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US Stamps
Jul 13, 2019, 8 PMState and County Fairs set not part of a new ‘Americana’ series
The U.S. Postal Service said that inaccurate information published in the USPS Postal Bulletin will be corrected. -
World Stamps
Jul 12, 2019, 8 AMA tour of groundbreaking stamps: Inside Linn’s
Also this week, a helpful reminder about Linn’s weekly auction calendar and an upbeat review of a mixture of stamps issued between 1915 and 2015. -
US Stamps
Jul 11, 2019, 12 PMMilitary Working Dogs set at Aug. 1 stamp show in Omaha
The design of each stamp is a stylized illustration depicting one of four dog breeds serving today in the U.S. armed forces: the German shepherd, the Labrador retriever, the Belgian Malinois and the Dutch shepherd. -
US Stamps
Jul 11, 2019, 12 PMCould you become a stamp exhibitor?
Exhibiting your stamps and covers can open up new worlds of interest, challenge and accomplishment. -
US Stamps
Jul 10, 2019, 8 AMAmericover FDC show July 26-28 in St. Louis
Americover will present approximately 144 frames of exhibits, which will be judged by a team of five American Philatelic Society accredited judges. -
World Stamps
Jul 9, 2019, 9 PMBritish stamps highlight local customs and festivals
In addition to the stamps, Royal Mail is offering first-day covers, eight postcards reproducing the designs of the stamps, and a presentation pack. -
US Stamps
Jul 9, 2019, 8 AMComputers a mixed blessing in June cartoon caption contest
The contest featured the 33¢ Personal Computers stamp from the Celebrate the Century pane of 15 highlighting the 1980s. -
US Stamps
Jul 8, 2019, 2 PMWoodstock first-day ceremony at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The United States Woodstock forever stamp will have its first-day ceremony at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. -
World Stamps
Jul 8, 2019, 9 AMCanada Post offers up-close view of bears on new stamps
The four nondenominated, permanent-rate (currently 90¢) stamps will be issued July 24 in booklets of eight and a pane of four. -
Auctions
Jul 8, 2019, 8 AMU.S., Confederate States highlight July 23-25 Siegel auction
Also up for sale are essays, proofs and specimens; back of the book including revenues and U.S. possessions; plus collections and accumulations. -
World Stamps
Jul 8, 2019, 6 AMIt’s fun to send and receive postcards via Postcrossing
Postcrossing was started in 2005 by Paulo Magalhaes, a student in Portugal at the time. -
US Stamps
Jul 7, 2019, 9 AMAPS Stampshow returns to Omaha, Neb., 83 years later
The American Philatelic Society will hold its national convention Aug. 1-4. The show is in partnership with the American Topical Association. -
World Stamps
Jul 6, 2019, 10 AMFrench stamp celebrates 75th anniversary of liberation of Paris
France’s La Poste has reported that it will issue 600,000 examples of the stamp in sheets of 40. -
World Stamps
Jul 5, 2019, 9 AMEl Salvador’s Fernando Figueroa stamps: Inside Linn’s
Also this week, digging into the U.S. 1879-93 cardboard plate proofs and sifting through a mixture of stamps from 38 different countries. -
World Stamps
Jul 5, 2019, 8 AMDominican Republic 1902 inverted centers in strong demand
Six of the seven stamps in the 1902 set marking the 400th anniversary of Santo Domingo exist with the center inverted. -
US Stamps
Jul 4, 2019, 8 AMAnnual APS Stampshow joins with National Topical Stamp Show, Aug. 1-4
The two popular national stamp shows will take place in the same venue, the CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center and Arena in Nebraska. -
World Stamps
Jul 3, 2019, 3 PMCanada Post adds surprise stamp issue to program
Canada Post has announced that it will issue a stamp or stamps on Sept. 21. -
US Stamps
Jul 3, 2019, 2 PMConfederate States 1¢ John Calhoun stamp a good buy
The stamp is a good buy in very fine grade at 80 percent to 90 percent of catalog values. -
US Stamps
Jul 3, 2019, 7 AMThe fun of local fairs captured on four new U.S. forever stamps
The stamp designs together create a quadripartition, a single panoramic scene divided into four individual stamps. -
US Stamps
Jul 2, 2019, 6 PMMiscut 1954 4¢ Lincoln sheet illustrates precancel method
Error pairs with gutter between resulted from paper folds or, more unusually, a mismatch between the printed sheets and the mechanism that slices them apart into panes.