World Stamp News & International Philatelic History

Sep 12, 2018, 06:45 AM

Complete the country of Kionga with one set

This week, our tipsters highlight Kionga, a country that can be completed in collections with just one set of stamps.

Sep 11, 2018, 07:00 AM

Canadian Armed Forces stamp revealed

Canada Post unveiled its second Emergency Responders stamp Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Valcartier base in Quebec.

Sep 11, 2018, 06:10 AM

New stamp set completes Britain's World War I series

As with the previous sets, the stamps explore the war through six themes: poppies, poetry, participants, war art, memorials, and artifacts.

Sep 11, 2018, 06:00 AM

Volumes 6A and 6B of 2019 Scott Standard catalogs available

Serbia, Slovakia, and the democratic republic of Vietnam received a thorough review in Vols. 6A and 6B of the 2019 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue.

Sep 10, 2018, 08:15 AM

Canada Post honors the country's paramedics

The paramedics stamp is the first of five to be unveiled this week reflecting Canadians' gratitude for all emergency responders.

Sep 7, 2018, 11:30 AM

United Nations 2019 stamps

Six commemorative stamp sets are planned for next year, along with seven special event panes or souvenir sheets, and one definitive issue.

Sep 4, 2018, 04:00 AM

A solid engraved stamp is one for the album

Editor Jay Bigalke's kid-in-a-candy-store moment at the Canadian Bank Note facility in Ottawa.

Aug 31, 2018, 11:00 AM

Thomas the Tank Engine chugs onto new UNPA issue

The UNPA is issuing a pane of 10 stamps and labels Sept. 12 to bring attention to the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals initiative.

Aug 31, 2018, 06:45 AM

Canada’s new intaglio $4 sheep: Inside Linn’s

In this issue, you'll also find part 2 of our Roman States stamp series, and how to collect King George V Seahorses.

Aug 31, 2018, 04:00 AM

Taiwan souvenir sheet remembers documentary filmmaker

Chi Po-lin died in a helicopter crash while shooting a sequel to the 2013 documentary Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above in 2017.

Aug 30, 2018, 04:00 AM

Australian stamps show artistic landscape patterns

The four $1 domestic-rate Art and Nature stamps were issued June 12.

Aug 29, 2018, 06:45 AM

Tip of the week: 1912-1914 Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 1912-1914 Bosnia and Herzegovina set of 21 Emperor Franz Josef stamps is a key set for the country.

Aug 29, 2018, 04:00 AM

Stamps show remote coral atolls in the South Pacific

New Zealand Post describes the designs as offering “a bird’seye view of one of the most remote places in the world.”

Aug 27, 2018, 05:15 AM

Guernsey’s Sepac stamp showcases "Drone Ranger" photography

Guernsey Post issued the 76-penny stamp in a set of six on Aug. 1.

Aug 27, 2018, 04:30 AM

Childlike awe captured on Canada Post semipostal

A new fundraising stamp will be added to Canada Post’s Community Foundation series of semipostals Sept. 24.

Aug 27, 2018, 04:15 AM

Liechtenstein stamps feature birds' eyes, bird's-eye photographs

Artistic Photography: Birds Eyes and Summit Crosses 2018 were issued Sept. 3 and June 4, respectively.

Aug 24, 2018, 09:00 AM

Escape documented on postcard: Inside Linn’s

In this issue, you'll also find an interesting 1936 cover from a US Marine Corps colonel stationed in Shanghai and a stamp buy that exceeds expectations.