Founded 1988
" An International Stamp Society"
Celebrating
Our 35th Year
ATA special Zoom on December 7.
You must register.
The APS Great American Stamp Show
When: August 15-18, 2024
Location: Hartford, CT
Our founder Dr. Esper G. Hayes
This is Dr. Hayes' last known interview. It was at our
30th anniversary in 2018.
Special Josephine Baker presented at GASS
by ESPER and ATA
ESPER member Lloyd de Vries
wins APS Luff Award.
ESPER members Oneal and Cassandra Tyler
awarded the Nicolas G. Carter Volunteer Recognition Award
First day of Issue,
July 21,2023
Atlanta, Ga
ESPER member becomes APS president.
Fit to be on a Stamp
Inventor Lewis H. Latimer
ESPER members in video plus
The passing of APS past president and ESPER member. She had been an ESPER member since 2007. She was featured in Reflections newsletter in the October 2019 issue.
Celebrating the 175th Anniversary
Click on embedded websites for more information (page 39).
A special page to celebrate Rosa Parks
Meet the Artists Behind the USPS’s
‘Art of the Skateboard’ Stamps.
Interview and Special page
Zoom interview with Clarence McKnight
ESPER is featured in APS video file: The Philatelic Files Episode 4 ESPER. Rosina Major and Don Neal star in the video, and Betty Lewis has a cameo appearance.
ESPER AT SESE 2023
By Howard Ingram
2021, 2022, and 2023
My One -Page Exhibit 2023
"The Lion of Anacostia"
Exhibit by Don Neal
By National Postal Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
2024 USPS STAMP PROGRAM
Stamps Being Issued
October 2023
Was on Oct. 2 in Washington, DC
Was on October 10 in WOODLAND MI 48897
Was on Oct. 2 in Washington, DC
2024
Youth and Teachers Stamp Page
U.S. Postal Service and We Are Teachers are proud to announce The USPS Pen Pal Project, a new, free educational program for grade 3-5 students.
African-American stamps being issued in 2024
The Underground Railroad
Will be issued
March 9, 2024
Church Creek, MD
Toni Morrison
Will be issued
January 31, 2024
New York, New York
African-American stamps issued in 2023
John Lewis
Stamp Ceremony
July 21, 2023
Ernest J. Gaines
Stamp Ceremony
January 23, 2023
Ernest J. Gaines
stamp was issued
Monday, January 23, 2023,
in Lafayette, Louisiana.
John Lewis
stamp was issued Friday, July 21, in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Click on stamp for special page.)
Toni Morrison
stamp was issued
Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.
Toni Morrison
Stamp Ceremony
March 7, 2023
Art of Ceremony
stamp was issued
Friday, March 24, 2023,
in Phoenix, Arizona.
Canadian Hockey Player Willie O'Ree 2023
Willie O'Ree
Issued October 30, 2023
Cancellation: Fredericton, New Brunswick
From Photo : Philip Cheung
Willie O'Ree Booklet
Willie O'Ree First Day Cover
Black History Month Stamp Honours Chloe Cooley
Black History Month
Honour Chloe Cooley
Issued January 30, 2023
Cancellation: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Illustrator: Rick Jacobsen
Chloe Cooley Booklet
Chloe Cooley Booklet Cover
Chloe Cooley First Day Cover
Back of First Day Cover
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Our Oct. 2023, 4th Quarter
issue is ready for viewing in the
Members Only Section.
Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections
The Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections (ESPER) is an international stamp society dedicated to promoting the collecting of stamps and philatelic material depicting people and events related to the African diaspora and to encouraging and supporting the interest and participation of Black people in all aspects of philately. It is ESPER's sincere hope that visiting our website not only will enhance your knowledge of stamp collecting and Black heritage, but also will create a desire to start or revive your own collection of stamps or other philatelic material.
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