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Linn's Stamp News Your trusted source for stamp news and collecting insights since 1928. Explore stories, new issues, and postal history from around the world. The U.S.

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.

Pictorial postmark celebrates Urbanna Oyster Festival.The festival is the oldest oyster celebration in the country and i...
07/11/2025

Pictorial postmark celebrates Urbanna Oyster Festival.

The festival is the oldest oyster celebration in the country and in 1988 was designated the official oyster festival of the Commonwealth of Virginia.


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Canada Post honors service of Sikh soldiers with Remembrance Day stamp.The stamp features an illustration of a Canadian ...
07/11/2025

Canada Post honors service of Sikh soldiers with Remembrance Day stamp.

The stamp features an illustration of a Canadian Sikh soldier and the grave of Private Buckam Singh, the youngest Canadian Sikh soldier to enlist in World War I.


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07/11/2025

Angel’s Trumpets definitive stamp to be issued in Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 9.

The Angel’s Trumpets stamp is being released in panes of 20 and coil rolls of 10,000.


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Nativity story depicted in Nov. 4 set from Great Britain’s Royal Mail.The artwork on the stamps consists of collages cre...
07/11/2025

Nativity story depicted in Nov. 4 set from Great Britain’s Royal Mail.

The artwork on the stamps consists of collages created by British illustrator Paula Doherty.


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Joint APS, APRL board meeting held Oct. 28 promotes transition from survival to growth.APS executive director Kirk Gilli...
05/11/2025

Joint APS, APRL board meeting held Oct. 28 promotes transition from survival to growth.

APS executive director Kirk Gillis said that over the last 10 years APS member attrition has exceeded acquisition by 37 percent.


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USPS delivers more cheer with holiday catalog.The Delivering Cheer catalog has become a clever supplemental companion to...
05/11/2025

USPS delivers more cheer with holiday catalog.

The Delivering Cheer catalog has become a clever supplemental companion to the Postal Service’s main USA Philatelic catalog.


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Angel’s Trumpets definitive stamp to be issued in Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 9.
04/11/2025

Angel’s Trumpets definitive stamp to be issued in Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 9.


The Angel’s Trumpets stamp is being released in panes of 20 and coil rolls of 10,000.

Hofmeyr Champion of Champions collection of U.S. reuse prevention essays in Nov. 18 Siegel auction.A key item from Hofme...
04/11/2025

Hofmeyr Champion of Champions collection of U.S. reuse prevention essays in Nov. 18 Siegel auction.

A key item from Hofmeyr’s collection that will cross the auction block early in the sale is the earliest recorded example of a Leeds patent envelope.

What’s new for 2026 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940?Thousands of value changes were m...
04/11/2025

What’s new for 2026 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940?

Thousands of value changes were made to the 2026 edition, reflecting close study of auction realizations, dealer price lists, and marketplace activity worldwide.


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New book details 250-year history of U.S. Postal Service.
04/11/2025

New book details 250-year history of U.S. Postal Service.

Delivering for America: How the United States Postal Service Built a Nation was authored by James H. Bruns.

Big news at Scott Stamp LLC!We are excited to welcome Chris Lazaroff as our new vice president of advertising sales. Chr...
04/11/2025

Big news at Scott Stamp LLC!

We are excited to welcome Chris Lazaroff as our new vice president of advertising sales. Chris brings deep experience, passion for the hobby, and a strong commitment to helping strengthen stamp collecting and the community around it.

Exciting momentum continues — stay tuned for more to come.


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A special postmark is helping spread the message of breast cancer awareness 💗 — one envelope at a time.See how this mean...
03/11/2025

A special postmark is helping spread the message of breast cancer awareness 💗 — one envelope at a time.

See how this meaningful cancellation connects the world of mail with a cause that touches so many.

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