Founded 1988
" An International Stamp Society, honoring the African Diaspora and African Americans on stamps"
Our 38th Year
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
Black Heritage Series
Harriet Tubman
Scott # 1744
Issued Feb. 1, 1978
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Scott # 1771
Issued Jan. 13, 1979
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Benjamin Banneker
Scott # 1804
Issued Feb. 15, 1980
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Whitney M. Young
Scott # 1875
Issued Jan. 30, 1981
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Jackie Robinson
Scott # 2016
Issued Aug. 2, 1982
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Scott Joplin
Scott # 2044
Issued June 9, 1983
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Carter G. Woodson
Scott # 2073
Issued Feb. 1, 1984
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Mary McLeod Bethune
Scott # 2137
Issued March 5, 1985
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Sojourner Truth
Scott # 2203
Issued Feb. 4, 1986
Artist: Jerry Pinkney
Jean Baptiste
Pointe Du sable
Scott # 2249
Issued Feb. 20, 1987
Artist: Thomas Blackshear II
James W. Johnson
Scott # 2371
Issued Feb. 2, 1988
Artist: Thomas Blackshear II
Asa Philip Randolph
Scott # 2402
Issued Feb. 3, 1989
Artist: Thomas Blackshear II
Ida B. Wells
Scott # 2442
Issued Feb. 1, 1990
Artist: Thomas Blackshear II
Jan E. Matzeliger
Scott # 2567
Issued Sept. 15, 1991
Artist: Higgins Bond
W.E.B. DuBois
Scott # 2617
Issued Jan. 31, 1992
Artist: Higgins Bond
Percy Lavon Julian
Scott # 2746
Issued Jan. 29, 1993
Artist: Higgins Bond
Allison Davis
Scott # 2816
Issued Feb. 1, 1994
Artist: Chris Calle
Bessie Coleman
Scott # 2956
Issued April 27, 1995
Artist: Chris Calle
Ernest E. Just
Scott # 3058
Issued Feb. 1, 1996
Photo: AP
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
Scott # 3121
Issued Jan. 28, 1997
Photo: U.S. Army
Madam C.J. Walker
Scott # 3181
Issued Jan. 28, 1998
Photo: Scurlock Studios
Malcolm X
Scott # 3273
Issued Jan. 20, 1999
Photo: AP
Patricia Roberts Harris
Scott # 3371
Issued Jan. 27, 2000
Photo: HUD
Roy Wilkins
Scott # 3501
Issued Jan. 24, 2001
Photo: Morgan/Marvin Smith