WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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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. -
Jun 7, 2021, 08:00 AMWhat’s new for 2022 Scott Standard catalog Volume 3?
A significant amount of attention was paid to the Great Britain Offices Abroad listings for offices in Africa, China and the Turkish Empire. -
Jun 5, 2021, 10:00 AMMore than 50 postal administrations participating in Europa contest
The winning stamps will be announced in October. -
Jun 4, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: A tribute to France’s Liberty and Peace series
Also this week, climb aboard for a fascinating ride with British railway letter stamps, and a philatelic celebration of the three men named Alexandre Dumas. -
May 30, 2021, 11:00 AMBIOT sovereignty dispute and the likely end of its stamps
Both the United Kingdom and Mauritius claim sovereignty over this archipelago of more than 50 islands in the central Indian Ocean -
May 28, 2021, 16:13 PMSpain’s racial inequality-skin tone stamps announced, withdrawn
Spain’s philatelic attempt to draw attention to racial inequality has backfired, drawing widespread criticism from a variety of news media. -
May 26, 2021, 12:31 PMVatican is sued over artwork on 2020 Easter stamp
The artwork by street artist Alessia Babrow is shown on the Vatican City’s €1.15 Easter stamp issued Feb. 14, 2020. -
May 25, 2021, 11:00 AMMonaco’s tribute to stamp engraver Czeslaw Slania
A handful of other postal administrations have also included Slania commemoratives on their stamp programs for 2021. -
May 20, 2021, 11:00 AMLook for Panama’s 1903-04 acknowledgment of receipt stamps
These stamps were issued shortly after Panama declared its independence from Colombia. -
May 19, 2021, 14:00 PMNew designs from Swiss Post present word-search puzzle, shapes of summer
May 6 also was the issue date for other Swiss stamps, including commemoratives marking the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Headlines
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US Stamps
Aug 3, 2021, 9 AMLook for used U.S. 1851 12¢ gray black George Washington stamp
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Auctions
Aug 2, 2021, 12 PMColorful 1893 Columbian cover, more in Aug. 10-11 Cherrystone sale
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World Stamps
Aug 2, 2021, 9 AMWhat’s new for 2022 Scott Standard catalog Volume 5?
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US Stamps
Jul 30, 2021, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Liberty series 2¢ Thomas Jefferson stamps
