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MPHS Journal (Bulletin) 2025 #1 Now Available for Download

The first Journal (Bulletin) of 2025 has been mailed to members, who have paid for a paper copy. PAPER COPY MEMBERS CHECK PAGE 3 for information regarding your dues status with the MPHS! A PDF version of the Bulletin is now available for download. All paid members should have received a bulk e-mail that includes …

Zoom Seminar Took Place on November 14, 2024, with Harold Krische

The British Empire Study Group hosted the presentation: – “American Aid for German War Prisoners in Jamaica” with Harold Krische on November 14, 2024 at 6 PM (ET – NY) (11pm GMT) ABOUT THE PROGRAMAmerican Aid for German War Prisoners in Jamaica with Harold KrischeThe Jamaican experience during World War II is a stark contrast …

The “Collaboration Crew” and Our PIPEX 2024 Experience

MPHS was one of the convening societies at PIPEX 2024 in the Portland Oregon area this May. One of the major outcomes of this show was the excellent opportunity to confer and collaborate with other postal history societies. The “Collaboration Crew” has been gaining increased interest in the collecting community, and will offer seminars and …

Harold Krische Presentation in APS Stamp Chat

Harold gave an excellent presentation in an official APS “Stamp Chat” on March 26, 2024. A video of his presentation is available at: https://youtu.be/lT_ZnoP1U7Y The APS Stamp Chat announcement information follows: Lessons from Postal History: Mental Health and Prisoners of War Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 7 pm Eastern Summary: COVID and international military conflicts …

National Postal Museum Zoom Presentation: Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom’s Mail

See: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/delivered-under-fire-absalom-markland-and-freedom%E2%80%99s-mail With author Candice Shy Hooper Col. Absalom H. Markland, Superintendent of Mails, 1862. MOLLUS Mass Photograph Collection, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle PA. Please join us in person or online on Zoom on Tuesday, December 12 at 4 pm ET for a talk by Candice Shy Hooper on the work of …

Harold Krische Presentation at the Philatelic Specialist Society of Canada

“The 4 R’s of Postal History”, a presentation made by Harold Krische of the Military Postal HistorySociety. Presented in a Zoom meeting of the Philatelic Specialist Society of Canada, October 18, 2023. This presentation highlights the research and organizational process involved in the creation of MPHS Monograph #1. Harold points out the “4 R’s” and …

MPHS Continues Monograph Series

Our monograph series continues with the publication of a second monograph in September 2023: MS Gripsholm and the US – Japan Diplomatic Exchanges in World War II, by Louis Fiset. Using postal documentation as primary evidence, this monograph tells a story of the two diplomatic exchanges between the US and Japan involving the Swedish liner, MS …

New Exhibits on the MPHS Website

We are proud to add new and revised exhibits by Jerry Miller, to our website. His exhibit German Intervention in China has been updated to a newer version. In addition, we have added his exhibit on the Post-WWI Allied Occupation of the Rhineland: Watch on the Rhine, the “Via Siberia” exhibit, and the German Occupation of Guernsey and …