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In an April 9 press release, the United States Postal Service announced that it filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission for price changes to its mailing services that are to take effect July 12, 2026. The proposed changes have been approved by the Postal Service’s board of governors.

The 66th annual Westpex stamp show will take place April 24-26 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, Calif., near San Francisco. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. There is a $5 admission fee, good for all three days, with children under the age of 15, accompanied by an adult, admitted free.

The Royal Philatelic Society London announced the short list of six books for the 2026 Crawford medal. The six books are Italia e Iberia: la posta fra gli stati delle due penisole 1814 – 1876 (Italy and Iberia: the mail between the states of the two peninsulas) by Lorenzo Carra, The Mulready caricature: the philatelic caricatures of the envelope and letter sheet design of William Mulready RA by Richard Hobbs and Robin Cassell, New York City Foreign Mail 1845-1878 by Nicholas M.

In a March 30 statement, Canada Post said it will replace door-to-door delivery with community mailboxes as part of several proposed changes to its operations. “Canada Post has reached an important turning point,” the statement said. “Our transformation will strengthen the postal service, allow us to be a better partner for businesses, and help us meet our dual mandate of delivering for all Canadians in a way that is financially self-sustainable.

Omniva, Estonia’s post and logistics company, commemorated 35 years of Baltic-Nordic cooperation with a March 23 stamp. The €1.80 domestic-rate stamp shows flags of Baltic and Nordic countries set among the branches of a tree. Esteemed stamp engraver Martin Mörck of Norway designed the stamp and Kaarel Kukk of Estonia designed the first-day cover and cancellation, another nod to cooperation between the two regions.

On April 24, the first day of Westpex 2026 in Burlingame, Calif., the United States Postal Service will issue the A Day at the Beach booklet of 20 nondenominated (78¢) forever stamps in four designs. A first-day ceremony for the new issue will take place at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time in the Bayside I room of the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway in Burlingame. Art director Derry Noyes designed the four stamps from original artwork by Gregory Manchess.

The April 18 first-day-of-issue ceremony for the United States Postal Service’s new Happy Birthday forever stamp in Providence, R.I., will be accompanied by a broader public event that expands the traditional format. In addition to the dedication ceremony, the USPS is partnering with the Greeting Card Association to host the Perfect Pairing Pop-Up Party, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event brings together stamp collecting, contemporary stationery and greeting card design in a single venue.

Philatelic Foreword by Jay Bigalke When you spend as many years with Linn’s and the Scott catalogs as Charles Snee has, it’s impossible to sum up that kind of contribution in a few lines. Snee joined Linn’s in 1999 and quickly became a steady voice for collectors. Over the years, he moved through key editorial roles, from senior editor to Scott catalog editor, and later took on leadership of both Linn’s and the Scott catalogs.

By Linn’s Staff The Wilkinsburg Stamp Club will host the 76th annual Wilkpex stamp and postcard show April 10-11 at the Holiday Park Fire Hall, 415 Old Abers Creek Road, in Pittsburgh, Pa. The show hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission and off-street parking will be free.