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World Stamps
Jul 11, 2022, 10 AMUnited Nations celebrates World Chess Day with a pane of 10 July 20
Each stamp in the pane is denominated €1 for use from the U.N. post office at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria. -
US Stamps
Jul 11, 2022, 8 AMFolk singer Pete Seeger on next Music Icons stamp July 21
On the new stamp, Seeger is seen playing his signature five-string banjo in a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Seeger’s son, Dan Seeger. -
Postal Updates
Jul 8, 2022, 2 PMWedding invitations help Bridal Veil post office stay open
The town was named after the nearby Bridal Veil Falls, a beautiful waterfall that is part of the Oregon State Park system. -
World Stamps
Jul 7, 2022, 2 PMCanada Post issues Help for Ukraine semipostal stamp
The surcharge goes directly to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, which has a long history of assisting Ukraine and has been delivering aid wherever needed in the current crisis. -
US Stamps
Jul 7, 2022, 12 PMInside Linn’s: XCOR Aerospace’s EZ-Rocket and the U.S. mail
Also this month, the rise and fall of Marshal Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky, known as “the Red Napoleon,” and changes in FDC servicers reflect a changing hobby. -
World Stamps
Jul 6, 2022, 4 PMGreat Britain celebrates 50 years of Pride events with set of eight stamps
Presented as four horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs, the vibrantly illustrated stamps tell the story of Pride over time, according to Royal Mail. -
World Stamps
Jul 6, 2022, 8 AMSet of Cuban overprints on U.S. definitive stamps best bought individually
In 1899, U.S. definitive stamps were overprinted “Cuba” and surcharged with values expressed in centesimos de pesos. -
Postal Updates
Jul 5, 2022, 4 PMDelta Airlines settles claim with U.S. Postal Service
The Justice Department said the settlement brings the total to more than $80 million that the Postal Service has received from air carriers for submitting false delivery mail scans to the USPS. -
US Stamps
Jul 5, 2022, 10 AMThe USPS expertizes its own products
A postmaster in Damascus, Pa., became suspicious of a 1977 commemorative stamp on a cover that didn’t look quite right. -
World Stamps
Jul 5, 2022, 8 AMWhat’s new for 2023 Scott Standard Volume 4
Macao, Kiribati, Kenya and Jamaica are among the countries reviewed closely for the Vol. 4 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. -
US Stamps
Jul 2, 2022, 11 AMScott numbers for Women’s Rowing, Mighty Mississippi stamps
What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2023 Scott catalogs. -
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Jul 1, 2022, 6 AMBy Topic – July 2022
The listings from the July 2022 Scott New Issues Update fall into a wide range of popular topical collecting areas. -
World Stamps
Jun 30, 2022, 11 AMEstonia marks a century of diplomatic relations with the United States
The €1.90 international-rate stamp shows the national flags of Estonia and the United States. -
US Stamps
Jun 30, 2022, 8 AMInside Linn’s: U.S. Special Handling service comes to an end after 97 years
Also this month, an exploration of the key airplane mail flights of 1911, and a philatelic visit to the post office in St. Kitts. -
World Stamps
Jun 30, 2022, 7 AMNew Scott catalog digital subscriptions by region
The four new Scott regional catalogs are British Commonwealth, Germany and Areas, France and Colonies, and Portugal and Colonies. -
US Stamps
Jun 29, 2022, 4 PMCrystal, Minn., hosts Minnesota Stamp Expo July 15-17
The Minnesota Stamp Expo theme celebrates Minnesota artists, specifically George Morrison and Charles Schulz. -
US Stamps
Jun 29, 2022, 9 AMA first-day cover signature quiz
Both are signed by people who have a connection to the stamp subject. -
World Stamps
Jun 29, 2022, 8 AMColorful and attractive set of three Reunion airmail stamps is a bit overvalued
Reunion issued its own stamps from 1852 until Jan. 1, 1975, when they were superseded by the stamps of France. -
World Stamps
Jun 28, 2022, 2 PMArmenian stamp honors Nobel laureate living in California
The stamp pictures Ardem Patapoutian, the Armenian-American molecular biologist who shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with David Julius. -
US Stamps
Jun 28, 2022, 10 AMQuintet of U.S. forever stamps strums mariachi music July 15 in Albuquerque
The new Mariachi stamps are the first to be issued at the new 60¢ first-class letter rate that went into effect July 10 along with other postal rate increases.