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    Postal Updates Oct 7, 2024, 1 PM

    USPS plans to raise postal rates five times in next three years

    by Linn’s Staff
    The proposed increases for what the USPS calls “Market Dominant classes” are discussed in a Sept. 23 filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission.

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    US Stamps Oct 7, 2024, 11 AM

    McMurtrie dismissed as APS education director following Sept. 21 arrest

    by Linn’s Staff
    American Philatelic Society executive director Scott English revealed Sept. 24 that McMurtrie is no longer an APS employee.

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    US Stamps Oct 7, 2024, 8 AM

    Vasiliauskas named president of Mystic Stamp Co.

    by Linn’s Staff
    Mystic sells a large range of United States and worldwide stamps, first-day covers and collecting supplies.

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    US Stamps Oct 6, 2024, 1 PM

    Apgar souvenir card available

    by John M. Hotchner
    Virginia Apgar developed the method known as the Apgar score, which is used in hospitals worldwide to assess the condition of newborns by observing five key health factors.

  • united-states-2024-first-continental-congress-1774-stamp
    US Stamps Oct 6, 2024, 12 PM

    First Continental Congress and U.N. stamps receive Scott catalog numbers

    by Charles Snee
    Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values.

  • canada-2024-truth-reconciliation-stamps
    World Stamps Oct 5, 2024, 9 AM

    Canada Post continues Truth and Reconciliation series

    by David Hartwig
    Beginning in the 1830s up until as recently as the 1990s, more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis children across Canada were taken from their families and placed in Indian residential schools.

  • balpex-stamp-show-logo
    US Stamps Oct 4, 2024, 2 PM

    86th Balpex show set for Oct. 25-27 at new location

    by Molly Goad
    The American Topical Association will celebrate its 75th anniversary at Balpex.

  • united-nations-international-day-older-persons-stamps
    World Stamps Oct 4, 2024, 10 AM

    United Nations Postal Administration marks International Day of Older Persons

    by David Hartwig
    The United Nations General Assembly designated Oct. 1 as the International Day of Older Persons in 1990.

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    US Stamps Oct 3, 2024, 11 AM

    What’s new for 2025 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers?

    by Jay Bigalke
    Many important value and editorial changes enhance the historic 103rd edition of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers.

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    World Stamps Oct 3, 2024, 8 AM

    Folk costumes on joint issue from Romania and India

    by David Hartwig
    The stamps commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries by showcasing folk costumes of both nations.

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    Postal Updates Oct 2, 2024, 11 AM

    New large font postmark turns up nationwide

    by Jay Bigalke
    The new postmark is much more legible, and it seems that different things are also being tried with the character limits.

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    Auctions Oct 2, 2024, 10 AM

    Magnolia collection of Hong Kong and treaty ports postal history in Oct. 15 Siegel auction

    by Charles Snee
    Collectors attracted to Hong Kong will have numerous opportunities to add items to their collections.

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    World Stamps Oct 2, 2024, 8 AM

    Look for Aitutaki 1920 Capt. James Cook set

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    This beautiful, engraved bicolor set is popular with collectors of the British Empire, Polynesia and New Zealand, and Capt. Cook topical collectors.

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    Postal Updates Oct 1, 2024, 1 PM

    Postmark honors Shaker heritage at Tuscopex 2024 Stamp Show

    by Molly Goad
    The commemorative postmark, featuring the historic White Water Village in Harrison, Ohio, pays tribute to early Shaker settlements in the United States.

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    Postal Updates Oct 1, 2024, 10 AM

    USPS will not increase stamp prices in January 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s recommendation not to raise prices for market-dominant products such as first-class mail was accepted by the Postal Service’s board of governors,

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    US Stamps Oct 1, 2024, 8 AM

    Time to get fit for the October cartoon caption contest

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

  • united-states-2022-five-dollar-floral-geometry-stamp-new-plate-number
    US Stamps Sep 30, 2024, 11 AM

    New plate number discovered on $5 Floral Geometry stamp

    by Charles Snee
    According to the U.S. Postal Service, the $5 Floral Geometry stamp was reprinted in 2024.

  • garfield-perry-stamp-club-logo
    US Stamps Sep 30, 2024, 8 AM

    Prospectus available for Garfield-Perry March Party 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    The Garfield-Perry March Party is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show.

  • canada-2024-sarah-mclachlan-stamp
    World Stamps Sep 27, 2024, 10 AM

    Canada Post honors singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan

    by David Hartwig
    The permanent-rate (currently 99¢) stamp features a photograph of McLachlan along with a stylized version of her signature.

  • china-1915-hall-classics-gateway-inverted-center-stamp
    Auctions Sep 26, 2024, 12 PM

    Kelleher and Rogers Oct. 11-13 auction series in Hong Kong to offer classic China, PRC, Japan, more

    by Charles Snee
    The Oct. 11 general sale consists of almost 600 lots that will “tempt both the general and specialist collector,” Kelleher and Rogers said.

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