Champaign-Urbana Stamp Club

03/03/2026

03/03/2026

March 3, 1847 - Birth of Scottish-born American inventor and scientist Alexander Graham Bell

02/16/2026

Lowriders stamps cruise into San Diego for March 13 first-day ceremony.

“These new stamps celebrate the lowrider culture that is rooted in 1940s-era working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest,” the USPS said.


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02/16/2026

The smallest stand-alone post office building in Pennsylvania is located in Garards Fort, Greene County. Its total size is 165 square feet.
The Garards Fort Post Office opened in January 1934 and moved to its current location in 1942.

02/09/2026

Here is the video of Alex Haimann & Tom Ross's presentation to the C-U Stamp Club on Monday, February 2, 2026, about consigning philatelic material to public auction.

Alex Haimann and Tom Ross presentation to the Champaign-Urbana Stamp Club on February 2, 2026, regarding organizaing and submitting material to an auction ho...

01/02/2026

Click to View Printable PDF Welcome to our January Auction #362. We begin on Tuesday, Jan 6th with a good variety of US cover lots, including many naval covers, Civil War related, and more Dorothy Knapp & other cacheted FDCs. Our foreign covers are from a variety of countries, including FDCs. The US...

12/15/2025

Tonight's stamp club meeting has been canceled due to cold weather and slick road/sidewalk conditions.

11/29/2025

Due to inclement weather and several regaular members being out of town, the club meeting on December 1 has been canceled. See you at the auction meeting on December 15!

11/24/2025

November 21, 1620 - 41 male passengers on the Mayflower, prior to landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, signed the Mayflower Compact, by which they agreed to abide by the laws of the new government they would establish.

10/13/2025

10/13/2025

Feel free to contact me anytime concerning possible sales or interests. I am always looking for quality United States postal history material and classic auction catalogs.

10/13/2025

October is Stamp Collecting Month! The National Postal Museum celebrates the beauty and lore of stamps. A stamp is much more than the physical evidence that postage has been paid. Stamps can be miniature works of art, treasured keepsakes, and rare collectibles. Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing some of our unique and favorite stamps. But to start, if you’re new to philately (the collection and study of postage stamps and related materials), here is an intro to the hobby!
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/introduction-to-stamp-collecting