The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS) is a society dedicated to the study of United States postal issues and postal history from the Stampless era up to the Bureau Issues.

History

The society evolved from the Three Cent 1851-57 Unit of the American Philatelic Society

American Philatelic Society

The American Philatelic Society is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting and organization of philately in the world, with almost 44,000 members from 110 countries...

. It’s founding members include such famous philatelists as Dr. Carroll Chase, Stanley Bryan Ashbrook

Stanley Bryan Ashbrook

Stanley Bryan Ashbrook , of Kentucky, was a distinguished American philatelist who was known for his extensive studies of early United States stamps and postal history. He was usually known as Stanley B...

, and Leo J. Shaughnessy.

The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues

The society publishes its journal The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal on a quarterly basis. The society also publishes a bulletin entitled Chairman’s Chatter.

Awards

The society offers a variety of awards for philatelic achievements. These include the Ashbrook Cup, the Chase Cup, the Perry Cup, the Brookman cup, the Mortimer L. Neinken Award, and the Susan M. McDonald Award.

Organization

The USPCS is governed by a set of by-laws, and is administered by a board of directors, president, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, and a number of officers with assigned responsibilities.