WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Jul 29, 2021, 16:00 PM
RPSL awards Crawford medal to James L. Grimwood-Taylor
by Linn’s StaffThe Royal Philatelic Society London awards the Crawford medal each year for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form. -
Jul 29, 2021, 08:00 AM
Look for Sierra Leone’s attractive 1938 Wilberforce set
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe attractive stamp designs include a freed slave throwing off his shackles, a map, local scenes, and an African elephant. -
Jul 27, 2021, 15:30 PM
Institute for Analytical Philately seeks papers for 2023 symposium
by Linn’s StaffPapers must be previously unpublished and address how analyses were used to solve a philatelic problem. -
Jul 26, 2021, 11:30 AM
New British stamps celebrate the animals of its seas, shores
by Denise McCartyThe set includes 10 stamps showing photographs of anemones, birds, cold-water coral reefs, crustaceans, fish, mammals and mollusks; and a souvenir sheet of four stamps illustrating four levels of the marine food chain. -
Jul 26, 2021, 08:37 AM
Combo Lego and stamp show in Geleen, Netherlands
by Jay BigalkeThis event featuring both stamp and Lego displays will take place Sept. 25-26. -
Jul 26, 2021, 01:00 AM
New UNPA engraved-style definitive for Mother Teresa
by Molly GoadThe $1.80 Mother Teresa stamp is intended for use from the U.N. post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City. -
Jul 19, 2021, 11:53 AM
Folk musician Stan Rogers honored on Canadian stamp
by Denise McCartyThe stamp shows Rogers singing and playing guitar in the foreground and a view of Fogarty’s Cove in Nova Scotia in the background. -
Jul 16, 2021, 09:05 AM
Inside Linn's: Space tourism and other private company activities
by Jay BigalkeAlso this week, a philatelic review of the lighthouses on stamps found online, and our anonymous reviewer finds good value in sample of stamps from a worldwide mixture. -
Jul 13, 2021, 15:54 PM
U.N. Sport for Peace stamps honor Tokyo 2020 Olympics
by Denise McCartyThe United Nations Postal Administration is issuing Sport for Peace stamps and souvenir sheets July 23 to mark the start of the Summer Olympics, Tokyo 2020. -
Jul 12, 2021, 13:30 PM
Collectors Club of New York celebrating 125th anniversary
by Jay BigalkeJohn W. Scott, who started the Scott catalogs and albums, was one of the club’s founding members. -
Jul 8, 2021, 15:30 PM
Boston 2026 update Aug. 12 at Great American Stamp Show
by Linn’s StaffBoston 2026, the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States, is planned for May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, Mass. -
Jul 8, 2021, 09:00 AM
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 1918 Emperor Karl I set hard to find
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe stamps were not issued in Bosnia, but they were sold at the Vienna, Austria, post office for a few days after the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918. -
Jul 6, 2021, 16:51 PM
Philatelic rarities continue to make headlines in June
by Jay BigalkeThree philatelic items — a cover, a single and a block of four — sold by two auction houses brought realizations of approximately $25 million. -
Jul 6, 2021, 16:28 PM
Amos Media seeks Linn’s associate editor
by Linn’s StaffRelocation to the Sidney, Ohio, area is strongly preferred but not required. -
Jul 2, 2021, 08:00 AM
Inside Linn’s: Pan American Airways transoceanic airmail
by Charles SneeAlso this week, the fascinating connection between a Glascow, Scotland, experimental postmark used during 1856-57 and a scandalous murder trial, and exploring Nordic military stamps. -
Jul 1, 2021, 16:30 PM
What’s new for 2022 Scott Standard catalog Volume 4?
by Jay BigalkeFor the countries included in the Vol. 4 catalogs, the Scott editors took a more conservative approach to the number of value changes. -
Jul 1, 2021, 14:35 PM
Canada announces subjects for 2022 stamp program
by Denise McCartyCanada Post reported that it will start its 2022 commemorative stamp program with a Black History Month issue honoring Eleanor Collins. -
Jun 29, 2021, 15:39 PM
Canada honors the 100th anniversary of its famous schooner ‘Bluenose’
by Denise McCartyThe new Bluenose stamps were designed by Dennis Page and Oliver Hill and feature illustrations by Michael Little. -
Jun 28, 2021, 12:55 PM
New stamps promote outdoor sports and activities
by Denise McCartyA new set of stamps from New Zealand Post urges people to get outside and “do something new.” -
Jun 28, 2021, 12:20 PM
Postcrossing postcard community marks 16 years
by Jay BigalkeAustria, Belarus and Guernsey are all issuing Postcrossing stamps this year.
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