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    World Stamps

    Sep 27, 2022, 9 AM

    Royal Mail to update stamps with image of King Charles III

    In order to minimize the environmental and financial impact, Royal Mail will First distribute and issue existing stocks of stamps.

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    US Stamps

    Sep 27, 2022, 8 AM

    Halloween and U.S. philately

    As practiced in the United States, Halloween is a celebration unlike any other — not patriotic, minimally religious and with little historical significance.

  • united-states-1902-martha-washington-stamp-cartoon-contest

    US Stamps

    Sep 26, 2022, 2 PM

    Martha Washington subject of October cartoon caption contest

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

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    Postal Updates

    Sep 26, 2022, 11 AM

    APWU says Louis DeJoy should resign or be removed

    The American Postal Workers Union’s vote on the anti-DeJoy resolution “overwhelmingly passed” at its biennial convention held Aug. 15-18.

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    World Stamps

    Sep 26, 2022, 8 AM

    Canada Post continues semipostal series with Sept. 19 stamp

    Canada Post is selling the self-adhesive stamp in booklets of 10 with $1 from the sale of each booklet going to the Canada Post Community Foundation.

  • united-states-2022-tulips-stamp-die-cutting-omitted-error-pane

    US Stamps

    Sep 23, 2022, 2 PM

    Die-cutting omitted error of U.S. 2022 Tulips stamp found in South Carolina

    News of the error was first reported in a short article in the September issue of the United States Specialist.

  • nojex-asda-stamp-show

    US Stamps

    Sep 23, 2022, 12 PM

    Nojex-ASDA stamp show Oct. 14-16

    The show will feature 40 dealers and 200 frames of exhibits.

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    World Stamps

    Sep 23, 2022, 9 AM

    Royal Mail cancels Stampex attendance due to CWU strike

    Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have been in a deadlock over pay since April.

  • united-states-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen

    US Stamps

    Sep 23, 2022, 8 AM

    Myth busted: Treasury Secretary Yellen not a stamp collector

    While she was chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, Yellen was invited to join the elite Club de Monte-Carlo.

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    Postal Updates

    Sep 22, 2022, 1 PM

    USPS sends donations to dead letter office

    Postal clerks had sent the returns from the mailing to a dead letter facility in Atlanta, where the donations were either destroyed or returned to the senders.

  • united-states-2022-redheads-federal-duck-stamp-engraving

    US Stamps

    Sep 22, 2022, 10 AM

    2022 federal duck stamp art contest online Sept. 23-24

    Due to health concerns, the previously planned in-person judging has been canceled.

  • united-states-2022-snowy-beauty-stamps

    US Stamps

    Sep 22, 2022, 8 AM

    Flowers persevere through snow on Oct. 11 U.S. set of 10

    The nondenominated (60¢) Snowy Beauty forever stamps will be issued in a double-sided pane (booklets) of 20 in a quantity of 300 million stamps.

  • wyoming-bicentennial-commission-passport

    US Stamps

    Sep 22, 2022, 8 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Wyoming’s unusual passport for the 1976 Bicentennial

    Also this week, taking a closer look at a U.S. 1945 domestic short-paid airmail special delivery cover, and a U.S. mixture serves up mostly minimum-value stamps.

  • canada-2022-summit-series

    World Stamps

    Sep 21, 2022, 4 PM

    Canada Post commemorates the 50th anniversary of hockey series

    On Sept. 21, Canada Post issued a stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Canada-USSR hockey series, now known as the Summit Series.

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    World Stamps

    Sep 21, 2022, 11 AM

    Mainstream news coverage of Queen Elizabeth II as a collector

    The queen was a stamp collector, and billions of stamps around the world feature her image.

  • united-states-2013-ray-charles-stamp-pane

    US Stamps

    Sep 21, 2022, 11 AM

    Appeal of Ray Charles reaches beyond the collecting community

    On Sept. 23, 2013, the U.S. Postal Service issued a nondenominated (46¢) Ray Charles stamp (Scott 4807) in panes of 16.

  • united-states-2022-flags-stamp

    US Stamps

    Sep 21, 2022, 10 AM

    What will a U.S. forever stamp cost after Jan. 22?

    It’s up to the Postal Service’s board of governors to recommend the new rates, subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

  • greenland-2022-tattoo-art-stamps

    World Stamps

    Sep 20, 2022, 2 PM

    Greenland debuts Tattoo Art stamp series

    Greenland’s postal administration, Tusass Greenland, began a new Tattoo Art in Greenland series with two stamps issued Aug. 31.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo

    Postal Updates

    Sep 20, 2022, 12 PM

    Massive shrinkage of USPS postal police force prompts hearing in Philadelphia

    The Postal Inspection Service issued a statement Sept. 8 rejecting the charges that it had limited the duties of the uniformed postal police force and reduced the size of the force.

  • usps-operation-santa

    Postal Updates

    Sep 20, 2022, 11 AM

    Operation Santa launches six weeks early

    Letters to Santa must be postmarked by Dec. 12. Dec. 21 is the last day to adopt letters.

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