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US Stamps
Jan 26, 2023, 12 PMAmerican Topical Association offers postcard exhibiting workshop
Participants in the workshop receive reference guides, a bibliography and a digital book on photo postcards. -
US Stamps
Jan 26, 2023, 10 AMInside Linn’s: The story behind author August Derleth’s cinderella
Also this week, uncovering an error about the beginning of M-Bag mailing rates, and a Linn’s reader seeks additional information about a label inscribed “Freeland Islands.” -
US Stamps
Jan 26, 2023, 8 AMTagging-omitted errors found on 2019 Flag, 2022 Love stamps
Both of these new tagging-omitted errors will be listed in the 2024 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
US Stamps
Jan 25, 2023, 1 PMStrap on your hockey skates for the February cartoon caption contest
There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best philatelic line and one for the best nonphilatelic line. -
US Stamps
Jan 25, 2023, 10 AM2025 Great American Stamp Show in Illinois
The show will take place Aug. 14-17, 2025, at the Schaumburg Convention Center. -
US Stamps
Jan 25, 2023, 8 AMBig value increase for Jenny Invert box set
The box set is noted but not listed or valued in the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. -
Postal Updates
Jan 24, 2023, 12 PMSend affection with a conversation hearts postmark
The valentine remailing program in Loveland, Colo., has been spreading the love for 77 years. -
World Stamps
Jan 24, 2023, 8 AMSt. Petersburg, Fla., celebrates centennial of club
The club began in 1923 as the St. Petersburg Stamp and Coin Club with just 10 members. -
US Stamps
Jan 23, 2023, 11 AMNew plate number discovered on U.S. 2022 Flag coil
For the second time in two months, a new plate number for an existing United States coil stamp has been discovered. -
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Jan 23, 2023, 8 AMUpdate on 1929 Christmas seal with ‘Air Delivery’ overprint
The Spring 2022 issue of Seal News, the journal of the Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp Society, included a two-page article on this overprint. -
US Stamps
Jan 22, 2023, 1 PMAPS announces dates for Summer Seminar 2023
This year’s seminar will be presented both virtually and in person. -
US Stamps
Jan 21, 2023, 11 AMWomen’s Soccer stamp first-day ceremony details
Art director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp using an illustration from artist Noah MacMillan. -
US Stamps
Jan 20, 2023, 12 PMPlane crashes and Christmas seals, a seldom-seen combination
Determining what went wrong and how the Postal Service dealt with it is meat and potatoes for collectors who specialize in auxiliary markings. -
World Stamps
Jan 20, 2023, 9 AMNew Zealand celebrates tie to popular movie with March 1 set
The six stamps in the set depict the humanoid characters and imaginative creatures who populate the Avatar film franchise’s universe. -
US Stamps
Jan 19, 2023, 1 PMColopex 2023 canceled
Colopex originally was scheduled to take place June 9-10 in Columbus, Ohio. -
Postal Updates
Jan 19, 2023, 10 AMRoyal Mail resumes export of international mail
On Jan. 18 Great Britain’s Royal Mail resumed the export of international mail that does not require a customs declaration. -
US Stamps
Jan 19, 2023, 10 AMPhilatelic Show 2023 prospectus available
The show will feature up to 100 exhibit frames, over 50 dealers and a youth area. -
US Stamps
Jan 19, 2023, 9 AMYoops! Mississippi River stamp pane reverse joins Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Wisconsin
The state line between Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was left out on the map on the back of the pane. -
US Stamps
Jan 19, 2023, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Unusual travels of a 1977 registered letter to Germany
Also this week, a review of a new book about the first U.S. postal card issued in 1873, and taking a closer look at a 1964 set of eight German stamps honoring resistance heroes during World War II. -
Postal Updates
Jan 18, 2023, 11 AMCyber incident continues for Royal Mail
Great Britain’s Royal Mail has reported a cyber incident and is temporarily unable to send international mail. The disruption may have been caused by Russian criminals using ransomware.