The 2026 edition of BALPEX took place August 7th – 9th at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. Society members took the top three awards.   Mark Schwartz won the Multi-frame Grand with his “Independent Mail and Express Company Operations at Boston 1843 – 1845“ (also Multi-frame Large Gold and the USSS Statue of […]

The 2026 Minnesota Stamp show was held 17-19 of July at the Crystal Community Center, Crystal, MN. Two of our members won awards for three of their exhibits. John Hotchner won the Multi-frame Reserve Grand for his “The U.S. CIPEX Souvenir Sheet of 1947” (also Multi-frame Large Gold and the AFDC Best FDC Exhibit). John’s […]

Boston 2026 was held in Boston, Mass. May 23 – 30th, 2026 at the Boston Convention Center. Despite the long walks needed to cross the huge locale, the exhibits all looked great. Society members did well in many exhibition categories.   Vernon R. Morris Jr., MD won the Grand Prix National with his “Transition of […]

Boston 2026 is less than 2 weeks away and everything is coming together for an excellent show. In case you missed the e-mail outlining Society events, the information is repeated here. The new big news is the demo release of the American Postmark Catalog. This new research tool has been a long time coming (thanks […]

The 2026 Westpex show was held April 24th-26 at the San Francisco Airport Marriot in scenic Burlingame, California. As in previous years, the show was well run and loaded with dealers and great exhibits. Our members took the Single-frame Grand, Multi-frame Reserve Grand, and the show’s Chairperson’s award.   Rick Mingee’s ”San Francisco Postal History: […]