According to the USPS, artist Tom Fritz created his oil-on-panel paintings of the pony cars using photographs as a reference.

Nome was originally named Anvil City in 1898, derived from Anvil Creek, where the first major gold was found.

The club expects to be in its temporary facility for about a year until its new home overlooking Bryant Park can be made ready.

The R.F. overprints are listed in the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers.

The show will feature 40 dealers and 200 frames of exhibits.

The story of the pony express is a prominent highlight in the city of St. Joseph, Mo., to this day.

What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2023 Scott catalogs.

Highlights include a bourse of more than 75 dealers from the United States and overseas offering stamps, postal history and supplies and more than 800 frames of competitive exhibits.

Also this week, a colorful introduction to Switzerland’s 1933-42 Folk Costumes series, and France’s “Imaginary Museum” series adds a new art wing.

The telescope is as tall as a three-story building and contains a 21-foot-wide lens protected by a solar shield the size of a tennis court.

All of the newspaper stamps are large and colorful with great eye appeal. The 1895-97 set of 12 was the last set issued.

The nondenominated (60¢) Elephants commemorative forever stamp will be issued in double-sided panes of 20 in a quantity of 175 million stamps.

Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest.

The posters drew attention to criminals who had managed to elude the bureau’s agents long enough to get this special treatment.

The production mistake occurs on the stamp shown here honoring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Also this week, a tale of confusion about two U.S. stamps with almost identical designs, and Linn’s readers solve a postal rate mystery surrounding a fourth-class card used to mail a motion picture.

The corrected certificate came to the attention of Linn’s Stamp News in mid-June.

Postal Service art director Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, Va., designed the stamps using existing photographs.

While counterfeit stamps are out there, collectors can still be vigilant when purchasing forever stamps.

The Postal Service first announced the Go Beyond: Buzz Lightyear stamps in a surprise unveiling at the June 8 red-carpet premiere of Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear movie.