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US Stamps
Aug 21, 2023, 10 AMThird label issued for Boston 2026 World Expo
Award-winning stamp designer Chris Calle created the label, which the Portland Stamp Company produced in 3,000 sheets of nine. -
US Stamps
Aug 21, 2023, 7 AMPinatas to break out Sept. 8 on four U.S. stamps
The 36th annual Pinata Festival in Roswell, N.M., will host the United States Postal Service’s first-day ceremony for its new Pinatas definitive stamps. -
US Stamps
Aug 18, 2023, 1 PMContract renewal of APS executive director Scott English announced at Aug. 9 joint APS/APRL board meeting
The joint meeting came one day before the opening of Great American Stamp Show, the nation’s biggest annual philatelic extravaganza, held Aug. 10-13 near the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland. -
US Stamps
Aug 18, 2023, 9 AMBalpex Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-3
Balpex is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show. -
US Stamps
Aug 17, 2023, 2 PMSept. 22 first-day ceremony details for OSIRIS-REx stamp
The stamp will be issued Friday, Sept. 22, at the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City. -
Postal Updates
Aug 17, 2023, 11 AMUSPS records losses for third quarter of 2023
The posted loss for the third quarter was $1.7 billion, compared to a reported profit in the spring of 2022 of $59.7 billion. -
US Stamps
Aug 17, 2023, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Priority Mail cover is unofficial FDC for John Lewis stamp
Also this week, a rundown of useful articles and websites devoted to perfins, and a word search puzzle highlighting colors associated with animals and plants. -
Postal Updates
Aug 16, 2023, 6 PMGicker, former director of stamp services, no longer an employee of USPS
During his quarter century at the USPS, Gicker served as art director and quality control supervisor for hundreds of stamp releases. -
Auctions
Aug 16, 2023, 1 PMU.S., worldwide stamps and postal history, philatelic rarities in Aug. 30-31 Raritan auction
The sale contains 1,383 lots representing the property of 29 owners. -
US Stamps
Aug 16, 2023, 8 AM2017 WPA Posters booklet in demand
The booklet pane has 12 stamps on one side and eight stamps plus the booklet cover (label) on the other side. -
World Stamps
Aug 16, 2023, 8 AMBritain celebrates Discworld book series with Aug. 10 set
Royal Mail calls Pratchett (1948-2015) one of the United Kingdom’s greatest fantasy writers. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on Feb. 18, 2009, for services to literature. -
US Stamps
Aug 15, 2023, 11 AMImperforate U.S. 2019 Flag coil spotted on cover from Connecticut
The error was first listed in the 2021 edition of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
World Stamps
Aug 15, 2023, 8 AMTwo firsts for Aland Post include temporary tattoo
It was the first time an artist was given free rein to create a stamp motif for Aland. -
Postal Updates
Aug 14, 2023, 11 AMNational Postal Museum celebrates 30th anniversary
With an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 on Trip Advisor, the National Postal Museum is ranked No. 18 out of 498 “things to do in Washington.” -
US Stamps
Aug 14, 2023, 7 AMCan a postmark be placed on basically anything?
At first-day ceremonies, the rules for postmarking are sometimes loosely followed. -
Postal Updates
Aug 12, 2023, 10 AMThis Michigan pictorial postmark is full of bologna
Since 1989, the Yale Bologna Festival has been a staple for the small community of roughly 1,910. -
US Stamps
Aug 11, 2023, 8 PMOriginal art altered for U.S. 1984 Nation of Readers stamp
The central design shows Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad poring over a book. -
US Stamps
Aug 10, 2023, 1 PMA chilly homework excuse for July cartoon caption winner
The dominating theme from Linn’s readers placed the polar bears in a zoo contemplating what was on the other side of the glass. -
World Stamps
Aug 10, 2023, 8 AMInside Linn’s: An enduring symbol of East Germany
Also this week, the challenge of researching recent first-day cover cachetmakers, and an upbeat review of a mixture of worldwide stamps issued mostly from the 1980s to 2010. -
US Stamps
Aug 9, 2023, 12 PMUSPOD gives serious reply to 1924 postal complaint
Complaining about postal service is not a new phenomenon.