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World Stamps
Sep 26, 2022, 8 AMCanada 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. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 2 PMDie-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. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 12 PMNojex-ASDA stamp show Oct. 14-16
The show will feature 40 dealers and 200 frames of exhibits. -
World Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 9 AMRoyal Mail cancels Stampex attendance due to CWU strike
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have been in a deadlock over pay since April. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 8 AMMyth 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. -
Postal Updates
Sep 22, 2022, 1 PMUSPS 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. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2022, 10 AM2022 federal duck stamp art contest online Sept. 23-24
Due to health concerns, the previously planned in-person judging has been canceled. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2022, 8 AMFlowers 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. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2022, 8 AMInside 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. -
World Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 4 PMCanada 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. -
World Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 11 AMMainstream 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. -
US Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 11 AMAppeal 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. -
US Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 10 AMWhat 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. -
World Stamps
Sep 20, 2022, 2 PMGreenland 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. -
Postal Updates
Sep 20, 2022, 12 PMMassive 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. -
Postal Updates
Sep 20, 2022, 11 AMOperation Santa launches six weeks early
Letters to Santa must be postmarked by Dec. 12. Dec. 21 is the last day to adopt letters. -
US Stamps
Sep 20, 2022, 9 AM‘USS Bear,’ an ancient mariner
The ship had an exceptionally diverse service life, including being part of Adm. Richard E. Byrd’s second and third expeditions to Antarctica. -
US Stamps
Sep 19, 2022, 5 PMCeremony details for Oct. 13 Kwanzaa stamp
Kwanzaa is a Pan-African holiday that takes place annually from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. -
World Stamps
Sep 19, 2022, 12 PMGreenland debuts Tattoo Art stamp series
The stamps are denominated 3 kroner and 35.50k and feature women’s hands with traditional Inuit tattoos. -
World Stamps
Sep 19, 2022, 10 AMLuxembourg commemorates Postcrossing with Sept. 13 issue
Post Luxembourg issued a stamp Sept. 13 to commemorate Postcrossing, an online project that allows users to send and receive postcards from random people around the world.