U.S. STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Jan 4, 2023, 11:00 AM
Jan. 27-29 Southeastern Stamp Expo
The show will feature more than 140 frames of exhibits and a bourse (sales area) with 20 dealers. -
Jan 2, 2023, 09:00 AM
Stamp show in Sarasota, Fla. Jan. 20-22
The fifth annual articles-only literature competition will be held at the show. The competition is co-sponsored by the American Philatelic Society Writers Unit No. 30. -
Jan 1, 2023, 10:00 AM
U.S. Holiday Elves postage label assigned Scott number
The editors of the Scott catalogs each month assign catalog numbers to new issues from the United States, United Nations and postal services from around the world. -
Dec 30, 2022, 08:15 AM
Scott 2023 U.S. Pocket catalog
The pocket catalog provides a simplified version of the listings for U.S. stamps found in Vol. 1 of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. -
Dec 29, 2022, 12:30 PM
Missing yellow on 1968 Christmas stamp even puzzles experts
The stamp is multicolored, with different shades of yellow used in reproducing the image of the angel Gabriel. -
Dec 28, 2022, 10:00 AM
New report brings upright Jenny Invert tally count to 43
The $2 Jenny Invert stamps (Scott 4806) were issued in panes of six on Sept. 22, 2013, as a tribute to America’s most famous stamp error. -
Dec 28, 2022, 08:00 AM
U.S. Offices in China stamp remains in steady demand
Offices abroad stamps are issued for use from extraterritorial post offices operated in foreign countries. -
Dec 27, 2022, 12:30 PM
Significant increase in 2022 cost to collect U.S. stamps
All of the 2022 increase can be attributed to the new high-denomination stamps for the Priority Mail rates, along with other stamps denominated at $2 and $5. -
Dec 26, 2022, 11:45 AM
Year of the Rabbit stamp to arrive Jan. 12 in San Francisco
The new nondenominated (60¢) Year of the Rabbit forever stamp features an ornate three-dimensional ceremonial mask by Camille Chew. -
Dec 26, 2022, 10:00 AM
MSDA announces 2023 show schedule
The Midwest Stamp Dealers Association is an organization of 70 professional collectible postage stamp and cover dealers. -
Dec 26, 2022, 08:15 AM
Searching for a 1944 Original Order of Zunks cover
The Original Order of Zunks was an active cachetmaker group of Pittsburgh, Pa., collectors around 1940-45. -
Dec 25, 2022, 09:00 AM
Christmas greetings combine with collecting specialty
The Christmas card was sent by Creighton C. Hart, who specialized in the two stamps of the United States first issue of 1847. -
Dec 23, 2022, 12:00 PM
Channel your inner elf for the January cartoon contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
Dec 23, 2022, 08:00 AM
Jan. 22 Sailboats stamps fulfill new domestic postcard rate
The Jan. 22 issue date coincides with the domestic postcard-rate increase from 44¢ to 48¢. -
Dec 22, 2022, 09:33 AM
Inside Linn’s: A 1942 cover to a blacklisted person in Colombia
Also this week, a postal historian’s rate analysis of a 1926 U.S. airmail cover with added airmail service in Europe, and an upbeat review of a mixture of worldwide stamps offered at a cost of $2 plus a self-addressed, stamped envelope. -
Dec 21, 2022, 13:00 PM
Orcoexpo 2023 show Jan. 6-8
The show will offer a Grenada Grenadines Seabirds of the Caribbean souvenir sheet with a special Orcoexpo overprint. -
Dec 20, 2022, 12:04 PM
Great American Stamp Show 2023 to hold two first-day ceremonies for U.S issues
The United States Postal Service will host first-day ceremonies for the Life Magnified and Thinking of You stamps at the Great American Stamp Show. -
Dec 20, 2022, 12:00 PM
Top stamp stories of 2022
One of the big items was the explosion in the quantity of United States stamp issues being counterfeited. -
Dec 20, 2022, 08:00 AM
The end of reporting on earliest-known uses of Christmas seals issued from 1907 through 1935
For the second straight year, there have been no new reports of earliest-known uses (EKUs) of United States Christmas seals tied to covers by a cancellation. -
Dec 19, 2022, 11:30 AM
School bus featured on new United States additional-ounce stamp
The easily recognizable yellow coloring of the school bus makes the image all the more striking against the neutral tones in the rest of the stamp.
Headlines
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US Stamps Feb 3, 2023, 9 AM
Submissions open for Great American Stamp Show literature competition
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US Stamps Feb 2, 2023, 12 PM
Printer’s waste varies as to cause and effect
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World Stamps Feb 2, 2023, 10 AM
Royal Mail celebrates 60 years of the X-Men with Feb. 16 issue
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World Stamps Feb 2, 2023, 8 AM
Inside Linn’s: Boats on Britain’s stamps reveal its rich maritime history