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Oct 3, 2023, 11:45 AM
Scouts learn about stamps at 2023 National Jamboree
More than 200 Scouts completed the requirements for the stamp collecting merit badge at the jamboree. -
Oct 3, 2023, 11:01 AM
Chief Justice Roberts headlines Oct. 2 first-day ceremony for Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp
Ginsburg is the 14th member of the Supreme Court to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. -
Oct 3, 2023, 07:45 AM
Dramatic tagging shift produces tagging-omitted errors on U.S. 1994 World War II pane
Dealer Henry Gitner of Middletown, N.Y., alerted Linn’s Stamp News to the new tagging-omitted error. -
Oct 1, 2023, 11:00 AM
Snowman on new USPS holiday postage label
Preliminary artwork seen by Linn’s Stamp News shows an image from one of the four Snow Globes forever stamps issued Sept. 19 in a double-sided pane of 20. -
Sep 30, 2023, 09:30 AM
Prospectus available for Garfield-Perry March Party 2024
The show will feature a bourse (sales area) of 38 dealers and 170 frames of exhibits. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Sep 25, 2023, 08:15 AM
New Scott publications available Oct. 1
The publications are available for purchase from the Amos Advantage website. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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World Stamps Oct 2, 2023, 12 PM
UN Expo returns with full schedule
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Postal Updates Oct 2, 2023, 8 AM
USPS drops surcharges for 2023 holiday mail season
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World Stamps Oct 1, 2023, 1 PM
U.S. Bridges, recent U.N. stamps receive Scott catalog numbers
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US Stamps Oct 1, 2023, 11 AM
Snowman on new USPS holiday postage label