﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:42:41 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Stamps.org - Collecting Insights</title><link>http://stamps.org/news/rss/category/4588/collecting-insights</link><atom:link href="http://stamps.org/news/rss/category/4588/collecting-insights" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nora Bryson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Kaibab Forest Post Office at the Grand Canyon's North Rim]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/the-kaibab-forest-post-office-at-the-grand-canyons-north-rim</link><description><![CDATA[  The following article explores the fascinating history of the Kaibab Forest Post Office, up to and including the devastating North Rim fire of 2025 and the post office's fate. The article was ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/the-kaibab-forest-post-office-at-the-grand-canyons-north-rim</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-68]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nora Bryson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Postal History Makes Social History: The Bottle Float Story, Part Two]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/postal-history-makes-social-history-the-bottle-float-story-part-two</link><description><![CDATA[  The following article discusses the history and triumphant purchase of a "bottle float" card by author Cary E. Johnson. The article was submitted by APS Chapter  Peninsular State Philatelic ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/postal-history-makes-social-history-the-bottle-float-story-part-two</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-63]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nora Bryson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Wilkins–Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/wilkins-ellsworth-trans-arctic-submarine-expedition</link><description><![CDATA[ The following article presents an examination of a twice-mailed cover addressed both to and from Sir George Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer. The article was submitted by APS Chapter  Palm Beach Stamp ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/wilkins-ellsworth-trans-arctic-submarine-expedition</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-62]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nora Bryson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Steps Toward Quantifying the Colors & Shades of Postage Stamps]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/steps-toward-quantifying-the-colors-shades-of-postage-stamps</link><description><![CDATA[  The following article presents the steps taken in a journey by Jack Penfold, PhD, GBPS, RPSC, FBFS (@capejack) to quantify postage stamp colors, one of the trickiest elements of philatelic study. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/steps-toward-quantifying-the-colors-shades-of-postage-stamps</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-54]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nora Bryson]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Tariffs, Taxes, and Fees]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/tariffs-taxes-and-fees</link><description><![CDATA[ Updated with new information on November 14, 2025. 

  [Editor’s note and disclaimer: The original column was written and updated on October 6, 2025, and published on November 1. The American ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/tariffs-taxes-and-fees</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-50]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susanna Mills]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Inside the RAMDL - Searching tips]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/inside-the-ramdl-searching-tips</link><description><![CDATA[ By Geoff Hobart 

  One of the most deceptively difficult things about online research (or any other form of research) is simply the act of finding things. Trying to find a single item across the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/inside-the-ramdl-searching-tips</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-8]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susanna Mills]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How Does One Replace a Landmark?]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/how-does-one-replace-a-landmark</link><description><![CDATA[ By Larry Haber, President of the Collectors Club 

  Originally published in the  Philatelic Literature Review , Spring/Summer 2025 issue.  Become a PLR subscriber  today.  

 In 2023, the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/how-does-one-replace-a-landmark</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-7]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susanna Mills]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[APRL New Resources: March-April 2025]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/aprl-new-resources-march-april-2025</link><description><![CDATA[ The   APRL   has one of the world's largest and most accessible collections of philatelic literature. Its nearly four miles of shelving contains more than 23,000 book titles and 5,700 journal ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/aprl-new-resources-march-april-2025</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-6]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susanna Mills]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Article of Distinction: The Milieu of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series Illustrated Via Stamps of Botswana]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/article-of-distinction-the-milieu-of-the-no-1-ladies-detective-agency-series-illustrated-via-stamps-of-botswana</link><description><![CDATA[  The following article delves into the thematic collecting of Botswana as related to the celebrated mystery series,  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.  The article was submitted by APS Affiliate  ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/article-of-distinction-the-milieu-of-the-no-1-ladies-detective-agency-series-illustrated-via-stamps-of-botswana</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-11]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susanna Mills]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[From the APRL Archives: Preservation of the William Parker Express Companies Collection]]></title><link>http://stamps.org/News/from-the-aprl-archives-preservation-of-the-william-parker-express-companies-collection</link><description><![CDATA[  The William Parker Express cover collection is a research collection containing handwritten notes, illustrations, photocopies of images and auction sales, letters pertaining to express cover ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://stamps.org/News/from-the-aprl-archives-preservation-of-the-william-parker-express-companies-collection</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c169a97a-fff2-43fd-81ed-742233410e8b-12]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>