Stamp King

07/08/2022

Thanks to Chicago magazine for the great feature!

Americans are sending less mail than they used to, but that doesn't mean Charles Berg has any plans to close up shop.

12/11/2019

This just in: Chicago Philatelic Society is a community partner for this event. Hope you will join us.

Postal mail was the social media of the 20th century, but during times of war, changing borders and occupying forces shifted the dynamics by which international mail could operate. During the Holocaust, ghetto and concentration camp postal censorship and routing markings on envelopes, as well as multilingual stamps of nations and postmarks of cities, helped frame the stories behind how people kept in touch while incarcerated.

Want to hear more? Dr. Justin Gordon will be sharing highlights from his area of expertise – Holocaust philately, the collection and study of postal letters – at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on January 5:

Book & Author Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed Through the Letters and Cards of Victims Sunday, January 5, 2:00 – 3:30 pm

11/26/2019

Thanks to everyone who visited last weekend! We hope you found a new gem for your collection!

11/20/2019

This weekend is the annual stamp show. If you're a , it's one place you can go to buy special stamps for your invitations. Find out more about the trend:

These 70¢ stamps are ideal for mailing wedding invitations at the 2-ounce rate. Mint panes are becoming harder and harder to find.

11/16/2019

11/15/2019

$5 Columbian in FREE Raffle at

A mint copy of the U.S. $5 Columbian [Scott 245; catalog value $2300] is the highlight of a FREE raffle to be held at stamp show. The drawing for this stamp and other philatelic items will be held Sunday, November 24, at 2:00pm; you do not have to be present to win. Tickets for the raffle can ONLY be obtained from the dealers in the Gallery Ballroom, who are staging this event.

11/08/2019

Reminder: The awards banquet at stamp show is Sat. night Nov. 23. Deadline to sign up before the show is Nov. 14. If you want to sign up at the show, you must contact Jackie Alton by 11am on Friday Nov. 22. Special diets can be accommodated. You can find the form to sign up for the banquet here:

09/07/2019

Did you know the owner of Stamp King is the bourse chairman of ? It's among the largest annual stamp shows in the country! Free admission and free parking. You can visit up to 75 dealers in one location! Find out more on the website:

As of August 15, we have run out of space for philatelic exhibits for 2019! Please hold off on submitting any more applications for philatelic exhibits! We are excited to have a full competition this year.

07/28/2019

This just in! American Philatelic Society is sponsoring a one-day on-the-road course with Jim Lee on U.S. Proofs and Essays on Nov. 21, just before . Please visit the bottom of this web page to sign up: https://stamps.org/Learn/On-The-Road-Courses

05/25/2019

COMPEX is less than a week away! Find out more from the American Philatelic Society blog!

Chicago-area clubs are gearing up to present COMPEX 2019 in the last weekend of May. Read the press release and event schedule inside.