WORLD STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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Dec 14, 2018, 11:08 AM
Liechtenstein honors 300th anniversary with embroidered souvenir sheet
by Denise McCartyTo celebrate its 300th anniversary on Jan. 23, the Principality of Liechtenstein will issue its first embroidered souvenir sheet. -
Dec 12, 2018, 09:01 AM
’Tis the season for stamp gifts
by Jay BigalkeThe holiday season is in full swing, and thinking of thoughtful gifts for a stamp collector can sometimes be challenging. -
Dec 12, 2018, 08:48 AM
Argentine Philatelic Exposition souvenir sheet in demand
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerUnsevered sheets of four of Argentina’s 1939 11th Congress of the Universal Postal Union and the Argentine Philatelic Exposition souvenir sheets are in demand and hard to find. -
Dec 11, 2018, 10:35 AM
Smell of gingerbread on new Iceland stamps
by Denise McCartyIceland Post features cookies on its scented Christmas stamps issued Nov. 1. Iceland Post describes the two stamps as smelling like “newly baked gingerbread.” -
Dec 11, 2018, 10:28 AM
Bernard Beston of Australia elected FIP president Dec. 2
by Linn's StaffBernard Beston of Queensland, Australia, was elected president of the FIP at the federation’s 75th Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. -
Dec 11, 2018, 10:18 AM
Scent added to Greenland Christmas stamps
by Denise McCartyGreenland Post issued its first scented stamps Oct. 22. They are for use on Christmas mail. -
Dec 4, 2018, 09:13 AM
Austria’s typographed Emperor Franz Josef definitives
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerOur tipsters highlight a set of four definitive stamps that is surprisingly difficult to find without faults and in very fine grade. -
Dec 3, 2018, 09:30 AM
Readers share their favorite engraved stamp stories
by Molly GoadIn response to a question in the Sept. 17 Linn’s, readers provided stories about their favorite engraved stamps and shared a large cover. -
Dec 3, 2018, 09:21 AM
New British Library exhibition
by Linn's StaffA new exhibit titled “Stamps, Independence, and Post-Colonial Futures” at the British Library in London, England, is open until the end of 2020. -
Nov 30, 2018, 08:44 AM
Marianne and Youth stamps: Inside Linn's
by Molly GoadAlso in the Dec. 17 issue, stamps with children playing in snow and India’s fascinating Scinde Dawks. -
Nov 29, 2018, 10:17 AM
Swiss Post's Christmas set depicts scenes just before nightfall
by Denise McCartyOne design reproduces Martin Magli’s photograph of Kandersteg Church, located in an alpine valley. -
Nov 29, 2018, 08:49 AM
Bahamas stamps pay homage to beloved Christmas carol
by Denise McCartyEach stamp includes two or three words from the first two lines of the carol Silent Night. -
Nov 29, 2018, 08:46 AM
Austrian stamp honors first Silent Night performance, 200 years ago
by Molly GoadThe design depicts the Silent Night Memorial Chapel in Oberndorf on a starry, snow-covered evening. -
Nov 27, 2018, 09:34 AM
APS exhibiting course at Westpex
by Linn's StaffThe American Philatelic Society will offer a one-day course on the first day of the Westpex 2019 stamp show in April. -
Nov 27, 2018, 09:21 AM
The Falklands honor former post office
by Jay BigalkeThe Falkland Islands issued four stamps Nov. 28 commemorating the 100th anniversary of its oldest remaining post office building. -
Nov 27, 2018, 09:15 AM
Vatican, Poland win awards for best religious stamps
by Linn's StaffVatican City and Poland won St. Gabriel awards for the best religious stamps issued in 2017. -
Nov 19, 2018, 16:30 PM
Popular Spanish West Africa stamp
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe Spanish West Africa 1949 4-peseta dark gray green stamp (Scott 1) is popular with Scott No. 1s of the world collectors. -
Nov 19, 2018, 09:45 AM
Macau international stamp exhibition recap
by Alex HaimannOn Sept. 21-24, Macau hosted the 35th Asian International Stamp Exhibition at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. -
Nov 13, 2018, 08:00 AM
Cold weather stamps from Finland
by Denise McCartyThe stamps show photographs of a swimmer taking a dip in a hole in the ice and a father and daughter ice fishing. -
Nov 13, 2018, 03:15 AM
New Zealand cancellations return with a new look
by Denise McCartyNew Zealand Post has resumed canceling stamps on mail with a new type of cancellation.
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