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Cherrystone offered Richard Drews’ collection of United States 1861–68 postal history on 21 January. The specialised holding focused on Civil War-era and Reconstruction-period uses rather than loos...

The Boucherville Winter Show ran on 17–18 January at De Mortagne School in Quebec. The combined coin and stamp event advertised 25 dealers, free admission and parking. A stamp auction was schedule...

The Okanagan Stamp Club and Bourse took place on 24 January at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Summerland, British Columbia. The one-day event ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The programme included an...

The 76th CATHEX was scheduled for 31 January at the Grantham Lions Club in St. Catharines, Ontario. The event advertised nine to ten dealers with free admission and parking. A club circuit, lunch ...

An Post announced in January that Ireland’s domestic stamp price would rise by 20 cents to €1.85 from 3 February. New rates were also set for European, United Kingdom and rest-of-world mail. The o...

POST Luxembourg listed a Crown philatelic cancellation dated 23 January. The service applies to valid Luxembourg postage stamps and postal cards submitted under its cancellation rules. The publish...

Jersey Post released its Year of the Horse issue on 27 January. Wang Huming designed the stamp and miniature sheet using visual ideas from traditional Chinese paper cutting. Cartor Security Printe...

A January report previewed the Harrison collection for a Kelleher auction scheduled in February. The collection was presented as a carefully selected holding of high-quality United States material....

PostEurop published a position on 29 January concerning implementation after removal of the customs-duty de minimis treatment for e-commerce imports. It supported fairness and compliance goals whil...

The American Philatelic Society announced the induction of Clark, Lievsay, Saadi, Winter and Ohlman into its Hall of Fame. The honour recognises deceased philatelists whose work made a lasting cont...

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reached tentative agreements reported on 2 January. The proposed settlements included wage increases in the first two years followed by inflatio...

Hongkong Post released its Year of the Horse special stamps and associated products on 5 January. The programme included four stamps, two sheetlets, a laser-cut paper-art sheetlet and a gold-and-si...

Boston 2026 publicised sponsorship opportunities in January for organisations and individuals supporting the May world exhibition. Options reportedly included show-floor signage and support for pro...

Cyprus issued a commemorative stamp on 7 January for its 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The design uses the presidency logo, whose geometry is inspired by traditional Lefkara...

Åland Post announced its 2026 stamp programme in January, giving collectors an early view of the year’s planned subjects and formats. The programme was due to begin on 4 February with self-adhesive...

Boston 2026 appointed Armagan Ozdinc as international post office relations chair, according to a January report. The role centres on coordinating postal administrations expected to participate in ...

Denmark’s national postal operator ended its letter-mail service at the close of 2025, making the change a major subject of philatelic reporting in January. The decision separates parcel operations...

The Renaissance Boston Seaport District was added in January to the official hotel group for Boston 2026, expanding accommodation options around the 23–30 May world exhibition. The addition brought...

The United Nations Postal Administration issued a pane of ten $1.70 stamps on 12 January to commemorate 80 years of the Journal of the United Nations. The Journal began alongside the first United N...

Poczta Polska placed a stamp for the 34th Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity into circulation on 25 January. The 4.90-złoty issue was designed by Jerzy Owsiak and Barbara Kasperek a...