Stamp Collecting is a hobby that provides kids with fun while learning about history, geography, people, and places and almost every imaginable topic including space exploration, sports, animals, insects and the United Nations, to name just a few.

Beginners will be introduced to this fascinating hobby and youth who are already collectors will find new opportunities and encouragement. Age-appropriate activities and projects will be offered. This is not a “fill in the spaces in an album” program; something new is offered at each meeting.
 
There is no charge and all stamps and other material will be provided; everything completed by the young people will be theirs to keep. Children in 4th grade and higher that are interested in an introductory collecting program should contact the Collectors Club at the address below.
 

 
The program was started 15 years ago. At the present time meetings have been suspended. In 2020 the Collectors Club Youth Stamp Club suspended meetings because of the pandemic; the suspension continues since the recent sale of the Collectors Club building. It is planned that meetings will resume once a month during the school year on Saturday at its new location on West 40th St. in Manhattan in 2024.
 

In the meantime youngsters interested in stamp collecting can obtain individual instruction, guidance and materials. The free program is open to students in Grade 4 and up. For information or to register, email info@collectorsclub.org or call 212-683-0559.
 
 
In addition to the business aspects of the Clubs’s Annual Meeting, several Youth Stamp Club members have made presentations to the membership.

Youth Presentation at the 2020 Annual Meeting

The Ecuador-Peru War of 1941 – Slogans in Ecuadorian Philatelic Covers
Jan 8 2019 Presented at the Annual Meeting by Adhyatman Agarwala
View Adhyatman’s Presentation

Youth Presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting

The Vanderpoel Cover
Jan 9 2019 Presented at the Annual Meeting by Theo Rosenberg
a collector and researcher. View Theo’s Presentation

Youth Presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting

Jan 8 2014 Presentation by Truth Muller

The meeting closed with an exceptional presentation by Mr. Truth Muller who is a member of Debby Friedman’s Collectors Club Youth Stamp Club. Truth spoke on how he came to be a collector and his current views on philately, and showed many items that are an important part of his collection. He is clearly a bright and articulate young man who has a great interest in and love of the hobby. I am sure that we will hear much more from him in future years. I encourage all members who did not hear his presentation to go see it on the web site. To paraphrase the old Chinese adage: a good video is worth ten thousand words.
 
 
 
 

Youth Presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting

Jan 9 2013 Presentation by Izadora Nowina-Sapinski

As part of the informal program at the Annual Meeting we were pleased to have a presentation on her collecting interests by Ms Izadora Nowina-Sapinski, a member of Debby Friedman’s Collectors Club Youth Stamp Club. The text below was written by Izadora, and beautifully gives her views on the fun and importance of being a member of this group.

“Hello everyone, my name is Izadora Nowina-Sapinski. I’m 10 years old, and in the 5th grade at PS 40 on East 20th Street. I’m here to tell you about the Collectors Club Youth Stamp Club, run by Debby Friedman. We meet on the third Saturday of every month. The meeting in December is a very special and exciting one! We have an auction of material generously donated by members – thank you!

“This is my second year in the club, and I really like it because it’s fun! I meet and talk with other kids interested in stamps. Also, Debby makes any stamps we are studying fascinating. I didn’t know President Taft was 335 pounds! Debby has also taught us about making pages, hinging, and the care and handling of stamps.

“Since I started, I’ve enjoyed learning a lot about history and sometimes it ties in with what I’m studying at school. For example, in school I learned about John Paul Jones, an American Navy captain, and how he and his crew were fighting the British at sea. When the British captain asked John if he would surrender, he said his famous line, “I have not yet begun to fight”, and I have a stamp noting that line. Also, in school we studied other figures from the Revolution, including Nathan Hale, and Debby made sure I got a stamp of him.

“One of my favorite things about stamp collecting is seeing how the same subject can be illustrated so many different ways – like how dogs are shown in Poland or Greece and are distinctly different. Last year on Family Friday at my school, my mother and I talked about how stamps first came into use and about stamp collecting. We handed out packets of stamps that Debby had made. All the kids were fascinated, and a few were motivated to start their own collections.

“My collecting interests are many, but I specialize in space, international costumes, sports and animal stamps.”

At this point in the meeting Izadora, assisted by her Mother, showed many examples of the wonderful thematic stamps in her collection. She concluded by thanking the Collectors Club for supporting the Youth Stamp Club and asking her to represent it this evening. The members present were unanimous in their reaction to this exceptional presentation: Bravo and well done, Izadora!