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US Stamps Aug 31, 2015, 7 AM
Possibility of renaming Confederate Stamp Alliance meets resistance
by By Bill McAllisterA slate of four Confederate stamp collectors hopes to upset plans to rename the Confederate Stamp Alliance when the 78-year-old group holds its midyear meeting in Asheville, N.C., Oct. 9-10. The four are troubled by plans being considered by the CSA’s current officers to possibly rename the organization and make other changes that could including removing the Confederate battle flag from the group’s stationery. -
World Stamps Aug 31, 2015, 7 AM
Jersey stamps remember WWI
by By George DeKornfeldOn June 28, 1914, by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip with the squeeze of a trigger sparked would become to be known as “The Great War” and “The War to End All Wars.” -
US Stamps Aug 31, 2015, 4 AM
New Paul Newman stamp honors the actor’s philanthropic endeavors
by By Michael BaadkePaul Newman seems like a natural choice for the United States Postal Service’s Legends of Hollywood commemorative series, but the new forever stamp honoring the late film star is not a Legends of Hollywood issue. -
Postal Updates Aug 28, 2015, 10 AM
Stamp prices may be on the rise Down Under
by CMS AdminAustralia Post has asked the ACCCommission to approve a 30-cent price increase for the postal rate on standard letters to $1 (Australian) and allow it two business days for delivery, according to Perth Now. -
US Stamps Aug 28, 2015, 10 AM
Baby Boomers and Millennials: Can the hobby attract both generations?
by By Donna HousemanEleanor Roosevelt said, “Great minds share ideas …,” and Linn’s is fortunate to have thoughtful leaders of the stamp hobby on its Editorial Advisory Board. Board members participated in a lively discussion of “The State of the Stamp Hobby” Aug. 21 at the American Philatelic Society Stampshow in Grand Rapids, Mich. -
US Stamps Aug 28, 2015, 9 AM
Postal Service to issue new variety of Spectrum Eagle coil stamps Sept. 2
by By Michael BaadkeThe United States Postal Service will issue a new variety of the six nondenominated (25¢) Spectrum Eagle presorted first-class coil stamps. The new stamps have a Sept. 2 issue date. -
US Stamps Aug 28, 2015, 8 AM
Album cover predicts stamp for conductor Arthur Fiedler
by By John M. HotchnerSometimes one has to wonder about people who can predict the future. Is it just happenstance that we see occasional examples — even in philately? -
US Stamps Aug 28, 2015, 6 AM
Upcoming 2015 U.S. stamps revealed, collectors sound off about upright Jenny Invert: Week's Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, Linn's Stamp News features illegal and late uses of U.S. stamps, and reports that CCL Label is no longer printing U.S. postage. -
US Stamps Aug 27, 2015, 12 PM
Retired judge gives 11,000 stamps to Minnesota museum
by CMS AdminFormer judge and current Albert Lea, Minn., resident Bill Sturtz has been a philatelist for decades and has accrued a wide-ranging world stamp collection during that time, according to the Albert Lea Tribune. -
Auctions Aug 27, 2015, 12 PM
Kelleher to auction Kuske collection of Canal Zone rarities Sept. 9
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentAn impressive range of elusive errors and varieties from the Canal Zone, the onetime United States territory surrounding the Panama Canal, will be offered by the firm of Daniel F. Kelleher at its offices in Danbury, Conn. on Sept. 9. The stamps are from a specialized collection formed by Donald A. Kuske, a retired chemist who grew up in North Dakota. -
US Stamps Aug 27, 2015, 9 AM
NBA's first African-American player should get a U.S. stamp, petition says
by CMS AdminThe Earl F. Lloyd Foundation started a Change.org petition on Aug. 25 to bring attention to the cause, which was launched about six months after Lloyd died on Feb. 26, 2015. -
US Stamps Aug 27, 2015, 8 AM
Postal cards and postcards remailed as receipts make for good hunting
by By Tony WawrukiewiczThe period from April 15, 1925, to July 1, 1928, is an interesting one for postal cards and postcards because the domestic rate for postal cards was 1¢ during this period, while the postcard rate was 2¢. -
US Stamps Aug 27, 2015, 5 AM
Expertizer Bill Weiss retires
by CMS AdminPhilatelic expertizer Bill Weiss has retired, according to an announcement on his website. Weiss is an author of several books on United States postal history. -
US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 12 PM
San Francisco calligrapher's self-addressed covers are something to see
by CMS AdminFor the better part of four decades, once a month, San Francisco calligrapher Alan A. Blackman sent himself an elegantly put-together, self-adressed envelope. Now, about 200 of them are featured in an exhibit. -
US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 10 AM
George Washington revenue with inverted center is affordable
by By Henry Gitner and Rick MillerIn the revenue category, there are a number of inverted-center error stamps among the second- and third-issue documentary stamps. The 1874 2¢ orange-and-black on green paper George Washington inverted-center error stamp (Scott R151a) is one of the most affordable. -
US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 9 AM
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US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 9 AM
APS general membership meeting introduces new staff, plans for future
by By Michael BaadkeThree themes dominated discussions at the American Philatelic Society’s general membership meeting Aug. 22: construction that is underway to finish the American Philatelic Research Library at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pa.; efforts to stem membership losses and build the society’s member rolls; and plans to review the long-standing operating agreement between the APS and the APRL. -
US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 8 AM
What is the meaning of the 'Owl Mail' handstamp on this cover?
by By John M. HotchnerWe can likely take as a given that the cover shown nearby was not sent from Los Angeles to Alameda, Calif., attached to a homing owl. But why is the cover prominently handstamped “OWL MAIL?” -
US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 8 AM
1934 cover honors golden jubilee of standard time
by By John M. HotchnerJust about anything in human history can be found commemorated on covers, and today’s evidence is the golden jubilee of standard time in the United States, on March 13, 1934. -
US Stamps Aug 26, 2015, 8 AM