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World Stamps Feb 19, 2019, 11 AM
Marvel superheroes stamps March 14 from Royal Mail
by Michael BaadkeA new set of 15 stamps depicting popular Marvel superheroes will be issued March 14 by Great Britain’s Royal Mail. -
World Stamps Feb 18, 2019, 8 PM
Listening to stamps: Europa’s birdsongs
by Denise McCartyEach year, PostEurop, the Association of European Public Postal Operators, selects a theme for the multination Europa series. As announced in the July 10, 2017, issue of Linn’s, the theme for 2019 is birds. -
World Stamps Feb 18, 2019, 10 AM
U.S. troops convalesced in Monaco after World War I
by Denise McCartyA new engraved stamp from Monaco marks the 100th anniversary of United States’ troops convalescing in Monaco. -
US Stamps Feb 18, 2019, 10 AM
Annual stamp yearbook debuted in January
by Jay BigalkeThe United States Postal Service continues its tradition of publishing an annual stamp yearbook with The 2018 Stamp Yearbook released in January. -
US Stamps Feb 15, 2019, 3 PM
Large crowd at Ameristamp Expo in Mesa, Ariz.
by Michael BaadkeThe final APS Ameristamp Expo opened to a great crowd of enthusiastic collectors at 10 a.m. on Feb. 15. -
US Stamps Feb 15, 2019, 2 PM
APS executive director agrees to new contract
by Michael BaadkeThe American Philatelic Society has retained the services of its executive director, Scott D. English, for at least another two years. -
World Stamps Feb 15, 2019, 9 AM
Stamps of Labuan: Inside Linn’s
by Molly GoadAlso this week, a Priority Mail stamp is used to mail flu kits, and how the longest-running first-day cover cachet line continues to thrive. -
US Stamps Feb 15, 2019, 9 AM
Missing wife puzzle solved
by John M. HotchnerLinn’s readers help settle the mystery presented on a 1¢ postal card, canceled in March 1895 in Little Falls, Wash. -
Postal Updates Feb 15, 2019, 8 AM
U.S. Postal Service governors, postmaster, address UPU exit
by Molly GoadUnited States Postal Service board of governors fully supports the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates. -
US Stamps Feb 15, 2019, 8 AM
Reflections on the forever stamp: Week’s Most Read
by Jay BigalkeEditor-in-Chief Jay Bigalke’s thoughts on the forever stamp and other popular stories from the past week. -
Auctions Feb 14, 2019, 2 PM
Amelia Earhart signature cover in upcoming Cherrystone auction
by Molly GoadThis 1935 cover that traveled on a solo Earhart flight from Mexico City is offered in the March 12-13 auction in New York City. -
US Stamps Feb 13, 2019, 11 AM
A claret brown Franklin stamp to seek
by Molly GoadThis week, our tipsters highlight this 1914 United States 12¢ claret brown Benjamin Franklin stamp. -
US Stamps Feb 13, 2019, 9 AM
Low contest entries for Lennon forever stamp
by John M. HotchnerThis stamp drew the least entries of any contest since this feature began in 1986. -
World Stamps Feb 12, 2019, 9 AM
Exotic gardenias appear on Canada’s annual flower stamps
by Molly GoadCanada Post’s two new permanent-rate stamps in its popular Spring Flowers series picture cape jasmine gardenias. -
World Stamps Feb 12, 2019, 8 AM
Drawings by da Vinci pictured on British stamps
by Molly GoadGreat Britain’s Royal Mail remembers the 500th anniversary of da Vinci’s death in this 12-stamp issue released Feb. 13. -
Postal Updates Feb 11, 2019, 9 AM
Loveland, Colo., postmark celebrates Valentine’s Day
by Molly GoadThe Valentine Remailing Program of Loveland, Colo., is sponsoring a pictorial postmark celebrating love. -
US Stamps Feb 11, 2019, 8 AM
How to collect it feature completed for 2018 U.S. stamp program
by Molly GoadLinn’s editor-in-chief seeks feedback from readers. -
US Stamps Feb 8, 2019, 4 PM
Coral Reef stamps to debut March 29 in St. Louis, Mo.
by Jay BigalkeThe United States Postal Service has announced that the four nondenominated (35¢) Coral Reefs postcard-rate stamps will be issued nationwide March 29. -
Postal Updates Feb 8, 2019, 4 PM
Postal Service losses grow in first quarter of fiscal 2019
by Michael BaadkeDeclines in first-class mail revenues and a significant increase in operating expenses further deepened the financial challenges faced by the United States Postal Service. -
World Stamps Feb 7, 2019, 9 PM
Canada’s pioneer postal cards: Inside Linn’s
by Molly GoadAlso this week, a Kitchen Table Philately review of stamps 1940s and older, and an India share transfer stamp.