American Philatelic and Postal History Congress (APPHC)

About This Association

The American Philatelic Congress and the Postal History Society merged on January 1, 2021, to form a new organization named the American Philatelic and Postal History Congress (APPHC). Since 1935, The American Philatelic Congress has held annual meetings and published an award-winning hard-bound volume annually, The Congress Book, with original in-depth articles covering a wide range of philatelic subjects. The American Philatelic Congress also sponsors an exhibiting award to promote excellence in the text descriptions of philatelic exhibits. Both will continue. The Postal History Society was founded in 1951 and has consistently published ground-breaking articles in its award-winning Postal History Journal. The journal will continue as the Postal History Journal sponsored by the APPHC. In addition, the Postal History Society has awarded a medal recognizing the best postal history exhibit at every World Series of Philately show that requests it. That award will continue as the Postal History Medal of the APPHC.

Publications

1. Congress Book 2. Postal History Journal.

Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Stamps

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