What current U.S. stamp could be used to protest today’s diminishing postal service?

When viewed side-by-side, the fake Western Wear pane is a close match to its genuine counterpart.

The museum was founded in 1961 to house the philatelic collection of Cardinal Francis Spellman.

The U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp for the Canadian-American game show host Alex Trebek (1940-2020)

The object of the tax, which raised the postcard rate from 1¢ to 2¢ and the first-class rate from 2¢ to 3¢, was to fund U.S. participation in World War I.

Also this week, a 1932 cover with a trifecta of oddness, and our Stamp Market Tips columnists recommend a stamp from the popular United States 1869 Pictorial issue.

The new duck stamp features Montana artist Chuck Black’s oil painting of a northern pintail floating on the water in a marshland.

The designs show a modern player wearing a helmet and protective gear and a vintage player decked out in a soft hat and scarf.

The cancellation artwork features what looks like a Labrador retriever with its tongue out and the text “Dog Bite Awareness #DogBiteAwareness.”

July 1, 1971, saw the issuance of a new 8¢ stamp celebrating the conversion of the old United States Post Office Department to the semiautonomous U.S. Postal Service.

Electronic federal hunting permit stamps (duck stamps) for smartphones will be available beginning July 1, with their validity extending until June 30, 2025.

The stamps are denominated $1.65 to pay the proposed United States Postal Service rate for international mail scheduled to go into effect July 14.

Also this week, using Pinterest to find stamps, and a word search puzzle devoted to stamps from Canada.

Recommended for ages 6– 12, the program’s activities can be completed at each participant’s own pace.

The stamps are being issued in honor of the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in America.

The Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society is the only major philatelic society specializing in Mexican philately of all kinds.

More than 300 people made the journey to Yosemite Valley in California to attend the May 15 first-day ceremony for the stamps.

Okpex will feature a bourse (sales area) of 12 to 15 dealers, and the United States Postal Service will have a booth at the show.

Early issues of Linn’s are sometimes found in dealer accumulations of documents, periodicals and photos related to philately.

Several Linn’s readers cast Disney villain Capt. Hook in the most deplorable of roles: postmaster general.