U.S. Possessions Philatelic Society

03/11/2026

From the 1st Quarter 2026 Possessions issue -

03/11/2026

1st Quarter 2026 issue table of contents-
-Captain William S. Doxey, Sr., Pioneer Pilot by Juan L. Riera
-Urabá, Medellin & Central Airways (UMCA) by Juan L. Riera
-The Canal Zone One Cent Gorgas Stamp, Scott #105 by Rafael Juan Igartua
-Pacific National Monuments and Remote Islands by Dan Ring
-Index to My Hawaii Articles in Possessions Whole Nos. 101–174 by Geoffrey Brewster
-Philippines Scott 230, New Plate Position Discovered by Kurt Streepy
-Philippine "Victory" Stamps — First Day Cover by Daniel Milone
-How does information happen? by Steve Zirinsky
-Differences in duplex cancellers used in Puerto Rico during the early North American period by Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera

11/28/2025

4th Quarter 2025 issue table of contents

-The Money Doctor by Juan L. Riera
-Manila-Shanghai and the Asiatic Fleet by Dan Ring
-Early P.I. Picture Post Cards, Especially Lambert "A" Cards
by Geoffrey Brewster
-The Citrus post office station from Arecibo
by Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera and Byron Mitchell
-Index to Possessions, Volume 46

-plus reader feedback from the 3rd Quarter articles on Porto Rico Postage Due “Line Pairs,” and SS America

09/22/2025

3rd Quarter 2025 issue table of contents
- The SS America Carries the Mail by Juan L. Riera
- Canal Zone FDC by Dan Milone
- More Pygmy Covers from the C.Z. and P.I. by Geoffrey Brewster
- From Overseas Province to U.S. Territory: Puerto Rico’s Revenue Stamps, by Rafael Juan Igartua
- New forgeries of PR Scott 133 or El Barquito by Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera
- Porto Rico Postage Due “Line Pairs” by Byron Mitchell
- U.S. Period Postmarks within Aguada, 1900–2022 by José Mora Torres

08/06/2025

04/22/2025

USPPS - IPPS Joint ZOOM meeting at WESTPEX
Saturday, Apr 26, 1:00 PM Pacific Time
with presentations by Mike Palmer – “1897 Surcharges Issues of the Spanish Philippines” and Joe Napp – “Introduction to US Possessions Collecting”
Join us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81223770962?pwd=MHDYNPGwrv4RkXi2E7kaJNzWRrsvx8.1

Meeting ID: 812 2377 0962
Passcode: 369817

04/17/2025

Philippine Collectors
Don’t forget Siegel Sale #9025 of the Geoffrey Lewis collection of Philippines International Airmail Covers this Saturday April 19th nor Siegel Sale #1350 of U.S. Postal History next week Thursday April 24th (Session 5) with Philippine and other U.S. Possession lots.

04/09/2025

Visit us at WESTPEX April 25-27 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott. We’ll be sharing a table in the Monterey Room with the International Philippine Philatelic Society and holding a joint meeting on Saturday from 1-3 in room 8024 with presentations by Mike Palmer – “1897 Surcharges Issues of the Spanish Philippines” (a pre-recorded presentation ) and Joe Napp – “Introduction to US Possessions Collecting”

03/08/2025

1st Quarter 2025 issue table of contents
 A Cuba Envelope Overprinted for Philippines Use by Geoffrey Brewster
 [HI Scott Nos. 12–26] Numeral Censuses: Addition of Photos Previously Difficult to Access by Geoffrey Brewster
 Numeral Censuses: New Stamps, Additional Provenance, Color Photos, Alterations, and Corrections (Part I, HI Scott Nos. 12–13) by Geoffrey Brewster
 Proposed New Obliterators for Yauco, Coamo and Arecibo, Puerto Rico by Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera and Byron Mitchell

11/29/2024

4th Quarter 2024 issue table of contents
-Inter-Possessions Mail, Part 15—United States Virgin Islands by Dan Ring
-A Census of Hawaii Scott No. 7 by Geoffrey Brewster
-P.I. Special Delivery Scott Nos. E6 and EO1 on Cover by Geoffrey Brewster
-Japanese Occupation of the Philippines: an Adversity Cover by Nestor Nuñez
-Some rare or peculiar auxiliary marks from early Puerto Rico XX century by Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera
-Index to Possessions, Volume 45