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Linn's Stamp News Linn's Stamp News is the world's largest newsmagazine for stamp collectors. The Scott catalogues hel Founded by George W. The U.S.

Linn's Stamp News is the world's largest newspaper devoted to stamp collecting. 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 variety of columns and features of interest to st

amp 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.

Hazardous effects of using chemicals to soak stamps.
02/01/2025

Hazardous effects of using chemicals to soak stamps.

The risk of damage and long-term effects from any chemical are really unknown.

New Jan. 17 Love stamp expresses the universal emotion.
02/01/2025

New Jan. 17 Love stamp expresses the universal emotion.

The new Love stamp celebrates the universal experience of love by picturing an untitled work by Pennsylvania artist Keith Haring (1958–90).

Postmark celebrates timeless Christmas movie.
01/01/2025

Postmark celebrates timeless Christmas movie.

One of the most beloved movies watched by families all over the United States around Christmas is the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life.

Demand for Soviet stamps from 1930s through the 1950s remains strong.
01/01/2025

Demand for Soviet stamps from 1930s through the 1950s remains strong.

Prices for Soviet stamps of the 1930s to the 1950s as a percentage of Scott catalog values are all over the place.

New U.S. stamp rings in Year of the Snake Jan. 14 in Boston, Mass.
31/12/2024

New U.S. stamp rings in Year of the Snake Jan. 14 in Boston, Mass.

Camille Chew’s intricate artwork was photographed and then used for the vignette of the stamp designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcala

Identifying mysterious North Pole postage souvenir sheets.
31/12/2024

Identifying mysterious North Pole postage souvenir sheets.

The sheets are dated 1961, 1962 and 1963, and each spoofs then-current U.S. postage stamps.

Canada Post resumes operations Dec. 17 following strike.
30/12/2024

Canada Post resumes operations Dec. 17 following strike.

A strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers began Nov. 15.

A Christmas greeting to India and back.
30/12/2024

A Christmas greeting to India and back.

The cover began its journey in North Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 18, 1945. It is addressed to a sailor aboard the SS American Victory, which was expected to call at Calcutta, India.

Support for first-day ceremonies at stamp shows.
26/12/2024

Support for first-day ceremonies at stamp shows.

This year is off to a great start for a few stamp shows that are hosting first-day ceremonies.

New Zealand welcomes the Year of the Snake with four stamps in a Jan. 15 issue.
25/12/2024

New Zealand welcomes the Year of the Snake with four stamps in a Jan. 15 issue.

Each stamp in the set of four illustrates a different subject using images of a snake along with a young child.

Belgium reveals its 2025 stamp program.
24/12/2024

Belgium reveals its 2025 stamp program.

The program includes a sheet of Postcrossing stamps, a stamp commemorating the 600th anniversary of two academic institutions, and a sheet of round stamps issued in honor of the irrational number pi.

Cherrystone auction of rare stamps and postal history of the world Jan. 7-8.
24/12/2024

Cherrystone auction of rare stamps and postal history of the world Jan. 7-8.

According to Cherrystone, the auction will open with “United States, featuring a large collection of U.S. sheets and modern errors.”

Prospectus available for Westpex 2025.
23/12/2024

Prospectus available for Westpex 2025.

Westpex 2025 will celebrate the 175th anniversary of California’s statehood. A special cinderella souvenir sheet and cacheted cover will be available.

Trump expresses interest in privatizing U.S. Postal Service.
23/12/2024

Trump expresses interest in privatizing U.S. Postal Service.

According to Reuters, the Washington Post reported that Trump “has discussed his desire to privatize the Postal Service with Howard Lutnick, his pick for commerce secretary.”

Time for a look inside the Jan. 6 issue.
21/12/2024

Time for a look inside the Jan. 6 issue.

Also this week, a review of a sample of 70 stamps from a worldwide mixture, and a tip to look for a U.S. 2018 Priority Mail Express stamp.

U.S. 1913 Rural Mail Carrier parcel post stamp a good buy.
20/12/2024

U.S. 1913 Rural Mail Carrier parcel post stamp a good buy.

The United States Post Office Department issued a total of 12 parcel post stamps in 1913.

Collector’s photo used for stamp commemorating social security centennial in Chile.
19/12/2024

Collector’s photo used for stamp commemorating social security centennial in Chile.

The new 100 Years of Social Security stamp is denominated 500 pesos, the rate for a domestic priority mail letter weighing up to 50 grams.

Minden, Nebraska: ‘The Christmas City.’
19/12/2024

Minden, Nebraska: ‘The Christmas City.’

Minden, Neb., was the site of the first day of issue for the United States 3¢ commemorative stamp issued Sept. 22, 1948, for the centennial of the founding of Fort Kearny.

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