October is the philatelic month; National Stamp Collecting Month, World Postcard Day (1st), and World Post Day (9th). Maybe there should be more!
On October 1, 1981, the USPS and the Council of Philatelic Organizations began its very first National Stamp Collecting Month, a celebration that continues to this day.
In announcing the annual celebration, then-Postmaster General William F. Bolger encouraged “employees and customers alike to discover the joy of stamp collecting – the hobby of a lifetime.”
From the World’s Most Famous Stamp to the latest issue available at your local Post Office, every postage stamp has a story.
From the humble Correspondenz-Karte to today’s colorful specimens, discover the history of this beloved means of communication!
After a successful celebration in 2019 of the 150th anniversary of the postcard, Postcrossing, with the help of Finepaper, decided to launch the World Postcard Day on every October 1st — a day to celebrate the postcard and the connections it brings.
In the midst of a very unusual year, the special day was nonetheless commemorated all over the world, with the issue of commemorative postcards, dedicated cancellation marks, events in schools, philately fairs, libraries, museums, discounts at post offices and, above all, many many postcards.
World Post Day
October 9th was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress (an agency of the United Nations) in Tokyo, Japan. The proposal was submitted by Shri Anand Mohan Narula, a member of the Indian delegation. Since then, countries all over the world take part in celebrations to highlight the importance of the postal service. Many things happen on this day. Post offices in some countries hold special stamp collection exhibitions; there are open days at postal measures and there are workshops on postal history. The UPU organizes an international letter writing competition for young people. Since 1969, UPU announces the annual best postal services of the year on the 9 October.