There were three WSP shows held in late May and early June: Ropex, Rocky Mountain Stamp Show, and NAPEX. Ropex Ropex is a two day WSP show held outside Rochester in Canadaigua, NY by the Rochester Philatelic Association (RPA).  Despite its smaller size, there were several very high level exhibits shown there, including those from […]

This year’s prestigious American Philatelic Society Luff Award recipients are Fred F. Gregory, Alan Kane, and Wade Saadi. The awards will be formally presented at StampShow, August 3 to 6 in Richmond, Virginia, and are given for meritorious contributions by living philatelists. The awards are named for John N. Luff, who was president of the […]

The APS Hall of Fame honors deceased philatelists who have made outstanding contributions to philately. Robert Markovits (1937–2015) Robert Markovits, a lawyer by profession, was an internationally recognized researcher, collector, exhibitor and writer on numerous philatelic subjects, particularly back of the book material, notably, U.S. and worldwide special delivery, U.S. officials and U.S. postal stationery. […]

James E. Lee, of Oak Brook, Illinois and a long time U.S. Philatelic Classics Society member, is the recipient of the first American Philatelic Society’s Dealer of the Year Award. Jim Lee has been a stamp dealer since 1972, working full-time since 1990. He served on the Board of the American Stamp Dealers Association for […]

Philatelic Show This show was held in Boxborough, Mass. on the weekend of Friday, May 5. Mark Schwartz (photo) won the Single Frame Grand and a Large Gold medal for “Boston’s Use of the 1847 Issue.” Other members winning multi-frame Large Gold included Murray Abramson for “Expansion of US Airmail to Foreign Destinations (1922-1941)” (also […]