The American Philatelic Society is pleased to announce the 2026 APS and APRL Awards and Honors.
This year we are recognizing three new Luff Award winners for distinguished research, service to the hobby, and contributions to the APS; the Kehr Award for contributions that guarantee the hobby’s future; five new members of the APS Hall of Fame; the national and local Carter volunteer recognition awards; the John Walter Scott Dealer Award; the USSS/Barbara Mueller Award for best article of the year in The American Philatelist; the Peterson Philatelic Life Achievement Award; and the Allen Award for best article of the year in the Philatelic Literature Review. Join us in congratulating our 2026 award winners.
It is with great sorrow that we have received the sad news that Niels Kristian Hansen passed away on 23 February 2026, after a prolonged illness. Niels Kristian was only 62 years old.
Niels Kristian served as Chairman of Birkerød Frimærkeklub from 2017 to 2025, a club of which he had been a member since 1977, when he joined as a junior member. He was also Editor of Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift (2013–2022 and 2023–2024), and served as Chairman of Danmarks Filatelist Forbund (2016–2021). On 28 April 2025, Niels Kristian Hansen was presented with the DFF Silver Badge and, on the same occasion, appointed an honorary member of Birkerød Frimærkeklub, in recognition of his service as Chairman of the club for eight years as well as for his time as Chairman of DFF.
Niels Kristian’s funeral service will take place on Friday, 6 March, at 1.00 pm at Bistrup Kirke in Birkerød.
Honour to the memory of Niels Kristian Hansen.
On behalf of Birkerød Frimærkeklub
Niels Erik Thunbo Pedersen
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With the Supreme Court ruling that the presidential tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 as unconstitutional, the President’s Proclamation of February 20 outlines alternative tariff actions to achieve similar goals, effective 12:01 AM Eastern on Tuesday, February 24.
A thorough review of these latest charges is actually good news for Boston 2026 participants. Paragraph 14(j) exempts from these new tariffs, “information materials, donations, and accompanied baggage.” Stamps and philatelic material were classified as “informational material” through earlier work of Boston 2026 officials.
Annex 1 of the Proclamation mentions HTSUS code 9903.03.11, the new exemption code to be used by Customs officials to exempt informational material from taxation. Boston 2026’s customs broker service is working through these new classifications to ensure exhibitors, commissioners, dealers, postal administrations and others are able to enter the U.S. worry-free.
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2026 APS and APRL Awards and Honors
The American Philatelic Society is pleased to announce the 2026 APS and APRL Awards and Honors.
This year we are recognizing three new Luff Award winners for distinguished research, service to the hobby, and contributions to the APS; the Kehr Award for contributions that guarantee the hobby’s future; five new members of the APS Hall of Fame; the national and local Carter volunteer recognition awards; the John Walter Scott Dealer Award; the USSS/Barbara Mueller Award for best article of the year in The American Philatelist; the Peterson Philatelic Life Achievement Award; and the Allen Award for best article of the year in the Philatelic Literature Review. Join us in congratulating our 2026 award winners.
The recipients: https://stamps.org/news/2026-aps-and-aprl-awards-and-honors
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Niels Kristian Hansen
It is with great sorrow that we have received the sad news that Niels Kristian Hansen passed away on 23 February 2026, after a prolonged illness. Niels Kristian was only 62 years old.
Niels Kristian served as Chairman of Birkerød Frimærkeklub from 2017 to 2025, a club of which he had been a member since 1977, when he joined as a junior member. He was also Editor of Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift (2013–2022 and 2023–2024), and served as Chairman of Danmarks Filatelist Forbund (2016–2021). On 28 April 2025, Niels Kristian Hansen was presented with the DFF Silver Badge and, on the same occasion, appointed an honorary member of Birkerød Frimærkeklub, in recognition of his service as Chairman of the club for eight years as well as for his time as Chairman of DFF.
Niels Kristian’s funeral service will take place on Friday, 6 March, at 1.00 pm at Bistrup Kirke in Birkerød.
Honour to the memory of Niels Kristian Hansen.
On behalf of Birkerød Frimærkeklub
Niels Erik Thunbo Pedersen
Latest Tariff Information Affecting BOSTON 2026
Latest from BOSTON 2026:
With the Supreme Court ruling that the presidential tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 as unconstitutional, the President’s Proclamation of February 20 outlines alternative tariff actions to achieve similar goals, effective 12:01 AM Eastern on Tuesday, February 24.
A thorough review of these latest charges is actually good news for Boston 2026 participants. Paragraph 14(j) exempts from these new tariffs, “information materials, donations, and accompanied baggage.” Stamps and philatelic material were classified as “informational material” through earlier work of Boston 2026 officials.
Annex 1 of the Proclamation mentions HTSUS code 9903.03.11, the new exemption code to be used by Customs officials to exempt informational material from taxation. Boston 2026’s customs broker service is working through these new classifications to ensure exhibitors, commissioners, dealers, postal administrations and others are able to enter the U.S. worry-free.
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