The 2025 Holiday Cheer stamps remain on sale and may be purchased from the USPS Postal Store.

The sender of the letter was United States Navy Lt. j.g. Thomas R. Mackie, whose World War II story is an interesting one.

The number not only connects callers to the right departments but also harkens back to the foundation of organized stamp collecting in the United States.

APS executive director Kirk Gillis said that over the last 10 years APS member attrition has exceeded acquisition by 37 percent, specifically from 32,000 members to 22,800 members currently.

The Angel’s Trumpets stamp is being released in panes of 20 and coil rolls of 10,000.

In the coming weeks, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will issue a letter ruling that philatelic material is again free from tariffs.

A highlight of the show will be a first-day-of-issue ceremony for the new UNESCO World Heritage – Mexico stamps by the United Nations Postal Administration.

The bourse (sales area) will include more than 70 national and international dealers in stamps, postal history and postal stationery along with a four-day auction by Schuyler Rumsey Auctions.

The United States Postal Service has revealed 19 subjects that will be shown on 70 stamps in the forthcoming 2026 stamp program.

The next chapter for Linn’s, Scott Stamp Monthly, and the Scott catalogs is taking shape.

Lazaroff is widely known within the philatelic community as a passionate advocate for stamp collecting.

Exhibits at the show have the option to be judged under International Federation of Philately (FIP) rules by qualified judges.

The American First Day Cover Society and the German Philatelic Society have each made additional contributions to the Boston 2026 World Expo.

The show will host society meetings and a Boy Scouts of America stamp collecting merit badge program. An expert appraiser will be on site to offer free appraisals.

Also this week, a review of a $10 mixture with $161 in Scott catalog value, and a fascinating exploration of the art of the stamp.

The position will focus on modernizing the society’s web-based services, to include redeveloping the APS website.

The Collectors Club of Chicago has now reached the donation status of Boston 2026 Directors, for donors who have contributed $25,000 or more.

Elisha Wiesel, the son of Elie Wiesel, is the chairman of the Elie Wiesel Foundation.

The AFDCS held Americover as an independent show from 1993 to 2019, and it became a World Series of Philately exhibition in 2005.

The Scott catalogs, Linn’s Stamp News and Scott Stamp Monthly are back in the hands of passionate collectors dedicated to strengthening and modernizing philately for future generations.