The 2026 Sarasota stamp show was held January 16-18th at a new location – the Sahib Shriners Event Center in Sarasota, Florida.   Chuck Wooster took the Reserve Grand Award with his exhibit, “The Postage Due Issues of Peru: 1874 to 1948” (also Multi-frame Large Gold).   Two Society members won Multi-frame Large Gold for […]

Boston 2026! is coming very soon so it’s time to provide an update on what’s going on around the Classics Society.   Our first event is a joint dinner with the Collectors Club of New York on Saturday the 23rd of May at 6:30pm. The venue is the 52nd floor of the Prudential building (800 […]

As in past years, the World Series of Philately for single-frame exhibits culminated at ChicagoPEX with the year’s Champion of Champions. There were a total of 20 entries, of which 8 were from Society members, but this year, a non-member won. Richard Taschenberg won the Multi-frame Reserve Grand with his “Usage History of the “Pumpkin” […]

NOJEX was held September 27-29th at the Hilton in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ – a New York City suburb and an island-hop away from this year’s Ryder Cup contest.   Five Society members won Multi-frame Large Gold: Dan Knowles with “Handling American Domestic and International Mail 1860-1869: The Decade of Turmoil & Expansion” (also the USPCS […]

BALPEX was held September 5th to the 7th in Linthicum Heights, MD, at the BWI airport. Society member participation was strong as were the award results.   Richard Taschenberg took the Single-frame Grand with his exhibit, “The 10 Cent US Envelopes of 1870-1874“. He also was awarded Single-frame Gold (naturally) and the UPSS Single-frame Award. […]