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    US Stamps Aug 2, 2024, 9 AM

    2024 Indypex Stamp Show: Sept. 20-22 in Danville

    by Linn’s Staff
    The 2024 Indypex will feature a special cachet honoring the solar eclipse that passed through Indiana on April 8, 2024.

  • united-states-2009-abraham-lincoln-stamp-cartoon-caption-contest
    US Stamps Aug 1, 2024, 8 AM

    A mix of politics and Lincoln for August 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.

  • 2025-scott-volume-5
    World Stamps Aug 1, 2024, 8 AM

    What’s new for 2025 Scott Standard Volume 5

    by Jay Bigalke
    The 2025 volumes are the 181st edition of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue.

  • united-states-2024-flags-coil-stamps-plate-number-strip
    US Stamps Jul 31, 2024, 12 PM

    Quirky large U.S. 2024 Flag coil plate number coil strips

    by Jay Bigalke
    The Flag stamps have four designs and were issued June 14 in four formats printed by two printers, Ashton Potter and Banknote Corporation of America.

  • united-states-2024-autumn-colors-stamps
    US Stamps Jul 31, 2024, 9 AM

    Vibrant autumn colors burst forth on 10 stamps Aug. 16 at Great American Stamp Show

    by Charles Snee
    Each of the new Autumn Colors stamps showcases a picture taken by Allen Rokach (1941-2021), a highly acclaimed nature and garden photographer.

  • united-states-1939-philatelic-truck-souvenir-sheet
    US Stamps Jul 31, 2024, 7 AM

    U.S. 1939 Philatelic Truck souvenir sheet highly collectible

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    Every person touring the truck was given an engraved souvenir sheet showing the White House. The souvenir sheets, which were not valid for postage, were printed aboard the rolling museum.

  • london-waterbury-connecticut-sterilized-cover
    US Stamps Jul 30, 2024, 1 PM

    “Sterilized,” is it a private or postal handstamp?

    by John M. Hotchner
    The three covers marked “Sterilized” are addressed to the same family and were sent between November 1924 and June 1926. The markings are identical, and all are in light purple.

  • united-nations-2024-world-heritage-sites-south-korea-stamps
    World Stamps Jul 30, 2024, 10 AM

    UNPA World Heritage stamps to debut Aug. 15 in Hartford, Conn.

    by David Hartwig
    The United Nations Postal Administration will host a first-day ceremony for the World Heritage stamps Thursday, Aug. 15, at 1:00 p.m., during the Great American Stamp Show taking place Aug. 15-18 in Hartford, Conn.

  • manoj-adhikari-tuscarora-maryland-post-office-clerk
    Postal Updates Jul 30, 2024, 8 AM

    Visit to Tuscarora, Md., post office recalls George Washington, birdhouses and other memories

    by Allen Abel
    Four miles west of Tuscarora is Point of Rocks, Md., whose 1873 Gothic Revival railroad depot is one of five historic terminals featured on a set of five 2023 Historic Railroad Stations stamps.

  • 2024-national-duck-stamp-collectors-society-stamp-rebekah-knight
    US Stamps Jul 29, 2024, 11 AM

    Knight wins duck stamp society art contest

    by Linn’s Staff
    This is Knight’s fourth National Duck Stamp Collectors Society stamp. Her artwork appears on the 2013, 2018 and 2021 NDSCS stamps.

  • great-american-stamp-show-2024
    US Stamps Jul 29, 2024, 8 AM

    Full slate of events for Great American Stamp Show 2024

    by Molly Goad
    Highlights include a bourse (sales area) of more than 75 dealers from the United States and overseas offering stamps, postal history and supplies; a cachetmakers’ bourse; more than 800 frames of competitive exhibits; and meetings and seminars covering a wide array of topics.

  • united-states-2024-alex-trebek-stamp-ceremony-jay-bigalke-ken-jennings
    US Stamps Jul 26, 2024, 10 AM

    Trebek stamp put ‘focus on the game’ says ‘Jeopardy!’ host Ken Jennings

    by Jay Bigalke
    Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, Calif., played host to the first-day ceremony for the new United States Alex Trebek commemorative forever stamp.

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    World Stamps Jul 25, 2024, 1 PM

    Canada Post commemorates filmmaker Norman Jewison

    by David Hartwig
    On July 24 Canada Post issued a stamp commemorating the life and legacy of Toronto-born filmmaker Norman Jewison (1926-2024).

  • boston-2026-world-expo
    US Stamps Jul 25, 2024, 12 PM

    Collectors Club of Chicago continues Boston 2026 support

    by Linn’s Staff
    The Collectors Club of Chicago will make yearly donations of $5,000 to the Boston 2026 World Expo.

  • 2024-cover-united-states-1-dollar-statue-of-freedom-stamps-large-envelope
    US Stamps Jul 25, 2024, 10 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Dollar-denominated stamps on large envelopes

    by Charles Snee
    Also this week, an unusual parachute mail experiment from Fort Campbell in Kentucky, and the hot market for modern Mongolia stamps.

  • california-state-fair-poppy
    Postal Updates Jul 25, 2024, 8 AM

    Lovable mascot on one of many California State Fair postmarks

    by Molly Goad
    The California State Fair mascot, Poppy the Bear, receives a special birthday shout-out on the pictorial postmark shown nearby.

  • national-cachetmakers-day-postmark-great-american-stamp-show
    Postal Updates Jul 24, 2024, 1 PM

    National Cachetmakers Day postmark available

    by Linn’s Staff
    American First Day Cover Society president Lloyd de Vries designated Saturday, Aug. 17, as National Cachetmakers Day in a July 11 presidential proclamation.

  • citizens-stamp-advisory-committee
    US Stamps Jul 24, 2024, 9 AM

    Window into how a U.S. postage stamp is selected

    by Jay Bigalke
    It isn’t that often we get a window into what the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) looks like.

  • monaco-1885-prince-charles-iii-stamp-scott-1
    World Stamps Jul 24, 2024, 8 AM

    An affordable classic Scott No. 1 stamp from Monaco

    by Henry Gitner and Rick Miller
    Monaco issued its first stamps in 1885: a set of 10 stamps bearing the likeness of Prince Charles III.

  • united-states-2023-freedom-flag-coil-stamp-tagging-omitted-error
    US Stamps Jul 23, 2024, 12 PM

    Tagging-omitted error of U.S. 2023 Freedom Flag coil discovered in mixture

    by Charles Snee
    Specifically, the error stamp is an example of the Freedom Flag coil stamp (Scott 5789A) printed by Banknote Corporation of America in rolls of 100.

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