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    Sep 29, 2023, 10:45 AM

    APS demands removal of Facebook ad for counterfeit stamps featuring English, Martin

    Linn’s Stamp News first saw the Flowers Postage Stamps ad in a Sept. 12 post on Facebook by Wayne Youngblood, who writes The Odd Lot column for Linn’s.

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    Sep 29, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Oct. 7 postcard and stamp show in Vermont

    A bourse (sales area) of more than 20 dealers will offer postcards and stamps, and exhibits will be on display.

  • united-states-1887-benjamin-franklin-stamp
    Sep 27, 2023, 08:00 AM

    U.S. 1887 Benjamin Franklin stamp a good buy

    The earliest documented use of the stamp is June 22, 1887.

  • united-states-2023-winter-woodland-animals-stamps-first-day-postmarks
    Sep 26, 2023, 07:45 AM

    Woodland, Mich., to host Oct. 10 first day for namesake Winter Woodland Animals stamps

    The new nondenominated (66¢) Winter Woodland Animals stamps will be issued in double-sided panes of 20.

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    Sep 25, 2023, 12:30 PM

    October cartoon caption contest goes to the beach

    Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest.

  • scott-2024-identifier-definitive-issues-stamp-values-grade-catalogs
    Sep 25, 2023, 08:15 AM

    New Scott publications available Oct. 1

    The publications are available for purchase from the Amos Advantage website.

  • 1947-airmail-cover-red-diamond-marking
    Sep 21, 2023, 14:00 PM

    Deciphering British diamonds on United States covers

    U.S. mail addressed to England sometimes had a black or gray diamond marking on the front.

  • 1947 registered-cover-57-coolidge-stamps
    Sep 21, 2023, 11:30 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Cover bearing 57 $5 Coolidge stamps sells for $10,800

    Also this week, answering questions about an unusual device for creating exhibit and album pages, and an explanation of the origins of bogus stamps picturing the ship Clara Rothe.

  • 2023-duck-stamp-contest-winner-chuck-black-northern-pintail
    Sep 20, 2023, 11:32 AM

    Chuck Black wins 2023 federal duck stamp art contest

    Of 199 entries submitted to this year’s competition, 24 entries (including Black’s) made it to the final round of judging.

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    Sep 19, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Pinata Festival an interesting choice for stamp ceremony location

    The first-day ceremony for the new United States Pinatas stamps helped kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.

  • united-states-2023-ruth-bader-ginsburg-stamp-first-day-postmarks
    Sep 18, 2023, 07:45 AM

    National Portrait Gallery to host Oct. 2 debut of stamp for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    Renowned portrait artist Michael J. Deas of New Orleans, using a photograph by Philip Bermingham, created the painting of Ginsburg (1933-2020) that appears on the stamp.

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    Sep 15, 2023, 09:15 AM

    ATA donates to Boston 2026 World Expo

    Founded in 1949, the American Topical Association is the world’s largest collecting organization specializing in subject-related philately.

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    Sep 14, 2023, 12:30 PM

    Inside Linn’s: SpaceShipTwo puts first fully crewed commercial flight into space

    Also this week, a review of a new program and additional information on a philatelic website called the Stamp Web, and a word search focused on stamps with what some might consider an unlucky Scott catalog number.

  • united-states-2023-bridges-coil-stamps-plate-number-strip-seven
    Sep 14, 2023, 11:32 AM

    Scott catalog numbers revealed for Bridges coil stamps

    Included in upcoming Scott catalog listings for the Bridges coil stamps are unlettered listings for a plate number strip of seven and a plate number strip of nine.

  • 1903-valentine-envelope-local-letter-benjamin-franklin-stamp
    Sep 14, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Valentine’s Day fancy envelopes from the good old days

    Both covers are attractive, cost extra at the time, and certainly reflect the love that the senders felt for the recipients.

  • confederate-states-1861-president-jefferson-davis-stamp
    Sep 13, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Confederate States 1861 Jefferson notably scarce in unused, used condition

    During its lifetime, the Confederacy produced 14 major-number listed stamps. Of those, the 1¢ orange John C. Calhoun stamp was never issued.

  • united-states-1980-summer-olympics-stamps-first-day-return-to-sale-cover
    Sep 11, 2023, 11:30 AM

    Follow-up on sales suspension of 1980 Olympics stamps

    Sale of the stamps was suspended on March 11, 1980, after the U.S. government decided to boycott the Olympics to protest the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.

  • united-states-2023-osiris-rex-stamp-first-day-postmarks
    Sep 11, 2023, 08:15 AM

    New stamp parachutes in Sept. 22 to celebrate completion of OSIRIS-REx mission

    The new nondenominated (66¢) commemorative for the OSIRIS-REx mission was a surprise addition to the 2023 U.S. program.

  • 2023-1923-photos-centennial-cacheted-first-day-cover-marion-ohio
    Sep 9, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Cacheted first-day cover centennial event success

    Linn’s Stamp News has put together a souvenir collectible for the anniversary with a postmarked postcard and a program.

  • united-states-1985-saddlebred-stamp-august-cartoon-caption-contest-winner
    Sep 8, 2023, 13:00 PM

    August cartoon caption contest winner turns tables on questioner

    Both winners will receive a 13-week subscription to Linn’s Stamp News.

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