American Philatelic Society

01/09/2026

Happy early birthday to the iconic Mr. Zip!

Tomorrow we celebrate the 62nd birthday of Mr. ZIP, and you're invited to celebrate with us! On January 10, 1964, USPS introduced Mr. ZIP ™ with one major mission: Remind Americans to put a ZIP Code™ on their envelope. 📬

01/09/2026

The first stamp of the year is here! The latest in the low-denomination flowers series, the 4-cent Angel's Trumpet stamp, had its first day of issue ceremony today, January 9, at the Midwest Stamp Dealers Association's WI/IL Stateline Show.

01/08/2026

Check out this great interview with Lonnie Ali about her campaign to have her late husband, Muhammad Ali, honored on a stamp.

We're going One on One with the wife of Muhammad Ali, who's talking about the release of his NEW commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service. An...

01/07/2026

Pennsylvania has produced countless icons of American culture, from the Liberty Bell to Heinz Ketchup. It's also where your friendly neighborhood American Philatelic Society is headquartered — why not pay us and our great commonwealth a visit?

01/02/2026

Next week, our friends at Dutch Country Auctions Home of The Stamp Center will be auctioning off 51 lots of stamps and covers consigned by the APS! Early bidding is open now on StampAuctionNetwork, and the auction catalog is available as a PDF download from the Dutch Country Auctions website for easy browsing. When browsing the auction's offerings, just look for "Proceeds Benefit the APS" in the lot description to know your purchase is going the extra mile.
https://dutchcountryauctions.com/auction/auction-362/

Click to View Printable PDF Welcome to our January Auction #362. We begin on Tuesday, Jan 6th with a good variety of US cover lots, including many naval covers, Civil War related, and more Dorothy Knapp & other cacheted FDCs. Our foreign covers are from a variety of countries, including FDCs. The US...

01/01/2026

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name / Mother of Exiles.
-Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus"
In this Stamp of the Week, Ken talks all things Ellis Island, that hallowed gateway to the American dream.

12/21/2025

Okay, stampers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today! It's also the winter solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere — the perfect time to talk winter stamps!

12/19/2025

Amazing work from the National Postal Museum's librarian and AP contributor, Baasil Wilder. Don't miss Baasil's award-winning article, "A Study in Race, Racism and Presidential Politics," co-authored with Calvin Mitchell, in the March 2025 issue of the AP!

Reminder: our librarians don’t just keep knowledge — they create it and actively add to the Smithsonian’s knowledge bank.

In 2025, our librarian, Baasil Wilder, published FOUR pieces of original scholarship spanning philately, presidential politics, and the essential role of museum libraries. Deep research, serious expertise, and scholarship that truly moves the field forward. We’re incredibly proud.

This is what looks like at Smithsonian Libraries and Archives: rigorous, impactful, and quietly iconic — just how we like it.

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Congratulations, Baasil!

12/18/2025

Someone ordered a pair of pliers on eBay… and the package showed up absolutely covered in vintage stamps 😍 Some of these are over 60 years old. Came for the tool, stayed for the postal history. Only on eBay! 📬✨

12/18/2025

The APS and APRL will be closed on December 22-26 and January 1, 2026. Happy holidays!

12/17/2025

The APS is pleased to introduce you to our new CFO, Mark Yucha, and our new VP of Operations, former APS Director of Membership and Shows, Wendy Masorti. Please join us in welcoming Mark and congratulating Wendy!
https://stamps.org/news/aps-announces-new-cfo-and-vp-of-operations

12/14/2025

Chag sameach! Hanukkah begins tonight and ends on December 22 🕎
What's your favorite Hanukkah stamp? Let us know in the comments!