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US Stamps Nov 12, 2015, 4 AM
Keep an eye out for subtle color varieties on stamps
by By John M. HotchnerColor varieties on stamps can be fun, but they often require a sharp eye because the differences between normal and the unusual may not be obvious at first glance. -
US Stamps Nov 12, 2015, 3 AM
Tip of the week: Hawaii 1894 SS Arawa pictorial definitive
by By Henry Gitner and Rick MillerIn 1894, the Republic of Hawaii issued an attractive set of pictorial definitives (Scott 74-79). The 12¢ SS Arawa stamp (Scott 78) is one of the most appealing stamps from the set. -
US Stamps Nov 11, 2015, 10 PM
Born Nov. 12: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
by By Michael BaadkeAn organizer of the landmark 1848 First Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y., Elizabeth Cady Staton was born 200 years ago on Nov. 12, 1815. -
US Stamps Nov 11, 2015, 8 PM
Details about cover from 'Flight BN-104' prove elusive
by by John M. HotchnerGoogle has failed me. It doesn’t happen often, but I tried to find details to explain a printed notice from the post office included with the damaged mail cover shown nearby, but I found no answers. -
Postal Updates Nov 11, 2015, 8 AM
Postal Service expects 10.5 percent growth in package mail during 2015 holiday season
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe United States Postal Service announced Nov. 5 that it expects strong growth in its package business during the 2015 holiday season. The federal agency said in a release it is expecting a 10.5 percent increase in package mail between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. -
US Stamps Nov 11, 2015, 8 AM
American Philatelic Center growing its youth programs
by By Colin SalleeThe American Philatelic Society's American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pa., has become a hub for the hobby's youth, according to a recent story in the Centre Daily Times. -
World Stamps Nov 11, 2015, 6 AM
Copenhagen’s historic post office building sold, museum moving
by By Michael BaadkeThe historic postal building in Copenhagen, Denmark, which until this year housed the country’s oldest post office and its popular Post and Tele Museum, has been sold and is being converted into a complex of shops and offices. -
World Stamps Nov 11, 2015, 5 AM
Gabon 1999 Mushrooms souvenir sheet uncommon, hard to find
by By Henry Gitner and Rick MillerOn April 30, 1999, Gabon issued a set of four Mushroom stamps (Scott 951A-951D) and a souvenir sheet of four (951De). The stamp set is readily available and inexpensive, but the souvenir sheet is uncommon and difficult to find. -
US Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 10 PM
Born Nov. 11: George S. Patton
by By Michael BaadkeBorn into a family of military leaders, Gen. George S. Patton was a vital figure during World War I and World War II. -
Auctions Nov 10, 2015, 11 AM
Corinphila to auction 1843 Double Geneva discovery in Zurich
by By Michael BaadkeAn 1843 cover postmarked Oct. 24 in Geneva is claimed to be the earliest documented use of the 1843 Double Geneva stamp. The cover will be auctioned during Corinphila’s Nov. 18-21 sale in Zurich, Switzerland. -
US Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 7 AM
Stamp marks 135th anniversary of Romania-U.S. diplomatic ties
by CMS AdminRomania commemorated the 135th anniversary of its diplomatic ties with the United States on a 3.60-leu stamp issued Nov. 8. -
US Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 7 AM
Put yourself in a gingerbread house for the December U.S. Stamp Notes cartoon contest
by By John M. HotchnerGingerbread houses were an inevitable central design for United States Christmas stamps. Their time came in 2013, when four forever stamps were issued with different versions of the same basic gingerbread house (Scott 4817-4820). -
US Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 7 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from Linn's and Scott
by CMS AdminThe staff of Linn's Stamp News and the Scott catalogs wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving. Cheers! -
World Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 6 AM
Stamps from Japan, the Netherlands feature dramatic nighttime views
by By Denise McCartyJapan will introduce a new series of stamps Nov. 27 featuring night views of cities and towns in that country. The first set in the series comprises 10 se-tenant (side-by-side) 80-yen stamps in a pane. -
World Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 6 AM
Linn’s to publish three daily newspapers at World Stamp Show-NY 2016
by By Donna HousemanLinn’s Stamp News has been named the official show daily publisher for World Stamp Show-NY 2016. As the official show daily publisher, Linn’s will publish three daily newspapers at the show: on Monday, May 30; Tuesday, May 31; and Thursday, June 2. -
World Stamps Nov 10, 2015, 6 AM
60 years of Stampex to be celebrated in February
by By Colin SalleeThe United Kingdom's premier philatelic show is celebrating its diamond anniversary during the Feb. 17-20, 2016, exhibition. -
US Stamps Nov 9, 2015, 10 PM
Born Nov. 10: Martin Luther
by By Michael BaadkeReligious reformer Martin Luther was commemorated on a stamp in 1983 marking the 500th anniversary of his birth in Eisleben, Germany. -
US Stamps Nov 8, 2015, 10 PM
Born Nov. 9: Benjamin Banneker
by By Michael BaadkeBenjamin Banneker, born Nov. 9, 1731, played a role in surveying the District of Columbia. He was also the author of a series of almanacs, an astronomer and mathematician. -
US Stamps Nov 7, 2015, 10 PM
Born Nov. 8: Margaret Mitchell
by By Michael BaadkeThe only novel by Margaret Mitchell published during her lifetime, Gone with the Wind, became one of the most important novels of the 20th century. -
US Stamps Nov 6, 2015, 10 PM
Born Nov. 7: James Cook
by By Michael BaadkeA pair of stamps issued in 1978 commemorate Capt. James Cook and his third voyage, which brought him to Alaska and Hawaii in 1778.