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World Stamps Jun 7, 2019, 9 AM
The case of Saudi Arabia Scott L186: Inside Linn’s
by Charles SneeAlso this week, a review of an article about U.S. Consular Service envelopes and sifting through an engaging assortment in Kitchen Table Philately. -
World Stamps Jun 7, 2019, 8 AM
U.N. stamps honor the International Labor Organization
by Denise McCartyThe United Nations Postal Administration will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Labor Organization on 15 stamps to be issued June 24. -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2019, 2 PM
Look for Great Americans John J. Audubon stamp tagging variety
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThis 22¢ Audubon tagging variety is one of the most difficult to find in full mint panes. -
Postal Updates Jun 6, 2019, 1 PM
Royal Mail to offer second daily delivery of parcels
by Linn's StaffAlso, as part of this plan, Royal Mail will collect returns from its customers at their homes. -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2019, 1 PM
Colopex show June 14 and 15 in Columbus, Ohio
by Linn's StaffColopex will host numerous single-frame and multiframe exhibits, which will be judged by APS-accredited judges. -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2019, 12 PM
June cartoon caption contest: Personal Computers stamp
by John M. HotchnerYou are invited to use your imagination to put words in the mouth of the young woman at the computer. -
World Stamps Jun 6, 2019, 9 AM
Britain remembers D-Day on stamps showing scenes of the WWII invasion
by Denise McCartyThe stamps in Great Britain’s D-Day set reproduce black-and-white photographs of the invasion in which 156,000 Allied troops from the United States, Great Britain, Canada and 10 other countries landed on the beaches of Normandy. -
World Stamps Jun 6, 2019, 8 AM
What’s new for 2020 Scott Standard catalog Volumes 3A and 3B?
by Jay BigalkeThe stamps of Germany received a thorough review, with thousands of value changes reflecting a mix of increases and decreases. -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2019, 8 AM
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Sesame Street’
by Michael BaadkeA new set of 16 Forever stamps from the United States Postal Service pays tribute to the popular children’s television series Sesame Street. -
Auctions Jun 5, 2019, 8 AM
Stamp Out Cancer auction raises $7,680
by Steven J. BahnsenThe Quad City Stamp Club (American Philatelic Society chapter 249) has sponsored the annual event for 43 years and raised close to $295,000 for the cancer fund. -
US Stamps Jun 4, 2019, 2 PM
Number of free Moon Landing ceremony tickets is limited
by Michael BaadkeThe July 19 first-day ceremony for the two United States Moon Landing forever stamps will begin at 11 a.m. at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Space Commerce Way, in Merritt Island, Fla. -
US Stamps Jun 4, 2019, 1 PM
Keep an eye out for this 1920 2¢ George Washington stamp
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe earliest documented use of the stamp is a July 22, 1920, dated cancel on a pair of stamps. -
World Stamps Jun 4, 2019, 9 AM
Butterflies take flight on new Dutch stamps
by Denise McCartyThe new Butterflies and Moths stamp pane is the seventh issue in the Experience Nature series. -
US Stamps Jun 4, 2019, 9 AM
Forever stamp June 11 for ‘America’s last battleship’
by Michael BaadkeThe issue date marks the 75th anniversary of the Missouri’s commissioning on June 11, 1944. -
Postal Updates Jun 4, 2019, 9 AM
Postmark celebrates annual Grubstake Days festival
by Molly GoadThe annual celebration embraces the rich mining heritage of the Yucca Valley region. -
World Stamps Jun 4, 2019, 8 AM
New British stamps honor Queen Victoria’s bicentennial
by Denise McCartyThe six stamps that “chart the life of Victoria” are in three se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs. -
US Stamps Jun 1, 2019, 11 AM
Scott numbers assigned to Post Office Murals, ‘Little Mo’ Connolly stamps
by Charles SneeThe new Scott numbers detailed here are for U.S. stamps issued during the past month. -
World Stamps May 30, 2019, 6 AM
Canada's June 17 issue pictures the world's longest covered bridge
by Denise McCartyCovered bridges in Canada are shown on new stamps, a souvenir sheet and postal stationery. The bridges date from the 19th and early 20th centuries. -
US Stamps May 30, 2019, 6 AM
Errors and colors covered in two new additions for an expertizer’s library
by John M. HotchnerThe three-legged stool on which the expertizer depends is knowledge, tools and acute vision. But the greatest of these is knowledge, both in the form of experience and reference material. -
World Stamps May 30, 2019, 6 AM
Great time to buy topical stamps of Hungary
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerHungary’s set of four 1947 Franklin D. Roosevelt airmail semipostal stamps were also produced in souvenir sheets of four.