Patrick Morgan is also a member of the American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, Poster Stamp Collectors Club and Greater Mound City Stamp Club.

The United States Postal Service announced in the Dec. 12 issue of the Postal Bulletin three issue dates for new 2025 stamps.

Are there still postal employees answering children’s letters to Santa Claus?

Golf was the inspiration for several readers entering the November cartoon caption contest featuring the United States $2.40 Priority Mail stamp

The show will take place April 25-26, 2025, at the same venue used by the Plymouth Show for several years.

The one-page exhibit program, which has no judging or popularity vote, includes topical and thematic subjects such as animals, transportation, postal history and philately.

The tagged nondenominated (55¢) stamps were printed by lithography with lenticular lens affixed.

Debra Gibson spent more than 29 years in the U.S. Air Force, with most of that time working in intelligence at postings all over the country.

These test labels are for the benefit of the person loading them into the machine to make sure they print correctly.

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

Among the standout subjects honored on 2024 stamps are author Saul Bellow, legendary college basketball coach John Wooden, the Underground Railroad and photographer Ansel Adams.

The catalog combines lightweight portability with essential listing information and values for more than 6,000 postage stamps and selected back-of-the-book issues.

The best of the entries, one related to philately and one nonphilatelic, will receive a 13-week subscription to Linn’s (a new subscription or an extension).

The 1918 Christmas seal was issued by the American Red Cross.

Cheryl Ganz, president of the APS, welcomed all in attendance before APS executive director Scott English called the roll of each board.

Also this week, an exploration of older U.S. stamps with straight edges, and a tip to look for the set of overprinted Canal Zone 1925 postage due stamps.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to philately. Clearly AI is going to be a powerful tool for stamp and cover collecting.

In their use in the United States, postage due stamps were to be applied to any underpaid mail piece to show the amount collected from the addressee.

The United States Postal Service has announced 14 subjects that will appear on 55 stamps and postal stationery in 2025.

Also this week, a review of blog sites devoted to ships, and a tip to collect an affordable United States 1879 Numeral postage due stamp.