Founded 1988
" An International Stamp Society, honoring the African Diaspora and African Americans on stamps"
Our 38th Year
Congratulations ESPER Members
Join ATA's Circle of Maecenas and Celebrate Boston 2026 World Expo
Stamp Ceremonies and Unveilings 2026
A look at Jazz Musicians Through Covers by Don Neal
ESPER member James Joppy
Black Histroy Month Exhibit
Philately and Music: Black Musicians on Postage Stamps
with Della Moses Walker and Ashley Turnbull​
Presented by the British Empire Study Group
African Americans on U.S. Stamps 3
Celebrate the Century 1900s
W.E.B. Du Bois
Scott # 3182i
Issued Feb. 10, 1998
Artist: Richard Waldrep
Celebrate the Century 1910s
George Washington Carver
Scott # 3183c
Issued Feb. 10, 1998
Artist: Dennis Lyall
Legends of American Music
Folk Musicians
Hudie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Scott # 3212
Issued June 26, 1998
Artist: Bernard Fuchs
Legends of American Music
Folk Musicians
Sonny Terry
Scott # 3214
Issued June 26, 1998
Artist: Bernard Fuchs
Legends of American Music
Folk Musicians
Josh White
Scott # 3215
Issued June 26, 1998
Artist: Bernard Fuchs
Legends of American Music
Gospel Singers
Mahalia Jackson
Scott # 3216
Issued July 15, 1998
Artist: Gary Kelley
Legends of American Music
Gospel Singers
Roberta Martin
Scott # 3217
Issued July 15, 1998
Artist: Gary Kelley
Legends of American Music
Gospel Singers
Clara Ward
Scott # 3218
Issued July 15, 1998
Artist: Gary Kelley
Legends of American Music
Gospel Singers
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe
Scott # 3219
Issued July 15, 1998
Artist: Gary Kelley
Celebrate the Century 1930s
Jesse Owens
Scott # 3185j
Issued Sept. 10, 1998
Artist: Paul Calle
Celebrate the Century 1940s
Jackie Robinson
Scott # 3186c
Issued Feb. 18, 1999
Artist: Howard Koslow
Celebrate the Century 1960s
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I Have a Dream"
Scott # 3188a
Issued Sept. 17, 1999
Artist: Keith Birdsong
Legends of Baseball
Jackie Robinson
Scott # 3408a
Issued June 6, 2000
Artist: Joseph Saffold
Legends of Baseball
Roberto Clemente
Scott # 3408j
Issued June 6, 2000
Artist: Joseph Saffold
Legends of Baseball
Satchel Paige
Scott # 3408p
Issued June 6, 2000
Artist: Joseph Saffold
Legends of Baseball
Josh Gibson
Scott # 3408r
Issued June 6, 2000
Artist: Joseph Saffold
Women in Journalism
Ethel L. Payne
Scott # 3667
Issued Sept. 14, 2002
Artist: Fred Otnes
Literary Arts
Zora Neale Hurston
Scott # 3748
Issued Jan. 24, 2003
Artist: Drew Struzan
American Choreographers
Alvin Ailey
Scott # 3841
Issued May 4, 2004
Designer: Ethel Kessler
Distinguished Americans
Wilma Rudolph
Scott # 3422, #3436
Issued July 14, 2004
Artist: Mark Summers
Literary Arts
James Baldwin
Scott # 3871
Issued July 23, 2004
Artist: Thomas Blackshear II
American Sports Personalities
Arthur Ashe
Scott # 3936
Issued Aug. 27, 2005
Photo: Michael O'Neill
American Sports Personalities
Sugar Ray Robinson
Scott # 4020
Issued April 7, 2006
Designer: Carl T. Herrman
Distinguished American Diplomats
Clifton R. Wharton, Sr.
Scott # 4076f
Issued May 30, 2006
Designer: Fred Otnes