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.

The four winners of the election will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

The show will include exhibits as well as 24 stamp, cover, postcard and supply dealers from 11 states.

The United States Postal Service created its first full-color holiday-themed vended postage labels in 2012.

One of the joys of this hobby is getting to meet the people involved with the stamps we collect.

Since its first appearance in 1923, the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers has served as the authoritative reference for United States philately.

The 2025 edition contains fewer stamps than the 2024 yearbook (which included 108), but it still provides a collection of what collectors call commemoratives.

The earliest of the eight affected stamp issues is the 2018 $5 Statue of Freedom (Scott 5297).

Designed by USPS art director Greg Breeding, the stamp features a black and white graphite drawn portrait by artist Dale Stephanos based on a photograph of Buckley taken by Steve Schapiro in the 1960s.

October has long carried a special significance for philatelists in the United States because it is National Stamp Collecting Month.

Within hours of the stamp’s release, the no-die-cut version of the press sheet was no longer available through USPS’s Stamp Fulfillment Services.