Early Burmese cacheted FDCs are hot through the 1949 Universal Postal Union commemorative set.

The 100th anniversary of the Penny Black was an occasion for celebration in 1940. America’s stamp collectors went all out to meet the challenge.

Also this week, Marine One goes airborne on a U.S. 2007 Express Mail stamp, and an unlisted stamp from Manama sneaks into a mixture of 200 worldwide stamps.

The new stamp shows a vial of insulin and an excerpt of an unpublished memoir by Dr. Frederick Banting.

The five Snow Mammals stamps show an ermine, snowshoe hare, Arctic fox, Peary caribou and northern collared lemming.

The new nondenominated permanent-rate stamp (currently 92¢) features a stylized evening scene as viewed through a decorative arched window.

The salaried position involves assisting the editor-in-chief with production schedules, processes, and editorial calendars.

In conjunction with the Classic Science Fiction issue, Royal Mail is offering postmarks, a first-day cover, six postcards reproducing the designs of the stamps, and a presentation pack.

For years, Scott catalog editors have been working hard to update images for stamps of Paraguay that bear a specimen overprint in Spanish, “MUESTRA.”

The UNPA issued its first stamps on United Nations Day, Oct. 24, 1951, and two stamps released on that day are featured on the pane.

Canada Post issued a stamp April 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of its music awards known as the Junos.

This set is popular with topical collectors, particularly the three high denominations that depict a lioness, a Cape oryx and an elephant, respectively.

This will be the fifth time that Royal Mail has featured artwork by children on its postage stamps.

For the United States, current Scott values accurately reflect market values for very fine stamps.

Also this week, questioning the genuineness of first-day covers of the U.S. 1962 4¢ Dag Hammarskjold error stamp, and an appreciation of France’s Great Moments in French History souvenir sheets.

Each medal is awarded for an outstanding presentation given to the society or an article published in the society’s world-renowned magazine, the London Philatelist.

Examples with forged overprints exist, so expertization by one of the recognized services is a good idea.

The stamps continue the United Nations Postal Administration’s Endangered Species series, which began in 1993.

The three stamps feature colorful vibrant artwork created by Abracadabra Design Studio in Mexico.

The show starts in the United States at 4 a.m. Eastern Time March 25 and is open around the clock through 4 a.m. March 28.