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World Stamps Mar 5, 2017, 9 AM
Another Amelia Earhart stamp to watch as anniversary of disappearance nears
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThere's broad interest in Earhart stamps, including many people with an interest in the subject who do not consider themselves to be stamp collectors. -
Auctions Mar 5, 2017, 3 AM
Design specs of Jamaican telegraph stamps highlight Grosvenor sale
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentJamaica was one of a few British colonies that ordered up special telegraph stamps modeled closely on Britain’s own. -
Auctions Mar 4, 2017, 4 PM
Siegel sale features all sorts of 1918 Curtiss Jenny airmail stamps
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentAn example of the famed Jenny Invert stamp realized $389,400 in the Siegel sale of the Don David Price collection. -
World Stamps Mar 4, 2017, 2 PM
A newly discovered Swiss rarity solves one of philately’s mysteries
by Donna HousemanThe stamp is the missing piece in a philatelic puzzle that has perplexed stamp collectors for many years. -
Auctions Mar 4, 2017, 9 AM
What a sheet of Nepal’s first stamp sold for at Spink auction
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe remote Himalayan nation issued its first stamps in the 1880s, but Nepalese stamps were only valid in Nepal and India until 1959. -
US Stamps Mar 4, 2017, 3 AM
The possible problems lurking in your stamp collection
by John M. HotchnerIt is not only current purchases of classic material that need to be expertized, but also stamps and covers purchased much earlier. -
Auctions Mar 3, 2017, 4 PM
Vertical strip of Washington-Franklin stamps tops $165K at Siegel auction
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries’ recently offered the Barry K. Schwartz collection of the U.S. “bluish paper” issues of 1909. -
World Stamps Mar 3, 2017, 2 PM
144 years of Curacao postage stamp history: Stamp Collecting Basics
by Janet KlugThe earliest use of Curacao postal markings dates to 1808, and the island's first postage stamp was issued in 1873. -
World Stamps Mar 3, 2017, 12 PM
A new discovery made among the cantonal stamps of Zurich
by Sergio SismondoAn example of postal system devolution more thorough than 1803 Switzerland is hard to find in European history. -
Auctions Mar 3, 2017, 8 AM
British Guiana collection sold by Spink includes $265,000 ‘Cottonreel’ stamp
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentBritish Guiana is famous for Demerara sugar, rum, and several of the world’s rarest postage stamps. -
Postal Updates Mar 3, 2017, 3 AM
USPS official investigated; more counterfeits surface: Week’s Most Read
by Joe O’DonnellAlso this week, more counterfeit U.S. stamps surfaced, and we remembered former postmaster general Benjamin Franklin Bailar. -
World Stamps Mar 2, 2017, 5 PM
APS shows support for FIP changes
by Michael BaadkeThe American Philatelic Society president will write a letter expressing support for proposed changes to the International Federation of Philately. -
US Stamps Mar 2, 2017, 2 PM
Why you might want to sell your JFK and Eternal Flame stamps
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerIf you hold mint panes of 50 of the 5¢ John F. Kennedy and Eternal Flame stamp in your collection or stock, now is a good time to sell them. -
Auctions Mar 2, 2017, 12 PM
The high-profile U.S. and Canada rarities for sale in Rumsey auction
by Michael BaadkeThe Gems sale is filled with United States postal history and classic stamps, including a substantial number of highly graded stamps. -
World Stamps Mar 2, 2017, 8 AM
How Costa Rica used overprint on 1922 stamps to promote its coffee
by Kathleen WunderlyCoffee — the country’s first export and its only one until 1890 — fueled Costa Rica's economy during the 19th and 20th centuries, as it still does today. -
Postal Updates Mar 2, 2017, 7 AM
USPS inspector general report details possible giveaways, selling of discontinued stamp products by former Stamp Fulfillment manager
by Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe way U.S. postal inspectors are telling it, Khalid M. Hussain, the longtime manager of the SFS center, ran a rogue operation for years. -
Auctions Mar 1, 2017, 12 PM
Rare 1927 Libya express mail stamp, one of only two known, at March 20-25 Koehler auction
by Michael BaadkeAccording to the Koehler auction catalog description, just one additional example of this particular variety is believed to exist. -
World Stamps Feb 28, 2017, 4 PM
Royal Mail wants to know what you want to see on its future stamps
by Joe O'DonnellRoyal Mail is giving the public the chance to weigh in on what should be on the United Kingdom's commemorative stamps in 2019. -
Auctions Feb 28, 2017, 2 PM
Machin’s 1966 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II highlights Cavendish auction
by Michael BaadkeThe plaster portrait in the Cavendish sale led to the most reproduced stamp image of all time. How much is it expected to bring? -
US Stamps Feb 28, 2017, 9 AM
Red Pears return on new 10¢ definitive stamp
by Michael BaadkeThe new stamp will be issued in Cleveland, Ohio, and nationwide in a pane of 20. A 10¢ Red Pears coil stamp using the same design was issued in 2016.