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  • Jun 20, 2025, 10:00 AM

    George W. Bush honors mother at Barbara Bush stamp ceremony in Kennebunkport, Maine

    by Trevor Bills
    The dedicating official for the ceremony was Doug Tulino, who currently serves as the Postal Service’s acting postmaster general and chief executive officer.

  • Jun 19, 2025, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: ‘Look’ and its creative uses of the 1955 ½¢ Ben Franklin stamp

    by Charles Snee
    Also this week, a tip to look for a certain 2¢ George Washington stamp from the First Bureau Issue, and a $5 mixture of 300 U.S. stamps leaves our anonymous reviewer very satisfied.

  • Jun 18, 2025, 08:00 AM

    Mighty Mississippi pane popular with Americana topical collectors

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    This issue has been heavily counterfeited, and panes offered at or below postage value are almost certainly counterfeits.

  • Jun 17, 2025, 12:00 PM

    A thoughtful first-day cover from North Kansas City in Missouri

    by Jay Bigalke
    There are moments when philately becomes more than stamps and covers — it becomes a shared celebration among collectors, postal professionals and friends.

  • Jun 17, 2025, 09:00 AM

    Tagging-omitted error discovered on U.S. 1997 32¢ Vince Lombardi stamp

    by Charles Snee
    Stamp dealer Jerry Birdsall of Northland International Trading in Caldwell, N.J., alerted Linn’s Stamp News to the new error.

  • Jun 5, 2025, 12:30 PM

    Mighty Mississippi, other U.S. stamps to be withdrawn from sale June 30

    by Linn’s Staff
    A total of six stamp issues from 2022 to 2024 are affected.

  • Jun 4, 2025, 11:00 AM

    From collectors to fathers: stamp-inspired Father’s Day gifts

    by Jay Bigalke
    For collectors seeking a way to honor their fathers — or for fathers looking to pass on their love of stamps — there are countless ways to make this Father’s Day meaningful through philately.

  • Jun 4, 2025, 08:00 AM

    U.S. collectors interested in Cuba’s first special delivery stamp

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    In 1899 the U.S. administration issued a special delivery stamp for Cuba (Scott E1) by overprinting the U.S. 10¢ blue Running Messenger special delivery stamp (E5).

  • Jun 3, 2025, 13:00 PM

    19th- and 20th-century ad covers can be clever and attractive

    by John M. Hotchner
    Pick a subject, any subject, and you will find it on an advertising cover and/or on the back of a United States penny postal card from the late 1870s to the 1950s.

  • May 31, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Recent U.S., U.N. stamps assigned Scott catalog numbers

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

  • May 29, 2025, 00:30 AM

    ‘La Posta’ publisher announces 2025 award winners

    by Linn’s Staff
    Award selections were based on voting by the La Posta editorial staff and subscribers of La Posta.

  • May 27, 2025, 08:15 AM

    Make plans now for the Great American Stamp Show

    by Jay Bigalke
    The show is free to attend and will feature more than 100 dealers, society meetings, world-class exhibits, USPS first-day ceremonies, and more.

  • May 26, 2025, 13:30 PM

    U.S. stamp for first lady Barbara Bush to be issued June 10 at Kennebunkport, Maine

    by Charles Snee
    The design of the stamp was unveiled May 8 in the East Room of the White House during a ceremony hosted by first lady Melania Trump.

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    May 26, 2025, 11:30 AM

    Okpex show set for June 13-14

    by Linn’s Staff
    Okpex will feature a bourse (sales area) of 10 dealers, a youth table with buckets of free stamps and more than 110 frames of competitive exhibits.

  • May 22, 2025, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Frankings on two eye-catching covers include a total of four $5 stamps

    by Charles Snee
    Also this week, a tip to acquire the United States 2016 Classics Forever stamps issued in a pane of six, and a detailed review of a mixture of 37 stamps from 20 different stamp-issuing entities.

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    May 21, 2025, 12:00 PM

    June 6-8 Napex show features new-issue ceremonies

    by Linn’s Staff
    The show will feature a bourse (sales area) of 60 dealers, including representatives from the United States Postal Service and the United Nations Postal Administration.

  • May 21, 2025, 08:00 AM

    It’s a good time to upgrade U.S. 1918 16¢ airmail stamp in your collection

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    While the album space for the 16¢ Curtiss Jenny stamp might be filled in most collections, many collectors are always looking for a better example to upgrade their collection.

  • May 20, 2025, 10:45 AM

    Postcrossing meetup June 7 at Napex stamp show

    by Jay Bigalke
    Postcrossing meetups at World Series of Philately stamp shows so far this year have proven to be popular.

  • May 20, 2025, 08:00 AM

    Three Oaks, Mich., June 7 first-day location for U.S. Flag forever stamps

    by Jay Bigalke
    The Flag stamps will be issued in six varieties, according to technical details published in the May 1 issue of the Postal Bulletin.

  • May 19, 2025, 11:00 AM

    Handstamp on 1918 cover highlights Woodrow Wilson on education

    by John M. Hotchner
    Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th president of the United States, from 1912 to 1921.

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    Inside Linn’s: ‘Look’ and its creative uses of the 1955 ½¢ Ben Franklin stamp


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    Mighty Mississippi pane popular with Americana topical collectors


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