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    US Stamps

    Aug 21, 2023, 10 AM

    Third 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.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 21, 2023, 7 AM

    Pinatas 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.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 18, 2023, 1 PM

    Contract 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.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 18, 2023, 9 AM

    Balpex Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-3

    Balpex is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 17, 2023, 2 PM

    Sept. 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.

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    Postal Updates

    Aug 17, 2023, 11 AM

    USPS 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.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 17, 2023, 8 AM

    Inside 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.

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    Postal Updates

    Aug 16, 2023, 6 PM

    Gicker, 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.

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    Auctions

    Aug 16, 2023, 1 PM

    U.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.

  • united-states-2017-works-progress-administration-posters-booklet-stamps

    US Stamps

    Aug 16, 2023, 8 AM

    2017 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.

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    World Stamps

    Aug 16, 2023, 8 AM

    Britain 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.

  • united-states-imperforate-2019-flag-coil-stamp-scott-5343a-on-cover

    US Stamps

    Aug 15, 2023, 11 AM

    Imperforate 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.

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    World Stamps

    Aug 15, 2023, 8 AM

    Two 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.

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    Postal Updates

    Aug 14, 2023, 11 AM

    National 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.”

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    US Stamps

    Aug 14, 2023, 7 AM

    Can a postmark be placed on basically anything?

    At first-day ceremonies, the rules for postmarking are sometimes loosely followed.

  • yale-michigan-bologna-festival-pictorial-postmark

    Postal Updates

    Aug 12, 2023, 10 AM

    This 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.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 11, 2023, 8 PM

    Original art altered for U.S. 1984 Nation of Readers stamp

    The central design shows Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad poring over a book.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 10, 2023, 1 PM

    A 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.

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    World Stamps

    Aug 10, 2023, 8 AM

    Inside 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.

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    US Stamps

    Aug 9, 2023, 12 PM

    USPOD gives serious reply to 1924 postal complaint

    Complaining about postal service is not a new phenomenon.

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