WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Oct 20, 2021, 08:30 AMNumerous fun puzzles to solve on Isle of Man’s Mensa stamps
The stamps were issued Oct. 1 to mark the 75th anniversary of Mensa, the world’s oldest and largest high IQ society. -
Oct 19, 2021, 16:07 PMCanada honors Diwali on stamp issued Oct. 19
Canada Post issued its first Diwali stamps Sept. 21, 2017, in a joint issue with India. -
Oct 18, 2021, 11:00 AMUNPA celebrates celebrations Nov. 4 on personalized stamps
Each pane contains 10 different stamps arranged in two columns of five. -
Oct 15, 2021, 11:14 AMCanada Post announces autumn issue dates
Canada Post announced the issue dates for stamps celebrating various holidays in the October issue of Details, its publication for collectors. -
Oct 14, 2021, 08:00 AMSpain’s autogiro stamps have strong appeal
Spain issued the world’s first autogiro stamp in 1935. The design of this 2-peseta gray blue stamp shows a la Cierva autogiro in flight over Seville. -
Oct 13, 2021, 15:36 PMCanada Post honors legendary actor Christopher Plummer on new stamp
Canada Post revealed the stamp design Oct. 13 and issued the stamp the same day in a booklet of 10 and a pane of six. -
Oct 13, 2021, 09:56 AMFive Canadian editorial cartoonists honored on Oct. 8 booklet of 10
Canada Post issued the five stamps Oct. 8 after revealing the designs one day at a time starting Oct. 4. -
Oct 12, 2021, 15:00 PMStanley Gibbons to offer fractional ownership of British Guiana 1856 1¢ Magenta
Stanley Gibbons announced Oct. 4 that it has selected the online platform Showpiece to facilitate fractional ownership of the 1¢ Magenta. -
Oct 8, 2021, 12:21 PMEight British stamps feature iconic rugby matches
The stamps are in four se-tenant horizontal pairs. One stamp in each pair shows a scene from a women’s rugby match, and the other depicts a men’s match. -
Oct 8, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: Bahrain stamp set honors Arab Cities Organization
Also this week, thoughts on the state of first-day cover collecting, and a mixture of recent stamps from Norway serves up some high catalog values. -
Oct 7, 2021, 10:09 AMU.N. souvenir sheet honors biodiversity conference
The stamps show what appear to be a calla lily, beetle and crane, respectively. Additional creatures shown in the selvage include a tiger, fish, turtle and panda. -
Oct 5, 2021, 08:30 AMCanada Post unveils first of five Editorial Cartoonists stamps Oct. 4
Canada Post is unveiling five new stamps honoring editorial cartoonists one day at a time. -
Oct 1, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: Master engraver Czeslaw Slania
Also this week, a celebration of France’s Art series that began 60 years ago, and the second part of a detailed exploration of counterfeit United States postal cards. -
Sep 30, 2021, 16:04 PMU.N. Expo 2021 show postponed until 2022
The show was scheduled for Oct. 29-30 at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pa. -
Sep 30, 2021, 09:30 AMPeru’s postal tax stamps for proposed plebiscite
The 10c and 50c postal tax stamps are infrequently offered and usually sell for a good deal more than their Scott catalog values. -
Sep 27, 2021, 15:13 PMCanada Post to begin Truth and Reconciliation stamp series in 2022
Canada Post is working with Indigenous experts for the 2022 stamp. -
Sep 24, 2021, 15:00 PMDelayed Dubai Expo 2020 event on U.N. sheet Oct. 1
Aerial photographs of the Dubai Expo 2020 pavilions are featured on a new souvenir sheet from the United Nations Postal Administration. -
Sep 17, 2021, 11:51 AMNew UN stamps, souvenir sheets pay tribute to John Lennon, ‘Imagine’
The individual stamps are each printed in panes of 20 and feature a different engraving-style portrait of Lennon by Swedish-born artist Martin Morck. -
Sep 16, 2021, 08:15 AMThe stamp that started it all
The Penny Black is the logical starting point for a collection of Scott No. 1 stamps of the world. -
Sep 15, 2021, 16:12 PMCanada Post Community Foundation semipostal Sept. 20
This semipostal is the 10th issue in an annual series that began in 2012 with the establishment of the Canada Post Community Foundation.
Headlines
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Postal Updates
Oct 19, 2021, 11 AMState attorneys general file complaint against DeJoy
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World Stamps
Oct 18, 2021, 11 AMUNPA celebrates celebrations Nov. 4 on personalized stamps
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Auctions
Oct 18, 2021, 9 AMBritish Empire stamps offered in Colonial Stamp Co. auction
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Postal Updates
Oct 17, 2021, 10 AMDeadliest U.S. forest fire remembered on postmark
