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World Stamps Jun 12, 2024, 8 AM
Topical collectors prefer never-folded panes of Czechoslovakia 1960 Flowering Plants stamps
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe stamp designs feature thistle, cyclamen, primrose, hen-and-chickens, gentian, and pasqueflower. -
US Stamps Jun 11, 2024, 11 AM
Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society donates to Boston 2026
by Linn’s StaffThe Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society is the only major philatelic society specializing in Mexican philately of all kinds. -
US Stamps Jun 11, 2024, 8 AM
Ansel Adams stamps first-day and dedication events
by Jay BigalkeMore than 300 people made the journey to Yosemite Valley in California to attend the May 15 first-day ceremony for the stamps. -
US Stamps Jun 10, 2024, 12 PM
More details for 2024 Okpex show released
by Linn’s StaffOkpex will feature a bourse (sales area) of 12 to 15 dealers, and the United States Postal Service will have a booth at the show. -
US Stamps Jun 10, 2024, 10 AM
Reading Linn’s 87 years later
by John M. HotchnerEarly issues of Linn’s are sometimes found in dealer accumulations of documents, periodicals and photos related to philately. -
World Stamps Jun 10, 2024, 8 AM
Royal Mail celebrates the United Kingdom’s most popular dog breeds
by David HartwigThe dogs represented on the 10 stamps exemplify the popularity of different breeds with Britons from a wide variety of demographics. -
US Stamps Jun 7, 2024, 1 PM
May cartoon caption contest winner scratches Capt. Hook’s itch
by John M. HotchnerSeveral Linn’s readers cast Disney villain Capt. Hook in the most deplorable of roles: postmaster general. -
US Stamps Jun 7, 2024, 10 AM
George Morrison, other U.S. stamps to be withdrawn from sale June 30
by Linn’s StaffThe announcement was published in the May 30 issue of the Postal Bulletin. -
Postal Updates Jun 7, 2024, 9 AM
Napex 2024 postmark illustrates Watergate break-in controversy
by Molly GoadWhat initially seemed like a minor burglary evolved into a major incident involving widespread abuses of power by members of the Nixon administration. -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2024, 10 AM
Inside Linn’s: Combination first-day covers becoming more difficult
by Charles SneeAlso this week, our stamp market tipsters recommend a certain popular U.S. airmail stamp issued in 1933, and a review of a worldwide mixture containing stamps issued from 1870 to 1990. -
Postal Updates Jun 6, 2024, 8 AM
Tempestuous tornado tears through post office in Baring, Mo., sparks a Mennonite rebuild
by Allen AbelBaring is an agricultural community with a population of 125 located in Knox County in what the locals call NEMO, northeast Missouri. -
US Stamps Jun 5, 2024, 3 PM
$1 Floral Geometry stamp receives Scott catalog number
by Charles SneeWhat do Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2025 Scott catalogs. -
US Stamps Jun 5, 2024, 11 AM
Deciphering astronaut autographs
by John M. HotchnerA big part of space cover collecting has been finding event and first-day covers autographed by people involved in the space program, especially astronauts. -
US Stamps Jun 5, 2024, 9 AM
New Flags definitive stamps debut June 14 at Mount Rushmore event
by Jay BigalkeThe designs of the nondenominated (68¢) Flags stamps were first revealed in October 2023. -
US Stamps Jun 5, 2024, 8 AM
U.S. 1902 special delivery stamp a must for bicycle topical collectors
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThis was the first U.S. stamp to feature a bicycle in the design and one of the first in the world to do so. -
US Stamps Jun 4, 2024, 12 PM
New U.S. Horses stamps to connect with Pony Express history June 17 in St. Joseph, Mo.
by Charles SneeKaren Wegehenkel of Medford, Ore., took the picture of the horse shown on the middle stamp, and Stephanie Moon of Dublin, Ohio, was the photographer for the horses featured on the other four stamps. -
US Stamps Jun 4, 2024, 8 AM
Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library offers higher education scholarships for community outreach
by Jay BigalkeEach year since 2022, the library has awarded two $2,500 scholarships. -
US Stamps Jun 3, 2024, 11 AM
ATA announces 2024 Distinguished Topical Philatelist
by Linn’s StaffThe Distinguished Topical Philatelist award recognizes service to topical philately in general and to the ATA in particular. -
World Stamps Jun 3, 2024, 7 AM
What’s new for 2025 Scott Standard Volume 3
by Jay BigalkeThe covers of this year’s catalogs feature a postal theme, a nod to the United States Postal Service’s 250th anniversary in 2025. -
Postal Updates May 31, 2024, 2 PM
Reflections of a USPS board member at Ansel Adams event
by Jay BigalkeTangherlini has been a member of the USPS board since May 2022, and his term expires in December 2027.