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    May 23, 2022, 10:00 AM

    Capex 2022 international stamp show to be held June 9-12 in Toronto

    The bourse (sales area) at Capex 2022 will offer more stamps than any Canadian stamp event in over 25 years.

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    May 20, 2022, 12:48 PM

    May 23 issue date for Ukraine’s second Russian warship pair

    Ukraine’s post office, Ukrposhta, has announced that May 23 is the issue date for two stamps commemorating the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva.

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    May 20, 2022, 08:30 AM

    Canada Post seeks to raise awareness with set of five Endangered Whales stamps

    The Endangered Whales stamps were issued in a booklet of 10 with two stamps of each design and in a souvenir sheet with the five different designs se-tenant.

  • canada-2022-help-for-ukraine-semiposal-stamp-initiative
    May 19, 2022, 12:00 PM

    Canada Post to issue a semipostal in support of Ukraine

    Canada Post revealed the design of the semipostal stamp in a surprise announcement on May 19.

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    May 18, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Genuine examples of unissued Bolivian stamps are a good buy

    The stamps were never issued and used, but a few examples exist with forged or favor cancels.

  • united-nations-2022-postal-stationery-vienna
    May 17, 2022, 15:00 PM

    UNPA issues postal stationery for New York City and Vienna

    The cachet on the left side of each envelope features all or part of a work of art located at the respective U.N. office.

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    May 16, 2022, 10:28 AM

    Antigua and Barbuda Bitcoin souvenir sheet issued in May

    The new-issue agency Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp. announced the souvenir sheet in a May 5 press release.

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    May 16, 2022, 10:00 AM

    United Nations celebrates World Bicycle Day with pane of 10 stamps

    Bicycles being used in a variety of ways make up the designs of the 10 stamps.

  • hunfilex-2022-international-stamp-show-budapest-hungary
    May 13, 2022, 09:10 AM

    Inside Linn’s: A look back at Hunfilex 2022

    Also this week, an introduction to plating Swiss stamps, and flight covers celebrating rockets launched from planes for space missions.

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    May 12, 2022, 11:39 AM

    Cyber attack on Ukraine online stamp shop; new issue soon

    For the new stamp design, the original artwork was modified to remove the battleship, which Ukrainians sunk on April 14.

  • counterfeit-canada-2020-from-far-wide-coil-stamp
    May 10, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Counterfeit Canada From Far and Wide coil stamps discovered

    Compared to the genuine stamps, the design details of the fakes are noticeably grainy and much less distinct.

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    May 6, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: A range of wildlife can be spotted on Croatian stamps

    Also this week, fads and trends in first-day covers, and a favorable review of a sample of worldwide stamps from more than 30 countries.

  • bahawalpur-1948-pictorial-stamps
    May 5, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Beautifully engraved stamps from Bahawalpur

    A set of 14 brightly colored pictorial stamps issued April 1, 1948, adds appeal to a variety of collection types.

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    May 3, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Europa 2023 theme changed to show solidarity with Ukraine

    A contest will be held to select the common design to be used by all participating nations.

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    May 2, 2022, 13:30 PM

    Scott seeking contractor to assist stamp album page expansion

    Compensation will depend on experience and a number of other variables.

  • 2023-scott-vol-2
    May 2, 2022, 11:19 AM

    What’s new for 2023 Scott Standard Volume 2?

    Extensive reviews of Canada, China and Finland were conducted with thousands of value changes made.

  • great-britain-2022-unsung-heroes-spitfire-women-stamps-souvenir-sheet
    Apr 29, 2022, 13:50 PM

    Royal Mail commemorates contributions of women during WWII in May 5 issue

    The Unsung Heroes: Women of WWII issue presents 10 nondenominated stamps valued at the first-class rate. Additionally, four stamps appear on a souvenir sheet.

  • poland-silk-souvenir-sheets
    Apr 29, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Inside Linn’s: An introduction to stamps and souvenir sheets printed on silk

    Also this week, an exploration of Pan American Airways Africa and Foreign Air Mail route No. 22 during World War II, and a look at a fascinating philatelic chapter in the histories of Oxford and Cambridge.

  • united-nations-2022-mars-exploration-stamps-souvenir-sheets
    Apr 28, 2022, 14:55 PM

    United Nations stamps celebrate historic period of Mars exploration

    The stamps showcase three recent missions to destinations on and around the Red Planet by the United States, United Arab Emirates and China.

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    Apr 27, 2022, 11:00 AM

    RPSL announces short list of eight books for Crawford medal

    The 2022 Crawford medal winner will be announced June 29, at the end of the newly inaugurated Crawford Festival.

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