Jeff Puhala comes to the American Philatelic Society from Penn State University, where he served mainly as an instructional designer for the past decade.

The $2 Jenny Invert stamps were at the center of a Postal Service promotional program that included just 100 specially printed panes intentionally showing the Jenny biplane in the center of each stamp flying right side up.

Designed by USPS art director Greg Breeding, the stamps feature photographs taken by David Schwartz, a Route 66 photographer with more than 20 years of photographing the famous road.

This new edition continues the catalog’s role as the primary reference documenting major production errors found on United States stamps.

The collector’s set includes proof panes and a 68-page book that takes readers “behind the scenes of the stamp design process,” according to the Postal Service.

A set of 10 stamps in a Feb. 26 issue from Great Britain’s Royal Mail features watercolor paintings of 10 different varieties of roses.

Designed by illustrator Lisa Congdon from original artwork, the celebratory stamp pictures a large white birthday cake with pink trim and nine lit candles on top.

Wheatley is credited as the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book and is often referred to as the “mother of African American literature.”

Among the myriad iconic pieces in the collection is the “Large Beaumont” cover. The cover’s nickname comes from its franking: the unique example of the large Beaumont, Texas, 10¢ black on yellow postmaster’s provisional.

More than 40 jury members accredited by the International Federation of Philately (FIP) will be responsible for judging 3,500 competitive frames of exhibits and almost 200 literature entries.

The Friends of Hartville is offering a pictorial postmark celebrating Valentine’s Day and honoring the historic Pony Express.

Those scheduled to be at the event include USPS art director Ethel Kessler and four of the 12 artists involved with the project: Dale Stephanos, Tim O’Brien, Marc Burckhardt and Kam Mak.

The honorees are Alexander T. Haimann of the United States; Jon Aitchison of the United Kingdom; Andrew Cheung of Hong Kong, China; and Ding Jinsong of the People’s Republic of China.

The stamps in Canada Post’s March 2 issue spotlight Prunus ‘Kanzan’ and Prunus ‘Somei-yoshino,’ two celebrated ornamental cherry cultivars.

On Feb. 11, 2026, Scott Stamp LLC launched ScottStamp.com, the new platform for subscription management, digital access and catalog purchases.

In the new tariffs, information materials such as stamps are again exempted from the surcharge, as they were under prior IEEPA-related tariff actions following amendments protecting informational materials.

A bourse (sales area) of 37 dealers will offer stamps, covers and postal history from the United States and worldwide, and the show will feature 146 frames of competitive exhibits.

The four Treasures of the Sea labels show the following species found in the waters around Aland: bladderwrack, blue mussel, three-spined stickleback and jellyfish.

The 1,171-lot auction features a marvelous array of stamps of the highest quality that will tempt bidders seeking stamps from the areas Jenkins collected.

School groups can register for activities and specialized show tours taking place daily in the morning and afternoon. These field trips can be customized to last anywhere from one hour to five hours.