WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Feb 16, 2021, 13:16 PMCanada shows off its Snow Mammals on new stamps
Featured are the Peary caribou, ermine and snowshoe hare on vertically formatted stamps, and the northern collared lemming and Arctic fox on horizontally formatted stamps. -
Feb 12, 2021, 14:24 PMMarch 25-27 virtual Stampex show open for registration
Spink, the London-based philatelic auction house, is the official sponsor of the show. -
Feb 11, 2021, 11:00 AMLook for set of Swiss 1933-37 grilled gum stamps
The vertical and horizontal grid points can be seen from the back of the stamp, with or without magnification depending on how good your eyesight is. -
Feb 7, 2021, 09:00 AMFinland’s most beautiful stamps of 2020
A total of 29,410 votes were cast in the poll. -
Feb 5, 2021, 13:30 PMFloral art introduces Japan’s new Record of Nature series
The 10 stamps reproduce artwork from the three-volume Makoto Hanaki, Japan’s earliest botanical pictorial book. -
Feb 5, 2021, 08:00 AMInside Linn’s: Stamps of Lithuania celebrate city of Klaipeda
Also this week, how a missing Transjordan overprint on a Hejaz stamp led to a misunderstanding, and a positive assessment of the state of first-day cover collecting. -
Feb 4, 2021, 14:07 PMNew British stamps honor sitcom’s anniversary
Royal Mail, in partnership with BBC Studios, revealed the stamp images Feb. 2. -
Feb 1, 2021, 16:00 PMRomanian issue honors stamp collecting and other royal hobbies
The four stamps are part of a new series highlighting the hobbies of Romanian kings. -
Feb 1, 2021, 08:43 AMLook for unissued Polish space stamp for Soyuz mission
There is demand for this stamp from collectors of Polish stamps as well as space topical collectors. -
Jan 29, 2021, 13:51 PMScott catalog numbers assigned to 2020 U.N. stamps
Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values. -
Jan 24, 2021, 13:30 PMCapex 2022 international show sets up site
The show will include a dealer bourse (sales floor) of more than 18,000 square feet. -
Jan 22, 2021, 14:00 PMCanada’s Black History Month stamps remember two communities
The stamps show scenes of Willow Grove, New Brunswick, and Amber Valley, Alberta, respectively. -
Jan 22, 2021, 08:19 AMU.N. stamp pane celebrates the Year of the Ox
This is the 12th pane in the UNPA’s Lunar New Year stamp series, completing the zodiac cycle. -
Jan 21, 2021, 16:28 PMGreat Britain to honor Paul McCartney and more on its 2021 stamps
Britain’s 2021 stamp program began in January with 10 National Parks stamps on Jan. 14 and a United Kingdom: A Celebration souvenir sheet of four stamps on Jan. 26. -
Jan 20, 2021, 09:10 AMSouvenir sheet honors the people and achievements of the United Kingdom
The four stamps in the sheet are shown against an illustration described by Royal Mail as a “colourful interpretation of the Union Flag.” -
Jan 18, 2021, 08:30 AMHong Kong FDCs of 1930s-1970s in demand
Some prices vary widely for a given issue. -
Jan 17, 2021, 11:00 AMAmerican Philatelic Congress, Postal History Society combine
The news was first announced by Postal History Society president Yamil Kouri in Postal History Journal, published by the society. -
Jan 15, 2021, 10:35 AM‘The Simpsons’ highlight stamp collecting in episode
Philately took center stage in the episode of The Simpsons that aired Jan. 3. -
Jan 14, 2021, 09:00 AMGreta Thunberg on new Swedish Nature stamp
PostNord also provided details about other Swedish stamps to be issued in 2021. -
Jan 14, 2021, 08:03 AMBanchik, Maselis to receive 2021 Lichtenstein award
Banchik is a past president of the Collectors Club. Maselis is the immediate past president of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
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US Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMU.S. 2022 Edmonia Lewis stamp ceremony details announced
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US Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMCeremony details revealed for U.S. 2022 Love stamps
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World Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMNew Canadian stamp celebrates author Margaret Atwood
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World Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 9 AMRegistration date set for APS 2022 Summer Seminar
