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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Only two weeks until Halloween! Have you carved any pumpkins yet? 🎃💀👻 📷: "Jack-o'-lanterns," USPS, 2016 #stampcollecting #nationalstampcollectingmonth #philately #halloween

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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?

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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...

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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 01/10/2025

Happy #worldpostcardday, everyone! 🥳 May your pens flow smoothly and your mailboxes overflow! www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/10...

A hand holds several postcards in front of a bright red postbox. The postcards feature the official 2025 World Postcard Day design, showing an illustration of a woman outdoors, looking up as postcards float through a green landscape with trees and hills.

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The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society @letterappsoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It’s #WorldPostcardDay! A HUGE thank you to everyone who sent postcards for our #PostcardDrop2025 (and to eldest for helping me display them). A staggering 521 postcards from 31 countries! Just AMAZING! Send a friend a postcard today! 🥳💌🎉

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The PTS & Stampex @ptsandstampex.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Happy World Postcard Day! 💌🎉 Check out our latest blog post and discover six ways you can indulge in your love of postcards at Stampex later this month… www.stampexinternational.com/post/happy-w...

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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!

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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 29/09/2025

Is everyone ready for #WorldPostcardDay? 😍 If you're in Germany, Portugal, UK or the USA, there are special postmarks that you can use on your postcards! More info on the World Postcard Day events page: worldpostcardday.com/events

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Donations to the APS contain multitudes; today we unearthed this intergalactic cover complete with auxiliary markings. 😉👽

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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.

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𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚖𝚙𝙻𝚊𝚋 @stamplab.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Vintage emoji. #stampcollecting

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The PTS & Stampex @ptsandstampex.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Thanks to Royal Mail, we are delighted to offer a special daily Stampex cancellation from the show this year. Use our dedicated Stampex post box at the show and your mail will be cancelled using the postmark for that day. Attend and mail items on all four days to collect all four cancellations!

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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

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The PTS & Stampex @ptsandstampex.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Check out this fab postcard postcrossers will be signing and sending at the Postcrossing Meetup taking place on Saturday 25th October at Stampex! Postcard designed by Postcrosser, Anthony ❤️ See postcrossing.com Meetup page for details and to stay up to date with plans for the day.

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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 27/08/2025

Always wanted to check out the Postcrossing forum, but didn't know where to start? Clarisse wrote a post to help newbies explore one of her favorite corners of the forum, and invite everyone to spread some joy! #postcrossing #postcards

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Spreading the Joy of Postcards – Within the Postcrossing Community

The Postcrossing Forum can feel like a maze at first, but it’s full of fun and friendly spaces waiting to be explored. In this new blog series, postcrossers introduce their favorite corners of the for...

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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...

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

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

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Today at a special event in Times Square the USPS released the brand new SpongeBob SquarePants Forever stamps. 🧽👖🍍🌊🦀 #spongebob

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Yesterday the USPS released "Putting a Stamp on the American Experience," a prestige booklet that will feature the first postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin. The design is a "modern interpretation" of an 1875 reproduction of an 1847 5-cent stamp.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Today the USPS released "250 Years of Delivering," a new sheet of Forever stamps celebrating the anniversary of the postal service, with illustrations by Chris Ware.

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for Volunteer Work Week!

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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 07/07/2025

Your special mission this week is to take a selfie with 20 postcards and post it on the anniversary gallery! 📸 We want to see happy faces from all over the world celebrating this special milestone! 🗺️ 👉 www.postcrossing.com/20years/gall... #postcrossing

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Postcrossing's 20th anniversary

Postcrossing's celebrates its 20th anniversary and you are invited to the party!

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American Philatelic Society @aps-stamps.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The American Philatelic Society is pleased to announce that Kirk Gillis, most recently the Deputy Associate Director and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for the U.S. Mint, will be the eighth Executive Director of the society. Read more in our newsroom: stamps.org/news/aps-nam...

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