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In 2026 the USPS will release a stamp sheet honoring three-time heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali. The first day of issue ceremony will be held January 15, 2026 in Ali's hometown, Louisville, KY.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In 2026 the USPS will release a stamp sheet honoring three-time heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali. The first day of issue ceremony will be held January 15, 2026 in Ali's hometown, Louisville, KY.
A new stamp design for 2026 will highlight our national mammal, the American Bison. The Forever stamp will feature an adaptation of the 1923 American Buffalo stamp as an engraved inset.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A new stamp design for 2026 will highlight our national mammal, the American Bison. The Forever stamp will feature an adaptation of the 1923 American Buffalo stamp as an engraved inset.
Two of the new 2026 stamp issues will focus on the 250th anniversary of the United States. Figures of the American Revolution features 25 portraits of historical figures by 13 different artists, while the Declaration of Independence stamp spells out "1776" in feather quill pens.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Two of the new 2026 stamp issues will focus on the 250th anniversary of the United States. Figures of the American Revolution features 25 portraits of historical figures by 13 different artists, while the Declaration of Independence stamp spells out "1776" in feather quill pens.
If your stamp collection was a bag of Halloween candy what would be your equivalent of a king size candy bar?
#halloween
Photo Credit: Sarah Jane Aldrich
#halloween
Photo Credit: Sarah Jane Aldrich
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If your stamp collection was a bag of Halloween candy what would be your equivalent of a king size candy bar?
#halloween
Photo Credit: Sarah Jane Aldrich
#halloween
Photo Credit: Sarah Jane Aldrich
New stamp designs for 2026 just dropped! Artist Camille Chew returns with the seventh of 12 stamp designs in the current Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Horse begins February 17, 2026 and ends on February 5, 2027.
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New stamp designs for 2026 just dropped! Artist Camille Chew returns with the seventh of 12 stamp designs in the current Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Horse begins February 17, 2026 and ends on February 5, 2027.
Happy Birthday to Bela Lugosi! The Hungarian-American actor, best known for playing the title role in the film Dracula (1931), was born on this day in 1882. 🧛
#halloween #dracula #vampires
#halloween #dracula #vampires
October 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Happy Birthday to Bela Lugosi! The Hungarian-American actor, best known for playing the title role in the film Dracula (1931), was born on this day in 1882. 🧛
#halloween #dracula #vampires
#halloween #dracula #vampires
Only two weeks until Halloween! Have you carved any pumpkins yet? 🎃💀👻
📷: "Jack-o'-lanterns," USPS, 2016
#stampcollecting #nationalstampcollectingmonth #philately #halloween
📷: "Jack-o'-lanterns," USPS, 2016
#stampcollecting #nationalstampcollectingmonth #philately #halloween
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Only two weeks until Halloween! Have you carved any pumpkins yet? 🎃💀👻
📷: "Jack-o'-lanterns," USPS, 2016
#stampcollecting #nationalstampcollectingmonth #philately #halloween
📷: "Jack-o'-lanterns," USPS, 2016
#stampcollecting #nationalstampcollectingmonth #philately #halloween
La Poste (France's national postal service) has issued a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate the ever popular, buttery pastry. This follows the release of a baguette-scented stamp last year. Do you think the USPS should release more scented stamps?
October 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
La Poste (France's national postal service) has issued a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate the ever popular, buttery pastry. This follows the release of a baguette-scented stamp last year. Do you think the USPS should release more scented stamps?
Do you want to help promote National Stamp Collecting Month? Download and print these FREE posters to hang at your local library, coffee shop, or stamp club meeting!
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October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Do you want to help promote National Stamp Collecting Month? Download and print these FREE posters to hang at your local library, coffee shop, or stamp club meeting!
stamps.org/community/st...
stamps.org/community/st...
Happy World Postcard Day! How will you be celebrating? Whether you are attending a meetup, writing cards at home, or just sharing your collection with friends and family, we look forward to seeing your postcards and hearing your stories! 💌📬
#WorldPostcardDay #Postcrossing
#WorldPostcardDay #Postcrossing
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy World Postcard Day! How will you be celebrating? Whether you are attending a meetup, writing cards at home, or just sharing your collection with friends and family, we look forward to seeing your postcards and hearing your stories! 💌📬
#WorldPostcardDay #Postcrossing
#WorldPostcardDay #Postcrossing
This unique piece of mail will appeal to philatelists and numismatists alike. The card reads "Made from the pulp of bank notes redeemed and macerated by the U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C. Estimated to contain $200.00."
Upon closer inspection you can see fragments of the original bank note designs!
Upon closer inspection you can see fragments of the original bank note designs!
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This unique piece of mail will appeal to philatelists and numismatists alike. The card reads "Made from the pulp of bank notes redeemed and macerated by the U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C. Estimated to contain $200.00."
Upon closer inspection you can see fragments of the original bank note designs!
Upon closer inspection you can see fragments of the original bank note designs!
Donations to the APS contain multitudes; today we unearthed this intergalactic cover complete with auxiliary markings. 😉👽
September 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Donations to the APS contain multitudes; today we unearthed this intergalactic cover complete with auxiliary markings. 😉👽
Actress Greta Garbo was born on this day in 1905.
In 2005 the US & Sweden created a special joint issue to celebrate her 100th birthday. The issues are slightly different; the US stamp is black with serpentine die cut 10¾ perfs, while the Swedish stamp is dark brown with 12¾ three-sided perforation.
In 2005 the US & Sweden created a special joint issue to celebrate her 100th birthday. The issues are slightly different; the US stamp is black with serpentine die cut 10¾ perfs, while the Swedish stamp is dark brown with 12¾ three-sided perforation.
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Actress Greta Garbo was born on this day in 1905.
In 2005 the US & Sweden created a special joint issue to celebrate her 100th birthday. The issues are slightly different; the US stamp is black with serpentine die cut 10¾ perfs, while the Swedish stamp is dark brown with 12¾ three-sided perforation.
In 2005 the US & Sweden created a special joint issue to celebrate her 100th birthday. The issues are slightly different; the US stamp is black with serpentine die cut 10¾ perfs, while the Swedish stamp is dark brown with 12¾ three-sided perforation.
Today the USPS released a new stamp honoring the writer, humanitarian, and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel. 18th in the Distinguished Americans series, this two-ounce rate stamp will be issued in sheets of 20.
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today the USPS released a new stamp honoring the writer, humanitarian, and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel. 18th in the Distinguished Americans series, this two-ounce rate stamp will be issued in sheets of 20.
On Saturday the USPS released the "Holiday Cheer" stamps featuring mixed-media illustrations from artist Denise Fiedler. The stamps will be issued in booklets of 20.
September 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On Saturday the USPS released the "Holiday Cheer" stamps featuring mixed-media illustrations from artist Denise Fiedler. The stamps will be issued in booklets of 20.
APS member and YPLF alum Trevor Bills has organized another pictorial postmark, this time for World Postcard Day which is less than a month away!
Stamped and addressed postcards inside an envelope can be sent to:
World Postcard Day Station
PO Box 2887
College Station, TX 77841-2887
Stamped and addressed postcards inside an envelope can be sent to:
World Postcard Day Station
PO Box 2887
College Station, TX 77841-2887
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
APS member and YPLF alum Trevor Bills has organized another pictorial postmark, this time for World Postcard Day which is less than a month away!
Stamped and addressed postcards inside an envelope can be sent to:
World Postcard Day Station
PO Box 2887
College Station, TX 77841-2887
Stamped and addressed postcards inside an envelope can be sent to:
World Postcard Day Station
PO Box 2887
College Station, TX 77841-2887
The fourth auction of postal history from the estate of Alfred F. "Al" Kugel by Cherrystone Auctions will begin on September 10.
For more information visit: ow.ly/Sr2450WOpYp
For more information visit: ow.ly/Sr2450WOpYp
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The fourth auction of postal history from the estate of Alfred F. "Al" Kugel by Cherrystone Auctions will begin on September 10.
For more information visit: ow.ly/Sr2450WOpYp
For more information visit: ow.ly/Sr2450WOpYp
Thanks to APS member Bruce Flitcroft we got to practice some extreme philately at the American Philatelic Center today!
The Pontiac GTO stamp is from the Pony Cars set released in 2022.
The Pontiac GTO stamp is from the Pony Cars set released in 2022.
August 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thanks to APS member Bruce Flitcroft we got to practice some extreme philately at the American Philatelic Center today!
The Pontiac GTO stamp is from the Pony Cars set released in 2022.
The Pontiac GTO stamp is from the Pony Cars set released in 2022.
On this day in 2017 the U.S. experienced a total solar eclipse that stretched from coast to coast. To commemorate the event the USPS produced its first stamp using thermochromic (heat sensitive) ink. Read more about the science of the printing process in Issue 1 of StampEd Magazine!
stamped.pub
stamped.pub
August 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On this day in 2017 the U.S. experienced a total solar eclipse that stretched from coast to coast. To commemorate the event the USPS produced its first stamp using thermochromic (heat sensitive) ink. Read more about the science of the printing process in Issue 1 of StampEd Magazine!
stamped.pub
stamped.pub
Share your show highlights with us by using #GASS2025 on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky. We can't wait to see everyone in Schaumburg!
#GASS2025 #GreatAmericanStampShow
#GASS2025 #GreatAmericanStampShow
August 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Share your show highlights with us by using #GASS2025 on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky. We can't wait to see everyone in Schaumburg!
#GASS2025 #GreatAmericanStampShow
#GASS2025 #GreatAmericanStampShow
Linn’s Stamp News will host three @postcrossing.com meetups (with three different postcard designs!) during the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, IL next week. For more details visit community.postcrossing.com/t/14-16-augu...
August 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Linn’s Stamp News will host three @postcrossing.com meetups (with three different postcard designs!) during the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, IL next week. For more details visit community.postcrossing.com/t/14-16-augu...
August 7th is National Lighthouse Day, which seems like a perfect time to highlight this popular topical subject. Do you have any lighthouse stamps in your collection?
📷: "Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses," USPS, 2021
📷: "Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses," USPS, 2021
August 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
August 7th is National Lighthouse Day, which seems like a perfect time to highlight this popular topical subject. Do you have any lighthouse stamps in your collection?
📷: "Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses," USPS, 2021
📷: "Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses," USPS, 2021
The American Philatelic Research Library and the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library invite you to bid in their inaugural philatelic literature auction, open now through October 31. For more information please visit philatelicbookauction.org and email BookAuctionManager@gmail.com with any questions.
August 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The American Philatelic Research Library and the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library invite you to bid in their inaugural philatelic literature auction, open now through October 31. For more information please visit philatelicbookauction.org and email BookAuctionManager@gmail.com with any questions.
Today at a special event in Times Square the USPS released the brand new SpongeBob SquarePants Forever stamps. 🧽👖🍍🌊🦀
#spongebob
#spongebob
August 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Today at a special event in Times Square the USPS released the brand new SpongeBob SquarePants Forever stamps. 🧽👖🍍🌊🦀
#spongebob
#spongebob
On this day in 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien published The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2004 the Royal Mail produced a set of stamps to celebrate the book's 50th anniversary, featuring Tolkien's own illustrations.
July 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
On this day in 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien published The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2004 the Royal Mail produced a set of stamps to celebrate the book's 50th anniversary, featuring Tolkien's own illustrations.