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Auctions Feb 12, 2018, 6 AM
Kelleher flagship series auction Feb. 27-March 2
by Michael BaadkeThe Friday session offers more than 400 lots of U.S. airmail and other back-of-the-book, revenue stamps, possessions and more. -
World Stamps Feb 12, 2018, 5 AM
Guernsey Post adds Valentine's Day messages to “post & go” labels
by Denise McCartyGuernsey Post is adding a Valentine’s Day message to its own computer-produced self-adhesive postage labels called “post & go.” -
US Stamps Feb 11, 2018, 4 AM
Why was a “water damaged” handstamp added to this cover?
by John M. HotchnerWho handstamped the cover: A collector? A retail establishment? You decide. -
World Stamps Feb 10, 2018, 4 AM
Zebra seahorse, silky shark grace 25th UNPA Endangered Species series
by Molly GoadThe United Nations Postal Administration will issue a set of stamps to celebrate 25 years of its Endangered Species series. -
US Stamps Feb 9, 2018, 9 AM
First-day cancel request deadline extended: Inside Linn's
by Jay BigalkeAlso in this issue are articles explaining how a forger ruined a major Saudi Arabia cover and a feature on a Lithuanian label. -
US Stamps Feb 9, 2018, 9 AM
First lady franking privilege not used
by John M. HotchnerWhy didn’t she use this franking privilege? The reason becomes clear when the cover's letter is read. -
US Stamps Feb 9, 2018, 6 AM
USPS issues 10 stamps celebrating bioluminescent life; scientist to speak at Feb. 22 Fort Pierce ceremony
by Michael BaadkeA new set of 10 forever stamps from the United States Postal Service pays tribute to bioluminescent life. -
Auctions Feb 9, 2018, 5 AM
Hungary Madonna invert in Auction Galleries Hamburg worldwide auction
by Michael BaadkeThe error stamp is tied to the piece with a Budapest 85 circular datestamp dated either Jan. 21 or Jan. 27, 1925. -
World Stamps Feb 9, 2018, 4 AM
Royal Mail dedicates set to a century of women’s right to vote in the UK
by Molly GoadGreat Britain’s Royal Mail is issuing a set of stamps Feb. 15 to celebrate the 100-year milestone of women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom. -
World Stamps Feb 9, 2018, 3 AM
How much did it cost to collect international stamps in 2016?: Week’s Most Read
by Colin SalleeAlso this week, a provocative letter opens up a can of worms for expertizers. -
US Stamps Feb 8, 2018, 11 AM
APS offering two on-the-road stamp courses in March and May
by Molly GoadThe APS has added two more courses for collectors of all levels to be held prior to stamp shows in Ohio and Massachusetts this spring. -
World Stamps Feb 7, 2018, 5 AM
Add this set of Algeria's first stamps to your collection
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerAlthough not priced as a set in mint never-hinged condition, the total catalog value for such a set is $72. -
Auctions Feb 7, 2018, 5 AM
December standouts from Siegel auctions
by Tim HodgeThe Grant Inman collection of private die medicine stamps offered nearly all the great rarities of the U.S. medicine stamps. -
Auctions Feb 6, 2018, 4 AM
Confederate States and Civil War lots dominate Schuyler Rumsey sale
by Tim HodgeRumsey featured an attractive example of the rare 1861 Greenville, Ala., 5¢ provisional (Scott 33X1). Only six of the typeset adhesives exist. -
Auctions Feb 5, 2018, 2 PM
Cherrystone auctions 1875 plate proof sheets
by Tim HodgeThe Dec. 19-20, 2017, Cherrystone auction of rare stamps and postal history by featured a set of 1875 plate proof sheets. -
US Stamps Feb 5, 2018, 9 AM
Bear Bryant stamp used as a playbook to collecting U.S. stamp issues: Inside Linn's
by Jay BigalkeAlso in this issue are features on Nova Scotia's first stamps and western express mail postal history. -
World Stamps Feb 5, 2018, 5 AM
Declaration of Human Rights sheet, other U.N. issues receive Scott numbers
by Charles SneeThe new Scott numbers detailed here are for U.N. stamps from the offices in New York, N.Y.; Geneva, Switzerland; and Vienna, Austria. -
World Stamps Feb 5, 2018, 3 AM
Cost to collect stamps of the world for 2016
by Martin J. FrankeviczIt is time once more to look at the costs to obtain the new issues created by the various foreign stamp-issuing entities listed in the Scott catalogs. -
World Stamps Feb 3, 2018, 5 AM
Slovenia issues Serenade Love stamps
by Denise McCartyThe design by Barbara Kocjancic features a large cell phone, a couple and their shadows. -
US Stamps Feb 2, 2018, 12 PM
Illinois Statehood ceremony at Lincoln Library
by Michael BaadkeA new forever stamp celebrating the 200th anniversary of Illinois statehood will be issued March 5 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.