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  • united-states-2022-holiday-elves-elf-candy-cane-stamp

    US Stamps

    Dec 23, 2022, 12 PM

    Channel your inner elf for the January cartoon contest

    Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 23, 2022, 8 AM

    Jan. 22 Sailboats stamps fulfill new domestic postcard rate

    The Jan. 22 issue date coincides with the domestic postcard-rate increase from 44¢ to 48¢.

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    Postal Updates

    Dec 22, 2022, 1 PM

    Snowy 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.

  • 1942-cover-chicago-cali-colombia-proclaimed-list-blocked-nationals

    US Stamps

    Dec 22, 2022, 9 AM

    Inside 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.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 21, 2022, 1 PM

    Orcoexpo 2023 show Jan. 6-8

    The show will offer a Grenada Grenadines Seabirds of the Caribbean souvenir sheet with a special Orcoexpo overprint.

  • usps-electric-trucks

    Postal Updates

    Dec 21, 2022, 11 AM

    USPS 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.

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    World Stamps

    Dec 21, 2022, 10 AM

    Canada announces subjects for its 2023 stamp program

    Notable among the 2023 stamps will be the issuance of the first definitives honoring King Charles III.

  • canada-2018-rocky-mountain-bighorn-sheep-stamp

    World Stamps

    Dec 21, 2022, 8 AM

    Canadian $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.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 20, 2022, 12 PM

    Great 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.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 20, 2022, 12 PM

    Top stamp stories of 2022

    One of the big items was the explosion in the quantity of United States stamp issues being counterfeited.

  • united-states-1920-christmas-seal-stamp

    US Stamps

    Dec 20, 2022, 8 AM

    The 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.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 19, 2022, 11 AM

    School 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.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 19, 2022, 8 AM

    Varieties make Christmas seal collecting fun

    What could go wrong in the production of the 1920 Christmas seal?

  • american-first-day-cover-society-logo

    US Stamps

    Dec 16, 2022, 12 PM

    American 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.

  • vatican-city-2021-100th-anniversary-catholic-university-sacred-heart-stamp

    World Stamps

    Dec 16, 2022, 10 AM

    Vatican City wins award for best religious stamp

    The 2022 award ceremony was held in the Ceramics Hall of the Fioroni Museum in Legnago.

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    World Stamps

    Dec 15, 2022, 1 PM

    Inside 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.

  • united-states-2023-ernest-gaines-black-heritage-stamp

    US Stamps

    Dec 15, 2022, 11 AM

    Ernest 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.

  • belgium-2023-universal-declaration-human-rights-stamp

    World Stamps

    Dec 15, 2022, 8 AM

    Belgium’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.

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    US Stamps

    Dec 14, 2022, 1 PM

    Florida 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.

  • united-states-1923-head-of-freedom-stamp

    US Stamps

    Dec 14, 2022, 8 AM

    Striking 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.

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