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, is one of the world's oldest philatelic magazines still in operation; its first issue having appeared in January 1887.The American Philatelist.
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is published monthly for members of the APS. It has the appearance of a standard glossy color magazine, typically running about 100 pages per issue. As the

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, there are monthly departments covering APS news and activities, a president's column, and so forth. The core of the magazine consists of 5-10 articles on subjects related to philately, ranging from highly technical subjects such as "Accra overprints on Gold Coast stamps", to the fictional stamps and envelopes that have been used as

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s. Other regular departments include "The Glassine Surfer", a column reviewing online resources for collectors, book reviews, and U.S. new issues. The magazine takes both

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References

External links

Early editions of ''The American Philatelist'' at archive.orgOfficial website
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