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US Stamps
Nov 29, 2022, 8 AMMicarelli guide book to U.S. classic stamps available
The stamps are organized by design and denomination for the definitive stamps of this era. -
US Stamps
Nov 28, 2022, 1 PMHofmeyr wins single-frame Champion of Champions award for U.S. grills exhibit
Hofmeyr’s exhibit was one of 22 qualifying exhibits in the single-frame Champion of Champions competition. -
US Stamps
Nov 28, 2022, 9 AM‘Peanuts’ character Pigpen front and center for December cartoon contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
World Stamps
Nov 27, 2022, 9 AMVance Auctions of Canada celebrates milestone
The company got its start through a full-page ad in Linn’s. -
World Stamps
Nov 26, 2022, 9 AMSwitzerland issues two Lego stamps showing chalet, cow
The two stamps issued by Swiss Post on Nov. 10 depict a brick-built chalet on the 90-franc denomination and a cow on the 1.10fr. -
US Stamps
Nov 25, 2022, 1 PMElf with present on new USPS holiday postage label
The postage labels are dispensed at self-service kiosks installed in many post offices across the country. -
US Stamps
Nov 25, 2022, 12 PMWhy Minden, Neb., is the ‘Christmas City’
How hard do you have to look to find a Christmas connection on a philatelic item? -
Postal Updates
Nov 24, 2022, 10 AMPostal Service faces skepticism from House lawmakers
The hearing probably was one of the last the House of Representatives will hold on a postal issue while it is under Democratic control. -
World Stamps
Nov 24, 2022, 8 AMInside Linn’s: The Japanese space program and woodblock covers
Also this week, an unforgivable philatelic horror story driven by greed, and colonial stamps honor a Free French hero. -
World Stamps
Nov 24, 2022, 8 AMNov. 24 set from Royal Mail marks 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
The Tutankhamun set includes 12 stamps, eight in four horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs and four in a souvenir sheet. -
US Stamps
Nov 23, 2022, 11 AMLinn’s reader identifies 1937 Christmas card artist
The picture is titled The Philatelists, but the name was altered for use on the Christmas card. -
World Stamps
Nov 23, 2022, 8 AMDefinitive set from Tunisia makes a fine display
From 1906 to 1926, Tunisia issued a set of 29 definitive stamps. -
US Stamps
Nov 22, 2022, 4 PMFirst-day-of-issue details for U.S. Railroad Stations set
The stamps, designed by Down the Street Designs, will be issued in panes of 20. -
US Stamps
Nov 22, 2022, 12 PMA rare Christmas card from a POW in Korea
One reason so few of these greetings survive is that the amount of surviving POW mail is quite small. -
World Stamps
Nov 22, 2022, 9 AMNPM to host postal history symposium Dec. 8-9
The 2022 symposium will cover political systems, postal administrations and the mail. -
US Stamps
Nov 21, 2022, 1 PMWestpex 2023 prospectus available
Westpex 2023 will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the cable car. -
Auctions
Nov 21, 2022, 8 AMRumsey Dec. 6-8 auction series features Piller U.S. inventory, gems of philately
The more than 560 lots of U.S. postage stamps reflect the breadth of Piller’s holdings, from postmasters’ provisionals to revenues. -
World Stamps
Nov 18, 2022, 12 PMRoyal Mail announces grace period for use of definitive stamps without barcodes
According to Royal Mail, customers can now send mail franked with definitive stamps without barcodes for the six months following Jan. 31, 2023. -
World Stamps
Nov 18, 2022, 11 AMMachins retain consistency over 50 years amid continual change
Why has the Machin design endured and thrived for five decades? There are several reasons. -
World Stamps
Nov 18, 2022, 9 AMAustria finds new use for old postal uniforms
What’s old becomes new again on a stamp issued Oct. 21 by Austrian Post.