This 18th edition contains a multitude of enhancements including hundreds of updated values, new imagery and much more.

When a pane of nondenominated D stamps described as a counterfeit came out of left field, John Hotchner asked others for their opinions.

The show will include a dealer bourse (sales area) and more than 200 frames of exhibits.

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

A bourse (sales area) of 65 national and international dealers will offer stamps, postal history and supplies.

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

The Year of the Tiger forever stamp features an ornate three-dimensional ceremonial mask by Camille Chew.

The AFDCS reported a larger voter turnout than usual; the number of ballots cast more than doubled the 2018 number.

Also this week, a detailed look at a most unusual U.S. paid reply postal card mailed in 1958 to Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, and a crossword puzzle focused on translating philatelic French into English.

Look for mint panes of 20 of the (46¢) Gingerbread House Christmas stamps (Scott 4820c and 4820e) issued Nov. 6, 2013.

These changes were necessitated following the Nov. 23, 2021, death of ASDA president Stanley M. Piller.

The warning comes as an increasing number of news outlets are reporting sales of counterfeit stamps.

Certainly one of the exciting things about the Christmas season is receiving cards from near and far.

Both stamps showcase Bailey Sullivan’s “graphic illustrations of flowers inspired by old European folk art,” according to the Postal Service.

All of these stamps are being issued without an official United States Postal Service first-day ceremony.

From 1936 onward, there were designated first days of sale for Christmas seals.

The U.S. Postal Service revealed the new nondenominated (58¢) stamp design in November 2021.

The counterfeiting of United States stamps has been a noticeable problem for the stamp collecting community for the last two decades.

The show will feature 240 exhibit frames, 40 dealers, a welcome pavilion, a youth area, and more.

Also this week, reviewing online sources for Europa stamp information, and a reader submits a letter to Collectors’ Forum about a strangely perforated Canada 1888 3¢ Queen Victoria stamp.