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China's most coveted stamp gets star treatment in latest Exploring Stamps video
19-10-2019 News
Incredible Chinese Zodiac Stamps In what year were you born? It may tell you more about your own personality than you'd think - at least, according to the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is based off of a twelve-year lunar cycle with roots in Chinese folklore - and unsurprisingly, it is a...
Read moreRomania issues lucky stamp on Friday, Sept. 13
16-09-2019 News
The design of Romania's 8.50-leu Friday the 13th stamp even features the numeral “13” on one of the two lottery balls pictured. The other ball shows the “1.” Romania is pushing its luck by issuing a commemorative stamp Friday, Sept. 13, with the theme of “113 years of luck.” In this case...
Read morePostal myths: #2 The USPS isn’t part of the federal government
25-08-2019 News
Earlier this week we dealt with the popular belief that because the US Constitution mentions post offices, it would take a constitutional amendment to eliminate or privatize the USPS. Today we have the flip side of that myth- the belief that the US Postal Service isn’t part of the federal...
Read moreCelebrating the 1989 Prehistoric Animals stamps
10-08-2019 News
Among the highlights in the Aug. 26 issue of Linn’s Stamp News is Joe Brockert’s Philatelic Back Story column that recalls a special period during his tenure with the United States Postal Service: the development and production of the 1989 25¢ Prehistoric Animals stamps. The Aug. 26 issue of Linn’s Stamp...
Read moreMilitary Working Dogs Forever Comes to StampShow 2019.
26-07-2019 News
The American Philatelic Society is pleased to announce that the StampShow 2019 festivities in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, will kick off with a special dedication ceremony for the newest U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp issue: Military Working Dogs Forever. On Thursday, August 1st, at 12 noon, join the U.S. Postal Service and...
Read moreStampShow Seminars Promise Trains, Trans-Mississippis, and Holocaust Philately
15-07-2019 News
Did you know that you can use covers to reconstruct old train routes across a map? Have you ever looked at a letter sent by your great great-grandmother and worked out who she was writing to through genealogy? Did you know that there are letters from the Holocaust that give...
Read moreTranscontinental Railroad Stamp-Show and Tell at the Steamtown National Historical Site
28-06-2019 News
Today's feature in the "Stamp-Show and Tell" series comes from APS member Ron Breznay, president of the Wyoming Valley Stamp Club: On May 10, 1869, two trains met at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory, to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. On May 11, 2019, stamp...
Read moreBritain remembers D-Day on stamps showing scenes of the WWII invasion
08-06-2019 News
Great Britain’s Royal Mail is commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history, on a set of 11 stamps being issued on June 6, the anniversary date. In announcing the stamps, Philip Parker of Royal Mail said, “The Allied assault of D-Day and Operation Overlord would prove...
Read moreNew Commemorative Stamp to Honor Former President George H. W. Bush
27-05-2019 News
The U.S. Postal Service rarely announces new stamps on a Saturday, but did so on April 6, 2019 in revealing the new stamp honoring former President George H.W. Bush, who died November 30, 2018, at the age of 94. The “Forever” stamp will always be valued at the first-class 1-ounce...
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USPS to reschedule ceremony for Tyrannosaurus Rex stamps
19-05-2019 News
The issue date for the set of four Tyrannosaurus Rex forever stamps is expected to change to late August, the U.S. Postal Service has announced. The planned ceremony date for the set of four Tyrannosaurus Rex forever stamps will be rescheduled, the United States Postal Service announced May 15. “Due to a...
Read moreUSPS creates Railroad proofs, book to sell as boxed set
17-05-2019 News
The United States Postal Service is selling a boxed set in association with the Transcontinental Railroad forever stamp pane issued May 10 in Promontory Summit, Utah. The set contains six imperforate (not die cut) panes of what the Postal Service describes as progressive proofs, in the following forms: cyan proof, magenta...
Read moreStampsTeach Offers Philatelic Educational Resources for K - 12 Students
11-05-2019 News
For Teacher Appreciation Week 2019, the APS Education department is proud to present one of their most popular programs: StampsTeach. StampsTeach is a free program that provides K – 12 educators with ready-made learning activities and philatelic materials to use in their classrooms. This includes lesson plans and activities geared for...
Read moreHolland, The Issue 1891: “The Infant Queen”
10-05-2019 News
King William III died on November 23, 1890. He was succeeded by his daughter Princess Wilhelmina, under regency of her mother, the Dowager Queen Emma. The Queen was only ten at the time and consequently the portrait shows the young sovereign of the Dutch in her early childhood. The issues...
Read moreThe most rare, expensive and valuable Chinese stamps
04-05-2019 News
The list of the top Chinese stamps, sold on public stamp auctions during last years. 1. $474,000, 2009, Hong Kong. The large version of The Whole Country is Red stamp, two times bigger than the original one, was sold in 2009 in Hong Kong. The stamp, issued in 1968 during the...
Read moreAbstract Artist Ellsworth Kelly Honored by Upcoming USPS Stamps
02-05-2019 News
The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the career of artist Ellsworth Kelly with the issuance of 10 stamps celebrating his talent as a painter and sculptor. With these stamps, the Postal Service showcases examples of his wide-ranging body of work.Ellsworth Kelly issues On May 31, 2019, the U.S. Postal Service will...
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