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St. Louis Stamp Shows
St. Louis Stampfest ~ 2024August 17, 2024 - August 18, 2024
Due to the Kirkwood Community Center renovations, StampFest 2024 must be postponed this year. We will be back in 2025! Mark your calendars now for Aug. 9-10, 2025!
See you at:
MSDA - St. Louis, MOOctober 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024
Saturday 10 AM – 3 PM
Sunday 10 AM – 3 PM
FREE parking and admission
St. Louis Stamp Expo - 2025March 21, 2025 - March 23, 2025
- Friday 10 AM to 6 PM
- Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM
- Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM
Recent Member Articles
Haimann awarded APS’s Nicholas G. Carter Volunteer Recognition Awards for National Service
Alex Haimann, Greater Mound City Stamp Club Member The Nicholas G. Carter Volunteer Recognition Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of American Philatelic Society volunteers at the national, regional and local […]
New Issue: Protect Sea Turtles
On June 11th, 2024, in Corpus Christi, TX, the USPS issued a new set of 5 stamps called Protect Sea Turtles. The stamps show incredible photos of 6
turtle species up close and personal. The stamp art director, Derry Noyes, set out to emphasize the uniqueness of these turtles along with showing each of their faces to help show their vulnerability.
“Me” on stamps: Queen Elizabeth II
“Would you like to see my stamp collection?” she asked. “It is quite large and quite
valuable. It even includes a complete collection of me on stamps!”
Identifying Hard and Soft Paper
Hard White PaperThe “hard white” paper was a rag content paper used by both the National and Continental Bank Note Companies (#134-181). This is sometimes referred to as a thin to thick white wove […]
Obscure Collecting: Liner Types
...a “liner” is the backing that a self-adhesive stamp is on when you buy the stamps. Now we have to figure out how we see the different types, A, B, C, and D.
Saint Louis Stamp Expo – 2024 Photo Gallery
The 31st St Louis Stamp Exp closed on March 24th, 2024 with over 400 paid attendees. The Greater Mound City Stamp Club was out in force showing off their matching […]
Rock n’ Roll Stamps: Rush
As topical collectors, we don’t often think of collecting areas of modern (in philatelic terms
the 1970s are modern) topics like rock bands but we should.
Scrambled Indicia
In 1997, the USPS issued the first stamp using a new technology called “scrambled indicia.” Indicia is pronounced /inˈdiSH(ē)ə/ and is the plural noun of the word indicum. In this use, it means “indication or token.”
My One-Page Exhibit!
The American Topical Association announces the opening of year four of its successful virtual exhibiting program, My One-Page Exhibit, starting December 15 and running through February 15, 2024. The exhibit […]
Topical: Origins of the Dishwasher
The story of Josephine Garis Cochran started when she was born on Mar.8, 1839, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, northeast of Cleveland. Her family influenced her to think outside of the box...
Dead Countries: Elobey, Annobon, and Carisco
Another article in the collection of Dead Countries by Phil Schorr. Check out Elobey, Annobon, and Carisco. Grow Philatelty - SHARE!!
The Ass’s Jawbone
A stamp from Belize, Scott #1017 issued November 19, 1993, features an accordion player in the center, surrounded by other musicians playing maracas, drums, a guitar, and an unfamiliar instrument, […]
Stamp of Approval
By Hadley Mitchell and John Martin In September 1929, a man from New York selling office supplies went into the Andres Co. department store in Evansville and asked if a […]
Recap of the Great American Stamp Show
If you weren’t able to join us in Cleveland for GASS 2023, don’t worry — here is what you missed! Photo Album: Exhibitor Palmares: 2023 Stamp Show Palmares- Click Here! […]
First Day of Issue Ceremony: Thinking of You
Greater Mound City Stamp Club member, 14-year-old Christina Esbeck was recently a speaker at the USPS First Day of Issue Ceremony for the Thinking of You stamps released on August […]
Beyond the Perf – Christina Esbeck
Greater Mound City Stamp Club’s Christina Esbeck is highlighted in the USPS Philatelic (2023/Volume 28/Quarter 3, pg. 49) based on her Cupcake Exhibit as the USPS will be releasing the […]
Member Spotlight: Silas Ernst
Silas Ernst, the Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Fellow, is from Pacific, Missouri. The discovery of an Utz potato chip can full of used stamps and covers in his grandmother’s attic ignited Silas’ interest in stamp collecting.
St. Louis Stampfest ~ 2024August 17, 2024 - August 18, 2024
Due to the Kirkwood Community Center renovations, StampFest 2024 must be postponed this year. We will be back in 2025! Mark your calendars now for Aug. 9-10, 2025!
See you at:
Philatelic JeopardyOctober 28, 2024
Philatelic Jeopardy is where we find questions for the answers of all things Philatelic! Hosted by Guy Gasser.
- Did you Know? (July 2024)
The 15 cent Z grill, Scott #85F, hammered down last month at a Siegel auction for $2.65 million, $1.05 million less than the 1 cent Z grill, Scott #85A There are only two of these to exists, but unlike the 1 cent Z grill, both #85F are available to the public. One stamp makes a million-dollar difference!
- Wright Brothers Set Flight Recordby MysticStamp
On July 27, 1909, Orville Wright flew a plane a record one hour and 12 minutes. Nearly six years after their first historic powered airplane flight, the Wright brothers put their flight technology to the test, playing a major role in getting America's Army airborne. The post Wright Brothers Set Flight Record appeared first on Mystic Stamp Discovery Center.
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