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  • Postal Updates Nov 29, 2024, 9 AM

    USPS launches online catalog for Operation Santa

    by Linn’s Staff
    The United States Postal Service is launching a new online catalog for its Operation Santa children’s gift program, the USPS said in a Nov. 18 press release.

  • Auctions Nov 28, 2024, 2 PM

    Siegel to gavel down Napoleon collection of extraordinary stamps of France during Dec. 16-17 auction

    by Charles Snee
    Siegel’s sale of the collection, assembled with a discerning eye over many years, is being conducted in association with Charles F. Shreve, director of Siegel International in Dallas.

  • US Stamps Nov 28, 2024, 10 AM

    The 2025 Scott U.S. Pocket catalog

    by Jay Bigalke
    The catalog combines lightweight portability with essential listing information and values for more than 6,000 postage stamps and selected back-of-the-book issues.

  • Postal Updates Nov 27, 2024, 11 AM

    New retail prototype for post office debuts in Georgia

    by Jay Bigalke
    In October the United States Postal Service unveiled a new “prototype for retail locations.”

  • World Stamps Nov 27, 2024, 8 AM

    Monaco 1955 Jules Verne set has broad appeal

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    The stamps of the Principality of Monaco have high design and production values and are generally known for their great eye appeal.

  • US Stamps Nov 26, 2024, 1 PM

    Pigpen arrives in cloud of dust for December cartoon caption contest

    by John M. Hotchner
    The best of the entries, one related to philately and one nonphilatelic, will receive a 13-week subscription to Linn’s (a new subscription or an extension).

  • Postal Updates Nov 26, 2024, 10 AM

    Rural New York community offers first postmark of season

    by Molly Goad
    The design highlights the Postal Service’s role in delivering holiday cheer, featuring a USPS delivery truck crossing a stone bridge, framed by a festive border of holly leaves and berries.

  • World Stamps Nov 26, 2024, 8 AM

    Canada Post Nov. 14 Hanukkah stamp features artifact recovered from Nazi Germany

    by David Hartwig
    The peacock-themed hanukkiah features eight candles symbolizing the eight nights of the holiday, plus one candle, called a shamash, that is used to light the other eight.

  • World Stamps Nov 25, 2024, 12 PM

    Winston Churchill’s 150th birth anniversary commemorated on Nov. 30 Royal Mail set

    by David Hartwig
    The stamps, presented in four se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs, feature photographs of Churchill at defining moments of his life.

  • US Stamps Nov 25, 2024, 8 AM

    Where to place Christmas seals on mail

    by John M. Hotchner
    The 1918 Christmas seal was issued by the American Red Cross.

  • Postal Updates Nov 22, 2024, 10 AM

    USPS announces price changes for shipping services in 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    The Postal Regulatory Commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect, the USPS said in a Nov. 15 press release

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    US Stamps Nov 21, 2024, 10 AM

    APS, APRL joint board meeting Nov. 14 prior to Postal History Symposium

    by Charles Snee
    Cheryl Ganz, president of the APS, welcomed all in attendance before APS executive director Scott English called the roll of each board.

  • US Stamps Nov 21, 2024, 9 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Priority Mail stamp scores solo use trifecta

    by Charles Snee
    Also this week, an exploration of older U.S. stamps with straight edges, and a tip to look for the set of overprinted Canal Zone 1925 postage due stamps.

  • Postal Updates Nov 21, 2024, 8 AM

    McReynolds elected chairwoman of USPS board of governors

    by Linn’s Staff
    McReynolds was appointed to the board of governors by President Joe Biden and was confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 2021.

  • US Stamps Nov 20, 2024, 2 PM

    AI aids research of a philatelic item

    by John M. Hotchner
    Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to philately. Clearly AI is going to be a powerful tool for stamp and cover collecting.

  • US Stamps Nov 20, 2024, 8 AM

    An affordable 1879 United States Numeral postage due stamp

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    In their use in the United States, postage due stamps were to be applied to any underpaid mail piece to show the amount collected from the addressee.

  • World Stamps Nov 19, 2024, 11 AM

    United Nations Postal Administration High-Speed Trains stamps commemorate Nov. 26 World Sustainable Transport Day

    by David Hartwig
    The stamps will be issued in six panes of four, with a single denomination and design for each pane.

  • World Stamps Nov 19, 2024, 9 AM

    New Wales definitive stamps from Great Britain’s Royal Mail

    by David Hartwig
    These are the first Wales country definitive stamps to feature the silhouette of King Charles III.

  • World Stamps Nov 18, 2024, 12 PM

    Norway issue focuses on blood and organ donation

    by Linn’s Staff
    The first stamp pictures facial profiles that intersect a multicolored blood drop emphasizing the importance of blood donations. The second stamp highlights the role that organ donors and their donations play in the preservation of life.

  • World Stamps Nov 18, 2024, 8 AM

    Royal Mail celebrates British cathedrals on Nov. 5 Christmas issue

    by David Harwig
    The stamps feature illustrations by Judy Joel, an artist who paints in the naive style, which is a style characterized by the lack of formal education and training in the artist.

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