Also this week, the challenge of researching recent first-day cover cachetmakers, and an upbeat review of a mixture of worldwide stamps issued mostly from the 1980s to 2010.

The stamp pictures Dominic Thiem, the men’s singles champion at the 2020 United States Open Tennis Tournament.

In the coming months, Finland’s postal administration, Posti, will issue six new stamp sets with 16 different designs.

For the 2024 Scott catalog season, the Scott editors continue a review of Portuguese areas, which for Vol. 5 include Kionga, Nyassa, Ponta Delgada, Portuguese Africa, Portuguese Congo, Portuguese Guinea, Portuguese India and Quelimane.

The Body, Mind and Soul stamps and souvenir sheets represent three culturally significant practices from China: taijiquan, calligraphy, and the guqin instrument and its music.

Royal Mail said that only the first-class stamps purchased before July 26 were affected, while those purchased after July 27 were not.

As reported in the June 12 issue of Linn’s, the original stamp was recalled because of complaints about the statue in Lisbon that inspired the design.

The striking designs of the colorful stamps show scenes from nine of Wagner’s operatic works.

The new images can help collectors quickly locate a stamp just by looking for the design.

The initiative involves storing digital postage stamps on the moon. After spending some time on the moon, the stamps will be transmitted back to Earth.

The railway opened in December 1927 and operated until 2003, when economics resulted in its closure.

The 2023 court of honor is called Hidden Treasures and allows attendees the chance to view beautiful philatelic material up close.

The institute decided to follow the format of its 2020 symposium and have all speakers deliver their papers online.

The stamps, presented in two horizontal se-tenant strips of five, each show a different species of insect, bird, fish or mammal.

The stamps are a tribute to the role ferries have played in Canada’s waterways.

The set is of interest to Italy and area collectors, as well as fauna topical collectors.

Born in Quebec in 1941, Arcand’s storied 60-year career has many highlights.

The new designs are the successors to the 2014 definitive stamps showing Dutch icons in blue and white.

The original Queen Elizabeth II regional stamps were designed by Eric A. Piprell, who was born and educated in Guernsey.

The RPSL presented its 2023 awards at the society’s annual general meeting on June 29.