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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS - AUGUST 18, 2026

Dear Friends & Collectors,
Happy birthday to me (78th, to be exact...). Another year, and another ton of paper passed through my hands.
When I started in this business in 1971, I thought about someday retiring and moving down south, for the warmer Winters. These days, I think about moving up north, for the cooler Summers. This June we had a 3 day run where the temperature averaged 100 degrees.
This past July, the USPS handed us a gift; they raised the postal rates again. ..but ...NO RATE CHANGE here. I'm holding the line.
When I entered this area of Philately (in 1981) I sold Postal Cards like crazy. These days, it's Envelopes by UPSS #.
AS a result, my stock of "regular envelopes" is weak. That's because whenever a new envelope comes in, it heads straight to the UPSS file drawers.
Currently, there are some new inventory groups listed:
1. OF COURSE, when I pick up new envelopes -- especially when they come from OLD-TIME holdings - there are always Cut Squares and Full Corners generated. Many of the old-timers - even the big names - weren't as fussy about condition as the modern collectors. For which I am thankful.
2. I' ve added a few U.N. air letter sheets. I now have a few copies of the UC15 ALS... both mint and FDC... as well as the UC2, both WITH and WITHOUT white border.
3. I've begun listing WRAPPERS by UPSS #, for the first time. Many more floatng around the officel I just have to find them and list them!
4. I'm still running EBAY auctions, with plenty of material waiting to be listed. Recently, I'm been listing non-sports cards. This is HOUSECLEANING, nothing more, and I'll be back to the EFOs, Postal History, Advertising, and other bizarre specialized Stationery...plus "Stamps" and Cinderella items.
You can check out my listings of "NEW INVENTORY" - top line in the column at the left.

Best Regards (and keep cool)
Steve

WELCOME TO SteveLevineStamps-PLUS!
(A division of Empire State Philatelics, Inc.)

I specialize in U.S. Postal Stationery: Cut Squares, Stamped Envelopes, Postal Cards, Air Letter Sheets, and First Day Covers.

     I also stock: U.S. Stamps & First Day Covers, Souvenir Cards, Souvenir Pages, U.N., Worldwide Stamps, "Cinderella" items (Poster Stamps, Christmas Seals, Philatelic Exhibition Labels...as well as Locals, Reprints, Facsimiles) and much more.

     Until recently I maintained an old-fashioned, 20th Century "text-only" website. It did its job well, but now it's time for this old dinosaur to enter the 21st Century. This will take awhile, so I beg your patience. I currently (January, 2025) have about 10,000 items on this website... but there's a lot more to be listed. When this website is fully loaded, my stock of Poster Stamps and other "Cinderella" items will be second to none.

A few examples of the classics are shown at the right. Presently (February, 2025) I only list about 200 items, but there are boxes of the stuff sitting in my storage room. If you don't see what you want now, please check in from time to time. At this time, my priority is still U.S. Postal Stationery.... but I promise, sooner or later I'll finish that job and get to work on the Cinderella listings. If you're looking for U.S. Postal Stationery, you'll find over 8,000 items on this website.

The "heart" of my business is my SPECIALIZED ENVELOPES LIST by UPSS# still. You can find them in the DIRECTORY at the left. If you're an advanced U.S. Envelope collector by Size/Knife/Watermark, then this is the list you want to see.

Listed below are my "Featured Products", some of the more difficult and expensive items I sell. I sell stamps for $500.00, and I also sell stamps for 25c.

If you're looking for bargains, the first thing you should do is check in with my "CURRENTLY ON SALE!" category. Just click the top category at the left to view some great deals. (NOTE: I've just begun to load this section; there will be plenty more!)