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Oct 6, 2020, 10:30 AM
Cook Islands stamp appears with unlisted surcharge and no explanation
The Scott editors would welcome seeing an example of this surcharged stamp on a commercial cover. -
Oct 5, 2020, 14:41 PM
Six new British stamps celebrate pollinating insects
Royal Mail worked with ecologist, entomologist and president of the Royal Entomological Society Helen Roy on this Brilliant Bugs issue. -
Oct 5, 2020, 10:15 AM
Suriname 1949 airmail valid only on first flight
Despite being relatively inexpensive, the stamp is not that easy to find. -
Oct 2, 2020, 10:00 AM
Agency honors medical community after its president survives COVID-19
Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation has organized an omnibus issue of COVID-19 stamps that pay tribute to the medical community. -
Oct 2, 2020, 08:00 AM
Inside Linn’s: Balloons and the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War
Also this week, tracing the roots of the Penny Post in Great Britain, and an appreciation of Swiss stamps that picture bridges. -
Sep 28, 2020, 14:00 PM
New stamps highlight trends, events of three decades
The decades of the 1920s, 1980s and 2010s are examined on new stamps from Belgium, Jersey and Spain, respectively. -
Sep 25, 2020, 08:00 AM
Inside Linn’s: Panoramic stamps offer big views
Also this week, sharing up-to-date information on U.S. domestic postal rates, and exploring the tangled connection between grace periods and first-day covers for the U.S. 1974 6.3¢ Liberty Bell coil stamp. -
Sep 20, 2020, 11:00 AM
France issuing tracking stamps in booklet of nine Oct. 19
The stamps are nondenominated, paying the green-letter (second-class) rate, currently €0.97. The green domestic rate travels only by ground transportation. -
Sep 17, 2020, 09:30 AM
AAPE single-frame Champion of Champions competition goes online
This is the first time a major North American exhibiting award will be determined in a virtual competition. -
Sep 16, 2020, 11:20 AM
Canada Post continues semipostal series with new stamp Sept. 21
The semipostal stamp features an illustration by Isabelle Arsenault, an award-winning illustrator of children’s books. -
Sep 16, 2020, 08:45 AM
New South Wales issued world’s first semipostals
The 1897 New South Wales semipostals commemorated the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. -
Sep 10, 2020, 16:54 PM
World Heritage sites in Russia on new U.N. set
The six stamps and three prestige booklets in UNPA’s Russia World Heritage set were issued Sept. 11. -
Sep 10, 2020, 15:00 PM
Look for Soviet Union Mushroom miniature sheets of 25
When buying, make sure that there are no folds or creases and no perforation separation, which greatly detract from the value. -
Sep 10, 2020, 13:48 PM
Canada Post set recognizes modern medical innovators
The designs show six of the country’s cutting-edge physicians and researchers. -
Sep 7, 2020, 13:00 PM
Mozambique Company offers affordable classic stamps
The engraved, bicolor stamps issued by the company from the 1910s to the 1930s are colorful and attractive. -
Sep 6, 2020, 12:30 PM
What’s new for 2021 Scott Standard catalog volumes 6A and 6B?
Singapore, Sweden and United Arab Emirates are among the countries that received a thorough review for the Scott volume 6 catalogs. -
Sep 4, 2020, 14:45 PM
Britain’s beloved bear turns 100, arrives on new stamps
Great Britain’s Royal Mail has issued eight stamps Sept. 3 for the 100th anniversary of the revered Rupert Bear comic, which first appeared in the Daily Express in 1920. -
Sep 4, 2020, 08:24 AM
Inside Linn’s: The joys of collecting British revenue stamps
Also this week, a review of Civil War-era Cleage envelopes, and an introduction to the Escudito stamps of Argentina. -
Sep 2, 2020, 08:15 AM
New Munch Museum, other architecture on recent stamps
Another art museum with an unusual design is featured on the latest stamp in Austria’s Modern Architecture series. -
Sep 1, 2020, 08:18 AM
Argentine Tango semipostal tops music stamp poll
Motivgruppe Musik has conducted an annual poll to determine the most popular music stamp of the year since 1980.
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