“The stamp price rises reflect the continued rise in cost of delivery for every letter as letter volumes decline and the number of addresses increases,” Royal Mail said in a March 6 press release.

A set of 10 stamps in a Feb. 26 issue from Great Britain’s Royal Mail features watercolor paintings of 10 different varieties of roses.

More than 40 jury members accredited by the International Federation of Philately (FIP) will be responsible for judging 3,500 competitive frames of exhibits and almost 200 literature entries.

The honorees are Alexander T. Haimann of the United States; Jon Aitchison of the United Kingdom; Andrew Cheung of Hong Kong, China; and Ding Jinsong of the People’s Republic of China.

The stamps in Canada Post’s March 2 issue spotlight Prunus ‘Kanzan’ and Prunus ‘Somei-yoshino,’ two celebrated ornamental cherry cultivars.

In the new tariffs, information materials such as stamps are again exempted from the surcharge, as they were under prior IEEPA-related tariff actions following amendments protecting informational materials.

The four Treasures of the Sea labels show the following species found in the waters around Aland: bladderwrack, blue mussel, three-spined stickleback and jellyfish.

School groups can register for activities and specialized show tours taking place daily in the morning and afternoon. These field trips can be customized to last anywhere from one hour to five hours.

The grant from the Turningpoint Foundation will be used to support the show’s youth area and activities.

Eight first-class stamps issued in four vertical se-tenant pairs feature signature Hornby model trains in exclusive photographs commissioned by Royal Mail.

The American Helvetia Philatelic Society is the largest English-language society dedicated to Swiss philately, and its more than 200 members span 35 states and eight countries.

Donated by member states and foundations, the art on the stamps reflects a broad geographic and artistic range, with most donor countries represented once.

Three Feb. 16 issues begin the program. A Greenlandic plants series continues for its second year with another two stamps by artist Buuti Pedersen.

The stamp features John Dunlap, the Irish immigrant who printed the first copies of the Declaration of Independence.

As in other years, lots will be drawn among all participants for prizes, with the grand prize being an iPhone 17 Pro.

Hip-hop took root in Canada in the 1980s, shaped by United States influences but driven by local voices responding to race, language, and place.

Established by the United Nations Charter in 1945, the UN’s ECOSOC held its first meeting Jan. 23, 1946.

The three-inch square medal features the Boston 2026 logo on one side and an image of Paul Revere on his well-known midnight ride on the other.

The Jan. 21 issue date comes exactly 50 years after British Airways and Air France inaugurated supersonic passenger flights with simultaneous departures from London to Bahrain and Paris to Rio de Janeiro.

The stamp designs reflect historical references from ancient scrolls to mural depictions from the Tang dynasty (618–907).