Westpex 2025 will celebrate the 175th anniversary of California’s statehood. A special cinderella souvenir sheet and cacheted cover will be available.

The United States Post Office Department issued a total of 12 parcel post stamps in 1913.

The new 100 Years of Social Security stamp is denominated 500 pesos, the rate for a domestic priority mail letter weighing up to 50 grams.

A single snowman appears on a new holiday sprayed-on postmark that likely went into use nationwide on Dec. 2.

Two new stamps will be added to the Stellar Formations series of Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps that the USPS launched in 2024.

The stamp shows a padlock, while the selvage of the sheet captures a scene from one of Houdini’s film performances.

Minden, Neb., was the site of the first day of issue for the United States 3¢ commemorative stamp issued Sept. 22, 1948, for the centennial of the founding of Fort Kearny.

The affected stamps will be withdrawn from regular sale at post offices, stations, branches, postal stores and vending outlets.

Patrick Morgan is also a member of the American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, Poster Stamp Collectors Club and Greater Mound City Stamp Club.

The United States Postal Service announced in the Dec. 12 issue of the Postal Bulletin three issue dates for new 2025 stamps.

Stamps issued Nov. 5 by three British overseas territories commemorate the discovery of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance.

The People’s Republic of China 8-fen Year of the Monkey stamp issued Feb. 15, 1980, is the bellwether of the ever-volatile Chinese stamp market.

The Nov. 28 edition of the United States Postal Service’s Postal Bulletin contains 14 holiday-themed postmarks offering a variety of designs to celebrate the season.

Shackleton’s ship Endurance was honored in November by three British overseas territories with new stamp issues.

Canada Post issued a set of five stamps Nov. 27 to celebrate five French-Canadian authors: Marie-Claire Blais, Jean Marc Dalpe, Dany Laferriere, Antonine Maillet and Marguerite-A. Primeau.

Are there still postal employees answering children’s letters to Santa Claus?

Golf was the inspiration for several readers entering the November cartoon caption contest featuring the United States $2.40 Priority Mail stamp

The show will take place April 25-26, 2025, at the same venue used by the Plymouth Show for several years.

The illustrations on the stamps depict scenes from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th-century Chinese historical novel.

The one-page exhibit program, which has no judging or popularity vote, includes topical and thematic subjects such as animals, transportation, postal history and philately.