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US Stamps Jun 30, 2025, 11 AM
Schooner postal card debuts at Minnesota show July 18-20
by Linn’sThe show will feature approximately 25 dealers, a cachetmakers’ bourse and a silent auction. -
World Stamps Jun 30, 2025, 8 AM
San Marino souvenir sheet celebrates Superman
by Linn’s StaffPoste San Marino announced the stamp issue April 18, the anniversary of Superman’s comic book debut in 1938. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2025, 3 PM
USPS announces new stamps for holiday season, humanitarian Elie Wiesel
by Charles SneeThe USPS also revealed issue dates and first-day locations for 2025 stamps that have been previously announced. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2025, 11 AM
2025 APS, APRL election results announced
by Linn’s StaffNewly elected APS and APRL board members will take the oath of office following the annual APS membership meeting on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, during the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, Ill. -
World Stamps Jun 26, 2025, 8 AM
Canada Post continues Indigenous Leaders series with June 20 issue
by David HartwigThe Indigenous Leaders stamp series began in 2022 and pays tribute to the lives and legacies of Indigenous leaders. -
US Stamps Jun 25, 2025, 1 PM
United Nations surcharges 2024 postal stationery
by Linn’s StaffThe UNPA added a surcharge of 5¢ to large postal stationery 73¢ envelopes issued July 15, 2024, for use from the post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City. -
World Stamps Jun 25, 2025, 8 AM
Reunion’s first airmail stamp overprinted for use on mail carried on 1937 flight to Paris
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThis stamp is popular with France and area collectors and aviation topical collectors. Flown covers franked with the stamp are eagerly sought by aerophilately collectors. -
World Stamps Jun 24, 2025, 12 PM
Stuart Rossiter Trust postal history seminar in London in September
by Jay BigalkeThe Rossiter Trust is a charitable organization that supports research and publication related to the history of communication through postal systems worldwide. -
US Stamps Jun 24, 2025, 9 AM
2025 Spectacled Eiders federal duck stamp to be issued June 27 in Stuttgart, Arkansas
by Charles SneeSouth Dakota artist Adam Grimm’s oil painting of male and female spectacled eiders with a mountain scene in the background is featured on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2025 federal duck stamp. -
US Stamps Jun 23, 2025, 11 AM
Klinefelter wins duck society’s art competition
by Linn’s StaffKlinefelter’s painting of a wood duck drake and a hen will be featured on the society’s 2025 cinderella (stamplike label) stamp. -
US Stamps Jun 23, 2025, 8 AM
2025 U.S. Marines Corps stamp error found at small post office in Wisconsin
by Linn’s StaffThe collector who discovered the error pane reported that it had been returned by another customer as defective. -
US Stamps Jun 20, 2025, 10 AM
George W. Bush honors mother at Barbara Bush stamp ceremony in Kennebunkport, Maine
by Trevor BillsThe dedicating official for the ceremony was Doug Tulino, who currently serves as the Postal Service’s acting postmaster general and chief executive officer. -
World Stamps Jun 19, 2025, 11 AM
Belgium stamps commemorate 20 years of Postcrossing
by Linn’s StaffPostcrossing is a worldwide postcard exchange project that brings together people from every corner of the globe through postcards. -
World Stamps Jun 19, 2025, 10 AM
Boston 2026 announces exhibition selection advisory committee
by Linn’s StaffThe show’s organizing committee chose Darrell Ertzberger, Peter McCann, James Mazepa and Charles Verge to serve as the selection advisory committee for the show’s exhibition. -
US Stamps Jun 19, 2025, 8 AM
Inside Linn’s: ‘Look’ and its creative uses of the 1955 ½¢ Ben Franklin stamp
by Charles SneeAlso this week, a tip to look for a certain 2¢ George Washington stamp from the First Bureau Issue, and a $5 mixture of 300 U.S. stamps leaves our anonymous reviewer very satisfied. -
Postal Updates Jun 18, 2025, 2 PM
USPS to temporarily halt mail service to Iran, Iraq, Israel effective June 20
by Linn’s StaffThe service disruptions affect a number of international mail services, such as Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express. -
World Stamps Jun 18, 2025, 1 PM
Slovakia showcases butterfly collection in new nature protection stamp issue
by Linn’s StaffSlovakia’s latest entry in its ongoing Nature Protection series honors one of the nation’s most significant entomological collections. -
US Stamps Jun 18, 2025, 8 AM
Mighty Mississippi pane popular with Americana topical collectors
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThis issue has been heavily counterfeited, and panes offered at or below postage value are almost certainly counterfeits. -
US Stamps Jun 17, 2025, 12 PM
A thoughtful first-day cover from North Kansas City in Missouri
by Jay BigalkeThere are moments when philately becomes more than stamps and covers — it becomes a shared celebration among collectors, postal professionals and friends. -
US Stamps Jun 17, 2025, 9 AM
Tagging-omitted error discovered on U.S. 1997 32¢ Vince Lombardi stamp
by Charles SneeStamp dealer Jerry Birdsall of Northland International Trading in Caldwell, N.J., alerted Linn’s Stamp News to the new error.



















