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This might not be the right place to ask but I’ve asked this at USPS.com but didn’t receive a reply. My friend picked up a beautiful catalog of stamps at the Makiki (96822) post office. It was a multi-page, soft cover magazine style publication. I went there and they don’t have anything like this and they didn’t know what I was talking about. I haven’t been able to find any information about this publication. Any insights?
Doug
Hi Doug. It sounds like your friend picked up the USA Philatelic catalog. For information about the catalog and about subscribing (it’s free!), visit http://www.beyondtheperf.com/about/about-usa-philatelic. Thanks for reading!
I used to receive copies of the USA Philatelic.But USPS has stopped sending me copies because I haven’t made a purchase through mail order. Now, i can’t make a purchase even through friends at the mainland.
You can subscribe to USA Philatelic here: https://www.beyondtheperf.com/join It’s free!
Looking for the resource to get a commemorative cachet of the 100th anniversary of the Red Sox at Fenway.
where can my dad find the first canceled stamp in new mexico when it was delivered by car?
He is 91 years old and loves stamp collecting.
Where was it canceled at ?
He was told Roswell Nm took him to Roswell no one knew anything about it.
Which stamp are you interested in finding? If you’d like information on the First Day Cover for the New Mexico Statehood stamp issued earlier this year, which includes a canceled stamp, you can visit the Postal Store:
Will the Post Office be issuing any more stamps with hidden images? Will the Commemorative Panel Program be cancelled, and was the John H. Johnson stamp the last installment of the Cultural Diary series?
Is it possible to buy all the valentine stamps issued since 1973 up until current year – say 2013 ? If so how ?
Can you still use a Helen Hayes stamp to send mail?
Yep! In fact you can still use any uncanceled stamp to send mail, no matter when it was first issued.
Do you have any idea when the new 2013 Love stamp will start being sold?
We’ll have more information about the ceremony soon. Stay tuned!
want to find out if a Super Bowl cancel will be available for Feb 3 2013 or to which post office to send envelopes for cancel, Bullseye or slogan
Thanks
Donn Smith
this site is awesome… just found it. Just letting you know about my site where we celebrate National Letter Writing Month – April. I have over 90 folks writing letters back and forth all month to each other all over the globe. It’s our 4th year of doing this and man oh man, do we love cool stamps. Thanks for sharing.
Lindsay Ostrom
lindsayostrom.blogspot.com
Hello – this blog is great! Question- is there an email or phone number to contact your team about creating a specific stamp for Black History month? What is the process for this? Thanks!
Great question. All stamp suggestions need to be made through the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. Here’s everything you need to know about the process: http://www.beyondtheperf.com/have-stamp-idea. Have fun!