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Journalists, Authors, and Poets on Stamps
Our mission is to share information about journalists, authors, and poets who have been honored on postage stamps worldwide. We do this by researching and publishing member-written articles about them in our newsletter.
Fifty Year Commemorative Event Covers
In July 2024, members received this unserviced envelope with their printed JAPOS Bulletin. Members were invited to add their choice of stamps and obtain postmarks at nearby stamp shows or other events with special philatelic significance. Below, see the cancels from the Great American Stamp Show. Each version is available for $3 upon request to the Secretary-Treasurer.
Four Journalists on JAPOS Cover
This is one of four covers in a set having a JAPOS cachet added this year (2024). We have 3 sets to offer for sale, $12 per set.
Each cover has the same block of four stamps (issued in 2002) with a short bio about the journalist (Higgins, Payne, Bly, or Tarbell) featured in the cachet.
Order from our Secretary Treasurer by mail.
JAPOS
We are a study unit of the American Topical Association, an affiliate (#68) of the American Philatelic Society, and a chapter (#54) of the American First Day Cover Society.
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The American Topical Association (ATA) helps us by providing checklists of stamps from around the world featuring journalists, authors, or poets.
The American Philatelic Society (est. 1886), the largest stamp collecting organization in the world, has something for every collector.
The American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS) promotes collection of stamps on envelopes (covers) postmarked in the city and on the date of the first day of issue.