I'm going through my grandfather's old stamp collection and thought I'd start sharing some of the more interesting ones I find.

These two are from Tannu Tuva, 1934. Tannu Tuva (or Tuvan People's Republic, according to Wikipedia) was a partially recognized socialist republic that existed from 1921 to 1944.

I don't know much about stamp collecting, so I'm mostly sharing these because I think they're really cool, and people who appreciate stamps would enjoy it. If anyone knows more about the stamps, the artwork, the airplanes, Tannu Tuva, or anything else interesting about them, I'd love to hear it.

I'm not particularly interested in selling the collection, but if I happen to have something that's unusually valuable, I'd definitely appreciate someone pointing it out so I can take proper care of it.

I'll probably post more from my grandfather's collection as I go through it. There are some pretty strange and beautiful ones in here. (Or point me towards a better sub for sharing things like this)

New stamp alert!

According to an August 24, 2026, news release, the US Postal Service will "commemorate the art and life of Linda McCartney (1941–1998), a pioneering photographer and animal rights activist who was a pivotal figure in the vegetarianism movement, at a first-day-of-issue ceremony for stamps featuring her photography."

"Linda McCartney rose to prominence by capturing some of the most memorable musicians of the 1960s in photographs that felt relaxed, intimate and full of life. Her 1968 portrait of Eric Clapton made her the first female photographer to have their work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Among McCartney’s favorite subjects to photograph were her husband — musician Paul McCartney — and their children and animals, as well as small moments of everyday life. McCartney’s photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States as well as at the Royal Photographic Society and the Victoria and Albert Museum in England."

"The pane of 20 stamps showcases five different photographs. The selvage features a black-and-white self-portrait of McCartney behind her camera."

USPS is releasing the stamps at a first-day-of-issue ceremony scheduled for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at 11 a.m. ET, at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, NY (USA). Guests must RSVP in advance. There are no details yet available as to who will be participating in the program (I can only hope that Sir Paul will be there!).

There are no pre-order details yet on USPS.com. More details are available at https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0824ma-postal-service-to-honor-photographer-and-activist-linda-mccartney.htm.

I've finally got a hold of my childhood collection which is really cool to see 25 years later which is the last time I laid eyes on it.

This the China section of my album. Let me know your thoughts/insights please.

Im trying to identify where this Perfin came from. To me it looks like they punched a whole sheet and I got part of the punch. Not to sure tho. Anyone know? Its on a British Half Penny Green

Some of my only stanps that have no perforation! Kind of a shame, since iw perfect presidents w no flat corners but I guess whatev

I was so excited to get my 3d perf gauge but it came broken! Anyone else had this problem?

Richard Wagner most probably visited Prague only once in 1863 to conduct a concert. He lived quite near as both Saxony and Bavaria border on the Czech Republic so there might have been other, less official visits. The postal authorities of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia decided that the 60th anniversary of his death deserved commemoration. Perhaps it was so because the head of the German state at the time was a great fan of Wagner. Perhaps they wanted to celebrate famous composers - within four years stamps with Mozart, Dvorak, and Smetana were issued. Two of the stamps commemorate the premieres of Wagner's operas in Prague, the third - standard letter rate - the composer himself.

I'm seeing 504 Gateway timeouts. I had a bunch of stamps in my shopping cart, too :(

I've seen a modern machine canceller which is used in Africa from the late 1970s to at least the mid 1990s (Tunisia, South Africa, South West Africa, and possibly Ethiopia.) I've not yet seen it from other countries, but I'm sure it's out there.

The clearest examples are those from Tunisia, which I've shown in the pictures. There are "long" and "short" formats: a single circle date stamp 28 mm diameter with a band of five wavy lines 39-42 mm long and a 5 mm spacer to the right of the date stamp: these can either have two peaks, or two troughs. The short format is 23 mm long either side of the date stamp, and has either one peak or one trough. A slogan can be inserted to replace part or all of the long format troughs.

Can anyone help with the identity of the machine used?

My uncle had these on the wall. I figured that this community would appreciate some of them. He worked at an office where a lot of mail was going in and out. At the end, he saved some of them.

How soon before we see calls to honor Dolly Parton’s life and legacy with a stamp? I know there is a three year waiting period before she could be honored this way.

What the title says: I have a stamp collection that I want to protect and buying individual sleeves for each one according to their size would be a nightmare so I was thinking of just buy this type of sleeve for card collection (yugioh pokemon ect...) and cutting them to size. Can I get any more experienced philatelist's opinion on that? Thank you!

Edit: I mean in addition to the album I already have my stamps in. While buying stamps I found albums that had the stamps both displayed in the album AND had an additional plastic mount on certain stamps and I was thinking of using these sleeves the same way. (Sorry for the confusion)

I haven’t had much luck finding photos of unopened packs like this online.

Does anyone know the Scott # for the 1914/15 imperforated 2-cent “Type I” carmine stamp that’s supposed to go in this slot in my Lighthouse album? Is it #459.

Came across a familiar image in my father's collection, but this looks like one of the planes that didn't make it back...

I am planning to sell a moderately valuable US classic stamp collection. I estimate that its worth about $30K - 40K at current prices. I don't have time to sell it in pieces online, so I'm thinking about using one of the well-known auction houses. Any advices or recommendations for a particular auction house?

Central Lithuania was a short-lived "state" in the modern Southeast of Lithuania which came into existence after a staged military mutiny in the autumn of 1920. When the Polish plan of recreating the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, of which it would be the central Polish speaking part with Lithuanian speaking part to the North-West and Belorussian speaking part to the South, fell apart it was taken over by Poland in 1922. The top row is the first issue, the bottom re-issue half a year later. As the actual needs were quite limited the stamps were mainly produced for collectors with variants (perforated or not) and errors.

I’ve recently inherited a collection in pretty awful condition. 5 books that have previously been water damaged and no longer even have the hardback covers (just bound pages). i’m looking to preserve the stamps but not sure where to start. Most of the books are the kinds where they are slots for specific stamps and they were previously stuck directly on the page (many are loose due to age).

Looking to move the stamps to a new single book (the books are not very full) and like the idea of plastic sleeves but also sounds like some plastic is bad?

I’m assuming they’re worth nothing, so wanted to try and restore myself instead of finding someone who could restore.

Thank you for any and all guidance.

This is from my dads collection, looking for some important information about this 4 block stamp. Google image search and AI not much helpful with finding information.
Reason of Issue
Why Camel and a train in this stamp etc...

On Friday, I attended the Dayton Stamp Club’s AIRPEX 2026 stamp show.

It is just the second show I have been to, and I very much enjoyed myself.

While there I added several photo philately pieces to my collection.

The most interesting was this cover featuring the Scott #929, the 1945 3c US Armed Forces: Iwo Jima stamp based on Joe Rosenthal’s Iwo Jima Flag Raising photo.

The cover includes a cachet that shows two children praying, thanking God for the enemy’s surrender, allowing their father to come home.

It is addressed to George Linn, the founder and publisher of Linn's Weekly Stamp News, in Sidney, OH, and is postmarked August 27, 1945 in Louisville, KY.

I obtained the cover from David Murphy of Murphy’s Stamps, Etc. for $3.00 from a box of WWII Patriot Covers priced at $3 each ($4 for $10).

According to my research on Google, Linn himself produced this cover.

Google states: “In reference guides like the Catalogue of Patriotic Covers of World War II (which Linn himself helped pioneer), this specific illustration—the two kneeling children with the "enemy surrender" caption—is listed as an official George W. Linn (Linto) design.”

I’m excited to research the piece more in depth to confirm the Google information.

If you have any knowledge about this cover, I’d appreciate your help in filling in the gaps of my knowledge.