National Museum of African Americans on Stamps

Pop-up exhibit honoring Miles Davis at festival hosted by the House of Miles Davis in E. St. Louis, IL

Tribute to the Obama Family

Video of magazines that our 44th President, Barack Obama and his family were featured. All items are part of the Blair Collection and have not been marked on. #Essence, #Ebony, #Jet, #Crisis, #Black Pages, #African American Expressions, #Collectible Campaign Edition Paper Dolls We do not own the right to the music #SoWhat #Sony

Stamp Chat with the American Philatelic Society – Visit YouTube for our chat and more

Putting a stamp on it: Virtual, traveling philatelic museum honors black heritage

We were honored to have a story about our pop-up museum in The Telegraph (Alton, IL) and The Intelligencer (Edwardsville, IL). Please read the article at The Intelligencer website.

Some of the activities where we shared the hobby of stamp collecting this month are:

February 7, 2020 – Southern Illinois University Black Expo (Edwardsville, IL)

February 16, 2020 – Edwardsville Public Library (Exhibit Theme: Educate and Entertain)

On February 29, 2020 – We will host “Coloring for the Culture” (Edwardsville, IL) Please visit our Facebook page for more information on this event.

Upcoming events

Postponed – March 21, 2020 – AKA Entrepreneur Expo (Collinsville, IL)

Postponed – April 18, 2020 – Hosting the Black History 101 Mobile Museum (Edwardsville, IL) Please visit our Facebook page for more information on this event.