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 5
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors
Scott # 4950
Issued Dec. 5, 2014
Artist: Kadir Nelson
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
Scott # 4951
Issued Dec. 5, 2014
Artist: Kadir Nelson
Maya Angelou
Scott # 4979
Issued April 7, 2015
Artist: Ross Rossin
Music Icons
Sarah Vaughan
Scott # 5059
Issued March 29, 2016
Artist: Bart Forbes
Music Icons
Marvin Gaye
Scott # 5371
Issued April 2, 2019
Artist: Kadir Nelson
Voices of the Harlem
Renaissance
Nella Larsen
Scott # 5471
Issued May 21, 2020
Artist: Gary Kelley
Voices of the Harlem
Renaissance
Arturo Schomburg
Scott # 5472
Issued May 21, 2020
Artist: Gary Kelley
Voices of the Harlem
Renaissance
Anne Spencer
Scott # 5473
Issued May 21, 2020
Artist: Gary Kelley
Voices of the Harlem
Renaissance
Alain Locke
Scott # 5474
Issued May 21, 2020
Artist: Gary Kelley
Toni Morrison
Scott # 5757
Issued March 7, 2023
Photo: Deborah Feingold
John Lewis
Scott # 5801
Issued July 21, 2023
Photo: Steve Schapiro
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Harriet Jacobs
Scott # 5837
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo: C. M. Gilbert
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William Lambert
Scott # 5842
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo: Public domain image
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William Still
Scott # 5836
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo: Courtesy of
Swarthmore College
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Jermain Loguen
Scott # 5838
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo:
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Lewis Hayden
Scott # 5840
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo: Courtesy of
Houghton Library, Harvard University
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Harriet Tubman
Scott # 5834
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo: Library of
Congress
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Frederick Douglass
Scott # 5841
Issued March 9, 2024
Photo: Unknown photographer
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Hank Aaron
Scott # 5908
Issued: July 31, 2024
Artist: Chuck Styles
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Muhammad Ali​
Scott#
Issued January 15, 2026
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Harriet Powers
Will issued on
February 26,2026
in Washington,DC
Figures of the American Revolution
Elizabeth Freeman
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James Armistead
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​Lemuel Haynes
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Was issued on April 10 ​
Washington , DD