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Oct 3, 2024, 08:00 AM
Folk costumes on joint issue from Romania and India
The stamps commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries by showcasing folk costumes of both nations. -
Oct 2, 2024, 08:00 AM
Look for Aitutaki 1920 Capt. James Cook set
This beautiful, engraved bicolor set is popular with collectors of the British Empire, Polynesia and New Zealand, and Capt. Cook topical collectors. -
Sep 27, 2024, 10:00 AM
Canada Post honors singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan
The permanent-rate (currently 99¢) stamp features a photograph of McLachlan along with a stylized version of her signature. -
Sep 25, 2024, 10:45 AM
Royal Mail spotlights Britain’s eight-legged creatures
Each stamp shows a vivid illustration of a spider against a white background, and all of the spiders pictured on the stamps can be found in the United Kingdom. -
Sep 24, 2024, 08:30 AM
Results announced for 2023’s most popular music stamp
A stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of an opera festival in Verona, Italy, placed first in a poll for the top music stamp issue of 2023. -
Sep 23, 2024, 11:30 AM
Estonia new issues for Mare Balticum 2024
The revival of this show for Baltic nations after a 19-year absence had Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) recognition, International Federation of Philately (FIP) sponsorship, 153 exhibits and a small bourse (sales area). -
Sep 20, 2024, 09:30 AM
Guernsey commemorates 150 years of the Universal Postal Union
The UPU coordinates postal policies among member nations and ensures the smooth functioning of international mail delivery. -
Sep 18, 2024, 10:45 AM
Poland 2019 Henryk Slawik stamp in demand
Henryk Slawik is credited with saving the lives of at least 5,000 Polish Jews during World War II. -
Sep 18, 2024, 08:30 AM
Unconventional crypto stamps treated as products
Guernsey Post recently announced a new Guernsey Goat crypto stamp. -
Sep 17, 2024, 12:00 PM
Great Britain’s Royal Mail to raise postage rates Oct. 7
The cost for first-class postage will climb 30 pence, from £1.35 to £1.65. The second-class rate will remain unchanged at 85p. -
Sep 16, 2024, 10:30 AM
Canada Post proposes new postal rates
Canada Post proposed a 25¢ increase in its domestic letter rate to go into effect Jan 13, 2025. -
Sep 13, 2024, 10:00 AM
Germany champions new Freddie Mercury stamp
The issue, coinciding with the 77th anniversary of the late singer’s birthday, is the second in Deutsche Post’s Legends of Pop/Rock Music series. -
Sep 6, 2024, 10:00 AM
Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates 50th anniversary of comedy series ‘Porridge’
First airing on the BBC between 1974 and 1977, Porridge follows the experiences of prisoners at the fictional men’s prison HMP Slade. -
Sep 5, 2024, 09:30 AM
Changes in United Nations 2024 program announced
The 2024 UNPA program is tentative and subject to change. -
Sep 4, 2024, 08:00 AM
Bull’s-eye cancels on Belgian Congo 1910-15 pictorial stamps a worthy challenge
Colonial stamps have great appeal for many collectors, especially those who collect the 1840-1940 classic period of postage stamp production. -
Sep 3, 2024, 08:30 AM
What’s new for 2025 Scott Standard catalog Volume 6?
Volume 6A includes listings for the countries of the world San (San Marino) through Tete. Listings for Thai (Thailand) through Z countries of the world can be found in Vol. 6B. -
Aug 23, 2024, 13:00 PM
McGill wins Champion of Champions award for his Marvelous Machins exhibit
The prestigious award recognizes McGill’s 20th- and 21st-century exhibit “Britain’s Marvelous Machins” as the top national exhibit of the past year. -
Aug 22, 2024, 11:45 AM
Fourth label issued for Boston 2026
Boston 2026 World Expo will take place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass. -
Aug 21, 2024, 08:00 AM
Look for scarce Lithuania 1922 White Knight stamp
This is by far the scarcest stamp from the 1922 overprinted and surcharged issue. -
Aug 20, 2024, 12:00 PM
Royal Mail updates Union Flag stamp with silhouette of King Charles III
The first-class (currently £1.35) stamp features a design of the Union Flag which first appeared on a British stamp in 2001 as part of a Flags set.
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Auctions Oct 2, 2024, 10 AM
Magnolia collection of Hong Kong and treaty ports postal history in Oct. 15 Siegel auction
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World Stamps Oct 2, 2024, 8 AM
Look for Aitutaki 1920 Capt. James Cook set
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Postal Updates Oct 1, 2024, 1 PM
Postmark honors Shaker heritage at Tuscopex 2024 Stamp Show
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Postal Updates Oct 1, 2024, 10 AM
USPS will not increase stamp prices in January 2025