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US Stamps
Jul 31, 2022, 1 PMKatharine Graham, other U.S. stamps assigned Scott numbers
What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2023 Scott catalogs. -
US Stamps
Jul 29, 2022, 3 PMGreat American Stamp Show in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 25-28
Highlights include a bourse of more than 75 dealers from the United States and overseas offering stamps, postal history and supplies and more than 800 frames of competitive exhibits. -
World Stamps
Jul 29, 2022, 9 AMUnited Nations marks World Humanitarian Day with Aug. 19 semipostal issue
The World Humanitarian Day issue includes a different pane of 10 stamps for each U.N. post office. -
insights
Jul 29, 2022, 8 AMBy Topic – August 2022
The listings from the August Scott New Issues Update fall into a wide range of popular topical collecting areas. -
Postal Updates
Jul 28, 2022, 12 PMElectric truck battle takes new turn
Plans now call for 40 percent of the United States Postal Service’s first order of new delivery vehicles to be powered by electricity. -
US Stamps
Jul 28, 2022, 8 AMInside Linn’s: A centennial tribute to the Fourth Bureau Issue
Also this week, a colorful introduction to Switzerland’s 1933-42 Folk Costumes series, and France’s “Imaginary Museum” series adds a new art wing. -
World Stamps
Jul 27, 2022, 2 PMWhat’s new for 2023 Scott Standard Volume 5
The stamps of Nepal were reviewed with approximately 750 value changes made reflecting a mix of increases and decreases. -
US Stamps
Jul 27, 2022, 9 AMCeremony details for Sept. 8 James Webb Space Telescope stamp
The telescope is as tall as a three-story building and contains a 21-foot-wide lens protected by a solar shield the size of a tennis court. -
World Stamps
Jul 27, 2022, 9 AMChanges for the Poster Stamp Collectors Club
Poster stamps are a kind of cinderella stamp, which is something that resembles a postage stamp but isn’t. -
US Stamps
Jul 27, 2022, 9 AMSet of newspaper and periodical stamps is a good buy in very fine grade
All of the newspaper stamps are large and colorful with great eye appeal. The 1895-97 set of 12 was the last set issued. -
US Stamps
Jul 26, 2022, 11 AMElephants to be celebrated on U.S. stamp Aug. 12 at Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
The nondenominated (60¢) Elephants commemorative forever stamp will be issued in double-sided panes of 20 in a quantity of 175 million stamps. -
World Stamps
Jul 26, 2022, 8 AMCanada Post gets nostalgic with July 21 set of five Vintage Carousels stamps
Four of the mounts depicted on the stamps are traditional carousel horses, and one is a lion. -
US Stamps
Jul 25, 2022, 1 PMIt’s time to fly like an eagle for the August cartoon caption contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
US Stamps
Jul 25, 2022, 9 AMFBI wanted posters sent through the mail
The posters drew attention to criminals who had managed to elude the bureau’s agents long enough to get this special treatment. -
World Stamps
Jul 22, 2022, 2 PMJersey Post commemorates American inventors with Aug. 2 issue
The six stamps feature illustrations of inventions by Bell and Edison against backgrounds in different colors. -
World Stamps
Jul 22, 2022, 9 AMGreat Britain celebrates Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with eight stamps July 28
The artwork on the stamps is in the cubism style, with abstract fragments making up the images. -
US Stamps
Jul 21, 2022, 10 AMTagging-omitted error of 29¢ Comedians stamp discovered
The production mistake occurs on the stamp shown here honoring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. -
US Stamps
Jul 21, 2022, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Marvelous modern postal history
Also this week, a tale of confusion about two U.S. stamps with almost identical designs, and Linn’s readers solve a postal rate mystery surrounding a fourth-class card used to mail a motion picture. -
Postal Updates
Jul 20, 2022, 1 PMAfrican American volunteer firefighters honored with museum, postmark
A Greater Reno Stamp and Cover Show pictorial postmark is dedicated to the new Northern Nevada African American Firefighter Museum. -
World Stamps
Jul 20, 2022, 10 AMCanada Post to end personalized stamps
The program allows customers to create personalized stamps and postcards.