Register Now As inflation accelerated patrons were forced to take extraordinary measures to mail a letter.  This registered quadruple rate letter was mailed on October 18, 1923 from Oswiecim to Vienna Austria.  120 stamps were used totaling 35,000 Polish Marks to pay the correct rate. Ron is a long time stamp collector and exhibitor who joined […]

Westpex 2024 April 26-28 We love Westpex. How can we possibly stay away? There are no specific plans yet. Show details can be found here

Register Now Temperance organizations in English-speaking countries used the mails to spread their messages and build community. This presentation will show how they took full advantage of the mails to do so - in some very colorful ways. This Temperance propaganda cover, produced by James Valentine of Dundee,  incorporates imagery from Hogarth's "Gin Lane" and "Beer […]

as we honor Lichtenstein Award Winners: Trish Kaufmann James Mazepa Randy Neil Charles J.G. Verge as we mark the release of New York City Foreign Mail written by Nicholas Kirke the date Saturday, May 11, 2024 the location Collectors Club 58 West 40th Street, New York, NY cocktail reception The Lambs Club at The Chatwal […]

Register Now Four European colonial powers established and developed a postal service in Morocco: France (1852), Great Britain (1857), Spain (1870) and Germany (1899). Unlike the French and British services, the Spanish postal service opened agencies very early on, from September 1870, in ports on the Atlantic coast of Morocco and cities in the interior. […]