Royal Mail marks 70 years of Dennis the Menace with stamp set
Royal Mail is marking 70 years of comic character Dennis the Menace with a new set of postage stamps. The designs are based on strips from Beano comics through the ages, featuring memorable moments of mischief by the perennial naughty schoolboy. The six stamps in the collection include images from Dennis’ first appearance in 1951, […]
Yuka Saso, the First Filipino Crowned as US Open Golf Champ, to Be Featured in New PHLPost Stamps
Postmaster General Norman “Mr. Postman” Fulgencio leads for the issuance of a postage stamp to Ms. Yuka Saso, the first Filipino who won the prestigious US Women Open Golf Championship in San Francisco California USA. “This is our own little way of honoring and acknowledging her great effort and contribution to the society,” Mr. Postman […]
World’s rarest postage stamp sold for $8.3mn
A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin sold for a record-setting $18.9 million at auction in New York on Tuesday, and the world’s rarest stamp went for $8.3 million. The coin, the only 1933 Double Eagle ever allowed to be privately owned, was expected to sell for between $10 million and $15 million at the Sotheby’s auction. It […]
World’s most expensive stamp misses asset boom
The British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta stamp is displayed at Sotheby’s in London June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett The sale of the world’s most expensive postage stamp will test the value of shared ownership. London-listed philatelic specialist Stanley Gibbons (SGI.L) on Tuesday paid $8.3 million for a British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, issued in […]
Commentary: USPS Requests Second Postage Rate Increase in 2021
On Friday May 28, 2021 the USPS filed with the Postal Rate Commission a very large postage rate increase. The request is for the rates to go into effect on August 29, 2021. The overall average price increase is 6.8%. New pricing authority was granted to the Postal Service under three provisions of a PRC […]