Author: Pat MorganPrexie Award Winner: 2022
Temporary Entrance
There is limited parking near the theater entrance. Then walk, following the blue line on the map, to get to the temporary entrance.
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 club polo shirts. GMCSC Club members hold several key Expo show positions and the members at large provide help in setup, tear down, working registration and in the beginners’ room at the show. Enjoy some pictures from 2024 and we hope to see yet a bigger crowd in 2025!
“The Amazing Cachets of Tom Mueller” Exhibit.
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.
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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.”
Saint Louis Stamp Expo – First Day Ceremonies
St Louis Stamp Expo (EXPO) Show has been the host of several of the USPS’s Official First Day of Issue Ceremonies over the years of the show. Hosting one of these ceremonies is an honor and is a special event where the USPS, the stamps designers, philatelists, and special philatelic organizations are gathered to introduce a new stamp to the country.
If you are interested in more information about First Day of Issue Ceremonies check out:
American Ceremony Program Society (ACPS)
Links to:
Virtual Ceremonies
2006
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2019
5363-5366 w/USPS cancelation
5367-5370 w/2019 Expo cancelation
2024
Nathan Esbeck
Master of Ceremonies
Babatunde Deinbo
Mayor, Berkeley, MO
Diana Nygaard
Acting Postmaster of St. Louis, U.S.P.S
Unveiling of the
Wedding Blloms Stamp
Presentation of both the
Wedding & Celebration Blloms Stamp
Estelle Bell
Customer Relations Coordinator, U.S.P.S.
Saint Louis Stamp Expo – Auctions
St Louis Stamp Expo (EXPO) Show was the host for Regency-Superior Stamp Auctions from 1993 – 2016.
In 1990, David Kols started Regency Stamps, then in 1992 he purchased Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills established in 1929 to form Regency-Superior Auctions. Regency-Superior was one of the nation’s leading Auctioneers specializing in the sale of classic postage Stamps, Coins, Sports and Space Memorabilia. Regency-Superior operated out of two locations, Beverly Hills and the Central West End of St. Louis.
Regency-Superior held some 125 auctions, selling almost $150 million worth of material during its time in business from 1990-2017.
Wayne L. Youngblood was the VP Consignor Relations for Regency-Superior wrote many excellent introductions in the Auction Catalogs about the Saint Louis Expo highlighting the theme and related information about Saint Louis. Wayne remains an active philatelist and owner of WY Stamps.
Auction Catalogs by Year
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
 APS Stampshow ’95 | ||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
2014 Regency Superior St Louis Expo Auction #104 | 2015 Regency Superior St Louis Expo Auction #110 | 2016 Regency Superior St Louis Expo Auction #117 |