Prior to the annual Milcopex stamp show on September 25-26, 2026, the Milcopex team will host a number of talks and panels via Zoom relating to the show's theme, postal history. All are welcome to attend; to attend any of the talks, use this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87991480126?pwd=dx6VavaoxDVEkGqrbdbyNtsv6n7bFT.1
As more details become available, they will be posted to the Milcopex website.
Schedule
January 12: When Covers Talk Back: Transforming Your Postal History Research with Gary Loew
January 26: New Approaches to Postal History with Adel Bulpitt
February 9: A Survey of Washington-Franklin Postal History with Andrew Kelley
February 23: TBA with Gary Loew
March 9: The Cheap Postage Movement of the Mid-1800s with Michael Wilson
March 23: Postal History for Topical/Thematic Collectors and Exhibitors with Rob Henak
April 13: A Cover Analysis Workshop with the Milcopex Expert Panel
April 27: Day of Infamy: The Ships of Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Fleet with Dan Ryterband
May 11: First Day Covers as a Branch of Postal History with Charles O'Brien
June 8: Wreck & Crash Mail: Not a Macabre Collectible with Michael Wilson
June 22: AI and the Analysis of Postal History with Apratim Bhattacharya
July 13: TBA with Dan Knowles
July 27: Postal History: A Dealer's Perspective with Wayne Youngblood
August 10: Disasters, Postal Larceny, and the Law of Unintended Consequences with John Hotchner
August 24: A Conversation with the Postal History Jury with the Milcopex Judging Panel
September 14: Around the U.S. by Postal History with Chip Gliedman
September 21: V-Mail: A War Time Expedient with Zhongwei (Frank) Zhao