The example pictured nearby turned up on mail received in the Linn’s offices in Troy, Ohio, in early December from the mail processing plant in Trenton, N.J.

Canada Post will continue the long-running Black History Month series with a stamp commemorating the careers and achievements of Canada’s hip-hop pioneers.

A Dec. 31 last-day cover from Denmark's state-run postal service PostNord can be ordered through Dec. 21.

The service disruptions affect Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, first-class package international service, international Priority Airmail, and M-bag items.

A first-day ceremony is planned for 9 a.m. Mountain Standard Time at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, in Denver.

Also this week, a fun word search puzzle focused on various worldwide stamps featuring goddesses, and a favorable review of a compact assortment of stamps from Croatia.

The last day to submit basic mail in Denmark is Dec. 18, which is also the last day of sale for postage stamps.

Additional mailing deadlines can be found on the Postal Service’s website.

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Postal administrations may appreciate the nimbleness of surprise offerings, but the long-term effects warrant caution.

“Marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain’s most beloved literary figures,” Royal Mail said, “this exquisitely designed Jane Austen Collectors Sheet is a tribute to her enduring legacy.”

The Postal Service can trace its support for military mail back to the Civil War, when the Post Office Department worked closely with the U.S. Army to keep mail moving expeditiously.

The lineup spans early photography, Belgian fashion and rail history, scientific achievements, athletics, royal milestones and seasonal themes.

Both issues, which feature photos taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, will be the latest additions to the Stellar Formations series of Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps that began in 2024.

The show is accepting traditional exhibits as well as exhibits on the show’s theme, the American Revolution.

The cachet catalogs by Earl Planty first appeared in the 1970s, but Mellone’s FDC Publishing Co. refined and expanded the concept and made the books available to a wider audience.

The two stamps feature a 1974 Associated Press photo of Ali in a boxing stance.

Nina Jaaskelainen will take over the role as editor of The London Philatelist effective Jan. 1, 2026.

This marks only the second known attempt by modern counterfeiters to imitate an engraved United States stamp. The first was the 2015 Rose and Heart Love stamp.

A previously unannounced pane of 10 stamps issued Dec. 10 by the United Nations Postal Administration commemorates 70 years of United Nations membership for 16 countries.