August – Pop-Up Exhibit at Glen Carbon Heritage Museum

We are pleased to announce that we will have a pop-up exhibit for the month of August at the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum in Glen Carbon, IL. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, August 1 and a presentation on stamp collecting on Saturday, August 17. This exhibit was at the Main Street Community Center for 4 months in

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April 2024 – Healing, Hope, and Harmony

We hosted an exhibit at the Edwardsville Public Library entitled Allies and Alliances. This was supported by a grant from the Southern Illinois Community Foundation. We featured Philatelic material from the Underground Railroad, Civil Rights, and To Form a Perfect Union. Spoken word artists gave words of inspiration and the Alton Telegraph wrote an article summarizing the purpose. https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/usps-underground-railroad-stamps-edwardsville-19385561.php

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2023 In Review – NMAAS

Curated 4 month exhibit for the Mainstreet Community Center where I made a presentation on stamp collecting. Received a grant from the Edwardsville Community Foundation for the exhibit. Coordinated and exhibited in the annual black history event at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE). Planned, participated, and exhibited at two Juneteenth events. Promoted the hobby of stamp collecting. Encouraged and had photo

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Juneteenth Celebrations

We will be participating in a few events over the next week. Here’s some information about the holiday. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid01LVp16vsxi82jXXE9adX5zr6siRy9Q2LQ8C7KmRW3ox6VuCRcEUgEXky64eYCEuzl&id=100064726387153&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=RUbZ1f

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February and March 2023

We are excited to have our Cover-to-Cover exhibit at the Main Street Community Center (MSCC) in Edwardsville, IL. This pop-up is being made possible by a grant from the Edwardsville Community Foundation. We will also do a presentation – Stamp Collecting for Fun or Fame – on February 22. You must register for this event through MSCC.

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Special Events – Exhibits – Pop-Ups

We are excited about our partnership with Cultural Charisma. We have set up pop-up exhibits inside their shop at 517 E. Vandalia, Edwardsville, IL and have sparked engaging conversations about stamp collecting. We have been set up every Saturday since March and will be participating through August 2022 and possibly longer from 10:00-2:00. We appreciate our dedicated space on the

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Partnerships and Resources

Thank you for visiting our page. Obviously you appreciate stamps and more specifically, African Americans on Stamps. After browsing our page please take the time to visit: ESPER – Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections African Americans in the Postal Service and Philately American Topical Association

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The 44th Stamp in the Black Heritage Series:

August Wilson – Click link for more info https://www.esperstamps.org/august-wilson-page The Forever stamp will be part of the USPS’s Black Heritage series, honoring people whose work contributed to arts and culture in the Black community. Wilson’s stamp will be the 44th in the series. The stamp will be dedicated on January 28, 2021, during a ceremony that will be streamed on Facebook and

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