WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Mar 13, 2025, 09:00 AM
Canada Post Eid stamp features prayer rug designed by Indigenous and Muslim artists
by David HartwigThe design of the stamp features a prayer rug designed by Metis artist Kit Craven and Muslim weaver Noor Iqbal. -
Mar 11, 2025, 12:00 PM
Peonies bloom in Canada Post’s March 3 Spring Flowers issue
by David HartwigCanada Post continues its Spring Flowers series with two stamps showcasing two varieties of peonies developed by Canadian-born horticulturists. -
Mar 6, 2025, 11:30 AM
Ireland honors St. Patrick with four stamps
by Linn’s StaffSt. Patrick has been Ireland’s patron saint since the seventh century and is best known for bringing Christianity to the Irish people in the fifth century. -
Mar 5, 2025, 08:00 AM
French Morocco 1935 semipostal set pictures Marshal Hubert Lyautey
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerMarshal Hubert Lyautey (1854-1934) was a frequent subject of French Moroccan stamps. -
Mar 4, 2025, 13:00 PM
United Nations Postal Administration marks International Women’s Day
by David HartwigThe U.N. began commemorating International Women’s Day 50 years ago in 1975 and officially formalized the day in 1977. -
Mar 1, 2025, 09:00 AM
2026 Scott catalog covers to feature Martin Mörck artwork
by Jay BigalkeNext year’s Boston 2026 World Expo and the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary are being celebrated on the cover of the 2026 Scott catalogs. -
Feb 25, 2025, 12:00 PM
Four to sign Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in England
by Linn’s StaffThe invitation to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is the highest and most prestigious of honors in philately and is the world’s oldest philatelic honor. -
Feb 19, 2025, 08:00 AM
Look for beautiful Papua 1932 pictorial set of 16
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe Art Nouveau-influenced designs are among the most beautiful British Commonwealth stamps ever issued. -
Feb 18, 2025, 11:30 AM
Vote for Greenland’s stamp of the year
by Linn’s StaffThe competition is free to enter, and participants can only submit one ballot. -
Feb 18, 2025, 08:00 AM
Royal Mail’s AC/DC issue salutes those about to rock
by Charles SneeAC/DC was founded in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The youngest of eight children, the two were born in Glasgow, Scotland, and moved with their family to Sydney, Australia, in 1963. -
Feb 17, 2025, 12:00 PM
Rubik’s Cube turns 50 on new Hungarian issue
by Scott TiffneyThe souvenir sheet is printed by ANY Security Printing Company by offset lithography in a quantity of 40,000. -
Feb 12, 2025, 13:00 PM
Greenland’s 2025 stamp program
by David HartwigOn July 28, Tusass, Greenland’s postal service, will celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Jens Rosing (1925-2008), whom Tusass calls “the foremost illustrator of Greenlandic stamps.” -
Feb 5, 2025, 08:00 AM
Netherlands New Guinea 1954-60 set a challenge to assemble
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerA good place to start a Netherlands New Guinea collection is with the set of 16 definitive stamps issued from 1954 to 1960. -
Feb 3, 2025, 11:30 AM
New philatelic catalog focuses on 1918-19 Western Ukraine
by Linn’s StaffThe catalog provides a comprehensive listing of all varieties and printings for the stamps and stationery of Western Ukraine, the brief Austria-Hungary successor state that later came under Polish administration. -
Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 PM
Artifacts from the Royal Armouries pictured on Jan. 30 issue from Great Britain’s Royal Mail
by David HartwigStamps in a set of eight show examples of 16th-century and 17th-century armor owned by monarchs such as King Henry VIII, King Charles I, King Charles II and King James II. -
Jan 28, 2025, 08:30 AM
Canada Post announces subjects for 2025 stamp program
by David HartwigCanada Post will continue the long-running Black History Month series with an issue commemorating Marie Joseph Angelique, a Portuguese-born slave who allegedly set fire to her owner’s house in 1734. -
Jan 22, 2025, 08:00 AM
Kingdom of Sedang local post stamps have great appeal
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerAccording to Focus on Forgeries by Varo Tyler, the stamps of Sedang were forged in 1889, almost before the ink was dry on the genuine stamps. -
Jan 21, 2025, 08:30 AM
Jan. 13 Canada Post definitives meet new postal rates
by David HartwigCanada Post issued four new stamps in its multiyear From Far and Wide series Jan. 13 to match postal rate increases taking effect the same day. -
Jan 20, 2025, 08:15 AM
Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates the ‘Vicar of Dibley’ sitcom Jan. 14
by David HartwigThe Vicar of Dibley follows the female vicar Geraldine Granger (Dawn French) who is assigned to the church in the fictional Oxfordshire village of Dibley. -
Jan 16, 2025, 12:00 PM
New catalog of Italian classic stamps
by Linn’s StaffThe catalog of 256 color pages by Franco Filanci and Domenico Tagliente is presented in both Italian and English.
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US Stamps Mar 12, 2025, 10 AM
New stamp honors first lady of television Betty White
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US Stamps Mar 12, 2025, 8 AM
U.S. 2014 Songbirds booklet pane in demand
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World Stamps Mar 11, 2025, 12 PM
Peonies bloom in Canada Post’s March 3 Spring Flowers issue
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Auctions Mar 11, 2025, 9 AM
U.S. 1869 Pictorial invert plate proof set in March 18-19 Cherrystone auction of rare worldwide stamps and postal history