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The Postal Service confirms: It will issue a stamp commemorating Henry "Hank" Aaron's 715th home run. Other stamps in the 2024 program so far emphasize flowers, beauty, preservation and Black History, but some of the issues are just for fun.
U.S. 2024 Stamp Program
Last Updated May 20: Dates and cities for July through the end of the year, including Hank Aaron, Dungeons & Dragons and holiday issues.
Coming Soon to a Fair Near You? The USPS is bringing a Carnival Nights attraction to state fairs around the country.
Latest USPS rates: Letters are now 68¢. Other rates are here.
USPS seeking July 14th rate hike
Canada's 2024 Stamp Program
Canada Post hasn't announced all the other details, but we have exclusive previews of two upcoming issues. What we know so far is here.
Last Updated May 6, with details on the new definitive stamps and preliminary information on the Indigenous Leaders and Graphic Novelists issues.
Peppa Pig Promoted
The popular British preschool animated television series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and so are new British stamps.
Don't Dawdle! "GASS Up" Now
Yes, the show is in August, but:
Dealer and society booths are almost all gone
The best slots for meetings are going fast, too.
Some categories of exhibits are already full.
Sundman Donates $25K to Boston 2026
The Mystic Stamp Company president has long been a top recruiter for the American Philatelic Society. This is a personal donation to the next "International" (with a capital I) show in the U.S.
But Mystic then made a $25,000 donation of its own
Answers to Basic Exhibiting Q's
Columnist John Hotchner has done it all: Won gold medals, awarded gold medals, and chaired the judging committees at national exhibitions. He answers basic questions about exhibiting how it works and how you can find out more.
Nature's Geometric Designs
Nature has many recurring patterns spirals, symmetry, fractals, Fibonacci sequences and more. A new Dutch minisheet looks at The Design Language Of Nature.
Netherlands 2024 stamp program
Horsing Around Is A Dutch Treat
More than half a million people in the Netherlands regularly ride horses, making the animal a worthy entry in the Typically Dutch series. Earlier entries were cows and dogs. We'll even explain why these two horses appear so taken with each other even though they're blue.
And the U.S. has a horses issue coming up, too.
"Help! I just inherited this stamp collection!"
Just been given Aunt Matilda's old stamp collection and don't know what to do with it? We can help.
Want to Know What Other Collectors Think?
The Virtual Stamp Club has its own comments section as well as a Facebook Group. Or visit the former home of The VSC (1996-2013), now called The Stamp Collecting Forum.
Quotable:
"British commemorative stamps ... celebrate the best of the UK, our people and our national character."
David Gold, Director of External Affairs and Policy, Royal Mail
Last Updated May 20
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