Also this week, Modern U.S. Mail by Tony Wawrukiewicz, and a Kitchen Table Philately mixture of 75 different 19th century stamps.

Put yourself in the life jacket of one of the young adults in the canoe shown on this 1985 stamp and consider what you might be thinking or saying as you enjoy the calm waters of the river.

The original $1 Trans-Mississippi of 1898 stamp was and remains a popular selection as being among the most beautiful U.S. issues of all time.

The United States Postal Service will issue two forever stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

Our tipsters offer sound advice for collectors looking to buy the 1910 1¢ green Benjamin Franklin horizontal coil stamp with gauge 8½ vertical perforations.

The Plymouth Show stamp exhibition is the largest annual event in Michigan for postage stamp and postal history collectors.

The stamp design features an oil-on-panel painting by Kadir Nelson “inspired by historic photographs,” according to the Postal Service.

A look at two essays created by the “father of Confederate philately.”

The United States forever stamp honoring history-making tennis star Maureen Connolly Brinker will be issued April 23 in Dallas, Texas.

This week’s top story is the surprise addition of three new sets of USPS stamps to the 2019 program.

The United States Postal Service has revealed issue dates for three previously announced stamps and sets for 2019.

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.

The United States stamp program for 2019 just grew by 24 stamps with the surprise addition of three new sets.

The three-stamp set commemorating the transcontinental railroad will be issued May 10 with a first-day ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.

The show also includes 50-plus dealers offering stamps, covers and postal history from the United States and worldwide.

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."

The Anchorage Philatelic Society has prepared a special pictorial postmark for the historic anniversary.

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.

Brenda Starr was one of 20 subjects in the U.S. Comic Strip Classics pane of 1995.

What will become of the single-frame Champion of Champions competition traditionally hosted by Ameristamp Expo? Linn's answers this question and more.