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World Stamps
Mar 15, 2019, 8 AMComputer-related stamps from around the world: Inside Linn’s
Also this week, a column from Dollar-Sign Stamps writer Charles Snee, and Kitchen Table Philately mixture of 110 foreign, off paper stamps. -
US Stamps
Mar 15, 2019, 8 AMU.S. stamps for Sesame Street and more: Week’s Most Read
This week’s top story is the surprise addition of three new sets of USPS stamps to the 2019 program. -
Auctions
Mar 14, 2019, 10 AMU.S., worldwide material in H.R. Harmer April auction
The auction scheduled for April 4-6 in Costa Mesa, Calif., includes United States, British Commonwealth and worldwide stamps, covers, collections and accumulations. -
World Stamps
Mar 14, 2019, 8 AMUmbrella represents protection on Slovakian stamp
The new stamp commemorates Slovakia's chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. -
World Stamps
Mar 13, 2019, 12 PMGermany issues two Celestial Events stamps
Photos of a rainbow fragment and a sun mirage are pictured on these new German stamps. -
US Stamps
Mar 13, 2019, 11 AMIssue dates revealed for upcoming U.S. new issues
The United States Postal Service has revealed issue dates for three previously announced stamps and sets for 2019. -
US Stamps
Mar 13, 2019, 9 AMCeremony update for U.S. Post Office Murals stamps
The April 10 first-day ceremony for the United States Post Office Murals set of five stamps will take place at the main post office in Piggott, Ark. -
World Stamps
Mar 13, 2019, 8 AMRoyal Mail apologizes for raising rate above price cap
The upcoming second-class stamp rate hike breaches Ofcom's regulatory price cap for a week; Royal Mail will donate revenue realized from the error to charity. -
World Stamps
Mar 12, 2019, 1 PMLook for these 1938 Danzig Ships semipostal stamps
The set is a good buy in unused hinged condition at around $7 and in mint never-hinged condition at $25 to $30. -
US Stamps
Mar 12, 2019, 11 AMU.S. stamps for Sesame Street, Tyrannosaurus rex, Halloween
The United States stamp program for 2019 just grew by 24 stamps with the surprise addition of three new sets. -
World Stamps
Mar 12, 2019, 9 AMExpressions of rain on new Irish stamp
An Post's new stamp celebrating the country's weather is titled "A Stamp for Ireland." -
Auctions
Mar 12, 2019, 9 AMPostiljonen auction March 29-30 offers Nordic rarities, worldwide
The March 29-30 auction from the Swedish firm Postiljonen consists of a general sale that features stamps and postal history of Scandinavia and worldwide, and a specialized catalog for part 6 of the Gummesson grand prix d’honneur collection of Finland. -
World Stamps
Mar 12, 2019, 9 AMVietnam's Trump-Kim summit stamp
Vietnam commemorated the Hanoi summit between President Donald J. Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un on a postage stamp issued Feb. 26. -
Auctions
Mar 12, 2019, 9 AMKoehler's upcoming auction contains ancient to modern philately
The auctions series will take place March 26-30 at the firm’s galleries in Wiesbaden, Germany. -
US Stamps
Mar 11, 2019, 4 PMTranscontinental Railroad ceremony details revealed
The three-stamp set commemorating the transcontinental railroad will be issued May 10 with a first-day ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah. -
US Stamps
Mar 11, 2019, 2 PMSt. Louis Stamp Expo plans include Coral Reefs first-day ceremony
The show also includes 50-plus dealers offering stamps, covers and postal history from the United States and worldwide. -
World Stamps
Mar 11, 2019, 1 PMIwo Jima hero honored on Slovakian stamp
This new stamp honors Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank, one of the flag-raisers in the famous Iwo Jima photograph of World War II. -
Postal Updates
Mar 11, 2019, 1 PMMnuchin temporarily suspends USPS retirement fund payments
The suspension of payments into the postal retiree fund is caused by the statutory debt limit now back in effect. -
US Stamps
Mar 11, 2019, 10 AMVeterans of World War I stamp contest results
The February contest drew some criticism, but U.S. Stamp Notes columnist John M. Hotchner says the results embody "the ability to see some humor in nearly every situation." -
Auctions
Mar 11, 2019, 9 AMKagin’s auction in Pittsburgh includes encased postage
The auction will take place March 28-29, with the encased postage stamps offered during the auction’s Friday session.