This week’s top story is the findings from our United States stamps 2018 popularity poll.

At a recent meeting of the Chicago Philatelic Society, one of the members shared examples of Washington stamps with unusual selvage markings.

When does it make sense to pay an expertizing fee for a stamp with a value around the same amount or less than the fee?

The 1798-1901 United States First Federal Issue of embossed revenue stamped paper offers unusual and historic collecting opportunities at affordable prices.

The O Beautiful set of 20 commemorative forever stamps lives up to its name, according to the readers of Linn’s Stamp News, who chose the set as their overall favorite among the United States stamps issued in 2018.

It is time to reveal a new batch of Scott catalog numbers for U.S. stamps.

The United States Postal Service has announced four more 2019 issue dates for U.S. stamps, including the two stamps honoring the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

Somewhere out there among the millions of used blue-bordered USA Star nondenominated stamps (Scott 5172), there are probably more of the errors without the red star.

Westpex will present its 59th annual philatelic exhibition April 26-28 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

Pipex 2019, a World Series of Philately show, will take place May 10-12 at the Red Lion Hotel in Portland, Ore.

The stamps show artwork commissioned during theThe stamps show artwork commissioned during the Great Depression to decorate federal buildings.to decorate federal buildings.

The show is the 88th annual convention and philatelic exhibition of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs.

Also this week, Modern U.S. Mail by Tony Wawrukiewicz, and a Kitchen Table Philately mixture of 75 different 19th century stamps.

Put yourself in the life jacket of one of the young adults in the canoe shown on this 1985 stamp and consider what you might be thinking or saying as you enjoy the calm waters of the river.

The original $1 Trans-Mississippi of 1898 stamp was and remains a popular selection as being among the most beautiful U.S. issues of all time.

The United States Postal Service will issue two forever stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

Our tipsters offer sound advice for collectors looking to buy the 1910 1¢ green Benjamin Franklin horizontal coil stamp with gauge 8½ vertical perforations.

The Plymouth Show stamp exhibition is the largest annual event in Michigan for postage stamp and postal history collectors.

The stamp design features an oil-on-panel painting by Kadir Nelson “inspired by historic photographs,” according to the Postal Service.

A look at two essays created by the “father of Confederate philately.”