Founded 1988
" An International Stamp Society"
Celebrating
Our 35th Year
First day of Issue,
July 21,2023
Atlanta, Ga
Celebrating Our 35th Anniversary
Hotel reservation and event registration are open.
(Online registration is open)
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
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).
Interview and Special page
Zoom interview with Clarence McKnight
A special page to celebrate Rosa Parks
Meet the Artists Behind the USPS’s
‘Art of the Skateboard’ Stamps.
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"
2023 USPS STAMP PROGRAM
Stamps Being Issued
Septembar 2023
Will be issued Friday , September 8 in Roswell, NM
Will be issued Tuesday, September 19 in Breckenridge, C0
Will be issued Friday , September 27 in Salt Lake City, UT
Will be issued Friday , September 8 in Roswell, NM
Exhibit by Don Neal
By National Postal Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Pictures from ESPER booth at NOJEX
October 14-16, 2022
From left to right: Rosina Major, ESPER Secretary; Clarence McKnight, Webmaster; Della Moses Walker, NJ State Director; and Gwen Melvin Foster; NJ Chapter
Clarence McKnight, Webmaster; and Beverly Harrison, NJ Chapter
Left to right : Darryl Williams, NJ Chapter; Susan Meyers, NJ Chapter; Shawn "SWJ" Johnson; NJ Chapter. Front row: Rosina Majors; ESPER Secretary, Jane Mays; from Philadelphia, Don Neal; Editor in Chief of Reflections Newsletter and Della Moses Walker; NJ Chapter Director
From left to right: Rosina Major, ESPER Secretary; Clarence McKnight, Webmaster; Della Moses Walker, NJ State Director; and Gwen Melvin Foster; NJ Chapter
2023
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 2023
John Lewis
Stamp Ceremony
July 21, 2023
Ernest J. Gaines
Stamp Ceremony
January 23, 2023
Toni Morrison
Stamp Ceremony
March 7, 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.
Art of Ceremony
stamp was issued
Friday, March 24, 2023,
in Phoenix, Arizona.
African-American stamps issued in 2022
Franklin Armstrong,
Peanuts' first Black character
Kwanzaa Stamp Ceremony
on October 13, in St. Louis, MO
Kwanzaa artist Erin Robinson standing beside stamp display.
Special Title IX page
Click to see all
the issues.
Photos from Charlene Blair
Kwanzaa Stamp Video Ceremony
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
CHARPEX
STAMP SHOW
2022
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Our July 2023 Third 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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