World Stamps & Postal History

September 18, 2018 08:45 AM

Canada Post gives a tip of the hat to first responders

The new Emergency Responders designs were unveiled the week of Sept. 10, one per day, at different locations throughout the country.

September 14, 2018 11:04 AM

Final Emergency Responders design for Canada’s police officers unveiled

Canada Post offers gratitude for all civilian and sworn members of the country's police forces.

September 13, 2018 10:04 AM

Emergency Responders series continues with Canada’s firefighters

The fourth stamp design honoring firefighters was revealed in Halifax, Nova Scotia Sept. 13.

September 12, 2018 01:15 PM

Canada recognizes its search and rescue experts

The third of five stamps saluting Canada’s emergency responders was revealed in Banff, Alberta Sept. 12.

September 12, 2018 10:45 AM

Complete the country of Kionga with one set

This week, our tipsters highlight Kionga, a country that can be completed in collections with just one set of stamps.

September 11, 2018 11:00 AM

Canadian Armed Forces stamp revealed

Canada Post unveiled its second Emergency Responders stamp Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Valcartier base in Quebec.

September 11, 2018 10:10 AM

New stamp set completes Britain's World War I series

As with the previous sets, the stamps explore the war through six themes: poppies, poetry, participants, war art, memorials, and artifacts.

September 11, 2018 10:00 AM

Volumes 6A and 6B of 2019 Scott Standard catalogs available

Serbia, Slovakia, and the democratic republic of Vietnam received a thorough review in Vols. 6A and 6B of the 2019 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue.

September 10, 2018 12:15 AM

Canada Post honors the country's paramedics

The paramedics stamp is the first of five to be unveiled this week reflecting Canadians' gratitude for all emergency responders.

September 07, 2018 03:30 PM

United Nations 2019 stamps

Six commemorative stamp sets are planned for next year, along with seven special event panes or souvenir sheets, and one definitive issue.

September 04, 2018 08:00 AM

A solid engraved stamp is one for the album

Editor Jay Bigalke's kid-in-a-candy-store moment at the Canadian Bank Note facility in Ottawa.

August 31, 2018 03:00 PM

Thomas the Tank Engine chugs onto new UNPA issue

The United Nations Postal Administration is issuing a pane of 10 stamps and labels Sept. 12 to bring attention to the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals initiative.

August 31, 2018 10:45 AM

Canada’s new intaglio $4 sheep: Inside Linn’s

In this issue, you'll also find part 2 of our Roman States stamp series, and how to collect King George V Seahorses.

August 31, 2018 08:00 AM

Taiwan souvenir sheet remembers documentary filmmaker

Chi Po-lin died in a helicopter crash while shooting a sequel to the 2013 documentary Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above in 2017.

August 30, 2018 08:00 AM

Australian stamps show artistic landscape patterns

The four $1 domestic-rate Art and Nature stamps were issued June 12.

August 29, 2018 10:45 AM

Tip of the week: 1912-1914 Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 1912-1914 Bosnia and Herzegovina set of 21 Emperor Franz Josef stamps is a key set for the country and popular with many classic stamp collectors.

August 29, 2018 08:00 AM

Stamps show remote coral atolls in the South Pacific

New Zealand Post describes the designs as offering “a bird’seye view of one of the most remote places in the world.”

August 27, 2018 09:15 AM

Guernsey’s Sepac stamp showcases "Drone Ranger" photography

Guernsey Post issued the 76-penny stamp in a set of six on Aug. 1.

August 27, 2018 08:30 AM

Childlike awe captured on Canada Post semipostal

A new fundraising stamp will be added to Canada Post’s Community Foundation series of semipostals Sept. 24.

August 27, 2018 08:15 AM

Liechtenstein stamps feature birds' eyes, bird's-eye photographs

Artistic Photography: Birds Eyes and Summit Crosses 2018 were issued Sept. 3 and June 4, respectively.
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