New Zealand Post has stopped canceling stamps on mail — at least temporarily. A New Zealand Post spokesperson told Linn’s Sept. 18: “New Zealand Post is currently trialling some new processes to reduce costs, due to the accelerating mail volume decline, this includes stopping the...

The PWO asked some questions the new Program Manager "Philately and CRI� of the International Bureau (IB) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), who was kind to answer them. We publish our questions, the IB answers and our brief comments on the...

I would like to know whether the way stamps have been stuck to an envelope give different values to the cover? That is if the stamp/s have been stuck to the top right corner gives more value to the envelope compared to having been stuck to the top left corner or bottom right/left corner or even...

Las Vegas sculptor Robert Davidson was awarded last week $3.5 million from the Postal Service in a lawsuit. You can find more information on my philatelic page dedicated to this issue: http://www.artonstamps.org/Countries/USA/Liberty/las-vegas-liberty.htm Victor Manta,...

Looking for SG54, Ireland 1922 3 line overprint, right margin examples with the stamp showing the "CIREANN" flaw. Images, links or for sale. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

I have two copies of the 1 pence "red" from the subject issue. On each, the watermark is sideways (with no Scott comment about the watermark being sideways). But on one, the bottom of the crown (Scott watermark 3, multiple crown and CA) faces left; on the other stamp, the bottom of the crown...

On this page I explain how to detect that some new stamps offered on eBay are fake (illegal): http://www.pwmo.org/Illegals/18-long-overdue-measures.htm Victor Manta, PWO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philatelic Webmasters Organization:...

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Merry Christmas to you as well Victor. I have a question regarding AOS. Most modern browsers do not support Java, will you be providing a non-java way to navigate the site? All the best, Alyn On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 1:50:07 PM UTC-5, Victor Manta wrote: We wish you all of the best...

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I have 9 Binders full on them. Both the sports an the bird and states. Anyone interested

Trying to understand the meaning of the overprint. Babelfish "pertaining to school stamp" Is anyone able to expand or describe please? http://cjoint.com/data/heg7lvDRP8.htm Thanks.

On Aug. 20 USPS will raise rates of international priority mail and international surface air lift. Both services are popular with e-commerce mailers. It is a second and unexpected price increase...

Even if the WADP Numbering System (WNS) and the associated database is a a very expensive endeavor, that costs the participating postal administrations millions of Swiss Francs, its large holes make it improper for the identification of illegal stamps, the very reason for which it was initially...

The subject has become rather amusing as of late. Noting that I could not find any one source that had a list of US stamps containing microprinting, hidden images/indicia and luminescence/phosphoresence, I've spent the better part of two days compiling one. My sources are Linn's Stamp News (Dec...

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I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she...

Has anyone knowledge of where I may obtain a scan of GB's Penny Red, Die II, Plate 51, Positions KB and KC in State 2? I have the Imprimatur Scan and a block from State 3. Yes it's a tall order, but surely somewhere someone holds a pair or block. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I am interested to get a copy of the latest catalogue of stamps of Mauritius, preferably either Stanley Gibbons or Scott catalogue. If you have other catalogues listing the different stamps issued (including 1st day covers & souvenir sheets ) since the start of Post Office till 2016,...

Hello! I was a sergeant in the Army artillery in Viet Nam. In 1970, I was wounded fairly badly and I am NOW STILL a 100% combat disabled veteran. I have been a stamp collector since third grade. When the "Little Recession" hit in 2008, I had to sell it...off it went to Mystic. I really miss it...