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![[COLLECTING] Upcoming Harriet Powers Commemorative in 2026!](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-2.png?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Upcoming Muhammed Ali Commemorative in 2026!](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1.png?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[NEWS] ATA Stamping Ground Launch Party, Sept. 30, 2025](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-7-5.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] Boston 2026 World Expo Signups Now](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-5.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
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![[COLLECTING] Fall 2025 USPS Philatelic catalog available](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-3.png?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Elie Wiesel First Day Issue Stamp Ceremony](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-4.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] Pre-Order “A Year in Stamps” 2026 calendar from Mystic Stamp Company](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image_mystic-compan-calendar.jpg?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[NEWS] GASPEX ’25 Stamp Show, August 22-23, 2025](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-5.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Summer 2025 USPS Philatelic catalog available](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/images_usps-philatelic.jpg?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[EVENT] – Stamp Camp! for kids starting June 25, 2025](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image.png?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Barbara Bush Commemorative Forever Stamp Ceremony](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image_barbara-bush-2.jpg?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Spring 2025 USPS Philatelic catalog available](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image_usps-catalog-spring2025.jpg?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Winter 2025 USPS Philatelic catalog available](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/images_welcome_usps-1.jpg?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[NEWS] My passion for USA Philatelic](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-10.png?w=478)
![[RESOURCE] APS Stamp Chat: Stamp Collecting in Popular Culture by Howard Summers](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aps-chat-howard-summer-stamp-collecting-1.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] USPS releases 2024 Stamp Yearbook](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-14.png?w=600&h=450&crop=1)
![[NEWS] – 1st International Virtual Aerophilately & Astrophilately Exhibition (AMSIPEX-25) on Feb. 15-23, 2025](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-4.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] Free Submission for the ATA’s 2025 My One-Page](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sosc_1-page-virtual-exhibit-dec15.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] Highlights of 2025 USPS Stamps](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image_usps_2025.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] USPS unveils Allen Toussaint for its Black Heritage stamp series](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image_usps_allen-toussaint.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Tito Jackson Memorial Cover by ESPER](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tito.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[COLLECTING] Celebrate Winter with USPS’ Winter Whimsy Stamps](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/winter_whimsy_stamp.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
![[RESOURCE] Exploring African Americans in Philately @ Smithsonian Postal Museum](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/aa-smithsonian.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
![[NEWS] October Deal for New Stamp Collectors: Join APS Now](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/october_join_now.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
![[NEWS] USPS says NO postage stamp price changes for January 2025](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-6.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] Celebrating 150 Years of UPU: World Post Day 2024](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
![[NEWS] 2024 Postal History Symposium: Register Now!](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-postal-history-symposium.jpg?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
![[NEWS] 2024 Kwanzaa Stamp – First Day of Issue Dedication Ceremony](https://stateofstampcollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image.png?w=200&h=150&crop=1)
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Thanks for visiting SOSC, (pronounced "so-sh") and stands for State of Stamp Collecting. Here I showcase postage stamps and postal-related material with special emphasis on USA Philatelic Catalog, US first day covers, Black culture, technology, art and space.
State of Stamp Collecting 