SOPS: The Club for Stamp Collecting and Postal History in the Rogue Valley

since 1951

This past week we held our second auction of the year. Some interesting lots changed hands, and there were a few items that brought some high prices (for us) and competitive bidding. Let's take a look, as we usually do in this AAR (After Auction Report!). For starters: Manchukuo was a "puppet state" set up by Japan in Northern China from 1932 until the end of World War II in 1945. Some stamps of Manchukuo can be commonly found in collections, but this assemblage contains

The official Boston 2026 World Expo medal features Paul Revere’s midnight ride and the show logo, complete with simulated perforations, in a three-inch square, 4.5-ounce design. The 12th International Philatelic Exhibition of the United States (colloquially "The World Expo Boston 2026") happens this coming May 23rd-30th. To those that are able to attend, it is the premier stamp collecting event held in this country. I had the pleasure of attending in New York City in 2016 a

Regular club auctions are certainly the highlights of the year for club members. In this blog, we like to highlight five lots of particular interest from each auction, and how they performed vs. the consigner's minimum/reserve bid. So here goes! Quite interestingly, for a philatelic club auction, a number of lots come up each auction which are fascinating ephemera, sports collectibles, or vintage materials with a local Southern Oregon connection. This box of old photograph