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    US Stamps

    Jul 14, 2022, 10 AM

    New book tells stories behind modern U.S. errors

    Errors and varieties are unavoidable waste products of any printing operation, and the United States has had its share.

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    US Stamps

    Jul 14, 2022, 8 AM

    Inside Linn’s: Neighbor’s trash serves up a dollar-sign treasure

    Also this week, a look at using computer programs to make album pages, and a review of a $3 packet of mint, never-hinged stamps from 20 different countries.

  • france-2022-ukraine-red-cross-semipostal-stamp

    World Stamps

    Jul 13, 2022, 3 PM

    France issues Red Cross semipostal to aid Ukrainians

    The semipostal sells for €2: €1.16 for postage and a €0.84 surtax for the French Red Cross to use in Ukraine and neighboring countries housing refugees.

  • united-states-1992-space-accomplishments-stamp-cartoon-contest-winner

    US Stamps

    Jul 13, 2022, 10 AM

    June cartoon contest winner dances with celestial stars

    The winner of the best nonphilatelic line, shown here, is Gilbert Schaye of New York City.

  • united-states-1931-dull-carmine-postage-due-stamps

    US Stamps

    Jul 13, 2022, 8 AM

    Early printings of U.S. 1931 postage due stamps hard to find

    The earlier printings were in dull carmine, a dark reddish color. The later printings were in bright scarlet.

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    US Stamps

    Jul 12, 2022, 11 AM

    Engraving, tagging and embossing on 2022-23 duck stamp

    For the $25 price tag, and knowing the funds are going to a good place, this new duck stamp is a treasure for the stamp album.

  • united-states-2022-elephants-stamp

    US Stamps

    Jul 12, 2022, 11 AM

    Aug. 12 ceremony details for U.S. Elephants stamp

    Rafael Lopez designed the stamp using his original artwork.

  • italian-air-lines-1954-crash-cover-rome-new-york

    US Stamps

    Jul 12, 2022, 9 AM

    A messy crash cover from 1954

    The plane carried 2,116 pounds of mail; 95 percent of it was salvaged and processed at New York’s Morgan Station.

  • american-first-day-cover-society-whooping-crane-youtube-video

    US Stamps

    Jul 11, 2022, 2 PM

    AFDCS adds Whooping Cranes FDC video to YouTube channel

    The video covers a presentation Susan Jones gave at a November 2021 virtual meeting of the Claude C. Ries Southern California Chapter of the AFDCS.

  • united-nations-2022-world-chess-day-stamps-pane

    World Stamps

    Jul 11, 2022, 10 AM

    United 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.

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    US Stamps

    Jul 11, 2022, 8 AM

    Folk 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.

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    Postal Updates

    Jul 8, 2022, 2 PM

    Wedding 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.

  • canada-2022-help-for-ukraine-semipostal-stamp

    World Stamps

    Jul 7, 2022, 2 PM

    Canada 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.

  • 2005-xcor-aerospace-postcard-first-rocket-plane-united-states-mail

    US Stamps

    Jul 7, 2022, 12 PM

    Inside 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.

  • great-britain-2022-pride-stamps

    World Stamps

    Jul 6, 2022, 4 PM

    Great 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.

  • cuba-1899-united-states-administration-benjamin-franklin-stamp

    World Stamps

    Jul 6, 2022, 8 AM

    Set 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.

  • delta-airlines-settles-claim-with-u.s.-postal-service

    Postal Updates

    Jul 5, 2022, 4 PM

    Delta 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.

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    US Stamps

    Jul 5, 2022, 10 AM

    The 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.

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    World Stamps

    Jul 5, 2022, 8 AM

    What’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.

  • united-states-2022-womens-rowing-stamps

    US Stamps

    Jul 2, 2022, 11 AM

    Scott 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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