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    Sep 6, 2022, 08:30 AM

    Behind-the-scenes look at the Legends of the West fiasco

    The first part of a feature article by Joe Brockert appears within the pages of the September Linn’s Stamp News monthly magazine.

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    Sep 5, 2022, 11:00 AM

    U.S. Christmas stamp to arrive Sept. 22 at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

    The 16th-century painting featured on the stamp is the work of a Florentine artist known as the Master of the Scandicci Lamentation.

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    Sep 5, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Marine Sanctuaries, other U.S. stamps receive Scott catalog numbers

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

  • united-states-1957-school-teachers-stamp
    Sep 1, 2022, 09:30 AM

    Back to school for September cartoon caption contest

    There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best philatelic line and one for the best nonphilatelic line.

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    Sep 1, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: United States Fourth Bureau Issue postal history

    Also this week, exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stamps issued for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and a philatelic tribute to Polish freedom fighter Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

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    Aug 30, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Busy Holiday Elves on four U.S. stamps Sept. 15 in North Pole, Alaska

    The stamps, arranged as a se-tenant (side-by-side) block of four, will be issued in double-sided panes of 20.

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    Aug 29, 2022, 12:30 PM

    Finding stamps in unexpected places

    This Pancake Day certificate with a philatelic flavor was created by stamp and cover dealers Bob and Helen Baughman.

  • united-states-2021-sun-science-stamps-used-set
    Aug 29, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Interesting ways to obtain used United States stamp sets

    Sometimes mailing envelopes to yourself works.

  • united-states-2020-ruth-asawa-stamps
    Aug 25, 2022, 14:28 PM

    Asawa, other U.S. stamps withdrawn from sale Sept. 30

    Other issues to be withdrawn include the Enjoy the Great Outdoors stamps and the Wild Orchids booklet and coil stamps.

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    Aug 25, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Milcopex stamp show Sept. 16-18 near Milwaukee, Wis.

    Milcopex is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show and will include 136 frames of competitive exhibits.

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    Aug 25, 2022, 11:33 AM

    APS, APRL hold joint board meeting Aug. 24 before Great American Stamp Show

    The meeting included presentations focused on current and future efforts of the American Philatelic Society and the American Philatelic Research Library.

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    Aug 24, 2022, 11:00 AM

    National park handstamps decorate postcard mailings

    Linn's editor-in-chief Jay Bigalke took a long road trip in July to explore parts out West.

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    Aug 24, 2022, 09:00 AM

    NPM to host Sept. 8 first day for James Webb Space Telescope stamp

    Existing art by James Vaughan and a NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute image were used by USPS art director Derry Noyes to design the stamp.

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    Aug 24, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Pathos and drama in Hardships of Emigration U.S. stamp design

    The design shows a family with a covered wagon on the open prairie.

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    Aug 23, 2022, 15:12 PM

    Ceremony for Christmas stamp Sept. 22 in Boston

    The ceremony will take place at the Museum of Fine Arts.

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    Aug 22, 2022, 10:30 AM

    Seapex stamp show Sept. 9-11 in Washington state

    This American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show will feature 30 stamp dealers and 200 frames of exhibits.

  • 1913-great-dayton-flood-cover
    Aug 22, 2022, 08:30 AM

    Cover recalls Great Dayton Flood of 1913

    Disaster mail is a fascinating collecting area, principally because of the human stories behind it.

  • philatelic-foundation
    Aug 19, 2022, 11:00 AM

    Philatelic Foundation moving to new location in Manhattan

    The new address is 353 Lexington Ave., Suite 804 at the southeast corner of East 40th Street.

  • september-11-2001-cover-ohio-osama-bin-laden-label
    Aug 19, 2022, 08:00 AM

    When were these Sept. 11, 2001, cancels created?

    September 11, like Dec. 7, will always have a special meaning, especially for those who lived through it.

  • omaha-philatelic-society
    Aug 18, 2022, 09:00 AM

    Omaha Philatelic Society hosts show Sept. 10 and 11

    The Omaha Philatelic Society was formed in 1926 and hosted its first stamp show in 1929.

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