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    Jan 11, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Royal Mail celebrates Girl Power with Jan. 11 Spice Girls stamps

    by David Hartwig
    Five stamps in the set of 10 show the Spice Girls performing as a group at various times from 1997 to 2012, and the remaining five show each member during a performance.

  • french-guiana-1935-french-possessions-west-indies-tercentenary-stamps
    Jan 10, 2024, 08:15 AM

    Inexpensive French Guiana 1935 set has great appeal

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    The engraved stamp designs feature the recapture of Cayenne by d’Estrees in 1676 and products of French Guiana.

  • jersey-post-2024-underwater-fauna-flora-europa-stamps
    Jan 9, 2024, 10:30 AM

    Jersey’s Europa stamps mark underwater wonders

    by Molly Goad
    Jersey Post’s Europa contribution features images skillfully captured by local underwater photographer and cold-water swimmer Nicola Miskin.

  • netherlands-2024-typically-dutch-cows-stamp-pane
    Jan 5, 2024, 10:45 AM

    Netherlands continues Typically Dutch series on stamp issued Jan. 2

    by David Hartwig
    The stamp shows two cows facing forward. While the cows may look normal at first glance, a closer look reveals that they are statuettes.

  • stanley-gibbons-storefront-399-strand-london
    Jan 4, 2024, 10:45 AM

    Stanley Gibbons reorganizes to shed legacy debts

    by Matthew Healey
    The arrangement allowed Stanley Gibbons and its sister numismatic firm, A.H. Baldwin & Sons, to get out of a number of intractable debt situations that had been dragging down their finances for several years.

  • japan-2018-international-letter-writing-week-stamp
    Jan 3, 2024, 13:00 PM

    Japan plans huge domestic postal rate increase for 2024

    by Jay Bigalke
    Collectors of Japanese stamps are likely aware of the implications of a large increase in the letter rate. Japan typically issues hundreds of stamps annually, many in 10-stamp panes with all-different designs.

  • vincent-graves-greene-philatelic-research-foundation
    Jan 3, 2024, 11:45 AM

    Greene Foundation appoints McLaughlin president

    by Linn’s Staff
    David M. McLaughlin has served on the foundation’s board of directors since 2019.

  • canada-2007-northern-cricket-frog-stamp
    Jan 2, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Canada Post announces subjects for 2024 stamp program

    by David Hartwig
    Canada Post will continue its tradition of showing wildlife on stamps with a July issue featuring endangered frogs.

  • denmark-2024-indland-udland-stamps
    Jan 2, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Postal changes in Denmark make stamps issued before Jan. 1, 2024, invalid on domestic mail

    by Christer Brunström
    Beginning Jan. 1, only stamps inscribed “INDLAND” (domestic) are valid on mail to addresses in Denmark because the face value of such stamps now also includes a 25 percent value-added tax.

  • united-nations-2024-lunar-new-year-dragon-stamp-pane
    Jan 1, 2024, 13:30 PM

    UNPA to celebrate Year of the Dragon Jan. 19

    by David Hartwig
    The stamps show an intricate dragon winding its way through flowers, smoke and fire.

  • qatar-boy-scout-jamboree-souvenir-sheet-first-day-cover
    Dec 27, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Hot market for Qatar 1950s-70s FDCs, commercial covers

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    Qatar issued its first stamps in 1957. Prior to that, stamps of Muscat were used in Qatar.

  • boston-2026-world-expo
    Dec 26, 2023, 11:45 AM

    Boston 2026 receives donation from Graebner chapter of AFDCS

    by Linn’s Staff
    Thomas Fortunato, public relations chair for Boston 2026, said the chapter is one of the most active groups within the American First Day Cover Society.

  • germany-2024-westfriedhof-subway-station-stamp
    Dec 26, 2023, 08:15 AM

    Germany kicks off 2024 with four creative stamp designs

    by Molly Goad
    The stamps feature designs in the World of Letters, Subway Stations and Time Travel Germany series, and a tribute to the 500-year history of the evangelical hymnbook.

  • canada-2023-donald-sutherland-stamp
    Dec 25, 2023, 13:00 PM

    Donald Sutherland invites fans to send postcards

    by David Hartwig
    “People have sent me letters just because they wanted to send me a letter with my stamp on it,” Sutherland said.

  • ukraine-st-nicholas-sack-weapons-double-headed-eagle-stamp
    Dec 20, 2023, 10:45 AM

    St. Nick delivers weapons on Ukraine stamp issued Dec. 6

    by David Hartwig
    Ukrainian artist Kostya Lavra designed the stamp, which combines elements of the St. Nicholas tradition with elements of the armed forces.

  • belgium-2024-arlon-city-squares-stamps-pane
    Dec 18, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Belgium’s 2024 stamp program to begin Jan. 21

    by David Hartwig
    Stamp issues in the 2024 program include Belgium’s first cryptocurrency stamp, stamps that glow in the dark, and a stamp that attempts to break a record.

  • jersey-2023-year-dragon-stamp-wang-huming
    Dec 18, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Jersey unveils Wang Huming’s dragon stamps

    by Molly Goad
    the issue includes a single £1.65 stamp in panes of 10 and a £4 stamp in a souvenir sheet of one, both to be issued Jan. 4.

  • mexico-1938-international-congress-planning-housing-stamp
    Dec 13, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Look for Mexico 1938 International Congress airmail set of six

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    There is something for everyone among Mexican stamps, from great classic rarities to colorful and attractive modern topicals that are easily affordable.

  • ascension-island-1996-santa-claus-stamps
    Dec 6, 2023, 13:00 PM

    Santa gets around: a look at stamps of other countries

    by John M. Hotchner
    Other countries have reimagined the story of Santa Claus, often to comport with their climates, and other times just for fun.

  • canada-post-2024-hanukkah-stamp
    Dec 5, 2023, 12:30 PM

    Canada unveils striking 2023 Hanukkah stamp

    by Molly Goad
    Also called the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah commemorates the historic rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Jewish people reclaimed it around 165 B.C.

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