Also this week, celebrating the founder of Therome Cachets, and sifting through a mixture of attractive worldwide stamps that would entice beginning collectors.

Scott catalog editors knew something was going to be different about the coil versions of the Wild Orchids forever stamps issued Feb. 21.

The February cartoon caption contest featured the disappearing Rabbit in Hat stamp from the 2018 Art of Magic souvenir sheet.

The show will include more than 50 dealers offering stamps, covers and postal history from the United States and worldwide.

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

The CIA Invert and all that surrounded it has made for an unforgettable story and catapulted the stamp into legend status.

There are two components to the centering in a booklet pane: the outer cut around the stamps and the overall centering relative to the perforations.

An International Reply Coupon provides the recipient of a letter from another country with the means of paying for the stamps needed to send a response by return mail.

The United States Wild Orchids coil forever stamps issued Feb. 21 presented a challenge for the Scott catalog editors in trying to figure out how to collect a plate number strip that does not follow the precedents set by previous coil issues.

The APS life membership drawings are scheduled to be held at the March 19-21, 2021, St. Louis Stamp Expo show in Missouri.

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

Also this week, how to successfully add a recent U.S. semipostal stamp to your album, and deciphering an embossed message on a British 1880 Queen Victoria stamp.

The March 15 first day for the Maine Statehood stamp lands exactly on the state’s 200th anniversary.

Speakers included representatives from Women Exhibitors and the American First Day Cover Society.

The new mount for the 2019 Post Office Murals stamps is available in two versions: black and clear.

Also this week, an informative exploration of websites and more devoted to precanceled stamps, and a worldwide mixture of stamps serves up interesting topicals along with good value.

The design of the new commemorative stamp is based on a color photograph of Palmer taken by James Drake during the 1964 U.S. Open.

The show’s theme is the 25th anniversary of the induction of the first members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Calculating what services the total postage on a cover paid for and how the cover traveled to its destination can be fun and challenging.

Two themes predominated in the January cartoon caption contest featuring the 2011 Literary Arts forever stamp honoring Mark Twain.