In February, Scouting magazine revealed the 2023 merit badge rankings, providing some insight into current areas of interest for Scouts.

The Hank Aaron forever commemorative stamp will be issued in panes of 20.

The sheet includes two 50¢ stamps that paid the international postcard rate at that time.

The March cartoon caption contest featured the Celebrate the Century 32¢ stamp (Scott 3182e) showing children enjoying ice cream cones at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.

Some of Adams’ most famous images are featured on the pane of 16 stamps.

Schuyler Rumsey Auctions of San Francisco will conduct its Westpex sale April 25-28 at the show hotel.

The vignette for the stamp will be a reproduction of Chuck Black’s original oil painting of a northern pintail.

Also this week, a Linn’s columnist gives serious consideration to exhibiting for the first time, and a review of an assortment of worldwide stamps issued from 1897 to 2008.

A new addition to the United States Postal Service’s Floral Geometry series of high denomination definitive (regular-issue) stamps will be issued April 26 at the Westpex 2024 stamp show.

Copying these early postal cards did not seem to bother anyone in the Post Office Department.

Two stamp shows in March were fortunate to host first-day of issue ceremonies, and Linn’s Stamp News was honored to play a role in them.

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

Overall, the three bogus panes convincingly mimic their genuine counterparts.

Two lovely floral stamps were issued on March 22. The United States Celebration and Wedding Blooms stamps debuted at a delightful ceremony that was part of the St. Louis Stamp Expo show held March 22-24 in Missouri.

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

Nice surprises await collectors who look inside covers.

The indicium of the Northern Cardinal stamped envelope was designed by Antonio Alcala.

Every time a stamp collector receives mail, it is a special treat. But then, there are those extra special moments that make you smile.

Issuance of the Betty Ford stamp comes one month after the surprise March 6 unveiling of the stamp’s design at the White House.

Readers of all ages mailed in a total of 738 ballots in the 2023 stamp poll. A total of 555 online voters also participated via Linns.com.