The engraved stamp designs feature the recapture of Cayenne by d’Estrees in 1676 and products of French Guiana.

The designated first-day city is Greenbelt, Md., home to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, which managed the development of the Webb Telescope.

The four new postmarks show snow globes with a snowman, Santa, a tree and a row of three buildings.

Jersey Post’s Europa contribution features images skillfully captured by local underwater photographer and cold-water swimmer Nicola Miskin.

What makes this $5 Columbian strip of four all the more remarkable is the pristine state of its mint, never-hinged gum.

Certainly one of the most sought-after of the United States national Christmas seals is type I of the 1913 designs.

The programs will cover such topics as the Boston 2026 World Expo, the history of anti-Jewish behavior in America, and using social media to enhance the collecting experience.

The new error occurs on the nondenominated (63¢) Freedom U.S. Flag coil printed in rolls of 100 by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. of Williamsville, N.Y.

Undoubtedly, Queen Isabella had questions for Columbus, and several entries commented on that aspect.

In celebration of the remarkable 400-year history of New Castle, N.H., a new pictorial postmark has been introduced.

The United States Postal Service will issue four new Holiday Joy forever stamps this fall.

The stamp shows two cows facing forward. While the cows may look normal at first glance, a closer look reveals that they are statuettes.

The new nondenominated (68¢) Year of the Dragon forever stamp features an ornate three-dimensional ceremonial mask by Camille Chew.

Jeff Hayward, Patrick Morgan and Eric Wile have been elected as new members of the American First Day Cover Society board of directors.

The arrangement allowed Stanley Gibbons and its sister numismatic firm, A.H. Baldwin & Sons, to get out of a number of intractable debt situations that had been dragging down their finances for several years.

To historian and author Candice Shy Hooper, it is the astonishing performance of the Northern mail system, and, in particular, the life story of the devoted civilian called the “messenger of joy” who organized and led it, that deserves to be memorialized and celebrated after all these years.

Collectors of Japanese stamps are likely aware of the implications of a large increase in the letter rate. Japan typically issues hundreds of stamps annually, many in 10-stamp panes with all-different designs.

David M. McLaughlin has served on the foundation’s board of directors since 2019.

This stamp was the 23rd of an eventual 31 U.S. stamps commemorating President Jackson that have major numbers in the Scott catalog.

Canada Post will continue its tradition of showing wildlife on stamps with a July issue featuring endangered frogs.