Forthcoming ATA Seminar: Maps On Stamps

The American Topical Association (ATA) is sponsoring a seminar entitled “Maps on Stamps”. The seminar will take place Tuesday, October 6, 2026 7:00 pm Eastern USA, is hosted by Alan Barasch of the Gastronomy Study Unit.  The seminar appears to be open to the public, but registration is required, follow this link to the ATA web site.

2026 MoS Checklist Update1 Ready for Download

Checklist Editor Mark Honig has finalized the first 2026 update of the MoS Checklist (January 2026 to June 2026).  This new update, along with previous updates, are always available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.

Donation to ATA recognizes the cartophilatelic contributions of David Wolfersberger

Jeffrey Hayward (ATA President) & Phil Coop (CPS Treasurer),
Boston World Stamp Show 2026 (May 25, 2026).

At the Boston World Stamp Show 2026 the CartoPhilatelic Society (CPS) presented a donation to the American Topical Society (ATA) in recognition of the many contributions that David Wolfersberger made to the CPS and to the broader field of carto-philately. The donation of $US5000 from individual CPS Members in memory of David was presented to ATA President Jeffery Hayward by CPS Treasurer Phil Coop on May 25, 2026. CPS Vice-President Lynn Vernon, who arranged for the donation, also attended the show.

David was earlier recognized by the ATA with their highest award as Distinguished Topical Philatelist of 2022.

Website Maintenance Completed

2026-06-15: Website maintenance, for the most part, has been completed. No additional downtime is expected. Thank you for your patience. –web admin.

The CPS website will undergo sessions of periodic maintenance beginning on May 13, 2026, 03:00 UTC; Users may experience issues with loading the pages or logging into the Resource Centre. Hopefully the site will not be down for an extended period of time. Status will be posted here from time to time. Thank you for your patience. –web admin.

Membership dues – a big thank you from the CPS

The Treasurer and Officers of the CartoPhilatelic Society (CPS) wish to extend a “big thank you” to all of the members that have continued to show their dedicated support and generosity of donations over the past year.  If you have not yet renewed your membership we hope you will continue to want to be a part of the CPS. If you have any questions or require assistance please do not hesitate to contact the Officers. Thank you again for your support. – The Officers of the CartoPhilatelic Society

Update of deliverable TNCP Journals

Issue 90 of the Society’s award winning journal — The New CartoPhilatelist  (TNCP) — was dispatched in early July 2025. The Member’s Only TNCP Journal Archive has now been updated. The archive content includes all issues of the TNCP Journal. Members who are current in their dues can access the archive through the CPS Resource Centre. The access credentials are listed on the last page of TNCP #90 July 2025. [apologies for the archive updates taking so long — web admin]