A remarkable milestone: the January 2026 edition of the American Philatelist, the monthly journal of the American Philatelic Society (APS), marks its 1,500th issue. For the record, No. 1 appeared in 1887, No. 500 in 1942, and the impressive 196-page No. 1,000 in May 1984.
Editor-in-Chief Susanna Mills notes that 2026 will also be a landmark year for the APS, which will celebrate its 140th anniversary. The year further coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States and what promises to be one of the decade’s major philatelic events—the Boston 2026 World Expo.
Congratulations!
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Balkanfila Newsletter No. 12
Right at the beginning of the New Year, we received the latest news from the Balkanfila Working Group.
Newsletter No. 12: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/balkanfila_nls_12.pdf
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PTS Awards 2025
On 2 January, the PTS Award winners for 2025 were announced, after more than 4,300 votes were cast.
The PTS Awards 2025 (The Judge’s Choice)
Collaboration of the Year
Winner: Heinrich Köhler
Runner Up: Åland Post Stamps
Campaign of the Year
Winner: Royal Mail
Runner Up: Cwiakala Auctions
Publication of the Year
Winner: Siegel Auctions
Runner Up: Stamp Active Network
Trade Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Bill Barrell
Runner Up: Franz Fedra
Philatelic Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Simon Martin-Redman
Runner Up: Abhishek Bhuwalka
The PTS Awards 2025 (The People’s Choice)
Collaboration of the Year
Winner: Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation
Runner Up: Stanley Gibbons
Campaign of the Year
Winner: Bill Barrell
Runner Up: Kelleher Auctions
Publication of the Year
Winner: Gibbons Stamp Monthly
Runner Up: Corinphila
Trade Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Bill Barrell
Runner Up: Benjamin Combes
Philatelic Ambassador of the Year
Winner: Joseph Stephen
Runner Up: Sam Chiu
Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up!
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The American Philatelist Celebrates 1500 Issues!
A remarkable milestone: the January 2026 edition of the American Philatelist, the monthly journal of the American Philatelic Society (APS), marks its 1,500th issue. For the record, No. 1 appeared in 1887, No. 500 in 1942, and the impressive 196-page No. 1,000 in May 1984.
Editor-in-Chief Susanna Mills notes that 2026 will also be a landmark year for the APS, which will celebrate its 140th anniversary. The year further coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States and what promises to be one of the decade’s major philatelic events—the Boston 2026 World Expo.
Congratulations!
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