Boston 2026 World Expo has received a $30,000 grant from the TPFoundation to support the show’s youth area and activities. Based in Dallas, Texas, the family-run foundation was founded in 2005 by philanthropist Molly L. Byrne, a business owner and designer. It focuses on education, cultural and arts projects with community-wide impact. The foundation contributes to pre-selected organizations.
Exhibition President Yamil Kouri said on receiving the grant, “This generous grant will ensure that young visitors to Boston 2026 will have a rich and memorable introduction to stamp collecting.”
President and Director Byrne, speaking on behalf of their Board of Trustees, commented, “I am honored to help facilitate the wealth of knowledge a single stamp offers. History is so valuable for our future.”
An announcement by the American Philatelic Society:
The fourteenth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium, sponsored by the American Philatelic Society, American Philatelic Research Library, and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, will be held December 10-11, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The theme of the symposium will be Revisiting American Postal History.
Those wishing to present a paper at the symposium must submit a one-page proposal and brief CV to the NPM by April 10, 2026.
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BOSTON 2026: TPFoundation Grant
Boston 2026 World Expo has received a $30,000 grant from the TPFoundation to support the show’s youth area and activities. Based in Dallas, Texas, the family-run foundation was founded in 2005 by philanthropist Molly L. Byrne, a business owner and designer. It focuses on education, cultural and arts projects with community-wide impact. The foundation contributes to pre-selected organizations.
Exhibition President Yamil Kouri said on receiving the grant, “This generous grant will ensure that young visitors to Boston 2026 will have a rich and memorable introduction to stamp collecting.”
President and Director Byrne, speaking on behalf of their Board of Trustees, commented, “I am honored to help facilitate the wealth of knowledge a single stamp offers. History is so valuable for our future.”
The press release:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PR-2026-02-17-TPFoundation-Grant-for-Youth-Area.pdf
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The 2026 Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium
An announcement by the American Philatelic Society:
The fourteenth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium, sponsored by the American Philatelic Society, American Philatelic Research Library, and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, will be held December 10-11, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The theme of the symposium will be Revisiting American Postal History.
Those wishing to present a paper at the symposium must submit a one-page proposal and brief CV to the NPM by April 10, 2026.
More details at https://postalmuseum.si.edu.
AMSIPEX-26 Virtual Aerophilatelic & Astrophilatelic Exhibition
AMSIPEX-26, the 2nd International Virtual Aero- & Astrophilatelic Exhibition, is now live!
You may explore the exhibits at your comfort and convenience here:
https://www.amsipex.com/exhibits–results-2026.html
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