May the Fourth be with you on Star Wars Day: Morning Report

Linn's Stamp News gives you a quick look at what's going on in the world of stamp-collecting.

1. Happy Star Wars Day

 

Star Wars Day. #maytheforthbewithyou #unitedstates issued a pane of 15 Star Wars postage stamps May 25, 2007. #maythefourth #starwars #starwarsday #starwarsfan #starwarscelebration #harrisonford #postage #postagestamp #mail #hobby #timbres #sellos #stampcollecting #starwarscollection #maythefourthbewithyou2015

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May the 4th be with you. #StarWarsDay #APSstamps @USPSstamps pic.twitter.com/4FzZrxV8Ki

— Amer Philatelic Soc (@APS_stamps) May 4, 2015

Stamps that say, "Chewie, we're home": http://t.co/QccSVFtmEw #MayTheFourth be with you all - happy #StarWarsDay!

— Postal Museum (@PostalMuseum) May 4, 2015

2. Scott update

The latest batch of Scott Catalogue numbers are in. 

Check them out.

3. Google Doodle salutes Penny Black

Google commemorated the May 1 anniversary of the Penny Black with a temporary alteration of its logo on the Google home page in Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

4. Yesterday's most-viewed post

Circus stamps picked as overall favorite, best design

5. Something social

 

Welcome to May. #maypole pictured on Europa #postagestamp issued by #austria in 1981 with #folklore theme. #Stamp #mail #hobby #briefmarken #timbres #sellos #stampcollecting #mayday #mayday2015 #culture #medieval #austrian #spring #springtime #traditions #may

A photo posted by Linn's Stamp News (@linns_stamp_news) on Apr 30, 2015 at 6:56pm PDT