‘Bond King’ Bill Gross Is Selling His Stamp Collection, With One Expected to Fetch up to $5 Million

‘Bond King’ Bill Gross Is Selling His Stamp Collection, With One Expected to Fetch up to $5 Million

From the article: "...A one-cent postage stamp from 1868 is expected to become the most expensive U.S. stamp ever sold when it heads to auction in June.

Known as the “Z-grill,” the stamp is the most-valued piece of what some industry observers have called the most complete and significant collection of American postage stamps ever assembled, one that was built over decades by a man nicknamed the “Bond King.”

William Hunt “Bill” Gross—a 79-year-old investor and fund manager..."

Article Reference: www.barrons.com

U.S. Postal Service Betty Ford postage stamp released today (Friday, April 5, 2024)

The Postal Service’s latest release honors a beloved first lady

From the article: "Betty Ford was first lady from 1974 to 1977. ...using a detail from Felix de Cossio’s official 1977 White House portrait. The oil-on-canvas painting shows a seated Ford dressed in pale blue chiffon.

The Betty Ford stamp will be available in panes of 20 at Post Offices and usps.com.

The stamp will be dedicated April 5 during a ceremony in Rancho Mirage, CA. ..."

Article Reference: usps.com

USPS dedicates its Save Manatees stamp

USPS dedicates its Save Manatees stamp

From the article: "The release aims to raise awareness of threats to the marine mammal...Manatees are considered one of Florida’s keystone species whose behavior can alert researchers to environmental and habitat changes that may otherwise go unnoticed in the state’s waterways for extended periods of time. “This adorable stamp will..."

Article Reference: news.usps.com

Ray Bennett’s stamp collecting has led to a range of other hobbies that help distract his busy mind

Ray Bennett’s stamp collecting has led to a range of other hobbies that help distract his busy mind

From the article: "The Timaru Philatelic Society patron, and the district’s former mayor and councillor, is excited about Saturday’s stamp and other collectables fair, hoping it will encourage others into pastimes he has enjoyed. “Stamp collecting is fun. I enjoy every moment of it,’’ Bennett said. ...He began stamp collecting as a 5-year-old, and said he had continued the hobby for 87 years. “With stamps, no matter how busy I am all my concerns go down my shoulder, and through my hands, and I’m perfect. I get myself engrossed...."

Article Reference: www.stuff.co.nz

America | First Man on the Moon Stamp | 1969 10c Moon Landing

America | First Man on the Moon Stamp | 1969 10c Moon Landing

From the article: "...Commemorates man’s first footstep on the moon’s surface by Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 mission. The first jumbo-sized commemorative issue, it celebrated “moon mail.” The First Day Cover was the most popular ever. ..."

Article Reference: www.mysticstamp.com
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Garden Delights Digital Color Postmark Release | USPS.com

Garden Delights Digital Color Postmark Release | USPS.com

From the article: "Soak up sentiments of spring with this new set of 4 Garden Delights Digital Color Postmark First Day Covers.

Each #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark. ..."

Article Reference: store.usps.com
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Railroad Stations American Commemorative Panel® | USPS.com

Railroad Stations American Commemorative Panel® | USPS.com

From the article: "...Celebrate America’s iconic railroad stations with this new American Commemorative Panel®...Celebrate America’s iconic railroad stations with this new American Commemorative Panel®. The 8½"(W) x 11¼"(H) panel, printed on sturdy card stock, features a brief history of these noteworthy stations, and is accompanied by a strip of five Railroad Stations Forever® stamps in a protective acetate mount. "

Article Reference: store.usps.com
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Donald J Trump Philatelic Catalog Paperback – March 20, 2023

Donald J Trump Philatelic Catalog Paperback – March 20, 2023

From the article: "...Comprehensive listings in color of Donald Trump postage stamps issued by the countries of the world, U S Inaugural covers, Labels and seals, and other philatelic items. Over 200 pages in full color. ..."

Article Reference: Amazon

Stamp Collecting | Go for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII Cachet | USPS.com

Go for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII Cachet | USPS.com

From the article: "...Honor the thousands of Japanese Americans who served in World War II with this new cachet.

The #10 envelope features art derived from the Go for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII stamp and includes a Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.

The cachet comes with a protective sleeve. ..."

Article Reference: store.usps.com

Auctions | Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert highlights Nov. 8 Siegel auction of Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps

Auctions | Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert highlights Nov. 8 Siegel auction of Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps

From the article: "...The finest example of the famous United States 1918 24¢ carmine and blue airmail stamp with the blue center inverted (Scott C3a), popularly known as the Jenny Invert, will highlight Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries’ Nov. 8 sale of the Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps. In this case, Siegel is literally saving the best for last because the Jenny Invert will be offered separately as a single lot immediately following the conclusion of the 153-lot Nathanael Greene sale. The Jenny Invert up for bids is mint, never-hinged and comes from the ninth position in the fifth row of the original pane of 100 purchased by William T. Robey on May 14, 1918, at the New York Avenue post office in Washington, D.C. ..."

Article Reference: www.linns.com

The Postal Service has released a video celebrating its new Railroad Stations stamps

The Postal Service has released a video celebrating its new Railroad Stations stamps

From the article: "USPS dedicated Railroad Stations on March 9 in Cincinnati at Union Terminal. The stamp is available at Post Offices and usps.com. ..."

Article Reference: usps.com
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History on a stamp: An Post and the Decade of Centenaries

History on a stamp: An Post and the Decade of Centenaries

From the article: "A stamp is an inherently humble physical artefact — paper, ink, adhesive — yet it is also fundamentally part of the bricks-and-mortar of state-building. In the case of commemorative stamps, they express not only political and cultural meanings, but our understandings of the events they represent. Equally, stamps are touched, they move, they circulate, they are collected and saved, they are discarded. Perhaps few symbols of the State hold such universal appeal and are so widely used: stamps are simultaneously temporal, cherished, ubiquitous, and invisible."

Article Reference: www.rte.ie
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St. Augustine's Castillo de San Marcos immortalized on new U.S. Postal Service stamp

From the article: "...St. Augustine's historic Castillo de San Marcos has become a priority at the U.S. Postal Service, literally. Beginning Jan. 24, a $7.95 Priority Mail stamp bearing a stylized image of the 349-year-old fort on the Matanzas River will go on sale at post offices across the country..."

Article Reference: www.jacksonville.com
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U.S. Postal Service debuts Civil War stamps in Galena – April 17

special pictorial postmark

From the article: "...Attention Civil War buffs! The Galena Post Office will be dedicating the new Civil War 1865 Forever Stamps at the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum. In addition, officials also plan to dedicate a special pictorial postmark designed by the museum...."

Article Reference: kwqc.com
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