Mystic’s contest asks readers to pick the greatest United States stamps using a bracket format similar to the one used for March Madness.

Following the 1986 space shuttle disaster, there was considerable pressure on the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp in honor of the crew.

The United Nations established April 6 as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace in 2013.

Eight official show hotels are available at room rates from $229 to $333 per night during Tuesday, May 19 through Monday, June 1, 2026.

Also this week, a review of stamp album pages hosted on the American Philatelic Society’s website, and an interesting overprint error on two Lesotho postage due stamps issued in 1966.

The worlds of postcard enthusiasts and postal historians collided Feb. 6 in Cobb Island, Md.

Witchcraft, drawing on various elements of folk religion and pagan worship, has made a big comeback in modern times.

The stamps, presented in two horizontal se-tenant strips of five, each show a different animal common in British gardens.

Highlights of the U.S. offerings include 10 1847 5¢ Benjamin Franklin stamps and six 1847 10¢ George Washington stamps.

Despite their appearance, savings stamps are invalid for postage, according to Postal Service regulations regarding the payment of postal fees.

The sale opens with 26 lots of Penny Black and Two-Penny Blue stamps and covers. The 1840 Penny Black and 1840 Two-Penny Blue, which feature a portrait of Queen Victoria, are the world’s first adhesive postage stamps.

The cost for first-class postage will climb 5 pence, from £1.65 to £1.70.

The design of the stamp features a prayer rug designed by Metis artist Kit Craven and Muslim weaver Noor Iqbal.

With two stamp designs and a plate number interval at an odd number of 27, it’s to be expected that a stamp design will repeat.

Betty White was a pioneer of early television, which mostly included a vast number of appearances in sitcoms, sketch comedy and game shows.

Relatively recent forever stamps with se-tenant (side-by-side) designs remain one of the hottest segments of the U.S. stamp market.

Canada Post continues its Spring Flowers series with two stamps showcasing two varieties of peonies developed by Canadian-born horticulturists.

According to Cherrystone, the auction will open with “a solid section of United States including many rarities and graded items.”

Existing United States Post Office Department regulations did not allow for such an honor for MacArthur in his own country because U.S. stamps picturing living people were not to be issued.

The San Diego Stamp Show opened Feb. 21 with a first-day ceremony unveiling the two new United States American Vistas presorted standard coil stamps.