U.S. STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Feb 5, 2023, 13:00 PM
Scott catalog numbers assigned to recent U.S., U.N. stamps
What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2024 Scott catalogs. -
Feb 4, 2023, 08:00 AM
Scott Stamp Monthly to return; Linn’s Stamp News to be 52 issues
The Scott Stamp Monthly magazine will replace the Linn’s Stamp News monthly magazine and will be published once a month. -
Feb 3, 2023, 09:00 AM
Submissions open for Great American Stamp Show literature competition
Submissions can include journals, books, catalogs or other literature published since Jan. 1, 2021. -
Feb 2, 2023, 12:00 PM
Printer’s waste varies as to cause and effect
The vast majority of this material is caught in the printing plant and sent for destruction, either in-house or off-site. -
Feb 1, 2023, 11:30 AM
SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, Fla., to host Feb. 16 first day for Women’s Soccer forever stamp
USPS art director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp using an original graphic image created by artist Noah MacMillan. -
Jan 30, 2023, 11:30 AM
Arizona Federation of Stamp Clubs presents Aripex in Mesa, Feb. 17-19
Aripex will include a bourse (sales area) with 47 tables. The United States Postal Service will have a booth at the show. -
Jan 27, 2023, 12:00 PM
Nominations open for Smithsonian philatelic achievement award
The Smithsonian philatelic achievement award was established in 2002 to honor and celebrate living individuals for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of philately. -
Jan 27, 2023, 08:30 AM
Precanceled 1969 Christmas stamp FDCs offer a challenge
The stamp was precanceled locally in four cities: Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Memphis, Tenn., and New Haven, Conn. -
Jan 26, 2023, 12:00 PM
American Topical Association offers postcard exhibiting workshop
Participants in the workshop receive reference guides, a bibliography and a digital book on photo postcards. -
Jan 26, 2023, 10:00 AM
Inside Linn’s: The story behind author August Derleth’s cinderella
Also this week, uncovering an error about the beginning of M-Bag mailing rates, and a Linn’s reader seeks additional information about a label inscribed “Freeland Islands.” -
Jan 26, 2023, 08:00 AM
Tagging-omitted errors found on 2019 Flag, 2022 Love stamps
Both of these new tagging-omitted errors will be listed in the 2024 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
Jan 25, 2023, 13:00 PM
Strap on your hockey skates for the February cartoon caption contest
There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best philatelic line and one for the best nonphilatelic line. -
Jan 25, 2023, 10:15 AM
2025 Great American Stamp Show in Illinois
The show will take place Aug. 14-17, 2025, at the Schaumburg Convention Center. -
Jan 25, 2023, 08:00 AM
Big value increase for Jenny Invert box set
The box set is noted but not listed or valued in the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
Jan 23, 2023, 11:45 AM
New plate number discovered on U.S. 2022 Flag coil
For the second time in two months, a new plate number for an existing United States coil stamp has been discovered. -
Jan 23, 2023, 08:15 AM
Update on 1929 Christmas seal with ‘Air Delivery’ overprint
The Spring 2022 issue of Seal News, the journal of the Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp Society, included a two-page article on this overprint. -
Jan 22, 2023, 13:00 PM
APS announces dates for Summer Seminar 2023
This year’s seminar will be presented both virtually and in person. -
Jan 21, 2023, 11:00 AM
Women’s Soccer stamp first-day ceremony details
Art director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp using an illustration from artist Noah MacMillan. -
Jan 20, 2023, 12:00 PM
Plane crashes and Christmas seals, a seldom-seen combination
Determining what went wrong and how the Postal Service dealt with it is meat and potatoes for collectors who specialize in auxiliary markings. -
Jan 19, 2023, 13:00 PM
Colopex 2023 canceled
Colopex originally was scheduled to take place June 9-10 in Columbus, Ohio.
Headlines
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US Stamps Feb 3, 2023, 9 AM
Submissions open for Great American Stamp Show literature competition
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US Stamps Feb 2, 2023, 12 PM
Printer’s waste varies as to cause and effect
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World Stamps Feb 2, 2023, 10 AM
Royal Mail celebrates 60 years of the X-Men with Feb. 16 issue
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World Stamps Feb 2, 2023, 8 AM
Inside Linn’s: Boats on Britain’s stamps reveal its rich maritime history