30/07/2024
Trebek stamp put ‘focus on the game’ says ‘Jeopardy!’ host Ken Jennings.
Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, Calif., played host to the first-day ceremony for the new United States Alex Trebek commemorative forever stamp.
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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.
29/07/2024
National Cachetmakers Day postmark available.
American First Day Cover Society president Lloyd de Vries designated Saturday, Aug. 17, as National Cachetmakers Day in a July 11 presidential proclamation.
29/07/2024
Window into how a U.S. postage stamp is selected.
It isn’t that often we get a window into what the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) looks like.
27/07/2024
Here's your quick look inside the Aug. 12 issue. Enjoy!
Also this week, an unusual parachute mail experiment from Fort Campbell in Kentucky, and the hot market for modern Mongolia stamps.
26/07/2024
Lovable mascot on one of many California State Fair postmarks.
The California State Fair mascot, Poppy the Bear, receives a special birthday shout-out on the pictorial postmark shown nearby.
25/07/2024
Canada Post commemorates filmmaker Norman Jewison.
On July 24 Canada Post issued a stamp commemorating the life and legacy of Toronto-born filmmaker Norman Jewison (1926-2024).
25/07/2024
Tagging-omitted error of U.S. 2023 Freedom Flag coil discovered in mixture.
Specifically, the error stamp is an example of the Freedom Flag coil stamp (Scott 5789A) printed by Banknote Corporation of America in rolls of 100.
25/07/2024
USPS to pin on 10 new stamps Aug. 15 at Great American Stamp Show.
“The round shape of the stamps as well as shadowing and reflection effects give the appearance of three-dimensional pinback buttons,” the USPS said.
24/07/2024
Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons.
Each stamp in the Royal Mail set of eight features a monster from the game, and the souvenir sheet stamps depict different types of character classes players can choose in the game.
24/07/2024
Used examples of 2023 Great Smoky Mountains Priority Mail Express stamp in demand.
The design of the stamp shows an eagle soaring above forested mountains and valleys against a yellow and crimson sky.
23/07/2024
Wawrukiewicz, Klug, Trenchard, Grant inducted into APS hall of fame.
The American Philatelic Society announced in late June that Anthony S. “Tony” Wawrukiewicz (1943-2023), Janet R. Klug (1950-2023), Herbert A. “Herb” Trenchard (1931-2023) and Kenneth B. “Ken” Grant (1948-2023) were inducted in the society’s hall of fame.
23/07/2024
USPS to co-host Hank Aaron dedication event before vintage baseball game.
The event will occur before the 2024 Negro League Legends Hall of Fame East-West vintage baseball game.
22/07/2024
Retired USPS letter carrier recalls 2007 appearance on ‘Jeopardy!’
https://www.linns.com/news/postal-updates/retired-usps-letter-carrier-recalls-2007-appearance-on-jeopardy
22/07/2024
Stamp collecting highlighted in new Taiwan set of six.
On July 3, Taiwan’s Chunghwa Post issued the second set of six commemorative stamps in its Recreational Activities series.
20/07/2024
Time for a quick glimpse inside the Aug. 5 issue. Enjoy!
Also this week, a look at the inexplicable U.S. 1985 11¢ Stutz Bearcat coil stamp, and exploring authorized delivery stamps issued by Italy and its colonies.
19/07/2024
UNPA commemorates International Moon Day with July 20 issue.
The U.N. General Assembly declared July 20 as International Moon Day in 2021. The date honors the first landing of humans on the Moon as part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
18/07/2024
Unusual 1963 service suspended markings.
Events abroad — wars, postal strikes, transportation problems and various disasters — have sometimes prevented mail from being sent beyond the borders of the United States.
18/07/2024
USPS marks 50 years of fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
The designs of the 10 nondenominated (73¢) commemorative stamps highlight characters, creatures and encounters familiar to players of the fantasy role-playing game.
17/07/2024
Awards celebrate France’s best stamps of 2023.
The best French stamps of 2023 were announced at the 33rd Stamp of the Year awards ceremony on May 30 at the La Poste group headquarters in Paris.
17/07/2024
Sri Lanka 2018 set features exorcism ritual dancers.
The ritual features 18 masked dancers, each with a distinctive dance that represents a human ailment.
16/07/2024
AFDCS offers 30,000 pennies to member number 30,000.
Whoever becomes member number 30,000 of the American First Day Cover Society will be awarded a credit of 30,000 pennies, or the equivalent of $300.
16/07/2024
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16/07/2024
Counterfeit U.S. 2013 Flag coil stamps found online.
The fake 2013 Flag coil stamps are scheduled to be listed in the next edition of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Counterfeits, which is scheduled for publication this fall.
15/07/2024
Fish and Wildlife Service celebrates June 28 release of federal duck stamp.
The new $25 duck stamp by artist Chuck Black of Belgrade, Mont., the 91st in the series that began in 1934, features a northern pintail.
15/07/2024
Postal evidence of World War II civil censorship tells interesting stories.
The censorship system during World War II was complicated. Reasons for the inability to send material abroad were numerous.
12/07/2024
Baseball’s Aaron honored 50 years after breaking home run record.
The July 31 first-day ceremony for the Hank Aaron stamp will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time at Truist Park, home of baseball’s Atlanta Braves.
11/07/2024
Postmark celebrates 60 years of ‘Alvin’s’ deep-sea exploration.
Alvin is a manned deep-diving vehicle operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
11/07/2024
Subtle omission leads to discovery of counterfeit U.S. Go Beyond stamps.
Linn’s and Scott catalog editors closely examined the strip and determined that the stamps were convincing counterfeits of their genuine counterparts.
10/07/2024
Guyer terminated as ASDA executive director.
Dana Guyer had served as ASDA executive director since March 1, 2015.
10/07/2024
Stamps sold in Siegel auction swept up in massive fraud scheme.
The affected lots are from a Siegel auction of India stamps and postal history that took place in May 2023. The Siegel firm has not been accused of any crime.
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