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Subscribe at Linns.com. Linn's Stamp News is the world's largest newspaper devoted to stamp collecting. Founded by George W. Linn in 1928 as Linn's Weekly Stamp News, Linn's is today owned by Amos Media Co., a family-owned hobby publishing company based in Sidney, Ohio. Each week Linn's staff of stamp-collector journalists provides accurate, timely and detailed news coverage as well as a wide vari

ety of columns and features of interest to stamp collectors all over the globe. Amos Media produces eight Scott catalogues each year: The six-volume worldwide Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers, and the Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940. Specialized and Classic Specialized catalogues are widely recognized as the best single-volume treatments of U.S. stamps and postal history, and the stamps and postal history of the classic era, respectively. Amos Press acquired Scott Publishing Co. in 1984 and moved the entire company from its headquarters in New York City to Sidney, Ohio.

Florex stamp show set for Dec. 5-6A show cancel and cacheted (decorated) cover that celebrates the 250th anniversary of ...
19/11/2025

Florex stamp show set for Dec. 5-6

A show cancel and cacheted (decorated) cover that celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service will be available.


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Catching a cancel in the act.There’s something uniquely thrilling about capturing a moment of the postal process in acti...
19/11/2025

Catching a cancel in the act.

There’s something uniquely thrilling about capturing a moment of the postal process in action, especially when it involves that most philatelic of topics: the cancellation of a stamp.


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American Philatelic Society seeks vice president of operations.“The ideal candidate is an experienced operations profess...
18/11/2025

American Philatelic Society seeks vice president of operations.

“The ideal candidate is an experienced operations professional with strong business insight and a proven record of leading cross-functional changes, including system and process design,” the APS said.


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1847 Kearny’s Overland Mail cover in Rumsey’s Dec. 8 Gems of Philately auction.Up for bids will be a broad selection of ...
18/11/2025

1847 Kearny’s Overland Mail cover in Rumsey’s Dec. 8 Gems of Philately auction.

Up for bids will be a broad selection of worldwide postal history and United States stamps. The U.S. offerings range from the 1851 1¢ issue to 1893-1917 regular issues and local stamps.


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Prints by British stamp designer David Gentleman on sale at London’s Postal Museum.Gentleman is one of the most distingu...
17/11/2025

Prints by British stamp designer David Gentleman on sale at London’s Postal Museum.

Gentleman is one of the most distinguished figures in British stamp design history, with more than 100 of his designs being issued from the 1960s to the 2000s.


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Bills named chair of AFDCS membership department.Trevor Bills is a graduate of the American Philatelic Society’s Young P...
17/11/2025

Bills named chair of AFDCS membership department.

Trevor Bills is a graduate of the American Philatelic Society’s Young Philatelic Leadership Fellowship and a member of the APS.


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New plate number reported for U.S. Holiday Cheer stamps.The 2025 Holiday Cheer stamps remain on sale and may be purchase...
14/11/2025

New plate number reported for U.S. Holiday Cheer stamps.

The 2025 Holiday Cheer stamps remain on sale and may be purchased from the USPS Postal Store.

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Canada Post ushers in holiday season with Nov. 6 stamps.As in previous years, the 2025 stamps include both sacred and se...
14/11/2025

Canada Post ushers in holiday season with Nov. 6 stamps.

As in previous years, the 2025 stamps include both sacred and secular imagery.


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Canada Post issues Hanukkah stamp Nov. 13.This is the second year in a row Canada Post has featured a hanukkiah candelab...
13/11/2025

Canada Post issues Hanukkah stamp Nov. 13.

This is the second year in a row Canada Post has featured a hanukkiah candelabrum housed at the Aron Museum in a stamp design.


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Ibra international show announced for Oct. 26-29, 2028.Previously the world stamp exhibition Ibra 2023 took place May 25...
13/11/2025

Ibra international show announced for Oct. 26-29, 2028.

Previously the world stamp exhibition Ibra 2023 took place May 25-28, 2023, in Essen, Germany.


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Austria Post issues 3D printed stamp.The €6.50 stamp features an edelweiss bloom made up of white bracts surrounding tin...
13/11/2025

Austria Post issues 3D printed stamp.

The €6.50 stamp features an edelweiss bloom made up of white bracts surrounding tiny yellow flowers.


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Return address leads to a World War II veteran’s story.The sender of the letter was United States Navy Lt. j.g. Thomas R...
12/11/2025

Return address leads to a World War II veteran’s story.

The sender of the letter was United States Navy Lt. j.g. Thomas R. Mackie, whose World War II story is an interesting one.


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