Linn’s Stamp News Currency fluctuations stamp costsLinn’s Stamp NewsEach year, Scott new-issues editor Marty Frankevicz reviews, country by country, the basic costs of obtaining the new stamps that are issued every year. Throughout the year, he tracks the Scott major varieties, face values and catalog values at the … More: …
Read More »A stamp set to look for if you want to start collecting Chile – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News A stamp set to look for if you want to start collecting ChileLinn’s Stamp NewsCollector interest in Latin America is strong and it remains one of the more active stamp markets. Chile occupies a long, narrow strip of land on the western coast of South America, between …
Read More »Philatelists’ pastime shines in two-day show opening Saturday – Myrtle Beach Sun News
Myrtle Beach Sun News Philatelists' pastime shines in two-day show opening SaturdayMyrtle Beach Sun NewsThis photo shows the “Penny Black,” with a profile of Queen Victoria, a British issue that in 1840 that became the world's first postage stamp, said Donn Ebert, director of the Myrtle Beach Stamp Club's 25th …
Read More »Landmark 24 stamps new model home, kicks off construction phase in Cane Bay enclave – Charleston Post Courier
Charleston Post Courier Landmark 24 stamps new model home, kicks off construction phase in Cane Bay enclaveCharleston Post CourierThe Richmond floor plan from Landmark 24 is the sales model at Sanctuary Cove in Cane Bay. Real extra 2. Leroy Burnell/Staff. The kitchen in the Landmark 24 sales model has stainless …
Read More »Get answers to stamp questions during seminar – Ventura County Star
Ventura County Star Get answers to stamp questions during seminarVentura County StarThe most common questions stamp collectors are asked seem to be, “How much is my collection worth?” and, “What stamps should I invest in?” I'll respond to the second question first: Darned if I know. Start collecting as a …
Read More »Amazon Will Now Accept Food Stamps…Kind Of. – Modern Farmer
Modern Farmer Amazon Will Now Accept Food Stamps…Kind Of.Modern FarmerThe SNAP program—better known as food stamps, though there hasn't been any sort of physical stamp-type product for years; they've long been been replaced by a debit card—is designed to help those in need afford food. But in many areas where …
Read More »La Reunion: A brief history of its first postage stamps – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News La Reunion: A brief history of its first postage stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsOne of the famous covers paying 45 centimes postage and bearing the two stamps of the 1852 issue. The cover was sent from Saint-Andre to Nantes, in France, and paid the combined rate for an internal …
Read More »Food Stamp Restrictions May Encourage Healthy Eating, Discourage Grocers – KUAR
KUAR Food Stamp Restrictions May Encourage Healthy Eating, Discourage GrocersKUARFood stamps are a federal program and the USDA may override any prohibitions put forth by the state, but state Rep. Mary Bentley (R-Perryville) is confident her legislation will hold up under the new administration. "We have a new administration, so …
Read More »Columnist still uses stamps and checks – The Newark Advocate
The Newark Advocate Columnist still uses stamps and checksThe Newark AdvocateI like postage stamps. A friend recently was aghast when I said I was going to the post office to get a book of stamps. That is the old fashioned way one used to buy stamps that apparently does not …
Read More »When you should consider resubmitting a previously expertized stamp – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News When you should consider resubmitting a previously expertized stampLinn’s Stamp NewsI've made passing references in earlier U.S. Stamp Notes columns to resubmitting items for expertization that have come back with no, or negative, opinions, but a recent article by Kevin Lowther prompted me to dig a little …
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