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US Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 10 AMUSPS to issue 15th Kwanzaa stamp Oct. 13 in St. Louis
The stamp is being issued two years to the day after the 2020 Kwanzaa stamp featuring artwork by Andrea Pippins. -
World Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 10 AMRoyal Mail reveals Nov. 10 stamps in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles III approved the designs of this new issue, marking the first stamp issue approved by the new monarch. -
World Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 9 AMRoyal Mail to update stamps with image of King Charles III
In order to minimize the environmental and financial impact, Royal Mail will First distribute and issue existing stocks of stamps. -
US Stamps
Sep 27, 2022, 8 AMHalloween and U.S. philately
As practiced in the United States, Halloween is a celebration unlike any other — not patriotic, minimally religious and with little historical significance. -
US Stamps
Sep 26, 2022, 2 PMMartha Washington subject of October cartoon caption contest
Entries with a touch of humor or irony stand the best chance of winning the contest. -
Postal Updates
Sep 26, 2022, 11 AMAPWU says Louis DeJoy should resign or be removed
The American Postal Workers Union’s vote on the anti-DeJoy resolution “overwhelmingly passed” at its biennial convention held Aug. 15-18. -
World Stamps
Sep 26, 2022, 8 AMCanada Post continues semipostal series with Sept. 19 stamp
Canada Post is selling the self-adhesive stamp in booklets of 10 with $1 from the sale of each booklet going to the Canada Post Community Foundation. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 2 PMDie-cutting omitted error of U.S. 2022 Tulips stamp found in South Carolina
News of the error was first reported in a short article in the September issue of the United States Specialist. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 12 PMNojex-ASDA stamp show Oct. 14-16
The show will feature 40 dealers and 200 frames of exhibits. -
World Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 9 AMRoyal Mail cancels Stampex attendance due to CWU strike
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have been in a deadlock over pay since April. -
US Stamps
Sep 23, 2022, 8 AMMyth busted: Treasury Secretary Yellen not a stamp collector
While she was chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, Yellen was invited to join the elite Club de Monte-Carlo. -
Postal Updates
Sep 22, 2022, 1 PMUSPS sends donations to dead letter office
Postal clerks had sent the returns from the mailing to a dead letter facility in Atlanta, where the donations were either destroyed or returned to the senders. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2022, 10 AM2022 federal duck stamp art contest online Sept. 23-24
Due to health concerns, the previously planned in-person judging has been canceled. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2022, 8 AMFlowers persevere through snow on Oct. 11 U.S. set of 10
The nondenominated (60¢) Snowy Beauty forever stamps will be issued in a double-sided pane (booklets) of 20 in a quantity of 300 million stamps. -
US Stamps
Sep 22, 2022, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Wyoming’s unusual passport for the 1976 Bicentennial
Also this week, taking a closer look at a U.S. 1945 domestic short-paid airmail special delivery cover, and a U.S. mixture serves up mostly minimum-value stamps. -
World Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 4 PMCanada Post commemorates the 50th anniversary of hockey series
On Sept. 21, Canada Post issued a stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Canada-USSR hockey series, now known as the Summit Series. -
World Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 11 AMMainstream news coverage of Queen Elizabeth II as a collector
The queen was a stamp collector, and billions of stamps around the world feature her image. -
US Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 11 AMAppeal of Ray Charles reaches beyond the collecting community
On Sept. 23, 2013, the U.S. Postal Service issued a nondenominated (46¢) Ray Charles stamp (Scott 4807) in panes of 16. -
US Stamps
Sep 21, 2022, 10 AMWhat will a U.S. forever stamp cost after Jan. 22?
It’s up to the Postal Service’s board of governors to recommend the new rates, subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission. -
World Stamps
Sep 20, 2022, 2 PMGreenland debuts Tattoo Art stamp series
Greenland’s postal administration, Tusass Greenland, began a new Tattoo Art in Greenland series with two stamps issued Aug. 31.