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US Stamps Dec 13, 2018, 4 PM
Love stamp ceremony in Puerto Rico
by Michael BaadkeFirst-day ceremony details for the first United States stamp of 2019 have been revealed. -
World Stamps Dec 12, 2018, 9 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. -
World Stamps Dec 12, 2018, 8 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. -
World Stamps Dec 11, 2018, 10 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.” -
World Stamps Dec 11, 2018, 10 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. -
World Stamps Dec 11, 2018, 10 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. -
US Stamps Dec 10, 2018, 9 AM
Cartoon caption contest winners for Support Our Youth stamp
by John M. HotchnerA major theme for the November cartoon caption contest featuring the 1968 6¢ Support Our Youth commemorative was the ways in which support might be given. -
US Stamps Dec 10, 2018, 8 AM
Christmas fantasy stamp on a Dec. 25 fantasy cover
by John M. HotchnerAt first glance, the featured cover in U.S. Stamp Notes looks genuine, but a closer look reveals that it, too, is an artfully created fantasy, designed to be used as a Christmas card. -
US Stamps Dec 7, 2018, 11 AM
Trial color plate proofs of 1861: Inside Linn's
by Denise McCartyAlso in the Dec. 24 issue are articles about Jordan overprinting stamps for use in Palestine and stamps with connections to Kalmykia, Europe’s only Buddhist majority nation. -
US Stamps Dec 7, 2018, 9 AM
An attractive engraved bicolor classic: Week's Most Read
by Jay BigalkeNew Scott catalog number listings for the United States and a tip about a bicolor classic stamp were our top stories over the past week. -
US Stamps Dec 6, 2018, 2 PM
First issue dates for U.S. 2019 stamps revealed
by Michael BaadkeThe United States Postal Service has announced issue dates for five of its stamps or stamp sets planned for early 2019. -
Postal Updates Dec 4, 2018, 8 PM
Trump’s task force on USPS report targets labor costs, corporate structure
by Michael BaadkeThe Task Force on the United States Postal System created last April at the behest of President Donald J. Trump publicly released its report to the president on Dec. 4. -
World Stamps Dec 4, 2018, 9 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. -
Auctions Dec 4, 2018, 9 AM
Flagship Kelleher auction features 20th-century American rarity
by Michael BaadkeSale opens Dec. 18 with Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Europe and colonies, plus Asia, Africa, Latin America and worldwide airmail postal history. -
Auctions Dec 4, 2018, 9 AM
Rumsey sales set for Dec. 10-12
by Michael BaadkeThe San Francisco firm plans two auctions featuring U.S. and worldwide rarities, along with general foreign stamps and postal history. -
US Stamps Dec 4, 2018, 8 AM
Caption A Charlie Brown Christmas stamp
by John M. HotchnerThe stamp picturing Linus, Charlie Brown and his rather threadbare Christmas tree (Scott 5028) will be the cartoon caption contest stamp for December. -
Postal Updates Dec 4, 2018, 8 AM
Post offices, USPS headquarters closing Wed. Dec. 5 for mourning
by Linn's StaffPresident Donald J. Trump has called on Americans to observe Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush. -
Postal Updates Dec 3, 2018, 4 PM
Pictorial postmark commemorates Mars landing
by Denise McCartyPostmark celebrates the recent success of InSight, NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission. -
US Stamps Dec 3, 2018, 2 PM
U.S. memorial stamp likely for President George H.W. Bush
by Michael BaadkeIf tradition holds true, a U.S. memorial postage stamp honoring former United States President George H.W. Bush should be issued in the coming months. -
World Stamps Dec 3, 2018, 9 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.