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    Jan 19, 2023, 10:00 AM

    Philatelic Show 2023 prospectus available

    The show will feature up to 100 exhibit frames, over 50 dealers and a youth area.

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    Jan 19, 2023, 09:12 AM

    Yoops! Mississippi River stamp pane reverse joins Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Wisconsin

    The state line between Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was left out on the map on the back of the pane.

  • 1977-registered-letter-illinois-munich-germany-dollar-sign-stamps
    Jan 19, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Unusual travels of a 1977 registered letter to Germany

    Also this week, a review of a new book about the first U.S. postal card issued in 1873, and taking a closer look at a 1964 set of eight German stamps honoring resistance heroes during World War II.

  • united-states-holiday-eleves-imperforate-between-error-stamps
    Jan 17, 2023, 12:30 PM

    Error found among multiple reports of problematic Holiday Elves forever stamps

    Numerous reports of United States Holiday Elves forever stamps with shifted die cuts were brought to the attention of Linn’s editors in late December 2022.

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    Jan 17, 2023, 08:15 AM

    Feb. 4-5 stamp show in Indianapolis

    The show bourse (sales area) will feature 11 dealers from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin.

  • united-states-2023-ernest-gaines-black-heritage-stamp
    Jan 16, 2023, 11:30 AM

    Author Ernest J. Gaines to be honored on 46th Black Heritage stamp Jan. 23

    According to the Postal Service, the stamp artwork is an oil painting of Gaines based on a photograph taken by Raoul Benavides in 2001.

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    Jan 16, 2023, 08:38 AM

    American First Day Cover Society board elects officers

    The board of directors re-elected Lloyd de Vries as president, Ralph Nafziger as executive vice president, Jim Hogg as first vice president, Mark Gereb as recording secretary and Mark Thompson as treasurer.

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    Jan 16, 2023, 08:30 AM

    1947 Christmas message expressed in rhyme

    Christmas greetings don’t usually stray into the subjects of international relations or politics.

  • 1983-Christmas-card-cover-korean-air-lines-007-handstamp
    Jan 13, 2023, 12:00 PM

    Not exactly a Christmas message in 1983

    A Christmas card with a non-Christmas handstamped message is something that might not have Miss Manners’ approval.

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    Jan 13, 2023, 09:37 AM

    Two new U.S. Love forever stamps depict hearts and cherished pets

    The inclusion of conventional pets on Love stamps shows a deviation from the common images, such as hearts and flowers, that the Postal Service uses in the popular Love series.

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    Jan 12, 2023, 12:15 PM

    Baker Island, a rare APO number

    The United States claimed Baker Island in 1857. It is administered today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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    Jan 12, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Son created Genesis Graphics covers as tribute to his father

    Also this week, a market tip for the most often misidentified stamp in U.S. classics collecting, and sifting through a 49-stamp sample from a mixture of 209 worldwide stamps.

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    Jan 12, 2023, 07:00 AM

    Kaufmann, Neil, Verge win 2023 Lichtenstein awards

    Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1876-1947) was widely considered one of the greatest American philatelists of the first half of the 20th century.

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    Jan 11, 2023, 08:24 AM

    SCADTA consular overprints are a good buy

    The stamps were available at all Colombian consulates, trade missions and agencies maintained by SCADTA.

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    Jan 10, 2023, 13:00 PM

    Special flight cover for Christmas 1929

    Few special flight covers connect directly to Christmas. An exception is a Dec. 25, 1929, cover canceled in Chicago.

  • 2023-us-stamp-program-womens-soccer
    Jan 10, 2023, 11:28 AM

    Issue dates, locations announced for upcoming 2023 U.S. stamps

    Five stamps depicting noteworthy railroad stations are set to be issued March 9 in Cincinnati, the home of Union Station, which is shown on one of the stamps.

  • 2023-scott-counterfeits
    Jan 10, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Identifying counterfeit U.S. stamps

    The new 2023 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Counterfeits is the essential reference work for collectors of United States counterfeit stamp issues.

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    Jan 9, 2023, 11:30 AM

    December cartoon contest winner digs political dirt

    Because it was the December cartoon caption contest, quite a few entries mentioned Christmas.

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    Jan 6, 2023, 10:54 AM

    Proposed merger of APS and ASDA will not happen

    Scott English, executive director of the APS, made the announcement Jan. 6 on the APS website.

  • united-states-2023-florida-everglades-great-smoky-mountains-american-landmarks-stamps
    Jan 6, 2023, 08:31 AM

    Two new American Landmarks stamps featuring Florida Everglades, Great Smoky Mountains debut Jan. 22

    The $9.65 stamp satisfies the new flat rate for standard Priority Mail envelopes, and the $28.75 stamp pays the corresponding Priority Mail Express rate.

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