Register Now Rob Faux has been collecting postal history featuring the 24 cent denomination of the 1861 issue since the late 1990s.  His competitive exhibit on this material has made an appearance once or twice a year since 1999, where it started as a single frame entry.  The exhibit has expanded to seven frames and has done […]

Register Now Principal Philatelic Interests and Collections: Domestic and International Mail Handling by the United States During the 1860s Impact of the American Civil War on the Mail Development of the Confederate States of America Postal Service Postal History of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York State Postal History of Sag Harbor, Long Island, New […]

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 […]