What's New? Collect the Great Masterpieces!

Art lovers have found that the great masterpieces that go for tens of millions of dollars each can be theirs for a tiny fraction of those amounts— on the stamps of issuing nations from around the world. This explains why the Art on Stamps theme is among the most popular of all topicals.

One of the finest sources of these minature works of art is the website of the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation of New York. We have presented in other articles on this Stamp News Now site a number of specific mini-omnibus issues.

The 2020 USPS New Stamp Issues

It is going to be a busy year for USPS new issue collectors. Here’s the latest news on the 2020 program.

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Since the world's first postage stamp in 1840, hundreds of thousands of stamps have been issued featuring notable people, places of beauty, and memorable events. Come along for the ride and take this adventure through time with stamps from the U.S. and Worldwide.

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Marvel Super Heroes Set from Royal Mail

On March 14 British Royal Mail will release a Marvel Super Hero set of stamps collectible products.The 15-stamp set features some of the most popular Super Heroes from the comic books.

Ten stamps show Spider-Man; Hulk; Thor; Iron Man; Doctor Strange; Captain Marvel; Peggy Carter; Black Panther; Captain Britain and Union Jack. A further five stamps are part of an exclusive short comic strip story contained in a miniature sheet. Royal Mail provided background information on each of the characters in the set: . . .

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The Civil War and Philately

The Civil War was costly not only in lives but in treasure and required every effort of the civilian population to sustain the armies in the field. This necessity for funds taxed the ingenuity of the Governments, both Federal and Confederate, resulting in a multitude of devices, the mementoes of which are so prized today by collectors of postage and revenue stamps, paper money and American generally. One of the fiscal features of the Civil War was an . . .

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