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  • great-britain-2021-war-of-the-roses-stamps
    Apr 22, 2021, 09:44 AM

    British stamps show eight battles of the War of the Roses

    Royal Mail revealed the stamp designs April 20. These designs feature illustrations by medieval and military artist Graham Turner.

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    Apr 22, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Cacheted FDCs for Burma’s early stamps in demand

    Early Burmese cacheted FDCs are hot through the 1949 Universal Postal Union commemorative set.

  • great-britain-1840-penny-black-stamp
    Apr 21, 2021, 09:30 AM

    Lists of souvenirs for 1840 Penny Black anniversaries

    The 100th anniversary of the Penny Black was an occasion for celebration in 1940. America’s stamp collectors went all out to meet the challenge.

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    Apr 16, 2021, 09:03 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Finding information about famous stamp collectors

    Also this week, Marine One goes airborne on a U.S. 2007 Express Mail stamp, and an unlisted stamp from Manama sneaks into a mixture of 200 worldwide stamps.

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    Apr 15, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Canadian stamp marks centennial of insulin discovery

    The new stamp shows a vial of insulin and an excerpt of an unpublished memoir by Dr. Frederick Banting.

  • canada-2021-snow-mammals-stamps-booklet-pane
    Apr 15, 2021, 12:16 PM

    New printing quantity for Canada’s Snow Mammals

    The five Snow Mammals stamps show an ermine, snowshoe hare, Arctic fox, Peary caribou and northern collared lemming.

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    Apr 14, 2021, 14:21 PM

    Canada Post to issue Eid stamp April 22

    The new nondenominated permanent-rate stamp (currently 92¢) features a stylized evening scene as viewed through a decorative arched window.

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    Apr 14, 2021, 09:04 AM

    Amos Media seeks managing editor for Scott catalogs

    The salaried position involves assisting the editor-in-chief with production schedules, processes, and editorial calendars.

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    Apr 12, 2021, 15:03 PM

    New British stamps honor six classic science fiction novels

    In conjunction with the Classic Science Fiction issue, Royal Mail is offering postmarks, a first-day cover, six postcards reproducing the designs of the stamps, and a presentation pack.

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    Apr 12, 2021, 10:00 AM

    Paraguay’s ‘Muestra’ overprints in Scott catalog

    For years, Scott catalog editors have been working hard to update images for stamps of Paraguay that bear a specimen overprint in Spanish, “MUESTRA.”

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    Apr 9, 2021, 09:12 AM

    U.N. Postal Administration marks its 70th anniversary

    The UNPA issued its first stamps on United Nations Day, Oct. 24, 1951, and two stamps released on that day are featured on the pane.

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    Apr 8, 2021, 14:38 PM

    Canada Post honors its music awards, the Junos

    Canada Post issued a stamp April 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of its music awards known as the Junos.

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    Apr 8, 2021, 10:30 AM

    South West Africa set popular with topical collectors

    This set is popular with topical collectors, particularly the three high denominations that depict a lioness, a Cape oryx and an elephant, respectively.

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    Apr 6, 2021, 15:21 PM

    British contest to honor heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic

    This will be the fifth time that Royal Mail has featured artwork by children on its postage stamps.

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    Apr 1, 2021, 09:00 AM

    The 2022 Scott Standard catalog Volume 1 debuts

    For the United States, current Scott values accurately reflect market values for very fine stamps.

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    Apr 1, 2021, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Transitions in postal administrations

    Also this week, questioning the genuineness of first-day covers of the U.S. 1962 4¢ Dag Hammarskjold error stamp, and an appreciation of France’s Great Moments in French History souvenir sheets.

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    Mar 29, 2021, 16:07 PM

    RPSL announces 2021 medal winners

    Each medal is awarded for an outstanding presentation given to the society or an article published in the society’s world-renowned magazine, the London Philatelist.

  • fernando-po-1899-overprinted-surcharged-stamp
    Mar 28, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Fernando Po overprinted stamp is a good buy

    Examples with forged overprints exist, so expertization by one of the recognized services is a good idea.

  • united-nations-2021-endangered-species-stamps-vienna-austria
    Mar 25, 2021, 13:04 PM

    A dozen new U.N. Endangered Species stamps set to arrive April 7

    The stamps continue the United Nations Postal Administration’s Endangered Species series, which began in 1993.

  • united-nations-2021-united-against-racism-discrimination-stamps
    Mar 20, 2021, 10:00 AM

    Three new U.N. stamps focus on fight against racism and discrimination

    The three stamps feature colorful vibrant artwork created by Abracadabra Design Studio in Mexico.

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