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US Stamps Mar 1, 2024, 9 AM
Okpex show moves to new location
by Linn’s StaffOkpex will feature 12 to 15 dealers, and the United States Postal Service will have a booth at the show. A youth area will offer buckets of free stamps. -
US Stamps Feb 29, 2024, 11 AM
Oversize counterfeit U.S. 2010 Love stamp found on cover
by Charles SneeThe cover bears a fake 2010 44¢ Love in combination with three other genuine stamps: two 2016 10¢ Red Pears coil stamps and a 2016 5¢ Pinot Noir Grapes coil stamp. -
Auctions Feb 29, 2024, 9 AM
1937 ‘Hindenburg’ crash cover in March 11-13 Kelleher Flagship auction
by Charles SneeThe auction includes more than 1,500 lots and features United States material from the collections of David E. Bays, Gary A. Kosvic, Lady Connoisseur and William Rider. -
Postal Updates Feb 29, 2024, 8 AM
Remembering the legacy of Underground Railroad operative William Still and his family
by Allen AbelOn March 9, William Still was one of 10 19th-century Americans to be honored on a set of United States forever commemorative stamps honoring operatives on the Underground Railroad. -
World Stamps Feb 28, 2024, 10 AM
United Nations adds four stamps to Flag series
by David HartwigThe stamps will be issued at the March Party stamp show to be held Friday, March 15, through Sunday, March 17, near Cleveland, Ohio. -
US Stamps Feb 28, 2024, 8 AM
Minute Man savings stamp in strong demand for almost 20 years
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe bronze Minute Man statue by Daniel Chester French shown on the stamp stands in the National Historical Park in Concord, Mass. -
US Stamps Feb 27, 2024, 2 PM
Linn’s Most Influential Companies in Philately special edition
by Jay BigalkeThe companies selected for inclusion in the publication were chosen by the Linn’s team at Amos Media Co. -
US Stamps Feb 27, 2024, 11 AM
Serve up some ice cream humor for March cartoon caption contest
by John M. HotchnerThere will be two prizes given to the winners: one for the best philatelic line and one for the best nonphilatelic line. -
World Stamps Feb 27, 2024, 8 AM
Stamp set from Royal Mail explores Britain’s Viking legacy
by David HartwigThe stamps show images of Viking artifacts in the foreground and maps marked with significant archaeological locations in the background. -
US Stamps Feb 26, 2024, 10 AM
Do you consider junk mail trash or treasure?
by John M. HotchnerSome junk mail can be quite attractive and therefore quite collectible. -
US Stamps Feb 26, 2024, 7 AM
Bluegrass stamp takes the stage March 15 before Ricky Skaggs concert in Owensboro, Ky.
by Charles SneeHeather Moulder of Woodbury, Tenn., took inspiration from vintage bluegrass concert posters for her illustration for the stamp. -
US Stamps Feb 24, 2024, 4 PM
Issue dates, locations announced for Ansel Adams and six other 2024 issues
by Charles SneeYosemite National Park in California will host the May 15 first-day ceremony for the pane of 16 stamps featuring pictures taken by renowned landscape photographer Ansel Adams (1902-84). -
World Stamps Feb 24, 2024, 10 AM
U.N. pane commemorates annual IAEA charitable ball
by David HartwigThe stamp designs show photographs taken at previous IAEA balls, and se-tenant (side-by-side) labels promote the ball with text reading “IAEA Staff Appreciation Ball since 1961.” -
US Stamps Feb 23, 2024, 1 PM
March Party’s 134th show to host March 16 Garden Delights first-day ceremony
by Linn’s StaffThe March Party 2024 show theme is hummingbirds, a nod to the United States Postal Service’s first-day-of-issue ceremony for the Garden Delights stamps featuring hummingbirds. -
Postal Updates Feb 23, 2024, 9 AM
USPS aims to reduce emissions from fuel and electricity
by Allen AbelThe proposed emissions reductions are part of the Postal Service’s efforts to apply a bright green tint to its plans to pay fewer employees to work out of fewer buildings and to charter fewer fast but high-polluting aircraft to carry the mail. -
Postal Updates Feb 22, 2024, 11 AM
Puerto Rico’s El Capitolio celebrates 95 years
by Molly GoadThe Capitol of Puerto Rico is also known as El Capitolio and the House or Palace of Laws. -
US Stamps Feb 22, 2024, 8 AM
Inside Linn’s: A quest for Stellar Formations Priority Mail first-day covers
by Charles SneeAlso this week, the story behind the mysterious 1938 Contract Air Mail 35 flight covers sent to Scottsbluff, Neb., and a tip to look for the 1932-40 set of postage stamps issued by Inini. -
World Stamps Feb 21, 2024, 11 AM
Canada Post proposes new postage rates
by David HartwigThe rate for mail from Canada to the United States would increase 10¢, from $1.30 to $1.40. -
World Stamps Feb 21, 2024, 8 AM
Mint stamps from Laos highly collectible
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerLaos, a landlocked Southeast Asian country on the Indochina Peninsula, has issued many colorful and beautifully designed stamps. -
US Stamps Feb 20, 2024, 10 AM
Nojex 2024 exhibitor’s prospectus available
by Linn’s StaffConvening societies at Nojex 2024 include the United States Stamp Society, New Jersey Postal History Society and the Collectors Club.