Also this week, a review of a sample of 70 stamps from a worldwide mixture, and a tip to look for a U.S. 2018 Priority Mail Express stamp.

Westpex 2025 will celebrate the 175th anniversary of California’s statehood. A special cinderella souvenir sheet and cacheted cover will be available.

The United States Post Office Department issued a total of 12 parcel post stamps in 1913.

Two new stamps will be added to the Stellar Formations series of Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps that the USPS launched in 2024.

Minden, Neb., was the site of the first day of issue for the United States 3¢ commemorative stamp issued Sept. 22, 1948, for the centennial of the founding of Fort Kearny.

The affected stamps will be withdrawn from regular sale at post offices, stations, branches, postal stores and vending outlets.

Patrick Morgan is also a member of the American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, Poster Stamp Collectors Club and Greater Mound City Stamp Club.

The United States Postal Service announced in the Dec. 12 issue of the Postal Bulletin three issue dates for new 2025 stamps.

Are there still postal employees answering children’s letters to Santa Claus?

Golf was the inspiration for several readers entering the November cartoon caption contest featuring the United States $2.40 Priority Mail stamp

The show will take place April 25-26, 2025, at the same venue used by the Plymouth Show for several years.

The one-page exhibit program, which has no judging or popularity vote, includes topical and thematic subjects such as animals, transportation, postal history and philately.

The tagged nondenominated (55¢) stamps were printed by lithography with lenticular lens affixed.

Debra Gibson spent more than 29 years in the U.S. Air Force, with most of that time working in intelligence at postings all over the country.

These test labels are for the benefit of the person loading them into the machine to make sure they print correctly.

Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values.

Among the standout subjects honored on 2024 stamps are author Saul Bellow, legendary college basketball coach John Wooden, the Underground Railroad and photographer Ansel Adams.

The catalog combines lightweight portability with essential listing information and values for more than 6,000 postage stamps and selected back-of-the-book issues.

The best of the entries, one related to philately and one nonphilatelic, will receive a 13-week subscription to Linn’s (a new subscription or an extension).

The 1918 Christmas seal was issued by the American Red Cross.