Former APS President Wade Saadi passed away after a long illness on October 9, 2025. Saadi became APS president in 2008, succeeding Nicholas G. Carter, who passed away in office. He was re-elected as APS president in 2009 and 2011, and served on the board as past president from 2013 to 2016. Before becoming APS President, Saadi served on the APS board as a director-at-large, and as chairman of the Board of Vice Presidents, as well as chairing the Membership Committee.
“The APS family is saddened to learn of Past President Wade Saadi’s passing on October 9, 2025,” said APS President Mark E. Banchik. “Wade’s exuberant personality and positive attitude live on in all he touched. There is a little bit of Wade in all of us as we strive by example to make the world a better place. Please join me and the entire APS family in supporting Wade’s family, and celebrating his enrichment of our lives.”
A collector since childhood, Saadi was a writer, researcher, and exhibitor on U.S. Classics. He served 17 years as 1847 and 1851 section editor of the journal for the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society. His exhibit of the U.S. 1847 issues was considered one of the finest studies of the shades and cancellations of that issue. Another exhibit, Struck on Stamps, studied the evolution of early U.S. cancellations, winning multiple FIP gold medals.
Saadi was president of World Stamp Show – NY 2016 which generated $700,000 in profit for the support of other philatelic organizations. A past president of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society and the Collectors Club of New York, he also served on the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s Council of Philatelists, chairing their New Initiatives Committee and overseeing their Arago project.
Recognition of Saadi included the APS Luff Award for Outstanding Service to the Society in 2017 and the Collectors Club Lichtenstein Award in 2015. He signed the Royal Philatelic Society of London’s Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2010 and received the Classics Society Distinguished Philatelic Award in 2014.
Residing in Brooklyn, New York, Saadi was president of Pencom Systems for more than 50 years. The firm recruited high technology and scientific professionals with an emphasis on the financial services industry in the New York City area. His wife, Gail, frequently accompanied him to many stamp shows and events.
[written by Ken Martin and published on the APS website]
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The Collectors Club of Chicago has donated $5,000 to be named the Boston 2026 World Expo Philatelic Literature Library Sponsor.
Few hobbies can claim the wealth of abundant resources that philately has. The ever-growing number of books, periodicals, catalogs, articles, web sites, applications, videos and other reference material continue to fill home bookshelves, libraries and computer hard drives around the world in every possible language.
Boston 2026 and the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) recognize the importance of these works in the scholarly pursuit of knowledge through the exhibition’s judged literature competition. All entries will be made available for viewing by show-goers in a special reading room set aside to showcase the breadth of material available to philatelists.
It is fitting that the Collectors Club of Chicago has agreed to sponsor the literature library, as their very charter has as its primary objectives the documentation, preservation, advancement and promotion of philately through education, study, research and services. This most recent gift added to their prior contribution boosts the organization to “Boston 2026 Directors” donor level status.
Collectors Club of Chicago has a long history of publishing original philatelic literature that has earned numerous awards globally. The club has been an early advocate for on-demand publishing, which is a recent expansion for philatelic literature.
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PostEurop is proud to announce Posten Bring, Norway (first place), PostNL, The Netherlands (second place), and Hellenic Post – ELTA (third place) as the winners of the 2025 EUROPA Stamps Competition, which focused on the captivating the theme of “Archaeological Discoveries”. Posten Bring’s winning stamp featured the remains of a dog with a collar from the 16th century, found at Lendbreen Pass in Jotunheimen.
“It’s an honour to share Europe’s rich archaeological heritage through this stamp, creating a link between the past and the present. We’re thrilled our stamp design was voted as winner.” – said Tarjei Weseth, Vice President Regulatory Affairs.
This year’s competition attracted 57 entries, which can be viewed at europastamps.eu/collection. The voting took place across three panels: votes from the general public via the EUROPA Stamps website (16,814 votes), votes from issuing postal authorities (48 votes), and votes from the expert jury (13 participants). The points from all three panels were combined to determine the three winning stamps.
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Wade Saadi (1949–2025)
Former APS President Wade Saadi passed away after a long illness on October 9, 2025. Saadi became APS president in 2008, succeeding Nicholas G. Carter, who passed away in office. He was re-elected as APS president in 2009 and 2011, and served on the board as past president from 2013 to 2016. Before becoming APS President, Saadi served on the APS board as a director-at-large, and as chairman of the Board of Vice Presidents, as well as chairing the Membership Committee.
“The APS family is saddened to learn of Past President Wade Saadi’s passing on October 9, 2025,” said APS President Mark E. Banchik. “Wade’s exuberant personality and positive attitude live on in all he touched. There is a little bit of Wade in all of us as we strive by example to make the world a better place. Please join me and the entire APS family in supporting Wade’s family, and celebrating his enrichment of our lives.”
A collector since childhood, Saadi was a writer, researcher, and exhibitor on U.S. Classics. He served 17 years as 1847 and 1851 section editor of the journal for the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society. His exhibit of the U.S. 1847 issues was considered one of the finest studies of the shades and cancellations of that issue. Another exhibit, Struck on Stamps, studied the evolution of early U.S. cancellations, winning multiple FIP gold medals.
Saadi was president of World Stamp Show – NY 2016 which generated $700,000 in profit for the support of other philatelic organizations. A past president of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society and the Collectors Club of New York, he also served on the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s Council of Philatelists, chairing their New Initiatives Committee and overseeing their Arago project.
Recognition of Saadi included the APS Luff Award for Outstanding Service to the Society in 2017 and the Collectors Club Lichtenstein Award in 2015. He signed the Royal Philatelic Society of London’s Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2010 and received the Classics Society Distinguished Philatelic Award in 2014.
Residing in Brooklyn, New York, Saadi was president of Pencom Systems for more than 50 years. The firm recruited high technology and scientific professionals with an emphasis on the financial services industry in the New York City area. His wife, Gail, frequently accompanied him to many stamp shows and events.
[written by Ken Martin and published on the APS website]
BOSTON 2026: Collectors Club of Chicago Named Sponsor
Latest from BOSTON 2026:
The Collectors Club of Chicago has donated $5,000 to be named the Boston 2026 World Expo Philatelic Literature Library Sponsor.
Few hobbies can claim the wealth of abundant resources that philately has. The ever-growing number of books, periodicals, catalogs, articles, web sites, applications, videos and other reference material continue to fill home bookshelves, libraries and computer hard drives around the world in every possible language.
Boston 2026 and the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) recognize the importance of these works in the scholarly pursuit of knowledge through the exhibition’s judged literature competition. All entries will be made available for viewing by show-goers in a special reading room set aside to showcase the breadth of material available to philatelists.
It is fitting that the Collectors Club of Chicago has agreed to sponsor the literature library, as their very charter has as its primary objectives the documentation, preservation, advancement and promotion of philately through education, study, research and services. This most recent gift added to their prior contribution boosts the organization to “Boston 2026 Directors” donor level status.
Collectors Club of Chicago has a long history of publishing original philatelic literature that has earned numerous awards globally. The club has been an early advocate for on-demand publishing, which is a recent expansion for philatelic literature.
The press release:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PR-2025-10-07-CCC-Sponsorship.pdf
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Winners of the 2025 EUROPA Stamps Competition
PostEurop is proud to announce Posten Bring, Norway (first place), PostNL, The Netherlands (second place), and Hellenic Post – ELTA (third place) as the winners of the 2025 EUROPA Stamps Competition, which focused on the captivating the theme of “Archaeological Discoveries”. Posten Bring’s winning stamp featured the remains of a dog with a collar from the 16th century, found at Lendbreen Pass in Jotunheimen.
“It’s an honour to share Europe’s rich archaeological heritage through this stamp, creating a link between the past and the present. We’re thrilled our stamp design was voted as winner.” – said Tarjei Weseth, Vice President Regulatory Affairs.
This year’s competition attracted 57 entries, which can be viewed at europastamps.eu/collection. The voting took place across three panels: votes from the general public via the EUROPA Stamps website (16,814 votes), votes from issuing postal authorities (48 votes), and votes from the expert jury (13 participants). The points from all three panels were combined to determine the three winning stamps.
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