The stamp features a portrait of King Charles III initially created by Martin Jennings for new coinage from the Royal Mint.

The Postcrossing concept involves sending postcards to random individuals around the world, and in exchange, receiving postcards back from different random people.

Beginning in the 1830s up until as recently as the 1990s, more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis children across Canada were taken from their families and placed in Indian residential schools.

The United Nations General Assembly designated Oct. 1 as the International Day of Older Persons in 1990.

The stamps commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries by showcasing folk costumes of both nations.

This beautiful, engraved bicolor set is popular with collectors of the British Empire, Polynesia and New Zealand, and Capt. Cook topical collectors.

The permanent-rate (currently 99¢) stamp features a photograph of McLachlan along with a stylized version of her signature.

Each stamp shows a vivid illustration of a spider against a white background, and all of the spiders pictured on the stamps can be found in the United Kingdom.

A stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of an opera festival in Verona, Italy, placed first in a poll for the top music stamp issue of 2023.

The revival of this show for Baltic nations after a 19-year absence had Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) recognition, International Federation of Philately (FIP) sponsorship, 153 exhibits and a small bourse (sales area).

The UPU coordinates postal policies among member nations and ensures the smooth functioning of international mail delivery.

Henryk Slawik is credited with saving the lives of at least 5,000 Polish Jews during World War II.

Guernsey Post recently announced a new Guernsey Goat crypto stamp.

The cost for first-class postage will climb 30 pence, from £1.35 to £1.65. The second-class rate will remain unchanged at 85p.

Canada Post proposed a 25¢ increase in its domestic letter rate to go into effect Jan 13, 2025.

The issue, coinciding with the 77th anniversary of the late singer’s birthday, is the second in Deutsche Post’s Legends of Pop/Rock Music series.

First airing on the BBC between 1974 and 1977, Porridge follows the experiences of prisoners at the fictional men’s prison HMP Slade.

The 2024 UNPA program is tentative and subject to change.

Colonial stamps have great appeal for many collectors, especially those who collect the 1840-1940 classic period of postage stamp production.

Volume 6A includes listings for the countries of the world San (San Marino) through Tete. Listings for Thai (Thailand) through Z countries of the world can be found in Vol. 6B.