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  • Oct 14, 2025, 08:00 AM

    The United Nations Postal Administration celebrates 80 years of the United Nations

    by David Hartwig
    Each of the three souvenir sheets features a vertical se-tenant (side-by-side) strip of stamps from a different United Nations post office.

  • Oct 13, 2025, 11:00 AM

    Boston 2026 accepting mail art submissions

    by Linn’s Staff
    Those interested in submitting should create a design that relates to the theme of rebellion on an envelope or postcard.

  • Oct 10, 2025, 00:00 AM

    United Nations Postal Administration announces 2026 stamp program

    by David Hartwig
    The subjects include endangered species, national costumes, and the International Day of Forests.

  • Oct 7, 2025, 08:30 AM

    Canada Post continues Truth and Reconciliation series with Sept. 29 issue

    by David Hartwig
    The stamps feature different sides of a Bentwood box, which is a traditional artifact made from bent and carved wood and traditionally used by many Indigenous communities in Canada’s Pacific coast for storage and cooking.

  • Sep 30, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Royal Mail’s Sept. 30 definitive meets new international rate

    by David Hartwig
    The £3.40 stamp covers the international standard rate for letters up to 100 grams and has a background color of what Royal Mail calls dark green.

  • Sep 30, 2025, 08:00 AM

    Gibraltar souvenir sheet celebrates 50 years of the Gibraltar Study Circle

    by Linn’s Staff
    The £4 stamp reproduces an early Gibraltar picture postcard showing the Rock of Gibraltar.

  • Sep 29, 2025, 11:30 AM

    Great Britain celebrates 200 years of British steam locomotives

    by David Hartwig
    Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates British steam locomotives and the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company with 10 stamps issued Sept. 25.

  • Sep 22, 2025, 11:45 AM

    Austria continues Music series with stamp featuring a harp

    by Linn’s Staff
    This is the fifth stamp issued annually since 2020 in the Austria, Land of Music series.

  • Sep 18, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Irish boy band Westlife celebrated on Sept. 11 Ireland issue

    by Linn’s Staff
    Nondenominated (€1.65) stamps in a booklet of four each show a different member of the band: Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne.

  • Sep 17, 2025, 13:00 PM

    Denmark’s stamp program may halt after 2025

    by Jay Bigalke
    PostNord Denmark has confirmed that it will deliver its final letter at the end of 2025, a move that could bring major changes for stamp collectors.

  • Sep 16, 2025, 11:30 AM

    Island of Sark issues first stamps with Aug. 27 commemorative set and Sept. 3 definitive set

    by Scott Tiffney
    Sark is the first island since Alderney in 1983 (more than 40 years ago) to issue British stamps.

  • Sep 16, 2025, 08:30 AM

    UNPA marks International Day of Peace with embroidered stamps in Sept. 19 joint issue

    by David Hartwig
    The other postal organizations involved in this joint issue are Aland, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

  • Sep 8, 2025, 11:30 AM

    Canada Post highlights fungi on Aug. 27 set of five

    by David Hartwig
    Each stamp shows one of five different fungus species found in Canada with designs reminiscent of botanical illustrations.

  • Sep 4, 2025, 12:30 PM

    Royal Mail celebrates ducks in Sept. 11 issue

    by David Hartwig
    Presented in two horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) strips of five, the stamps show 10 different species of ducks representing 10 of the 22 duck species found in the United Kingdom.

  • Sep 2, 2025, 08:15 AM

    Tariffs, uncertainty, and the collector’s dilemma

    by Jay Bigalke
    For stamp collectors, the immediate concern is obvious: Will shipments of new issues, supplies, or auction winnings from abroad suddenly stop or become more expensive?

  • Sep 1, 2025, 12:00 PM

    Zais appointed government relations chair for Boston 2026

    by Linn’s Staff
    Zais will plan and coordinate interactions between the United States federal government and the Boston 2026 team.

  • Aug 28, 2025, 08:30 AM

    What’s new for 2026 Scott Standard Volume 6

    by Jay Bigalke
    The Boston 2026 World Expo and the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary are being celebrated on the cover of the 2026 Scott catalogs.

  • Aug 27, 2025, 12:30 PM

    Linn’s prepares next chapter for Stamp Market Tips column

    by Jay Bigalke
    The column offered practical, experience-driven insights into buying, selling and collecting stamps in today’s market.

  • Aug 20, 2025, 16:00 PM

    Jersey Post features illustrations by Martin Mörck on Aug. 15 issue

    by Linn’s Staff
    Each of the six stamps shows a line drawing of either people, places or ships instrumental to the island’s shipbuilding industry.

  • Aug 20, 2025, 09:30 AM

    New Scotland definitive stamps for Great Britain’s Royal Mail

    by David Hartwig
    The stamps feature designs that Royal Mail has used for several years, with a lion rampant on a first-class stamp and the flag of Scotland on the second-class stamp.

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