From 1908 to 1935, Christmas seals were shipped in late October or early-to-mid November, and there was no injunction to the recipients to hold them for a given release date.

The postmark design shows an electrical outlet, a plug with a cord and the text “Energy Awareness Month.”

Only one stamp revealed in the Postal Service’s Nov. 12 announcement commemorates a historic anniversary, but the agency pointed out that the 63 new stamps unveiled so far represent only part of the coming year’s program.

The error is the result of a paper foldover that occurred before the stamps were printed.

The American Philatelic Research Library will remain closed to in-person visits for the time being as COVID-19 cases surge across the United States.

Covers sometimes serve as philatelic memories of well-known people who probably will never be honored on United States stamps.

Also this week, a United States postage due stamp to look out for, and a sample from a worldwide mixture serves up what our anonymous reviewer calls “dollar-and-up” stamps.

The society is also expecting to seek out and hire a digital content specialist to manage its web content.

Most of the attendees were connected with the speakers, and Linn’s Stamp News was the only media outlet present.

Most Linn’s readers entering the contest had politics on their mind.

The souvenir was designed to look like an envelope, complete with a faux “Sept. 4-11, 99, Scranton, Pa.” cancellation on the stamplike image.

All of the stamps in the Legends of Hollywood series were issued in panes of 20 with pictorial selvage to the right of the stamps.

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

Directors of the American Philatelic Society and trustees of the American Philatelic Research Library have agreed to a plan to pay off the remaining balance on bank loans that financed the purchase and renovation of their Bellefonte, Pa., headquarters.

Also this week, how James Chalmers and Rowland Hill invented the postage stamp, and a review of Danish monarchs and the colorful stamps that honor them.

Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020, was invited to participate in the ceremony for the new Drug Free USA forever stamp.

One letter writer suggests that stamps and covers submitted for expertization be called ‘suspects’ instead of ‘patients.’

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

The book includes 57 stamps and matching mounts and sells for $91.

Winter scenes in Vermont are shown on five of the 10 new Winter Scenes forever stamps issued Oct. 16.