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US Stamps Jun 10, 2015, 6 AM
Summer Harvest issue coming July 11
by By Michael BaadkeIssue date for Summer Harvest stamps revealed; ceremony in Sacramento. -
US Stamps Jun 10, 2015, 4 AM
USPS hopes second Elvis stamp will be huge success
by CMS AdminEver since the first Elvis Presley stamp was issued in 1993, the United States Postal Service has sought to capture the magic that stamp generated among the public, according to a June 9 report in The Washington Post. -
US Stamps Jun 9, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 10: Hattie McDaniel
by By Michael BaadkeActress and singer Hattie McDaniel was born June 10, 1895. -
World Stamps Jun 9, 2015, 1 PM
Queen Elizabeth's greatest hits featured on new issue: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminIsle of Man Post Office pays homage to some of the biggest ceremonies attended by Queen Elizabeth II during her reign. -
Auctions Jun 9, 2015, 11 AM
Encased postage in Early American History Auctions June 26 sale
by CMS AdminEarly American History Auctions' June 26 online auction features a 9-cent encased postage strip housed in a Feuchtwanger cent-embossed copper case. -
Postal Updates Jun 9, 2015, 9 AM
Should post offices offer banking services?
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentA May 21 report by the United States Postal Service Inspector General has reignited the question of whether the nation’s post offices should offer banking services. -
US Stamps Jun 9, 2015, 6 AM
Stamp subjects should be relevant to attract today’s young people
by By Robert RabinowitzStamp show attendance is down, ads in and subscribers to stamp publications are down, membership in major philatelic organizations is down, and major shows look like an AARP convention. -
US Stamps Jun 9, 2015, 6 AM
Three inducted into Wisconsin Philatelic Hall of Fame
by CMS AdminThree stamp collectors, Carl Kannewurf, Jim Stearns and Allen E. Vick, recently were inducted into the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs’ Wisconsin Philatelic Hall of Fame. -
US Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 9: Cole Porter
by By Michael BaadkePopular American songwriter Cole Porter was born June 9, 1891. -
World Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 12 PM
Unissued Macao stamp a good buy
by By Henry Gitner and Rick MillerMacao — Macao was the Portuguese twin of the British colony of Hong Kong. Situated on a peninsula across the Pearl River delta from Hong Kong, it was a sleepy fishing community until the Portuguese arrived in 1535. -
US Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 10 AM
You bought it: Collector visits NAPEX, buys classic pair of U.S. stamps
by CMS AdminWe like to ask Linn's Stamp News Twitter followers and Facebook fans to share the acquisitions they've made recently -
US Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 10 AM
HVP tags show interesting use of high-value stamps
by By Larry RosenblumIt's perhaps now hard for us to imagine, but not long ago postal administrations were entrusted with very valuable goods. -
World Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 10 AM
Display spans over 400 years of military mail
by CMS AdminSpanning more than 425 years of Swedish postal history, Richard Bodin enthralled the members of The Royal Philatelic Society London with an extraordinary display on 4 June. -
US Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 8 AM
USPS' new Flannery O'Connor stamp dedicated: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminThe U.S. Postal Service's new Flannery O'Connor forever stamp was dedicated Friday during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Napex stamp show in McLean, Va. -
World Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 6 AM
1¢ Magenta owner Weitzman has no plans to sell stamp
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentStuart Weitzman, owner of the British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, told Linn’s he has no plans to sell the rare stamp after it completes its planned three-year stay at the National Postal Museum. -
World Stamps Jun 8, 2015, 4 AM
Taiwan issued stamps each day of the Taipei exhibition, April 24-28
by By Denise McCartyThe images featured on two new stamps from Taiwan were created using numbers and words. Both stamps were issued April 24, the first day of the Taipei 2015 30th Asian international stamp exhibition. -
US Stamps Jun 7, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 8: Frank Lloyd Wright
by By Michael BaadkeArchitect Frank Lloyd Wright was born June 8, 1867, -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2015, 11 PM
Born June 7: Virginia Apgar
by By Michael BaadkeThe doctor who developed the Apgar score was born June 7, 1909. -
US Stamps Jun 6, 2015, 9 AM
Napex president steps down with many memories
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentWhen the United States Postal Service issued the Aloha Shirts definitive stamps at the Napex stamp exhibition in 2012, Napex president Daniel A. Piazza had collectors dancing hulas. -
Auctions Jun 6, 2015, 9 AM
Siegel auction series offers a top U.S. rarity, plenty of postal history
by By Michael BaadkeSeven different auction catalogs document the series of sales being held from June 22 through June 25 by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries of New York.