Neither stamp has any other hint that would make its origin obvious.

While in the military and writing home, Carlson added intricate designs to his envelopes.

Errors and varieties are unavoidable waste products of any printing operation, and the United States has had its share.

Also this week, a look at using computer programs to make album pages, and a review of a $3 packet of mint, never-hinged stamps from 20 different countries.

The winner of the best nonphilatelic line, shown here, is Gilbert Schaye of New York City.

The earlier printings were in dull carmine, a dark reddish color. The later printings were in bright scarlet.

For the $25 price tag, and knowing the funds are going to a good place, this new duck stamp is a treasure for the stamp album.

Rafael Lopez designed the stamp using his original artwork.

The plane carried 2,116 pounds of mail; 95 percent of it was salvaged and processed at New York’s Morgan Station.

The video covers a presentation Susan Jones gave at a November 2021 virtual meeting of the Claude C. Ries Southern California Chapter of the AFDCS.

On the new stamp, Seeger is seen playing his signature five-string banjo in a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Seeger’s son, Dan Seeger.

Also this month, the rise and fall of Marshal Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky, known as “the Red Napoleon,” and changes in FDC servicers reflect a changing hobby.

A postmaster in Damascus, Pa., became suspicious of a 1977 commemorative stamp on a cover that didn’t look quite right.

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

Also this month, an exploration of the key airplane mail flights of 1911, and a philatelic visit to the post office in St. Kitts.

The Minnesota Stamp Expo theme celebrates Minnesota artists, specifically George Morrison and Charles Schulz.

Both are signed by people who have a connection to the stamp subject.

The new Mariachi stamps are the first to be issued at the new 60¢ first-class letter rate that went into effect July 10 along with other postal rate increases.

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

The U.S. Postal Service will issue five Pony Cars commemorative forever stamps at a ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. on the main show floor.