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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.
JAPOS is on Display
See the JAPOS promotion PowerPoint presentation given at the 2025 Great American Stamp Show. This slide show will continue to be shown at future philatelic events whenever possible.
It's a great recruiting tool. We had only ten people attend the first showing but still added one new member!
This is slide number 8 of 19 in the deck. The entire show has been converted to PDF for you to view and/or download.
Check Out Our Bulletin Index Options
We now have two options for looking up past bulletin topics before going to the Robert A. Mason Digital Library or the David Straight Memorial Union Catalog to search for JAPOS articles. One document has been sent to the APRL for implementation and the other is available here, on our Bulletin Index page.
JAPOS on Your Mail?
Journalists, Authors, and Poets are found on stamps from all over the world. Find your favorite!
Collect Your JAPOS Favorites on First Day Covers
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