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US Stamps Feb 23, 2017, 2 PM
A set of Philippines overprints that is a great buy at Scott value
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerThe stamps commemorated the arrival of the London-Orient flight of a squadron of British seaplanes. Only 6,000 complete sets of the stamps were issued. -
Postal Updates Feb 23, 2017, 11 AM
Benjamin Franklin Bailar, 1934-2017
by Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentMr. Bailar served as the 61st postmaster general for the USPS and enjoyed collecting U.S. stamps depicting his namesake, Benjamin Franklin. -
World Stamps Feb 22, 2017, 10 PM
Born Feb. 23: George Frideric Handel
by Michael BaadkeGerman-born Baroque-era composer George Frideric Handel established his home in Great Britain, and has been honored on stamps worldwide. -
US Stamps Feb 22, 2017, 2 PM
The story behind a postal card offering a reward for a missing wife
by John M. HotchnerPostal cards publicizing missing horses and stolen cars are nothing too far out of the ordinary. But a missing wife? That's unusual. -
World Stamps Feb 21, 2017, 11 PM
Born Feb. 22: Frederic Chopin
by Michael BaadkePolish-born composer and pianist Frederic Chopin found international, lasting acclaim after he moved to Paris, though he died at just 39 years of age. -
US Stamps Feb 21, 2017, 12 PM
When new Depression-era WPA poster art stamps will debut
by Michael BaadkeThe Work Projects Administration employed some eight and a half million people, with some constructing and repairing roads, bridges, and airports. -
Postal Updates Feb 21, 2017, 11 AM
Stamps.com, Zazzle lodge complaints against proposed USPS rules for computer-generated stamps
by Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe proposed rules, if adopted, could adversely affect product sales, including computer-generated stamps, both firms said in the Federal Register. -
US Stamps Feb 21, 2017, 4 AM
Nonprofit USA Star coil stamp of 2017 offers new version of a recent design
by Dan CulbertThe new stamp’s central design is a little smaller than that of the earlier issue, and a blue frame has been added on all sides. -
World Stamps Feb 20, 2017, 10 PM
Born Feb. 21: King Harald V
by Michael BaadkeNorway's King Harald V was born Feb. 21, 1937, near Oslo. He was named king in 1991 following the death of his father, King Olav V. -
World Stamps Feb 20, 2017, 12 PM
Taking a tour of Windsor Castle on new Royal Mail stamps
by Denise McCartyA set of 10 stamps issued Feb. 15 by Great Britain’s Royal Mail takes a look at Windsor Castle from the inside and the outside. -
US Stamps Feb 20, 2017, 4 AM
2016 Flag coil stamps without die cuts and color surface
by Michael BaadkeA plate number strip is lacking all die cuts, and which also shows dramatic color variations that transition between adjacent stamps on the strip. -
World Stamps Feb 19, 2017, 10 PM
Born Feb. 20: Vincent Massey
by Michael BaadkeVincent Massey, born in Toronto on Feb. 20, 1887, was the first Canadian-born person chosen to serve as Canada's governor general. -
US Stamps Feb 19, 2017, 2 PM
Mystery behind a ‘Fight Bureaucracy!’ postal label solved
by John M. HotchnerWho was behind the label and what was the reason for it? John Hotchner assumed it was a label from the United States, but he was wrong. -
World Stamps Feb 19, 2017, 12 PM
Hillary Clinton is president on souvenir sheet for sale on eBay
by Denise McCartyThe firm selling them told Linn’s that it has 40 examples of the Clinton sheet, and said that it did not know if others existed. -
US Stamps Feb 19, 2017, 4 AM
80 years after Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, there’s demand for her 1963 U.S. stamp
by Henry Gitner and Rick MillerIf you have holdings of mint panes of 50 of the 8¢ Amelia Earhart stamp, now is a good time to offer them for sale. -
World Stamps Feb 18, 2017, 10 PM
Born Feb. 19: Sven Hedin
by Michael BaadkeAs Sven Hedin traveled through uncharted areas of Asia, the Swedish explorer recorded his findings, and published them upon his return. -
Auctions Feb 18, 2017, 2 PM
Bidding begins at €20,000 for German colony rarity in Auction Galleries Hamburg sale
by Michael BaadkeThe stamp was part of a cover sent by the German postmaster of Togo to a friend in Freiburg, Germany. -
US Stamps Feb 18, 2017, 12 PM
Patience and a good microscope reveal numerous Overrun Countries varieties
by Keith LichtmanOne of the first sets Keith Lichtman ever owned was the 1944 5¢ Overrun Countries. It was later that he learned about the set's reverse printings. -
US Stamps Feb 18, 2017, 3 AM
Diaries that reveal what happened to missing WWII hero Raoul Wallenberg
by John M. HotchnerThe end of Raoul Wallenberg's story can now be told, courtesy of the granddaughter of Ivan A. Serov, the head of the Soviet KGB from 1954 to 1958. -
US Stamps Feb 17, 2017, 10 PM
Born Feb. 18: Wendell Willkie
by Michael BaadkeA successful attorney and business executive, Wendell Willkie secured the Republican nomination to run against Franklin Roosevelt in 1940.