Hautman’s acrylic painting of a trio of tundra swans flying over a wetland will appear on the duck stamp that is scheduled to be issued sometime in late June 2023.

The stamp art features an image from a recruitment poster for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and letters from the Purple code used by the Japanese government to encrypt diplomatic messages.

The Garfield-Perry March Party is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show.

The stamp is being issued two years to the day after the 2020 Kwanzaa stamp featuring artwork by Andrea Pippins.

As practiced in the United States, Halloween is a celebration unlike any other — not patriotic, minimally religious and with little historical significance.

Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest.

News of the error was first reported in a short article in the September issue of the United States Specialist.

The show will feature 40 dealers and 200 frames of exhibits.

While she was chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, Yellen was invited to join the elite Club de Monte-Carlo.

Due to health concerns, the previously planned in-person judging has been canceled.

The nondenominated (60¢) Snowy Beauty forever stamps will be issued in a double-sided pane (booklets) of 20 in a quantity of 300 million stamps.

Also this week, taking a closer look at a U.S. 1945 domestic short-paid airmail special delivery cover, and a U.S. mixture serves up mostly minimum-value stamps.

On Sept. 23, 2013, the U.S. Postal Service issued a nondenominated (46¢) Ray Charles stamp (Scott 4807) in panes of 16.

It’s up to the Postal Service’s board of governors to recommend the new rates, subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

The ship had an exceptionally diverse service life, including being part of Adm. Richard E. Byrd’s second and third expeditions to Antarctica.

Kwanzaa is a Pan-African holiday that takes place annually from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.

Little America was the name of Adm. Richard Byrd’s Antarctic exploration base.

Also this week, a philatelic word search tied to the theme of Halloween, and a review of sample of stamps from a worldwide mixture from a seller in Florida.

The first-day ceremony for the Women Cryptologists of World War II commemorative forever stamp will take place Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Many entries in the August cartoon caption contest noted the stern look on the face of Igor the eagle on the U.S. 1983 $9.35 Express Mail stamp.