Among the British North America items that will be up for bids is a handsome folded drop letter franked with the first issue from Nova Scotia: the 1853 1-penny red brown Queen Victoria stamp.

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

Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali is a five-day festival that begins this year with observances on Oct. 18 leading to the main day of Diwali on Oct. 20.

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 600 lots on offer during the two-day sale include collections formed by James Blaine, Dennis Hassler and John Birkinbine II, and further selections from the Penguin collection.

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

The crisp golden pastry is found in many of France’s neighborhood bakeries and is an iconic symbol of French gastronomy.

The Croatian Ethnic Institute was founded in 1975 with a mission “to preserve the memory of the past and to serve as a source of inspiration for the future.”

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

According to Cherrystone, the auction will open with United States stamps and covers. There will be numerous rarities and stamps with graded certificates.

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 stamps, presented in two horizontal se-tenant (side-by-side) strips of five, show different areas of a Monopoly board during gameplay.

The Jenny Invert in the Peterson collection is from position 1 in the discovery pane of 100 that was purchased May 14, 1918, for its $24 face value in Washington, D.C.

Scott Stamp LLC, a new company formed by longtime philatelic leader, Jay Bigalke, and fellow philatelist, David Fritz, has acquired the Scott Catalog, Scott Stamp Monthly, and Linn’s Stamp News from Amos Media Co.

The kit is designed to help children take part in the Postal Service’s Operation Santa program.

Collectors desiring to begin or add to a collection of Poland stamps and postal history will find much to tempt them in this sale.