Join American Philatelic Society‘s member, historian and author, Leon Reed for a fascinating presentation on American Civil War covers. In this talk, Reed examines the broader cultural messages found on these covers; what were the attitudes of the populations, what sort of ideas did they hold for North or South?…
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It’s National Stamp Collecting Month, the perfect time to launch our new American Philatelic Society’s Stamp Chat series, Stamp Stories. This series invites collectors from around the hobby to share their philatelic origin stories. The first guests include: APS Director of Expertizing, Ken Martin, stamp artist Terry Amman, postal historian…
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Join the American Philatelic Society and Ms. Casey Jo White, of Philatelythings in this introduction to US Local Posts. Ms. White herself has started a local post: Piggy Back Post.
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In 1963, Henry Jehan was a high school student taking classes in physics when he learned of an experiment being run by the Department of the Post Office. They were printing stamps with a special ink that would glow under specific frequencies of ultraviolet light. He saw this as a…
View More Stamp Chats: Luminescent Tagging – Part 2
Join the American Philatelic Society and Don Hargy as they transport viewers to the late 30’s and 40’s and explains postage and handling in the United States and to depots worldwide during World War II. This talk covers so many historical people, places and things. You won’t want to miss…
View More Stamp Chats: The US Post Office During World War 2
In 1963, Henry Jehan was a high school student taking classes in physics when he learned of an experiment being run by the Department of the Post Office. They were printing stamps with a special ink that would glow under specific frequencies of ultraviolet light. He saw this as a…
View More Stamp Chats: Luminescent Tagging – Part 1
Gary Loew joins the American Philatelic Society‘s Stamp Chat series to discuss “UPU Specimen Stamps and the Irregular Block Mystery”. He will explain what a UPU specimen stamp is and delve deep into this philatelic subject. Fans of Gary Loew will enjoy his style; always adding good humor to each…
View More Stamp Chats: Solving the Mystery of Specimen Stamp Irregular Blocks
The American Philatelic Society‘s Stamp Chats returns! Join Professor James Grayson of the Sheffield Philatelic Society as he discusses the semiotics (symbolic meanings) of the first stamp issues of North Korea and South Korea after World War II.
View More Stamp Chats: North Korea and South Korea – First Issues after World War II
Mr. Nassre joins the American Philatelic Society to present, “How to Identify Common Forgeries of pre-1925 Persia”. This Stamp Chat focuses on the overprints of Persian stamps and the challenge of authenticating them. Mr. Nassre brings years of experience in this field and is a member of the APS Expertizing…
View More Stamp Chats: How to Identify Common Forgeries of pre-1925 Persia
Daniel Kurz, Adjunct Professor, from Middlesex County College joins the American Philatelic Society‘s Stamp Chats discussing “Sydney’s Post Office & British Imperial Postal Culture”. This compelling presentation about the history of Victorian letter writing and postal culture in Australia is a rich, dynamic exploration into the history of communication. Kurz…
View More Stamp Chats: Sydney’s Post Office and British Imperial Postal Culture