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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.
November 23, 2024
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JAPOS Website and Newsletters Win
Large Vermeil in 2024 APS Star Route Competition
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We went up one level, from Vermeil to Large Vermeil, when our 2024 website and newsletters attributes were evaluated recently. Some of the comments were: "very good" or "excellent" for useability, accuracy, design, navigability, or readability.
JAPOS on Your Mail?
Journalists, Authors, and Poets are found on stamps from all over the world. Find your favorite!
Fifty Year Commemorative Event Covers
These souvenir First Day Covers feature pictorial cancels from the Great American Stamp Show held in Hartford CT in August 2024. Each version is available for $3 upon request to the Secretary-Treasurer. Make checks payable to JAPOS Study Unit.
Four Journalists on JAPOS Cover
This is one of four covers in a set having a JAPOS cachet added in 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.
Affiliated With:
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.
Officers
JAPOS President
Michael Hennessy, 4439 N Rockwell St, apt 1, Chicago IL 60625.
Email: mjahenn@gmail.com
JAPOS Vice President
Mark Winnegrad, 1450 Parkchester Rd., Apt. 5A, Bronx, NY 10462
JAPOS Secretary-Treasurer
Cynthia Scott, 4505 Chapel Dr., Columbus, IN 47203
Email: study.japos@gmail.com