News
-
US Stamps Jan 31, 2024, 12 PM
Saul Bellow stamp Feb. 6 first-day ceremony details
by Charles SneeA first-day ceremony program for the Saul Bellow stamp will be available at the event. -
US Stamps Jan 31, 2024, 10 AM
Deck cards can elevate a U.S. specialized collection
by Jay BigalkeThese pieces of card stock are created for all new issues and are viewed as waste or recycling by postal employees. -
Auctions Jan 31, 2024, 8 AM
Osborn collection of U.S., Europe, South America in Feb. 7 Cherrystone auction
by Charles SneeEuropean countries represented in the sale include Austria, Germany and colonies, Italy and colonies, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Portugal and colonies, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. -
Postal Updates Jan 30, 2024, 12 PM
The tiny post office in Armstrong, Texas, with ties to a wealthy ranch family
by Allen AbelThe Armstrong post office endures, even though it was officially shuttered by the USPS on Nov. 4, 2011. -
US Stamps Jan 30, 2024, 7 AM
Time to talk taxes for February cartoon caption contest
by John M. HotchnerThis is your chance to vent on the progressive income tax, which has its roots in the Civil War. -
Postal Updates Jan 29, 2024, 11 AM
Florida judge rules ban on guns in U.S. post offices is unconstitutional
by Allen AbelThe case involves a USPS truck driver who was arrested after entering a Tampa, Fla., postal facility with a pistol in a fanny pack. -
US Stamps Jan 29, 2024, 8 AM
USPS to honor acclaimed author Saul Bellow Feb. 6 on 34th stamp in popular Literary Arts series
by Charles SneeThe new nondenominated ($1.16) commemorative will satisfy the rate for a domestic 3-ounce letter that went into effect Jan. 21, along with a host of other postal rate increases. -
US Stamps Jan 26, 2024, 1 PM
Milcopex 2024 to be held in June in Brookfield, Wis.
by Linn’s StaffThe show expects to have more than 20 dealers offering postage and revenue stamps, covers, postal history, stamp collecting supplies and philatelic literature. -
US Stamps Jan 26, 2024, 9 AM
Tagging-omitted error of U.S. 1981 B-rate Eagle booklet stamp discovered on first-day cover
by Charles SneeThe Scott editors determined that the new error will be listed in the 2025 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
US Stamps Jan 25, 2024, 10 AM
Proof set, booklet and print planned for U.S. Underground Railroad stamps
by Jay BigalkeThe 10 nondenominated (68¢) Underground Railroad stamps will be issued March 9 in a pane of 20. -
US Stamps Jan 25, 2024, 8 AM
Inside Linn’s: A dollar-sign stamp hiding in plain sight
by Charles SneeAlso this week, assisting a collector with identifying some mysterious Spanish stamps, and a fascinating look at the philatelic aspects of mailed maritime menus. -
US Stamps Jan 24, 2024, 12 PM
U.S. mixture dealer George Bon charges on at age 90
by Allen AbelBon has accumulated, by his own reckoning, five wives, eight ladies’ wig shops, 35 automobiles and half a million United States postage stamps. -
World Stamps Jan 24, 2024, 8 AM
Strong collector interest in stamps of East Timor
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerIn the Scott catalogs, the stamps of independent East Timor are listed under and numbered consecutively following those of Timor, the former Portuguese colony. -
US Stamps Jan 23, 2024, 11 AM
The little girl in the 1943 Christmas seal
by John M. HotchnerDid the United States 1943 Christmas seal picture a living person? -
US Stamps Jan 23, 2024, 8 AM
Pages for 2023 U.S. Scott stamp album pages arrive
by Jay BigalkeThe 2023 Scott United States National Supplement is sold as just the pages and can also be ordered as a combination with a precut mount pack in either black or clear. -
World Stamps Jan 22, 2024, 10 AM
Great Britain’s 2024 commemorative stamp program
by David HartwigThe program started Jan. 11 with 15 Spice Girls stamps marking the 30th anniversary of the pop group. -
US Stamps Jan 22, 2024, 8 AM
Mazepa wins 2024 Lichtenstein award
by Linn’s StaffMazepa’s longtime focus has been on the philately of Poland and Ukraine. -
US Stamps Jan 19, 2024, 1 PM
Beck appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
by Linn’s StaffBeck’s philatelic journey began when he was 8 years old. He particularly enjoys thematic and topical collecting. -
US Stamps Jan 19, 2024, 9 AM
Pillars of Creation and Cosmic Cliffs debut Jan. 22 on new Stellar Formations series of Priority Mail stamps
by Charles SneeThe designated first-day city is Greenbelt, Md., home to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, which managed the development of the Webb Telescope. -
World Stamps Jan 18, 2024, 11 AM
May 2, 1840, Penny Black cover featured in Sotheby’s Feb. 2 ‘The One’ auction
by Jay BigalkeThis Penny Black on a Mulready letter sheet has an auction estimate of $1.5 million to $2.5 million.