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US Stamps
Jun 7, 2019, 11 AMFrogs first-day ceremony at Idaho nature center July 9
The set of four United States forever stamps depicting four different frogs will have its first-day ceremony in an Idaho nature center. -
World Stamps
Jun 7, 2019, 9 AMThe case of Saudi Arabia Scott L186: Inside Linn’s
Also this week, a review of an article about U.S. Consular Service envelopes and sifting through an engaging assortment in Kitchen Table Philately. -
World Stamps
Jun 7, 2019, 8 AMU.N. stamps honor the International Labor Organization
The United Nations Postal Administration will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Labor Organization on 15 stamps to be issued June 24. -
US Stamps
Jun 6, 2019, 2 PMLook for Great Americans John J. Audubon stamp tagging variety
This 22¢ Audubon tagging variety is one of the most difficult to find in full mint panes. -
Postal Updates
Jun 6, 2019, 1 PMRoyal Mail to offer second daily delivery of parcels
Also, as part of this plan, Royal Mail will collect returns from its customers at their homes. -
US Stamps
Jun 6, 2019, 1 PMColopex show June 14 and 15 in Columbus, Ohio
Colopex will host numerous single-frame and multiframe exhibits, which will be judged by APS-accredited judges. -
US Stamps
Jun 6, 2019, 12 PMJune cartoon caption contest: Personal Computers stamp
You are invited to use your imagination to put words in the mouth of the young woman at the computer. -
World Stamps
Jun 6, 2019, 9 AMBritain remembers D-Day on stamps showing scenes of the WWII invasion
The stamps in Great Britain’s D-Day set reproduce black-and-white photographs of the invasion in which 156,000 Allied troops from the United States, Great Britain, Canada and 10 other countries landed on the beaches of Normandy. -
World Stamps
Jun 6, 2019, 8 AMWhat’s new for 2020 Scott Standard catalog Volumes 3A and 3B?
The stamps of Germany received a thorough review, with thousands of value changes reflecting a mix of increases and decreases. -
US Stamps
Jun 6, 2019, 8 AMCelebrating 50 years of ‘Sesame Street’
A new set of 16 Forever stamps from the United States Postal Service pays tribute to the popular children’s television series Sesame Street. -
Auctions
Jun 5, 2019, 8 AMStamp Out Cancer auction raises $7,680
The Quad City Stamp Club (American Philatelic Society chapter 249) has sponsored the annual event for 43 years and raised close to $295,000 for the cancer fund. -
US Stamps
Jun 4, 2019, 2 PMNumber of free Moon Landing ceremony tickets is limited
The July 19 first-day ceremony for the two United States Moon Landing forever stamps will begin at 11 a.m. at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Space Commerce Way, in Merritt Island, Fla. -
US Stamps
Jun 4, 2019, 1 PMKeep an eye out for this 1920 2¢ George Washington stamp
The earliest documented use of the stamp is a July 22, 1920, dated cancel on a pair of stamps. -
World Stamps
Jun 4, 2019, 9 AMButterflies take flight on new Dutch stamps
The new Butterflies and Moths stamp pane is the seventh issue in the Experience Nature series. -
US Stamps
Jun 4, 2019, 9 AMForever stamp June 11 for ‘America’s last battleship’
The issue date marks the 75th anniversary of the Missouri’s commissioning on June 11, 1944. -
Postal Updates
Jun 4, 2019, 9 AMPostmark celebrates annual Grubstake Days festival
The annual celebration embraces the rich mining heritage of the Yucca Valley region. -
World Stamps
Jun 4, 2019, 8 AMNew British stamps honor Queen Victoria’s bicentennial
The six stamps that “chart the life of Victoria” are in three se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs. -
US Stamps
Jun 1, 2019, 11 AMScott numbers assigned to Post Office Murals, ‘Little Mo’ Connolly stamps
The new Scott numbers detailed here are for U.S. stamps issued during the past month. -
World Stamps
May 30, 2019, 6 AMCanada's June 17 issue pictures the world's longest covered bridge
Covered bridges in Canada are shown on new stamps, a souvenir sheet and postal stationery. The bridges date from the 19th and early 20th centuries. -
US Stamps
May 30, 2019, 6 AMErrors and colors covered in two new additions for an expertizer’s library
The three-legged stool on which the expertizer depends is knowledge, tools and acute vision. But the greatest of these is knowledge, both in the form of experience and reference material.