WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Dec 12, 2018, 09:01 AM’Tis the season for stamp gifts
The holiday season is in full swing, and thinking of thoughtful gifts for a stamp collector can sometimes be challenging. -
Dec 12, 2018, 08:48 AMArgentine Philatelic Exposition souvenir sheet in demand
Unsevered sheets of four of Argentina’s 1939 11th Congress of the Universal Postal Union and the Argentine Philatelic Exposition souvenir sheets are in demand and hard to find. -
Dec 11, 2018, 10:35 AMSmell of gingerbread on new Iceland stamps
Iceland Post features cookies on its scented Christmas stamps issued Nov. 1. Iceland Post describes the two stamps as smelling like “newly baked gingerbread.” -
Dec 11, 2018, 10:28 AMBernard Beston of Australia elected FIP president Dec. 2
Bernard Beston of Queensland, Australia, was elected president of the FIP at the federation’s 75th Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. -
Dec 11, 2018, 10:18 AMScent added to Greenland Christmas stamps
Greenland Post issued its first scented stamps Oct. 22. They are for use on Christmas mail. -
Dec 4, 2018, 09:13 AMAustria’s typographed Emperor Franz Josef definitives
Our tipsters highlight a set of four definitive stamps that is surprisingly difficult to find without faults and in very fine grade. -
Dec 3, 2018, 09:30 AMReaders share their favorite engraved stamp stories
In response to a question in the Sept. 17 Linn’s, readers provided stories about their favorite engraved stamps and shared a large cover. -
Dec 3, 2018, 09:21 AMNew British Library exhibition
A new exhibit titled “Stamps, Independence, and Post-Colonial Futures” at the British Library in London, England, is open until the end of 2020. -
Nov 30, 2018, 08:44 AMMarianne and Youth stamps: Inside Linn's
Also in the Dec. 17 issue, stamps with children playing in snow and India’s fascinating Scinde Dawks. -
Nov 29, 2018, 10:17 AMSwiss Post's Christmas set depicts scenes just before nightfall
One design reproduces Martin Magli’s photograph of Kandersteg Church, located in an alpine valley. -
Nov 29, 2018, 08:49 AMBahamas stamps pay homage to beloved Christmas carol
Each stamp includes two or three words from the first two lines of the carol Silent Night. -
Nov 29, 2018, 08:46 AMAustrian stamp honors first Silent Night performance, 200 years ago
The design depicts the Silent Night Memorial Chapel in Oberndorf on a starry, snow-covered evening. -
Nov 27, 2018, 09:34 AMAPS exhibiting course at Westpex
The American Philatelic Society will offer a one-day course on the first day of the Westpex 2019 stamp show in April. -
Nov 27, 2018, 09:21 AMThe Falklands honor former post office
The Falkland Islands issued four stamps Nov. 28 commemorating the 100th anniversary of its oldest remaining post office building. -
Nov 27, 2018, 09:15 AMVatican, Poland win awards for best religious stamps
Vatican City and Poland won St. Gabriel awards for the best religious stamps issued in 2017. -
Nov 19, 2018, 16:30 PMPopular Spanish West Africa stamp
The Spanish West Africa 1949 4-peseta dark gray green stamp (Scott 1) is popular with Scott No. 1s of the world collectors. -
Nov 19, 2018, 09:45 AMMacau international stamp exhibition recap
On Sept. 21-24, Macau hosted the 35th Asian International Stamp Exhibition at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. -
Nov 13, 2018, 08:00 AMCold weather stamps from Finland
The stamps show photographs of a swimmer taking a dip in a hole in the ice and a father and daughter ice fishing. -
Nov 13, 2018, 03:15 AMNew Zealand cancellations return with a new look
New Zealand Post has resumed canceling stamps on mail with a new type of cancellation. -
Nov 13, 2018, 03:10 AMU.N. souvenir sheets honor two stamp exhibitions
The 131st Veronafil stamp show in Verona, Italy, and Thailand's 2018 world stamp exhibition are featured.
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World Stamps
Jun 17, 2019, 9 AMStockholmia 2019 show welcomes more than 7,800 attendees
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World Stamps
Jun 17, 2019, 9 AMImpressive exhibit award presentation at Stockholmia 2019
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US Stamps
Jun 14, 2019, 9 AM1990 $1 Seaplane coil breaks new ground: Inside Linn’s
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US Stamps
Jun 13, 2019, 1 PMFrogs return to U.S. stamps, this time in a starring role
