The first-day ceremony will take place at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.

The prestigious award recognizes McGill’s 20th- and 21st-century exhibit “Britain’s Marvelous Machins” as the top national exhibit of the past year.

There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best philatelic line and one for the best nonphilatelic line.

Boston 2026 World Expo will take place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass.

Also this week, an unusual label on a cover from a 1908 ship wreck, and a review of a worldwide mixture of stamps with high catalog values.

Additional details about the Christmas Madonna and Child stamp were published in the Sept. 2 issue of Linn’s Stamp News.

Linn's editor-in-chief Jay Bigalke presents some highlights from the first-day ceremonies for the Hank Aaron and Dungeons & Dragons stamps.

The error, the first of its kind for the nearly four-decade-old stamp, occurs on the far right stamp in a strip of seven.

This is by far the scarcest stamp from the 1922 overprinted and surcharged issue.

APS executive director Scott English’s detailed presentation focused on the strategic plan for the APS and APRL that launches in October and continues through December 2027.

The first-class (currently £1.35) stamp features a design of the Union Flag which first appeared on a British stamp in 2001 as part of a Flags set.

The nondenominated (73¢) Christmas Madonna and Child stamp features an oil-on-canvas painting by the workshop of Sassoferrato (1609–85), an Italian artist.

A phenomenon on covers of the World War I era is the blue star banner on mail from families with members in the military.

A set of six stamps issued Aug. 13 by Great Britain’s Royal Mail explores the history and traditions of the Tower of London, and four stamps in a souvenir sheet depict some of the most famous prisoners ever held in the tower.

Many Frenchmen and foreigners were puzzled at first by the mascots that were quite different from the tigers and pandas seen at previous Olympic Games.

In the article, Lawrence tells the story of a July 2, 1847, cover franked with one of the first two United States stamps (Scott 2) and sent from New York City to Indianapolis.

Also this week, tools and terms for finding your stamps, and a magical tip of the week.

The James E. Strates Shows carnival train, the last of its kind, is featured on the Aug. 1 Erie County Fair postmark displayed nearby.

Linn's editor-in-chief Jay Bigalke’s tribute to George W. Linn appears in the 5,000th issue Linn's Stamp News, which Linn founded in 1928.

On April 30, 1904, the U.S. Post Office Department issued a set of five Louisiana Purchase Exposition stamps. The 5¢ dark blue stamp commemorates William McKinley (1843-1901), the 25th president of the United States.