WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Jul 13, 2021, 15:54 PMU.N. Sport for Peace stamps honor Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The United Nations Postal Administration is issuing Sport for Peace stamps and souvenir sheets July 23 to mark the start of the Summer Olympics, Tokyo 2020. -
Jul 12, 2021, 13:30 PMCollectors Club of New York celebrating 125th anniversary
John W. Scott, who started the Scott catalogs and albums, was one of the club’s founding members. -
Jul 8, 2021, 15:30 PMBoston 2026 update Aug. 12 at Great American Stamp Show
Boston 2026, the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States, is planned for May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, Mass. -
Jul 8, 2021, 09:00 AMBosnia and Herzegovina’s 1918 Emperor Karl I set hard to find
The stamps were not issued in Bosnia, but they were sold at the Vienna, Austria, post office for a few days after the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918. -
Jul 6, 2021, 16:51 PMPhilatelic rarities continue to make headlines in June
Three philatelic items — a cover, a single and a block of four — sold by two auction houses brought realizations of approximately $25 million. -
Jul 6, 2021, 16:28 PMAmos Media seeks Linn’s associate editor
Relocation to the Sidney, Ohio, area is strongly preferred but not required. -
Jul 2, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: Pan American Airways transoceanic airmail
Also this week, the fascinating connection between a Glascow, Scotland, experimental postmark used during 1856-57 and a scandalous murder trial, and exploring Nordic military stamps. -
Jul 1, 2021, 16:30 PMWhat’s new for 2022 Scott Standard catalog Volume 4?
For the countries included in the Vol. 4 catalogs, the Scott editors took a more conservative approach to the number of value changes. -
Jul 1, 2021, 14:35 PMCanada announces subjects for 2022 stamp program
Canada Post reported that it will start its 2022 commemorative stamp program with a Black History Month issue honoring Eleanor Collins. -
Jun 29, 2021, 15:39 PMCanada honors the 100th anniversary of its famous schooner ‘Bluenose’
The new Bluenose stamps were designed by Dennis Page and Oliver Hill and feature illustrations by Michael Little. -
Jun 28, 2021, 12:55 PMNew stamps promote outdoor sports and activities
A new set of stamps from New Zealand Post urges people to get outside and “do something new.” -
Jun 28, 2021, 12:20 PMPostcrossing postcard community marks 16 years
Austria, Belarus and Guernsey are all issuing Postcrossing stamps this year. -
Jun 23, 2021, 08:00 AMFSAT 1956 airmail stamps a good buy
The first French Southern and Antarctic Territory stamps were issued Oct. 28, 1955. -
Jun 18, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: Borrowing a British stamp magazine online
Also this week, changes in USPS rates and fees affect FDC servicers, and an introduction to the first U.S. bicolor dollar-denominated stamps. -
Jun 11, 2021, 11:28 AMGuyana opens country’s first philatelic library May 20
The library includes reference copies of the Scott postage stamp catalogs, general books about stamp collecting, and much more. -
Jun 11, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: Soviet cinema celebrated on postage stamps
Also this week, exploring Saudi Arabian stamps honoring telecommunications, and a favorable review of a mixture of stamps from island countries. -
Jun 9, 2021, 10:16 AMLocomotive stamps issued for Nicaraguan province
The last set of 15 stamps for Zelaya was issued in 1912. These were not overprinted stamps, but stamps with a new design showing a locomotive. -
Jun 8, 2021, 10:37 AMLegendary treasures sell briskly, but stamp results fall short of hopes
The sale established a new record price for a rare coin, but the realizations for the two stamp items were disappointing. -
Jun 8, 2021, 07:45 AMMartin Morck’s stamp designs at Great American Stamp Show
To date, Morck has designed and/or engraved more than 900 stamp motifs that have appeared on more than 1,100 stamps. -
Jun 7, 2021, 12:08 PMCanada commemorates Prime Minister John Turner
The nondenominated permanent-rate stamp (currently 92¢) shows a photograph of Turner sailing with Canada’s flag flapping in the wind behind him.
Headlines
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US Stamps
May 25, 2022, 10 AMOhio Colopex show June 10 and 11
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US Stamps
May 25, 2022, 8 AMSome United States high face value stamps can be a challenge to find
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World Stamps
May 24, 2022, 3 PMJersey receives award for Lockdown Birds stamps
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Auctions
May 24, 2022, 11 AMFred Fawn Large Queens collection in June 10 Maresch sale at Capex 2022
