Literacy and imagination are the themes of this year’s stamp. The design shows a snug group of animals and insects reading a book together under the moon.

Boston 2026 World Expo will take place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.

The detailed stamp designs are based on newly commissioned wood engravings by British artist and stamp designer Andrew Davidson.

China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China were reviewed closely.

The article looks in detail at the private stamp collection that has been passed down for a couple of generations of the British royal family.

Editors anticipate making a decision soon, with the first listings to appear in the Scott New Issues section of Scott Stamp Monthly later this year.

Some cachets are more sought after and valuable than others. Study the market before buying or selling.

On April 18, Canada Post issued two extraordinary animal stamp designs created with embroidery and beadwork techniques.

Patron, the famous Ukrainian mine-sniffing dog, has detected numerous mines during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The 10 first-class stamps (currently £1.10), presented in two se-tenant (side-by-side) strips of five, depict different scenes from the legend.

On April 22, 1916, Spain issued the Cervantes Official mail stamps (Scott O12-O19), one of the world’s most beautiful Official mail stamp sets.

Collectors of Israel will want to take note of a new online resource. The Israel Philatelic Federation (IPF) and the Society of Israel Philatelists (SIP) collaborated in launching a new website in late March called the Israel 75 Philatelic Academy.

A History of Jersey’s Emergency Services features a selection of past and present emergency vehicles used on Jersey.

Volume 1A includes listings for the United States, United Nations, and countries of the world Aden through Australia. Listings for Austria through B countries of the world can be found in Vol. 1B.

Designs on recent stamps issued by Post Luxembourg bear the Luxembourgish name Letzebuerg rather than the French name Luxembourg.

Founded in 1959, Motivgruppe Musik has conducted an annual poll to determine the most popular music stamp of the year since 1980.

Czechoslovakia issued stamps known and appreciated for their varied and interesting topics and high production and design qualities.

The designs feature artwork from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) art collection.

Each stamp has a barcode printed in a matching color and separated by a simulated wavy-line die cut. The barcode can be scanned with a smartphone.

Mr. Sismondo, widely regarded as an expertizer, stamp dealer and author, was profiled in Linn’s Most Influential Philatelists and Their Epic Stamp Stories, published in 2022.