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The Ansel Adams forever commemorative stamps were issued at a May 15 ceremony in Yosemite, Calif., with Yosemite Falls as a backdrop. Photo by Jay Bigalke. A dedication ceremony for the Ansel Adams stamp took place May 23 in Aspen, Colo. One of the stamps shows Maroon Bells, mountain peaks located nearby (right). Unveiling photo […]

Four new United States Flags stamps will be issued June 14 in double-sided panes of 20 and coil rolls of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. Keystone, S.D., will serve as the first-day city, and a locally held first-day ceremony is planned at Mount Rushmore. On June 14, Flag Day, the United States Postal Service will issue […]

The new nondenominated (68¢) Horses stamps were printed in panes of 20. The decorative selvage at the top features a photo by Stephanie Moon of a horse that does not appear on one of the five stamps. On June 17, the United States Postal Service will issue five forever commemorative stamps featuring photographs of horses […]

On May 20, the United States Postal Service announced issue dates and first-day ceremony locations for 11 issues in its 2024 stamp program. The stamps will debut from July through October. A new series of low-denomination stamps picturing flowers will arrive July 18 with no ceremony in Berkeley, Calif. The 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢ and 10¢ stamps […]

This 1894 unmailed, illustrated cover illuminates a period in California’s history before it became a state in 1850. We think of California as an integral part of the United States, but it was not always so. This was brought home to me by a cover I recently purchased even though it had not been sent […]