 21 with a first-day ceremony unveiling the two new United States American Vistas presorted standard coil stamps.

The programs take place on four Tuesdays during the months of March and April and are free and open to the public.

The cartoon caption contest has been a monthly feature of the U.S. Stamp Notes column since 1986.

The delayed 2025 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers has arrived in the offices of Amos Media Co. and will ship in early March.

The Postal Service also announced issue dates and first-day locations for stamps scheduled to be issued in April, May, June and July.

The first-day ceremony, which will be held outdoors, is free and open to the public.

D.A. Lux has been a member of the American Philatelic Society and the American First Day Cover Society for more than 40 years.

Have readers seen other similar first-day plate block covers from the Prexie series?

Each stamp shows a single leaf from the following trees: aspen, sassafras, oak, maple and sweetgum.

Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values.