The letter was an appeal to subscribers of The Farmer’s Wife, A Woman’s Farm Journal to renew before Dec. 20, 1915.

The 100th anniversary of this now-famous editorial came and went in 1997 without recognition by the USPS.

To say the least, shows are trying to find their groove while coping with the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also this week, taking a closer look at U.S. postal rates for forwarded drop letters during the war-tax period from Nov. 2, 1917, to June 30, 1919, and a review of a mixture of mostly pre-1980 worldwide stamps.

These transit passes were part of the publicity program to encourage contributions to the National Tuberculosis Association and the use of Christmas seals.

Also this week, using an entry form to simplify the use of a spreadsheet to keep track of stamps in your collection, and going on the hunt for 28 stamps from Ukraine hidden in a word search puzzle.

These items all will be withdrawn from sale effective at the close of business on Dec. 31 from all post offices and other USPS vending outlets.

These stamps were used for prepayment on bulk shipments of newspapers and periodicals.

The Garfield-Perry Stamp Club will host its 132nd March Party stamp exhibition March 18-20, 2022.

This is a positive development for collectors who are looking to obtain one of every press sheet without die cuts for next year.

An audacious and illegal trip to Ireland by pilot Douglas Corrigan in 1938 landed him in the record books.

Beginning in January, Susanna Mills will become editor-in-chief. Mills joined the APS library staff in 2018.

Many Linn’s readers speculated on the value of a 1953 Chevy Corvette (pictured on the stamp) compared to various philatelic gems.

Three covers are known with this marking, but none of them were actually charged a demurrage fee.

Hours after the near-instant sellout, resellers were selling the NFTs anywhere from $200 to $2,000.

Also this week, stamps picturing the storied legacy of the Scythians, and a celebration of combination first-day covers.

If you are just beginning to collect this area, a good place to start is the 1¢ rose Benjamin Franklin War Department stamp.

Both the American Philatelic Society and the American Philatelic Research library continue to show strength during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Alexander Pope wrote in An Essay on Man, “Hope springs eternal,” and it is no less true for stamp collectors than anyone else.

The Napex stamp show typically takes place in early June and was rescheduled to the Oct. 22-24 dates for just this year.