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US Stamps Jun 29, 2015, 7 AM
What will U.S. Scott No. 5000 be?: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminCare to take a guess at what U.S. Scott No. 5000 will be? Tell us on our Linn's Stamp News Facebook page. -
US Stamps Jun 29, 2015, 5 AM
From 1935-41, Honolulu-to-mainland supplementary mail was unusual
by By Tony WawrukiewiczA few years ago, Leonard Piszkiewicz wrote a wonderful book concerning the domestic supplementary mail process. United States Supplementary Mail was published by the United States Stamp Society in 2009. -
World Stamps Jun 28, 2015, 10 AM
Canada-U.S. parks on July 3 UNESCO Heritage Sites stamps
by By Fred BaumannTwo $2.50 stamps saluting parks that span the United States-Canadian borders and unite our peoples are among the five face-different July 3 designs in Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites series. -
US Stamps Jun 27, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 28: Maria Goeppert Mayer
by By Michael BaadkeThe Nobel Prize-winning physicist was commemorated on a forever stamp in 2011. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 27: Paul Laurence Dunbar
by By Michael BaadkeA 1975 stamp commemorates American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2015, 2 PM
Check out photos from Summer Seminar 2015: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminThe American Philatelic Society documented this week's 2015 Summer Seminar with a ton of Facebook photos. -
World Stamps Jun 26, 2015, 12 PM
New Battle of Britain souvenir sheet features period photographs
by By Denise McCartyGreat Britain’s Royal Mail remembers the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain on a souvenir sheet of six stamps to be issued July 16. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2015, 12 PM
The United States Stamp Society: a matchless resource for collectors
by By John M. HotchnerThe deeper we United States stamp collectors get into our hobby, the more questions we have about how to tell the difference between various face-similar stamps. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2015, 11 AM
Kansas-Nebraska variety is scarce
by By Henry Gitner and Rick MillerIn the late 1920s, there was a series of burglaries of small post offices in Kansas and Nebraska, during which stamp stocks were stolen for resale. -
US Stamps Jun 26, 2015, 5 AM
Coastal Birds press sheets sell out, Scott No. 5000 approaches: Week's Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, the U.S. Coast Guard first-day ceremony at USCG headquarters was announced. -
US Stamps Jun 25, 2015, 11 PM
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World Stamps Jun 25, 2015, 3 PM
Acquiring the holy grail: Great Britain’s £5 orange Queen Victoria
by By David Alderferhe 1882 £5 orange Queen Victoria high value (Scott 93) is known to many collectors who specialize in Great Britain as the holy grail of British stamps. -
World Stamps Jun 25, 2015, 12 PM
Stamps document Gilbert & Ellice Islands’ geopolitical history
by By Janet KlugThe Gilbert & Ellice Islands consisted of 37 coral atolls and islands scattered over two million square miles in the western South Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. -
US Stamps Jun 25, 2015, 11 AM
United Postal Stationery Society publishes 2015 ‘United States Postal Card Catalog’
by By Donna HousemanThe hardcover edition of the 2015 United States Postal Card Catalog arrived on my desk in mid-June. The catalog is published by the United Postal Stationery Society, of which I am a longtime member. -
Auctions Jun 25, 2015, 10 AM
Interasia Auctions July 18-20 sale to offer China, PRC, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports
by By Charles SneeInterasia Auctions will offer a broad array of China, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Treaty Ports, and other Asian countries during a three-day auction July 18-20 at the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. -
Postal Updates Jun 25, 2015, 7 AM
ESPN talks to USPS about Special Olympics letter-sending campaign: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminESPN took notice of the U.S. Postal Service's campaign to promote sending letters to Special Olympics athletes. -
US Stamps Jun 25, 2015, 7 AM
Ingrid Bergman to grace 19th Legends of Hollywood stamp
by CMS AdminThe United States Postal Service announced June 25 that award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman will be honored on the 19th stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series. -
US Stamps Jun 24, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 25: Rose O’Neill
by By Michael BaadkeThe artist who created the Kewpie doll became a wealthy woman. -
Auctions Jun 24, 2015, 12 PM
Kelleher & Rogers auctions three rare blocks of China’s Large Dragons
by By Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThree rare, large blocks of early Chinese stamps that surfaced a few months ago in an English attic after lying hidden for more than a century were auctioned May 22 in Hong Kong by the firm of Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd. for close to $1 million. -
Auctions Jun 24, 2015, 11 AM
NY2016 show named presenting sponsor of National Topical show
by CMS AdminIn a move to expand the promotion of the next once-a-decade philatelic international exhibition to a wider and very active stamp community, World Stamp Show — NY 2016 has been selected as the presenting sponsor of the American Topical Association’s 66th annual National Topical Stamp Show.