Next at the ClubWed, Oct 14 · 5:30 pmAirmail of the Siege of Przemysl (1914-1915) – Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski
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The Collectors Club is proud of its long-standing mission to support philatelic research and the spread of knowledge — one of the world’s foremost societies for the study of stamps and postal history since 1896.

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From the collection & the journal

A living record of postal history.

Members explore one of the world’s great philatelic libraries and receive the Collectors Club Philatelist, our journal of original research — published continuously for over a century.

Two historic New York City foreign-mail covers from 1845 to 1878, addressed to Calcutta and to Rio de Janeiro, bearing classic United States stamps.
New York City Foreign Mail, 1845–1878 — from a Club research study.
An 1898 Republic of Hawaii House of Representatives cover with a red Hawaiian stamp and Honolulu postmark, addressed to Oregon.
Republic of Hawaii, 1898 — postal history from the collection.
Cover of The Collectors Club Philatelist, January–February 2026.
Collectors Club Philatelist — our journal of original research.
The Club's former home, a Stanford White-designed townhouse at 22 East 35th Street, a New York City landmark.

130 years

A society with deep roots — and a new chapter.

Founded in New York City in 1896, the Club counted figures like John W. Scott and Franklin D. Roosevelt among its members. From 1939 to 2023 it was housed in a landmark Stanford White townhouse on East 35th Street; in 2024 it began a new chapter on Bryant Park.

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