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US Stamps
Dec 23, 2022, 12 PMChannel your inner elf for the January cartoon contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
US Stamps
Dec 23, 2022, 8 AMJan. 22 Sailboats stamps fulfill new domestic postcard rate
The Jan. 22 issue date coincides with the domestic postcard-rate increase from 44¢ to 48¢. -
Postal Updates
Dec 22, 2022, 1 PMSnowy otter cancel honors America’s underwater parks
The Ventura County Philatelic Society in Ventura, Calif., sponsored the postmark in conjunction with its annual Youth Stamp Fair. -
US Stamps
Dec 22, 2022, 9 AMInside Linn’s: A 1942 cover to a blacklisted person in Colombia
Also this week, a postal historian’s rate analysis of a 1926 U.S. airmail cover with added airmail service in Europe, and an upbeat review of a mixture of worldwide stamps offered at a cost of $2 plus a self-addressed, stamped envelope. -
US Stamps
Dec 21, 2022, 1 PMOrcoexpo 2023 show Jan. 6-8
The show will offer a Grenada Grenadines Seabirds of the Caribbean souvenir sheet with a special Orcoexpo overprint. -
Postal Updates
Dec 21, 2022, 11 AMUSPS agrees to boost purchase of electric trucks
All of the Next Generation trucks to be delivered in 2026 and afterward are to be electric, the USPS said. -
World Stamps
Dec 21, 2022, 10 AMCanada announces subjects for its 2023 stamp program
Notable among the 2023 stamps will be the issuance of the first definitives honoring King Charles III. -
World Stamps
Dec 21, 2022, 8 AMCanadian $4 stamp has more demand than might be apparent
Unlike most Canadian high-denomination stamps, the $4 Bighorn Sheep stamp was only on sale for a few years. -
US Stamps
Dec 20, 2022, 12 PMGreat American Stamp Show 2023 to hold two first-day ceremonies for U.S issues
The United States Postal Service will host first-day ceremonies for the Life Magnified and Thinking of You stamps at the Great American Stamp Show. -
US Stamps
Dec 20, 2022, 12 PMTop stamp stories of 2022
One of the big items was the explosion in the quantity of United States stamp issues being counterfeited. -
US Stamps
Dec 20, 2022, 8 AMThe end of reporting on earliest-known uses of Christmas seals issued from 1907 through 1935
For the second straight year, there have been no new reports of earliest-known uses (EKUs) of United States Christmas seals tied to covers by a cancellation. -
US Stamps
Dec 19, 2022, 11 AMSchool bus featured on new United States additional-ounce stamp
The easily recognizable yellow coloring of the school bus makes the image all the more striking against the neutral tones in the rest of the stamp. -
US Stamps
Dec 19, 2022, 8 AMVarieties make Christmas seal collecting fun
What could go wrong in the production of the 1920 Christmas seal? -
US Stamps
Dec 16, 2022, 12 PMAmerican First Day Cover Society elects board of directors
The four seats on the AFDCS board of directors are elected on a yearly basis for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1. -
World Stamps
Dec 16, 2022, 10 AMVatican City wins award for best religious stamp
The 2022 award ceremony was held in the Ceramics Hall of the Fioroni Museum in Legnago. -
World Stamps
Dec 15, 2022, 1 PMInside Linn’s: National hero Michael the Brave honored on Romanian stamps
Also this week, a United States 1998 business reply mail cover comes with a nice dollar-sign surprise on the back, and a review of North Atlantic Non-Contract Steamship Sailings, 1838-1875 by Richard F. Winter and John H. Barwis. -
US Stamps
Dec 15, 2022, 11 AMErnest J. Gaines stamp first-day ceremony details
The Ernest J. Gaines stamp is the 46th in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage series. -
World Stamps
Dec 15, 2022, 8 AMBelgium’s 2023 stamp program to begin Jan. 23
The program will begin with four issues, one of which celebrates the 50th birthday of Queen Mathilde, who was born Jan. 20, 1973. -
US Stamps
Dec 14, 2022, 1 PMFlorida stamp club visit
The Flagler County Stamp and Coin Club of Palm Coast, Fla., reaches out to Linn’s annually seeking donations for its various programs. -
US Stamps
Dec 14, 2022, 8 AMStriking U.S. $5 stamp is a good buy in very fine grade with fresh color
The $5 high denomination of the 1922-25 series features the head of the Statue of Freedom from atop the dome of the U.S. Capitol.