Several entries were quite serious, perhaps reflective of the times in the midst of an unusual presidential campaign.

Nojex will host meetings of the U.S. Stamp Society, the Collectors Club, the Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society and New Jersey Postal History Society.

Almost 1,500 postcards for both issues were given out at the two meetings to the more than 30 attendees.

Scott editors received the inverted back inscription error in an order placed via the U.S. Postal Service’s Stamp Fulfillment Services in July.

Sen. Paul Douglas (1892-1976) served in the U.S. Senate as a Democrat from Illinois from 1949 to 1967.

Registration is open for WE Fest VIII, the semiannual series of exhibiting workshops sponsored by the Women Exhibitors organization.

The new Hanukkah stamp features USPS art director Antonio Alcala’s stylized illustration of a white nine-candle menorah set against a solid bright blue background.

What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2025 Scott catalogs.

The Federation of European Philatelic Associations consists of national philatelic federations, associations and unions in 45 countries.

The $2 Jenny Invert stamps were issued in panes of six as a tribute to America’s most famous stamp error.

Stamps generally begin life as essays (proposed designs). After the design is approved, trial printings are taken from the engraved plates before the stamp is issued. These are called plate proofs.

The 5,000th issue of Linn's Stamp News, cover dated Aug. 26, 2024, is the final print edition.

The new nondenominated (73¢) Holiday Joy special stamps will be issued during a first-day ceremony at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

When comparing these two stamp sets, it’s clear that in a little over 60 years technology applied to postal operations had grown by leaps and bounds in ways undreamed of in 1912.

The first-day ceremony will take place at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.

There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best philatelic line and one for the best nonphilatelic line.

Also this week, an unusual label on a cover from a 1908 ship wreck, and a review of a worldwide mixture of stamps with high catalog values.

Additional details about the Christmas Madonna and Child stamp were published in the Sept. 2 issue of Linn’s Stamp News.

Linn's editor-in-chief Jay Bigalke presents some highlights from the first-day ceremonies for the Hank Aaron and Dungeons & Dragons stamps.

The error, the first of its kind for the nearly four-decade-old stamp, occurs on the far right stamp in a strip of seven.