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US Stamps
Jul 14, 2022, 10 AMNew 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. -
US Stamps
Jul 14, 2022, 8 AMInside 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. -
World Stamps
Jul 13, 2022, 3 PMFrance 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. -
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Jul 13, 2022, 10 AMJune cartoon contest winner dances with celestial stars
The winner of the best nonphilatelic line, shown here, is Gilbert Schaye of New York City. -
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Jul 13, 2022, 8 AMEarly 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. -
US Stamps
Jul 12, 2022, 11 AMEngraving, 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. -
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Jul 12, 2022, 11 AMAug. 12 ceremony details for U.S. Elephants stamp
Rafael Lopez designed the stamp using his original artwork. -
US Stamps
Jul 12, 2022, 9 AMA 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. -
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Jul 11, 2022, 2 PMAFDCS 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. -
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.