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US Stamps Sep 9, 2015, 8 AM
U.S. Stamp Notes Cartoon Contest, August 2015
by By John M. HotchnerThe August cartoon caption contest featured the 2013 Building a Nation forever stamp showing Lewis Hine’s black-and-white photograph of riveters working high up on the Empire State Building (Scott 4801h). -
World Stamps Sep 9, 2015, 5 AM
Stamps celebrate the queen as Britain's longest reigning monarch
by Denise McCartyGreat Britain issued a souvenir sheet Sept. 9 honoring Queen Elizabeth II as its longest reigning monarch. One stamp will serve as a definitive for the next year. -
US Stamps Sep 8, 2015, 11 PM
Born Sept. 9: Otis Redding
by By Michael BaadkeLegendary singer Otis Redding was featured on a stamp in an early set from the popular American Music commemorative series. -
World Stamps Sep 8, 2015, 2 PM
Nicholas Winton, 'Britain's Schindler,' now has stamp in Czech Republic
by CMS AdminNot long after the UK's Royal Mail announced it would honor Sir Nicholas Winton, who is commonly referred to as "Britain's Schindler" for his actions to protect hundreds of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia during World War II, a Czech Post stamp honoring him is out. -
US Stamps Sep 7, 2015, 11 PM
Born Sept. 8: Jimmie Rodgers
by By Michael BaadkeSongwriter and entertainer Jimmie Rodgers was a pioneer of popular music, influencing the course of country music and rock 'n' roll. -
US Stamps Sep 6, 2015, 11 PM
Born Sept. 7: Buddy Holly
by By Michael BaadkeA pioneer in rock 'n' roll music, songwriter and musician Buddy Holly was honored in 1993 on a 29¢ stamp in the American Music series. -
World Stamps Sep 4, 2015, 1 PM
World Toilet Day: potty humor or a serious topic?
by By Tom StillmanWhen I saw a listing for World Toilet Day stamps, I thought this must be a joke. But it is a real day, bringing attention to a need for sanitation systems. -
US Stamps Sep 3, 2015, 12 PM
Affordable inverted-center error profiled, new Elvis CD climbs the charts: Week's Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, the U.S. Postal Service issued a new variety of Spectrum Eagle coil stamps, Kelleher promoted an upcoming auction of Canal Zone rarities, and a retired judge donated 11,000 stamps to a Minnesota museum. -
World Stamps Sep 3, 2015, 12 PM
New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team honored with special stamps
by CMS AdminNew Zealand's All Blacks, one of the more storied and recognizable rugby organizations in the world, is being honored with a one-of-a-kind stamp from New Zealand Post, one made with real fabric from the team's Adidas jerseys. -
US Stamps Sep 3, 2015, 9 AM
$500 U.S. 'Persian Rug' documentary eclipses $16,000 at Harmer-Schau APS Stampshow sale
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentAmong the highlights of the Harmer-Schau sale was a magnificent $500 U.S. second-issue documentary revenue stamp of 1871, Scott R133. The so-called “Persian Rugs” are among the most popular U.S. stamps, for their size and their breathtakingly detailed, engraved three-color appearance. -
US Stamps Sep 3, 2015, 8 AM
Expertizing certificates often reveal helpful findings related to a stamp's condition
by By John M. HotchnerExpertizing certificates often tell you more than the primary fact you wanted to know: genuine or not genuine. They also note other findings related to the condition of the stamp — or whether aspects of a genuine stamp have been “improved.” -
US Stamps Sep 3, 2015, 8 AM
4¢ Washington bluish paper goes for $60,000 in Regency-Superior sale at APS Stampshow
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentIn the Regency-Superior sale at Stampshow, U.S. stamps provided most of the highlights. A 1909 4¢ Washington definitive on bluish paper (Scott 360) grabbed the top realization. -
Auctions Sep 3, 2015, 6 AM
Unissued Australia King Edward VIII sells for $123,600 at Phoenix Auctions sale
by By Matthew HealeyThe unique block of six unissued 2-penny King Edward VIII stamps of Australia, whose fascinating origin and provenance were detailed in Linn’s issue dated Oct. 20, 2014, around the time of the block’s sale, has been broken up. The block had lain in the Vestey family’s possession ever since it was fresh off the presses in 1936, when the 1st Baron Vestey received it as a memento from an Australian politician. -
US Stamps Sep 2, 2015, 10 AM
Should collectors promote stamp collecting by encouraging noncollectors to use postage stamps to create baubles and artwork?
by By Donna HousemanAs stamp collectors, we become the stewards of postage stamps and postal history. We passionately protect our stamps and covers. We recognize that these fragile objects are ours to cherish for a brief moment in time before we pass them along to the next generation. -
US Stamps Sep 2, 2015, 9 AM
USPS will honor jazz artist Sarah Vaughan with stamp in 2016
by CMS Admin"It has been 25 years since Sarah Vaughan died but her legacy continues to be honored not only with many posthumous recordings but now on a commemorative Forever stamp," Jazz Corner reports. -
US Stamps Sep 1, 2015, 12 PM
Neon Celebrate stamp coming Sept. 9
by By Michael BaadkeThe 2015 Neon Celebrate stamp can be distinguished from the original 2011 issue by the relocation of the "Forever" and "USA" inscriptions. -
US Stamps Sep 1, 2015, 11 AM
Elvis Presley, as advertised
by By Michael BaadkeThe United States Postal Service has launched a targeted campaign that places ads promoting the Elvis Presley stamps in cities important in the musician's life and career. -
US Stamps Sep 1, 2015, 8 AM
Express, Priority Mail stamps dress up coffee parcels
by By Charles SneeIt is always fun to receive feedback from Dollar-Sign Stamps readers, particularly when they share interesting items of postal history. A reader in Oregon used colorful assortments of Express Mail and Priority Mail stamps to mail parcels of coffee to a customer in Alaska. Here are a couple of real eye-catchers. -
US Stamps Aug 31, 2015, 12 PM
How to provide some personal flair to your mail
by CMS AdminPerry Nelson and Molly Wigand, two authority figures in the world of greeting cards, were tapped by the United States Postal Service to teach USPSStamps.com visitors how to best sentimentilize their stamps and post cards. -
Postal Updates Aug 31, 2015, 10 AM
A presidential candidate urges USPS to speed up mail delivery
by Bill McAllisterSen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Independent who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, issued a call Aug. 26 to Postmaster General Megan Brennan for the United States Postal Service to “offer more, not fewer, services.”