WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Sep 6, 2024, 10:00 AM
Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates 50th anniversary of comedy series ‘Porridge’
First airing on the BBC between 1974 and 1977, Porridge follows the experiences of prisoners at the fictional men’s prison HMP Slade. -
Sep 5, 2024, 09:30 AM
Changes in United Nations 2024 program announced
The 2024 UNPA program is tentative and subject to change. -
Sep 4, 2024, 08:00 AM
Bull’s-eye cancels on Belgian Congo 1910-15 pictorial stamps a worthy challenge
Colonial stamps have great appeal for many collectors, especially those who collect the 1840-1940 classic period of postage stamp production. -
Sep 3, 2024, 08:30 AM
What’s new for 2025 Scott Standard catalog Volume 6?
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. -
Aug 23, 2024, 13:00 PM
McGill wins Champion of Champions award for his Marvelous Machins exhibit
The prestigious award recognizes McGill’s 20th- and 21st-century exhibit “Britain’s Marvelous Machins” as the top national exhibit of the past year. -
Aug 22, 2024, 11:45 AM
Fourth label issued for Boston 2026
Boston 2026 World Expo will take place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass. -
Aug 21, 2024, 08:00 AM
Look for scarce Lithuania 1922 White Knight stamp
This is by far the scarcest stamp from the 1922 overprinted and surcharged issue. -
Aug 20, 2024, 12:00 PM
Royal Mail updates Union Flag stamp with silhouette of King Charles III
The first-class (currently £1.35) stamp features a design of the Union Flag which first appeared on a British stamp in 2001 as part of a Flags set. -
Aug 19, 2024, 10:45 AM
Royal Mail commemorates the Tower of London with new stamps
A set of six stamps issued Aug. 13 by Great Britain’s Royal Mail explores the history and traditions of the Tower of London, and four stamps in a souvenir sheet depict some of the most famous prisoners ever held in the tower. -
Aug 19, 2024, 08:30 AM
Mascot of 2024 Olympic Games in Paris modeled after the famous Phrygian cap
Many Frenchmen and foreigners were puzzled at first by the mascots that were quite different from the tigers and pandas seen at previous Olympic Games. -
Aug 9, 2024, 09:30 AM
Royal Mail adds stamp scanner to mobile phone app
Royal Mail advises customers who did not purchase their stamps from Royal Mail, post offices or other reputable outlets to scan their stamps before use. -
Aug 7, 2024, 13:00 PM
UNPA commemorates the 45th anniversary of the Vienna International Center Aug. 23
According to the U.N. office at Vienna, the Vienna International Center was inaugurated Aug. 23, 1979, and has been home to international organizations ever since. -
Aug 7, 2024, 08:00 AM
Look for Rhodesia 1966 overprinted and surcharged Winston Churchill stamp
This stamp is popular with Churchill and World War II topical collectors as well as British Empire collectors. -
Aug 1, 2024, 08:15 AM
What’s new for 2025 Scott Standard Volume 5
The 2025 volumes are the 181st edition of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. -
Jul 30, 2024, 10:45 AM
UNPA World Heritage stamps to debut Aug. 15 in Hartford, Conn.
The United Nations Postal Administration will host a first-day ceremony for the World Heritage stamps Thursday, Aug. 15, at 1:00 p.m., during the Great American Stamp Show taking place Aug. 15-18 in Hartford, Conn. -
Jul 25, 2024, 13:19 PM
Canada Post commemorates filmmaker Norman Jewison
On July 24 Canada Post issued a stamp commemorating the life and legacy of Toronto-born filmmaker Norman Jewison (1926-2024). -
Jul 24, 2024, 08:00 AM
An affordable classic Scott No. 1 stamp from Monaco
Monaco issued its first stamps in 1885: a set of 10 stamps bearing the likeness of Prince Charles III. -
Jul 23, 2024, 08:00 AM
Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons
Each stamp in the Royal Mail set of eight features a monster from the game, and the souvenir sheet stamps depict different types of character classes players can choose in the game. -
Jul 17, 2024, 12:30 PM
Stamp collecting highlighted in new Taiwan set of six
On July 3, Taiwan’s Chunghwa Post issued the second set of six commemorative stamps in its Recreational Activities series. -
Jul 16, 2024, 11:30 AM
UNPA commemorates International Moon Day with July 20 issue
The U.N. General Assembly declared July 20 as International Moon Day in 2021. The date honors the first landing of humans on the Moon as part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
Headlines
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World Stamps Sep 5, 2024, 9 AM
Changes in United Nations 2024 program announced
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Auctions Sep 5, 2024, 8 AM
Siegel to offer part of Saadi Struck on Stamps collection Sept. 24 in New York
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US Stamps Sep 4, 2024, 10 AM
Another successful Postcrossing meetup at Great American Stamp Show
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World Stamps Sep 4, 2024, 8 AM
Bull’s-eye cancels on Belgian Congo 1910-15 pictorial stamps a worthy challenge