Conversations with Philatelists

In this episode, Charles and Michael catch up with alumni of the Young Philatelic Leaders' Fellowship, Ryan Todd Wellmaker and Jess Rodriguex, to discuss what they've been up to since graduating from…

Join us as we talk to Jenny Lynch, USPS Postal Historian, about the USPS Library & Artifact Vault, and the history of some major changes to the Postal Service.

In this holiday special, Michael and Charles reflect on their individual philatelic highlights of the year, including which newly found stamps were most memorable, and the recent PTS Award win. They …

In this episode, Trish Kaufmann discusses the recent rebranding of the Civil War Philatelic Society, her passion for confederate postal history, and how to get started in this area of philately.

In this episode, we speak with Chris Green about the rewards of running a brick and mortar philatelic retail store, the foundations of the philatelic community, the challenges that the pandemic has p…

In this mini episode, we speak with PTS Counsel member and Chief Philatelist at David Feldman, Marcus Orsi, about the newly developed Philatelic Traders' Society Awards. Marcus discusses the award ca…

Gordon Eubanks discusses his Champion of Champions award winning exhibits, his new collecting interests, and the current changing trends in judging exhibits.

Daisy Todd, a book and paper conservator specializing in philatelic material, discusses the art of stamp restoration, how to properly store a stamp collection to avoid damage, and the delicate grey a…

Bill Bergstrom has been working as an auction lot describer for the better part of four decades, describing over 500,000 lots. Join us as we talk to him about his start with Jacques Schiff, the disco…

Dr. Cheryl Ganz discusses her extensive collection of Zeppelin covers, her role in curating Smithsonian exhibits, including those on the Titanic and FDR, and how the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee…

This week we talk to George James, Head of the British Commonwealth at Stanley Gibbons, about his personal collecting interests, the various divisions of Stanley Gibbons, day to day operations of the…

Join us as we talk to James Gavin, creator of The Digital Philatelist, about building the website, the rhodesian study circle, and the future of online philately.

Join us as we talk to Mike Hynes about the current market trends of Precancels, the Precancel Study Society, and what catalogues you need to identify sleepers in your collection.

This week we talk to Eric Jackson about how Christmas Stamps sparked his start in the hobby, the rise in popularity of revenues, and the most important reasons why you should collect revenues.

In this bonus mini episode, Suzanne Rae, Chairman of the Philatelic Traders Society, talks to us about the results of the live Virtual Stampex show this past weekend, and what the future holds for St…

This week we speak with Sebastien Delcampe about how he founded Delcampe.net, one of the biggest online marketplaces for collectibles in the world. Sebastien discusses the immense success of the webs…

Join us as we talk to Scott English, Executive Director of the American Philatelic Society, about the current state of affairs at the APS, and his professional journey into the world of stamps. We al…

On this week's episode we talk to David S. Ball, President of the American Air Mail Society, about his expertise in astrophilately, the journey of mail brought to the moon and back, and his plans for…

In this bonus mini episode, Charles and Michael take the viewer on a virtual walkthrough of their workplaces. Get a behind the scenes look at HR Harmer in Midtown Manhattan, and then NobleSpirit in P…