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Aug 15, 2019, 16:00 PM1993 Harriet Quimby airmail variety is overlooked
This variety merits putting away some mint panes and plate number blocks. -
Aug 12, 2019, 10:00 AM1898 5¢ Trans-Mississippi Exposition stamp a perennial favorite
The stamp is a good buy in unused original gum condition at around $80. -
Aug 9, 2019, 15:00 PMFlorida man to serve 20 years for mailing pipe bombs in 2018
The individuals who were the targets of the mailings are all Democratic political figures or prominent supporters of liberal causes. -
Aug 9, 2019, 09:00 AMInside Linn’s: Celebrating the 1989 Prehistoric Animals stamps
Also this week, tracing the history of the Greek monarchy on stamps and sifting through a stamp mixture loaded with popular topical issues. -
Aug 9, 2019, 09:00 AMLenticular element added to T. Rex stamps to simulate image movement
The effect will be similar to that seen on the Rabbit and Hat stamp on the 2018 Art of Magic souvenir sheet of three. -
Aug 8, 2019, 08:46 AMLetter from the White House explained the Nixon pardon
History lurks inside many envelopes that have been saved by stamp and cover collectors. -
Aug 7, 2019, 13:56 PMChickens flock to July cartoon caption contest
The cartoon caption contest for July featured one of the stamps from the State and County Fairs strip of four forever stamps. -
Aug 7, 2019, 08:20 AMM-Bag tag for a shipment of printed matter to New Zealand
This cost-effective way to ship a heavy sack of printed matter and related materials to a single address is called M-Bag mail. -
Aug 6, 2019, 11:03 AMSesame Street Characters, U.S.S. Missouri now Scott catalog official
Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the catalogs and learn about their production and values. -
Aug 2, 2019, 10:11 AMInside Linn’s: Cal Rodgers’ historic 1911 flight in Vin Fiz Flyer biplane
Also this week, exploring Chile’s colorful journey to issuing stamps and upacking the essential features of the Facit line of stamp catalogs. -
Aug 2, 2019, 10:10 AMAPS Stampshow/ATA National Topical Stamp Show now open
The joint American Philatelic Society Stampshow and American Topical Association National Topical Stamp Show, taking place at the CHI Health Convention Center in Omaha, Neb., is now underway. -
Aug 1, 2019, 09:18 AMAPS board approves 2023 Stampshow site
The American Philatelic Society will present its 2023 summer stamp show, exhibition and annual convention in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Jul 30, 2019, 14:32 PMU.S. Harry Potter booklet of 20 is in demand
If you need this booklet, it is well worth buying at the 2019 Scott catalog value. -
Jul 30, 2019, 14:20 PM1973 Boston Tea Party block is a puzzle for expertizers
The 1973 Boston Tea Party block of four has three catalog-listed missing-color errors. Misregistrations of color also are known. -
Jul 30, 2019, 11:24 AMUSPS reveals new Purple Heart stamp for 2019
In other 2019 U.S. stamp program news, issue dates and locations were announced for the Walt Whitman and Winter Berries stamps. -
Jul 29, 2019, 08:57 AMMoon Landing stamps show silvery shimmer; early use
A silver color dominates the images on the stamps, creating a reflective effect that doesn’t reproduce well in photographs. -
Jul 27, 2019, 09:00 AMPony Express stamp gallops into cartoon caption contest
There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best horse line, and one for the best rider line. -
Jul 26, 2019, 14:35 PMMoon Landing Anniversary ceremony celebrated a ‘big moment’
Among the ceremony participants was Russell L. (Rusty) Schweickart, lunar module pilot on the 1969 Apollo 9 mission. -
Jul 26, 2019, 08:35 AMInside Linn’s: Searching for elusive Dead Letter Branch returns
Also this week, researching a censored World War II cover with links to the Manhattan Project and sifting through a sample of mostly common worldwide stamps. -
Jul 26, 2019, 08:00 AMPlan ahead and create a Halloween philatelic treat
A Linn's reader is promoting a clever way to introduce stamp collecting to a new audience of young people.
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