WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Oct 15, 2021, 11:14 AM
Canada Post announces autumn issue dates
by Linn’s StaffCanada Post announced the issue dates for stamps celebrating various holidays in the October issue of Details, its publication for collectors. -
Oct 14, 2021, 08:00 AM
Spain’s autogiro stamps have strong appeal
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerSpain issued the world’s first autogiro stamp in 1935. The design of this 2-peseta gray blue stamp shows a la Cierva autogiro in flight over Seville. -
Oct 13, 2021, 15:36 PM
Canada Post honors legendary actor Christopher Plummer on new stamp
by Denise McCartyCanada Post revealed the stamp design Oct. 13 and issued the stamp the same day in a booklet of 10 and a pane of six. -
Oct 13, 2021, 09:56 AM
Five Canadian editorial cartoonists honored on Oct. 8 booklet of 10
by Denise McCartyCanada Post issued the five stamps Oct. 8 after revealing the designs one day at a time starting Oct. 4. -
Oct 12, 2021, 15:00 PM
Stanley Gibbons to offer fractional ownership of British Guiana 1856 1¢ Magenta
by Charles SneeStanley Gibbons announced Oct. 4 that it has selected the online platform Showpiece to facilitate fractional ownership of the 1¢ Magenta. -
Oct 8, 2021, 12:21 PM
Eight British stamps feature iconic rugby matches
by Denise McCartyThe stamps are in four se-tenant horizontal pairs. One stamp in each pair shows a scene from a women’s rugby match, and the other depicts a men’s match. -
Oct 8, 2021, 08:00 AM
Inside Linn’s: Bahrain stamp set honors Arab Cities Organization
by Charles SneeAlso this week, thoughts on the state of first-day cover collecting, and a mixture of recent stamps from Norway serves up some high catalog values. -
Oct 7, 2021, 10:09 AM
U.N. souvenir sheet honors biodiversity conference
by Denise McCartyThe stamps show what appear to be a calla lily, beetle and crane, respectively. Additional creatures shown in the selvage include a tiger, fish, turtle and panda. -
Oct 5, 2021, 08:30 AM
Canada Post unveils first of five Editorial Cartoonists stamps Oct. 4
by Denise McCartyCanada Post is unveiling five new stamps honoring editorial cartoonists one day at a time. -
Oct 1, 2021, 08:00 AM
Inside Linn’s: Master engraver Czeslaw Slania
by Charles SneeAlso this week, a celebration of France’s Art series that began 60 years ago, and the second part of a detailed exploration of counterfeit United States postal cards. -
Sep 30, 2021, 16:04 PM
U.N. Expo 2021 show postponed until 2022
by Linn’s StaffThe show was scheduled for Oct. 29-30 at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pa. -
Sep 30, 2021, 09:30 AM
Peru’s postal tax stamps for proposed plebiscite
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe 10c and 50c postal tax stamps are infrequently offered and usually sell for a good deal more than their Scott catalog values. -
Sep 27, 2021, 15:13 PM
Canada Post to begin Truth and Reconciliation stamp series in 2022
by Denise McCartyCanada Post is working with Indigenous experts for the 2022 stamp. -
Sep 24, 2021, 15:00 PM
Delayed Dubai Expo 2020 event on U.N. sheet Oct. 1
by Jay BigalkeAerial photographs of the Dubai Expo 2020 pavilions are featured on a new souvenir sheet from the United Nations Postal Administration. -
Sep 17, 2021, 11:51 AM
New UN stamps, souvenir sheets pay tribute to John Lennon, ‘Imagine’
by Michael BaadkeThe individual stamps are each printed in panes of 20 and feature a different engraving-style portrait of Lennon by Swedish-born artist Martin Morck. -
Sep 16, 2021, 08:15 AM
The stamp that started it all
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe Penny Black is the logical starting point for a collection of Scott No. 1 stamps of the world. -
Sep 15, 2021, 16:12 PM
Canada Post Community Foundation semipostal Sept. 20
by Jay BigalkeThis semipostal is the 10th issue in an annual series that began in 2012 with the establishment of the Canada Post Community Foundation. -
Sep 10, 2021, 09:06 AM
Vehicles of the British army on 12 new British stamps
by Charles SneeRoyal Mail worked closely with the British Ministry of Defence to plan and develop the British Army Vehicles stamps. -
Sep 9, 2021, 08:00 AM
Russian stamp set honors Soviet youth organization
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe designs show Pioneers preventing theft from a mailbox, preventing destruction of property, recovering a stranded kite, and a girl Pioneer saluting. -
Sep 3, 2021, 08:30 AM
Most influential philatelists to tell their epic stamp stories
by Jay BigalkeThe Linn’s Stamp News editorial team is planning a special edition publication to be mailed with the January 2022 monthly magazine.
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First Continental Congress and U.N. stamps receive Scott catalog numbers
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Canada Post continues Truth and Reconciliation series
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US Stamps Oct 4, 2024, 2 PM
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