World Stamps & Postal History

May 26, 2018 01:00 PM

Australia Post dedicates stamp set to silo art

The stamps represent a small-size tribute to the life-size murals painted on grain silos — art projects that have been revitalizing Australian towns over the past three years.

May 25, 2018 02:00 PM

Netherlands’ summer issue captures insects

Emerald damselfly, diadem spider, small copper butterfly and more grace the PostNL set of stamps celebrating summer.

May 24, 2018 10:45 AM

Original artwork commissioned for Royal Academy of Arts stamp set

Royal Mail will issue the six stamps commemorating 250 years of the academy June 5.

May 24, 2018 09:30 AM

Stamp celebrates German architect’s remarkable achievements

The commemorative stamp depicts buildings and products designed by Peter Behrens (1868-1940).

May 23, 2018 10:30 AM

Israeli inventions, innovations highlighted on anniversary stamp

The stamp design represents Israeli achievements in various fields and symbolizes its culture and achievements in sports.

May 22, 2018 12:00 AM

Yemen Coffee Plant stamp in demand

The stamp commemorates the centenary of the founding of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

May 22, 2018 09:15 AM

New Zealand announces Royal Wedding stamps shortly after the ceremony

Just hours after the May 19 royal wedding, New Zealand Post revealed stamps showing photographs from the ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

May 22, 2018 08:30 AM

Science and art commingle on new stamps from Greece

The stamps' microscopic art brings to mind flowers, a butterfly, a heart, a wreath and a deer.

May 19, 2018 09:00 AM

U.N. pane of 10 honors Shota Rustaveli and his epic 12th-century poem

The UN Postal Administration will issue a pane of 10 stamps and 10 labels May 26 honoring Shota Rustaveli, the national poet of the country of Georgia.

May 18, 2018 02:45 PM

Canada Post celebrates the country’s most beloved sport on new stamp

The commemorative for the 100th anniversary of the tournament features a hockey player from days of old facing off against a modern-day player.

May 18, 2018 11:30 AM

Republic of Chad collecting: Inside Linn’s

Also included in this issue: The Stamp Forum, an APS gold-award winning website; and a disappointing Kitchen Table Philately mixture.

May 18, 2018 07:30 AM

Prince Harry and Markle at center stage in Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Guernsey

Several types of souvenirs have been produced for the May 19 wedding of Prince Henry of Wales and American Meghan Markle.

May 17, 2018 11:30 AM

U.N. stamp achieves Guinness world record with a total of 1,969 words

The United Nations Postal Administration has achieved an official Guinness world record for the most words on a postage stamp.

May 16, 2018 08:00 AM

1920 Canal Zone overprint carries a hefty premium

Stamps of the Canal Zone are popular with many American collectors, especially those who worked, served or lived there when it was a U.S. territory.

May 15, 2018 09:30 AM

Brazil honors postal library with stamp

A new stamp from Brazil, issued May 4, honors the postal library at the Correios National Museum in Brasilia.

May 15, 2018 07:00 AM

U.N. stamp shows 1,000 people posing the question ‘What R U Doing 4 Peace’

A new United Nations Postal Administration definitive stamp, to be issued May 29, features a theme of peace.

May 14, 2018 07:01 PM

British souvenir sheet for royal wedding May 19

The souvenir sheet for the upcoming royal wedding is similar to the one issued in 2011 for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

May 11, 2018 10:00 AM

Nicaragua’s 1939 airmail stamps: Inside Linn’s

Also included in this issue: Swiss mountain railway related stamps and an examination of essay and proof pioneer Henry G. Mandel.

May 10, 2018 01:00 PM

Corinphila plans five auctions over six days; rarities include China’s red Small Dollar, Inverted Swan

The Swiss auction firm Corinphila has scheduled a series of five public auctions in Zurich from May 28 to June 2.

May 10, 2018 12:48 AM

Canada adds Armistice stamp to 2018 program

Canada Post will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I with a new stamp issue.
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