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World Stamps
Jul 29, 2019, 8 AMIreland apologizes for misspelling on Space Exploration stamps
The spelling mistake occurs in the last word of the Irish-language inscription, which is below the English text. -
US Stamps
Jul 27, 2019, 9 AMPony Express stamp gallops into cartoon caption contest
There will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best horse line, and one for the best rider line. -
US Stamps
Jul 26, 2019, 2 PMMoon Landing Anniversary ceremony celebrated a ‘big moment’
Among the ceremony participants was Russell L. (Rusty) Schweickart, lunar module pilot on the 1969 Apollo 9 mission. -
US Stamps
Jul 26, 2019, 8 AMInside Linn’s: Searching for elusive Dead Letter Branch returns
Also this week, researching a censored World War II cover with links to the Manhattan Project and sifting through a sample of mostly common worldwide stamps. -
US Stamps
Jul 26, 2019, 8 AMPlan ahead and create a Halloween philatelic treat
A Linn's reader is promoting a clever way to introduce stamp collecting to a new audience of young people. -
US Stamps
Jul 26, 2019, 7 AMThe famed Mulready envelope comes to America
Postal stationery letter sheets were created as part of the British Post Office’s postal reforms of 1840. -
World Stamps
Jul 26, 2019, 7 AMLook for Mozambique Company’s colorful 1925-31 issue
Despite the relatively low catalog value, this is not an easy set to find. -
World Stamps
Jul 26, 2019, 7 AMSellers going the extra mile for their customers
Duplicate material is a convenient way to provide customers with small bonuses for their stamp collections. -
US Stamps
Jul 25, 2019, 7 AMCreative stamp placement adds eye appeal to covers
Interesting covers from the 1930s pop up in dealers’ boxes and on internet sales sites with some regularity -
US Stamps
Jul 24, 2019, 8 AMMister Rogers pane of 20 sold out quickly
Look for the Mister Rogers pane to increase in price sooner or later. -
Auctions
Jul 23, 2019, 8 AMSt. Lawrence Seaway invert offered in Cherrystone auction Aug. 6-7
The auction also features a significant run of Germany, German colonies and World War II occupation issues, and dozens of related propaganda forgeries. -
World Stamps
Jul 22, 2019, 10 AMIsle of Man stamps celebrate the great American novel
Manx-born artist Juan Moore created illustrations of six characters from Moby Dick for the new stamps. -
Postal Updates
Jul 22, 2019, 9 AMPostmark maps out Pony Express eight-state trail
The postmark shows a horse and rider heading west and traveling through eight states. -
US Stamps
Jul 19, 2019, 9 AMInside Linn’s: 1994 $9.95 Moon Landing postal history
Also this week, discovering emoji designs on stamps and strolling through Switzerland’s philatelic flower garden. -
World Stamps
Jul 18, 2019, 1 PMTopical collectors seek pair of Fijian cicada stamps
The upper 20¢ stamp in the pair shows the cicada as a newly emerged juvenile. The lower $1.50 stamp depicts a fully mature insect. -
Auctions
Jul 18, 2019, 12 PM1867 15¢ Lincoln Z grill sets record in Cherrystone sale of New Amsterdam collection
Heavy floor, online and phone bidder activity was apparent throughout the sale, with significant competition for the rarest stamps in the collection. -
US Stamps
Jul 18, 2019, 12 PMWoodstock stamp celebrates 1969 festival’s 50th anniversary
The new stamp is the second U.S. issue to directly commemorate Woodstock, one of the largest-ever festival gatherings at that time it was held. -
US Stamps
Jul 18, 2019, 10 AMDistrict Court rejects 2015 personalized stamp attacking controversial Citizens United case
The design that Zazzle rejected featured an image of Uncle Sam struggling with a snake that formed a dollar sign entrapping the man who is a symbol of America. -
World Stamps
Jul 18, 2019, 8 AMNew stamp designs illustrate that words matter
The power of words comes through on recent stamps from New Zealand, Finland, France, Italy, San Marino and Isle of Man. -
World Stamps
Jul 17, 2019, 8 AMAimée Devine named 2019 Distinguished Topical Philatelist
Devine was selected for the association’s highest award because of her extensive contributions to youth philately.