The individual stamps are each printed in panes of 20 and feature a different engraving-style portrait of Lennon by Swedish-born artist Martin Morck.

The Penny Black is the logical starting point for a collection of Scott No. 1 stamps of the world.

This semipostal is the 10th issue in an annual series that began in 2012 with the establishment of the Canada Post Community Foundation.

Among the significant additions made to the Vol. 6 listings are more stamps of Sharjah and new listings for South Kasai and Viet Cong.

Royal Mail worked closely with the British Ministry of Defence to plan and develop the British Army Vehicles stamps.

The designs show Pioneers preventing theft from a mailbox, preventing destruction of property, recovering a stranded kite, and a girl Pioneer saluting.

The Linn’s Stamp News editorial team is planning a special edition publication to be mailed with the January 2022 monthly magazine.

Also this week, shining the philatelic spotlight on counterfeit United States postal cards, and the philatelic connections between a Norwegian television show and a crown princess and a U.S. president.

Stamps honoring the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) placed first and third in the poll for the most popular music stamp of 2020.

The engraved stamps were printed on unwatermarked paper by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Great Britain’s DC Comics issue includes two strips of six se-tenant (side-by-side) stamps, and a souvenir sheet with six stamps.

The decision was made Aug. 24 at the UPU’s 27th Universal Postal Congress in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

A highlight of the first day of the show will be the issuance of a Greek souvenir sheet of two €2.40 stamps in honor of the Notos 2021 exhibition.

Excellent forgeries of the overprint were produced on genuine stamps for the two highest face-value stamps.

During the exhibition, rooms will be available for societies to hold meetings.

The other new Liechtenstein stamps mark the 100th anniversary of its constitution, the 140th birth anniversary of artist Eugen Zotow, and the 700th death anniversary of Italian writer Dante Alighieri.

Also this week, a look back at the first dollar-denominated stamp in the popular United States Great Americans series, and a hunt for Harry Potter characters in a word search puzzle.

U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner discovered Stan Rogers’ music about 30 years ago.

Three Swiss stamps celebrating the 125th anniversary of cinema won the 51st edition of the Asiago international awards for philatelic art held on July 25 in Asiago, Italy.

One of the highlights of the new digital option is an enhanced search capability.