A discussion will follow each session, and both will be recorded and made available on the Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania website.

Designed by USPS art director Ethel Kesseler, the forever stamp features a photograph taken of the acclaimed rhythm and blues artist by photographer Bill Tompkins in New York City in 2007.

The stamp designs show various aspects of airships in operation.

United States President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100.

The sale, which contains almost 1,200 lots, opens with two used strips of four (one strip on cover) of the world’s first adhesive postage stamp: the Great Britain 1-penny black Queen Victoria, known to collectors as the Penny Black.

The round 32-point compass rose image — pictured on the new issue with brightly colored directional points in blue, red, yellow, and green — is from the collections of the Maine Historical Society.

The biggest eye-catching moment in 2024 was definitely the June 14-15 sale of William H. “Bill” Gross’ complete collection of classic-era United States stamps.

The show theme is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. postal system with Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general.

For each of the two winners, the prize will be a 13-week subscription to Linn’s (a new subscription or an extension).

The 5¢ chocolate President Ulysses S. Grant stamp was issued to pay the ½-ounce letter rate to any member nation of the Universal Postal Union.

The risk of damage and long-term effects from any chemical are really unknown.

The new Love stamp celebrates the universal experience of love by picturing an untitled work by Pennsylvania artist Keith Haring (1958–90).

One of the most beloved movies watched by families all over the United States around Christmas is the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life.

Camille Chew’s intricate artwork was photographed and then used for the vignette of the stamp designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcala

The sheets are dated 1961, 1962 and 1963, and each spoofs then-current U.S. postage stamps.

A strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers began Nov. 15.

The cover began its journey in North Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 18, 1945. It is addressed to a sailor aboard the SS American Victory, which was expected to call at Calcutta, India.

Prices for Soviet stamps of the 1930s to the 1950s as a percentage of Scott catalog values are all over the place.

This year is off to a great start for a few stamp shows that are hosting first-day ceremonies.

Each stamp in the set of four illustrates a different subject using images of a snake along with a young child.