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  • Postal Updates Sep 11, 2025, 9 AM

    Poshmark offers exclusive USPS Ground Advantage packaging as it shifts shipping to cut costs

    by Linn’s Staff
    With more than 100 million registered users across the United States, Canada, Australia, and India, Poshmark has grown into one of the largest online resale marketplaces.

  • US Stamps Sep 11, 2025, 9 AM

    Refused or vacant: what’s going on with USPS deliveries?

    by John M. Hotchner
    Two covers highlight some recent problems with mail delivered by the United States Postal Service.

  • Postal Updates Sep 10, 2025, 11 AM

    Mysterious nighttime lights aglow at annual Texas festival

    by Linn’s Staff
    Marfa, a high desert city in west Texas, has become known for the appearance of mysterious lights in the southern nighttime sky about 30 times per year.

  • US Stamps Sep 10, 2025, 8 AM

    New tagging-omitted error of U.S. 2024 Flag stamp discovered in mixture

    by Charles Snee
    Robert Thompson, a U.S. plate-number coil and tagging specialist, discovered the error stamp in a mixture that another collector had sent to him to sort through.

  • Postal Updates Sep 9, 2025, 12 PM

    Postal price gap leaves stamp collectors paying more

    by Jay Bigalke
    The message is clear: USPS wants you to do your business with them on the computer, not at the retail window.

  • US Stamps Sep 9, 2025, 8 AM

    Quintet of U.S. Winter Landscapes stamps to arrive Sept. 19 in Danville, Indiana

    by Charles Snee
    The nondenominated (78¢) Winter Landscapes stamps will be issued in double-sided panes of 20.

  • World Stamps Sep 8, 2025, 11 AM

    Canada Post highlights fungi on Aug. 27 set of five

    by David Hartwig
    Each stamp shows one of five different fungus species found in Canada with designs reminiscent of botanical illustrations.

  • Auctions Sep 8, 2025, 8 AM

    Kohler to auction Frajola collection of Great Britain Queen Victoria Sept. 19 in Germany

    by Charles Snee
    “This special sale celebrates the very foundation of Great Britain’s philatelic story: the imperforate, line-engraved issues of Queen Victoria,” Kohler said in the foreword to the sale catalog.

  • World Stamps Sep 4, 2025, 12 PM

    Royal Mail celebrates ducks in Sept. 11 issue

    by David Hartwig
    Presented in two horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) strips of five, the stamps show 10 different species of ducks representing 10 of the 22 duck species found in the United Kingdom.

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    US Stamps Sep 4, 2025, 9 AM

    2025 Nojex show set for Sept. 26-28

    by Linn’s Staff
    More than 170 frames of exhibits will be on display during the show, and a bourse (sales area) will include 20 dealers.

  • US Stamps Sep 3, 2025, 1 PM

    Author and activist Elie Wiesel latest to be honored in Distinguished Americans series Sept. 17

    by Scott Tiffney
    The stamp, designed by USPS art director Ethel Kessler, features a 1999 black-and-white photograph of Wiesel taken by Russian photographer Sergey Bermeniev.

  • US Stamps Sep 3, 2025, 8 AM

    Interview with Kirk Gillis, the new executive director of the APS

    by David Hartwig
    Gillis started with the APS on July 14 after previously working as a sales and marketing officer for the United States Mint.

  • Auctions Sep 2, 2025, 11 AM

    Cherrystone to offer Boyd collection of U.S. 1851-61 stamps and postal history in Sept. 9 auction

    by Charles Snee
    According to Cherrystone, all proceeds from the auction will benefit various charitable organizations Robert S. Boyd supported during his lifetime.

  • World Stamps Sep 2, 2025, 8 AM

    Tariffs, uncertainty, and the collector’s dilemma

    by Jay Bigalke
    For stamp collectors, the immediate concern is obvious: Will shipments of new issues, supplies, or auction winnings from abroad suddenly stop or become more expensive?

  • World Stamps Sep 1, 2025, 12 PM

    Zais appointed government relations chair for Boston 2026

    by Linn’s Staff
    Zais will plan and coordinate interactions between the United States federal government and the Boston 2026 team.

  • Auctions Sep 1, 2025, 9 AM

    Kinney ‘Everest’ collection of graded and certified U.S. and possessions stamps in Sept. 9-10 Kelleher auction

    by Charles Snee
    According to Kelleher, the collection also shows considerable strength in airmail, special delivery, postage due, Official, newspaper and parcel post stamps.

  • US Stamps Aug 28, 2025, 1 PM

    Hofmeyr wins Champion of Champions award for his 1861-1881 invention exhibit

    by Jay Bigalke
    The prestigious award recognizes Jan H. Hofmeyr’s exhibit “Philatelic Invention in the United States: 1861-1881” as the top national exhibit of the past year.

  • World Stamps Aug 28, 2025, 8 AM

    What’s new for 2026 Scott Standard Volume 6

    by Jay Bigalke
    The Boston 2026 World Expo and the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary are being celebrated on the cover of the 2026 Scott catalogs.

  • World Stamps Aug 27, 2025, 12 PM

    Linn’s prepares next chapter for Stamp Market Tips column

    by Jay Bigalke
    The column offered practical, experience-driven insights into buying, selling and collecting stamps in today’s market.

  • Postal Updates Aug 27, 2025, 8 AM

    100 years of historic mountain fire tower commemorated

    by Linn’s Staff
    The 60-foot, steel-frame Kane Mountain fire tower was constructed in the summer of 1925 by the Aermotor Corporation.

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