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  • united-states-10-cent-red-pears-stamp
    Feb 28, 2017, 14:00 PM

    Red Pears return on new 10¢ definitive stamp

    The new stamp will be issued in Cleveland, Ohio, and nationwide in a pane of 20. A 10¢ Red Pears coil stamp using the same design was issued in 2016.

  • underfranked-cover-airmail-stamp
    Feb 27, 2017, 19:00 PM

    Two recent finds, both scarce, document invalid use of U.S. airmail stamps

    There is often a question with airmail postage regarding the circumstances under which its use was invalid. Let's learn some answers.

  • usps-liliuokalani-gardens-stamped-envelope
    Feb 27, 2017, 14:00 PM

    When the USPS Northern Cardinal stamped envelope was actually issued

    After initially posting that the forever stamped envelope was issued Jan. 8, 2017, the USPS revised that issue date.

  • wpa-posters-set-ceremony
    Feb 27, 2017, 11:00 AM

    WPA Posters ceremony open to the public

    Ten stamps showing Depression-era artwork from posters created by the Work Projects Administration will be issued with a ceremony in Hyde Park, N.Y.

  • alice-hamilton-great-americans
    Feb 27, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 27: Alice Hamilton

    Described as a "crusader for industrial medicine," Alice Hamilton sought to improve dangerous workplaces while fighting for social reforms.

  • 2000-white-house-anniversary-stamp
    Feb 26, 2017, 19:00 PM

    What is Donald Trump saying from the White House featured on this stamp?

    Given that President Trump inspires strong reactions on both ends of the political spectrum, please keep your entries printable.

  • buffalo-bill-cody-great-americans-definitive
    Feb 26, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 26: Buffalo Bill Cody

    Western frontiersman and adventurer Buffalo Bill Cody, a Medal of Honor recipient in 1872, later became a world-famous showman and entertainer.

  • crashed-pitcairn-mailwing-airplane
    Feb 24, 2017, 19:00 PM

    Sleuthing out the tantalizing origins of a waterlogged 1929 CAM 25 cover

    Nice finds are made in stamp show junk boxes. So it shouldn't be a surprise this waterlogged cover is more than something salvaged from a damp basement.

  • 1955-safe-driving-day-postcard-label
    Feb 24, 2017, 17:00 PM

    Mystery solved: Readers explain ‘Remember S-D Day’ label

    What is SD Day? Thirty-five Linn’s readers responded to that question posed by John Hotchner after he came across a label promoting it.

  • strip-of-counterfeit-flag-and-fireworks-coil-stamps
    Feb 24, 2017, 13:00 PM

    Counterfeit United States 2014 Flag and Fireworks coil stamps have surfaced

    On March 3, 2014, the Flag and Fireworks stamp was issued. It didn’t take counterfeiters long to start cranking out realistic fakes.

  • one-dollar-eugene-oneill-united-states-stamp-weeks-most-read
    Feb 24, 2017, 08:47 AM

    Explaining the $1 black violet Eugene O’Neill stamp, seeing Hillary as president on Liberia sheet: Week’s Most Read

    Also this week, Liberia souvenir sheets featuring Hillary Clinton as president surface, and we looked at the market for Amelia Earhart stamps.

  • john-burgoyne-saratoga-surrender-stamp
    Feb 24, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 24: Gen. John Burgoyne

    Following his success against the Continental Army in Quebec, Gen. John Burgoyne was forced to surrender to Gen. Horatio Gates at Saratoga in 1777.

  • 1928-philippines-london-orient-flight-airmail-stamp
    Feb 23, 2017, 19:00 PM

    A set of Philippines overprints that is a great buy at Scott value

    The stamps commemorated the arrival of the London-Orient flight of a squadron of British seaplanes. Only 6,000 complete sets of the stamps were issued.

  • postal-card-reward-missing-wife
    Feb 22, 2017, 19:00 PM

    The story behind a postal card offering a reward for a missing wife

    Postal cards publicizing missing horses and stolen cars are nothing too far out of the ordinary. But a missing wife? That's unusual.

  • united-states-forever-stamp-promoting-national-parks
    Feb 21, 2017, 17:00 PM

    When new Depression-era WPA poster art stamps will debut

    The Work Projects Administration employed some eight and a half million people, with some constructing and repairing roads, bridges, and airports.

  • usa-star-nonprofit-coil-first-day-cover
    Feb 21, 2017, 09:00 AM

    Nonprofit USA Star coil stamp of 2017 offers new version of a recent design

    The new stamp’s central design is a little smaller than that of the earlier issue, and a blue frame has been added on all sides.

  • united-states-2016-flag-forever-coil-stamp
    Feb 20, 2017, 09:00 AM

    2016 Flag coil stamps without die cuts and color surface

    A plate number strip is lacking all die cuts, and which also shows dramatic color variations that transition between adjacent stamps on the strip.

  • mysterious-fight-bureacracy-label
    Feb 19, 2017, 19:00 PM

    Mystery behind a ‘Fight Bureaucracy!’ postal label solved

    Who was behind the label and what was the reason for it? John Hotchner assumed it was a label from the United States, but he was wrong.

  • united-states-amelia-earhart-stamp
    Feb 19, 2017, 09:00 AM

    80 years after Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, there’s demand for her 1963 U.S. stamp

    If you have holdings of mint panes of 50 of the 8¢ Amelia Earhart stamp, now is a good time to offer them for sale.

  • five-cent-luxembourg-stamp
    Feb 18, 2017, 17:00 PM

    Patience and a good microscope reveal numerous Overrun Countries varieties

    One of the first sets Keith Lichtman ever owned was the 1944 5¢ Overrun Countries. It was later that he learned about the set's reverse printings.

  • raoul-wallenberg-first-day-cover
    Feb 18, 2017, 08:00 AM

    Diaries that reveal what happened to missing WWII hero Raoul Wallenberg

    The end of Raoul Wallenberg's story can now be told, courtesy of the granddaughter of Ivan A. Serov, the head of the Soviet KGB from 1954 to 1958.

  • wendell-willkie-great-americans-stamp
    Feb 18, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 18: Wendell Willkie

    A successful attorney and business executive, Wendell Willkie secured the Republican nomination to run against Franklin Roosevelt in 1940.

  • one-dollar-eugene-oneill-united-states-stamp
    Feb 17, 2017, 19:00 PM

    The $1 black violet Eugene O’Neill stamp, explained

    Sometime in the early 1970s, the BEP inadvertently printed a small quantity of the Eugene O’Neill stamp in the wrong color.

  • breast-cancer-research-semipostal-stamps
    Feb 17, 2017, 15:00 PM

    Which cause should benefit from future U.S semipostal stamps?

    Semipostals are stamps sold at a price greater than the postal value of the stamp. The additional charge is designated for a specific purpose or cause.

  • john-sullivan-expedition-stamp
    Feb 17, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 17: Maj. Gen. John Sullivan

    John Sullivan commanded Continental Army troops during the American Revolution and led a 1779 expedition against Indians allied with loyalists.

  • harold-arlen-legends-of-american-music
    Feb 15, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 15: Harold Arlen

    The man who wrote the music for Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather and many other classic hits was Harold Arlen, born Feb. 15, 1905, in Buffalo, N.Y.

  • nebraska-statehood-forever-stamp
    Feb 14, 2017, 19:00 PM

    When and where the Nebraska Statehood forever stamp ceremony is taking place

    The photograph used for the Nebraska Statehood stamp design shows sandhill cranes flying low to scout for shelter from nighttime predators.

  • january-cartoon-caption-contest-winner
    Feb 14, 2017, 17:00 PM

    Here is the funniest caption for a 1922 special delivery stamp

    Pizzas! That’s what many Linn’s readers thought of when they looked at the delivery being made on the the cartoon contest stamp for January.

  • frederick-douglass-definitive-stamp
    Feb 14, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 14: Frederick Douglass

    A prominent and respected abolitionist who wrote about his life in slavery, Frederick Douglass was honored on two U.S. stamps issued 28 years apart.

  • artcraft-first-day-cover
    Feb 13, 2017, 19:00 PM

    Tracing the history of FDCs from 1939 to 2015

    With thousands of issues since the first ArtCraft cover in 1939, the cachet line is fertile ground for a specialized collection or exhibit.

  • 1894-two-cent-george-washington-stamp-counterfeit
    Feb 12, 2017, 19:00 PM

    The long history of counterfeit U.S. stamps

    The “highly convincing counterfeits” that recently surfaced on eBay are certainly not the first stamp fakes.

  • 5-cent-grapes-stamp
    Feb 12, 2017, 17:00 PM

    When to expect the latest Fruit definitive stamp

    An advisory provided by the Postal Service at the beginning of the year indicates that the new stamp will be issued without a first-day ceremony.

  • postage-paid-handstamp-great-swan-island-cover
    Feb 11, 2017, 17:00 PM

    Mail from the radio station on Great Swan Island in the Caribbean

    This station on the uninhabited island was inaugurated in May 1960 with the objective of broadcasting anti-Castro content.

  • cropped-photos-of-the-back-of-a-counterfeit-2015-love-pane
    Feb 10, 2017, 19:00 PM

    Counterfeit 2015 U.S. Love stamps have been discovered

    Highly convincing counterfeits of the 2015 United States Love stamps are being sold on eBay.

  • george-washington-justice-department-official-stamp
    Feb 10, 2017, 13:00 PM

    A hard-to-find Official stamp that’s easily misidentified

    Collectors need to pay close attention to color and paper when trying to figure out if they have this stamp that's valued at $190 in unused condition.

  • chinese-lunar-year-of-the-rooster-stamp
    Feb 9, 2017, 13:00 PM

    Three new U.S. Postal Service items receive Scott catalog numbers

    Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the catalogs and learn about their production and values.

  • chief-anderson-tuskegee-airmen-stamp
    Feb 9, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 9: C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson

    Denied the opportunity to take flying lessons because of his race, C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson taught himself, earning his pilot's license in 1929.

  • chester-carlson-xerography-great-americans
    Feb 8, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 8: Chester Carlson

    On the 50th anniversary of his invention of xerography, Chester Carlson was honored on a U.S. stamp, and with a day of public remembrance.

  • 1850-cover-handstamp
    Feb 4, 2017, 14:00 PM

    How hotels helped transport guest mail to the post office

    In the 1840s and 1850s, people used many different ways to get mail to the post office.

  • mark-hopkins-famous-americans-stamp
    Feb 4, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 4: Mark Hopkins

    A longtime president of Williams College, Mark Hopkins (1802-87) was also a prominent lecturer and writer addressing religious and moral themes.

  • fake-10-cent-coil-stamp
    Feb 3, 2017, 19:00 PM

    When you should consider resubmitting a previously expertized stamp

    John Hotchner has discussed resubmitting stamps that have come back with no, or negative, opinions, but a recent article prompted him to dig deeper.

  • james-michener-distinguished-americans-stamp
    Feb 3, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 3: James A. Michener

    James A. Michener, author of The Bridges at Toko-Ri and Tales of the South Pacific, was honored on a 59¢ definitive stamp in 2008.

  • canal-zone-1924-overprinted-arms-of-panama-stamps
    Feb 2, 2017, 13:00 PM

    A Canal Zone overprinted stamp set that is tough to find

    The stamps that were issued for the Canal Zone from 1904 to 1979 are of interest to collectors of the United States, Panama, and Latin America.

  • henry-louis-gates-departs-citizens-stamp-advisory-committee
    Feb 1, 2017, 16:45 PM

    Henry Louis Gates Jr. steps down from CSAC following 12 years of service

    Gates, who says he loves stamps, championed a number of Black Heritage stamps through the approval process during his tenure on the CSAC.

  • clark-gable-gone-with-the-wind
    Feb 1, 2017, 03:30 AM

    Born Feb. 1: Clark Gable

    American film star Clark Gable was born in Ohio in 1901. He won an Oscar for his role in It Happened One Night, and later starred in Gone with the Wind.

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