Conversations with Philatelists

Charles and Michael talk to their significant others about their experiences on the outside of the philatelic world looking in, including their experiences at shows and how organized philately can improve its outreach.

Rob Faux talks about his introduction to philately, the work that goes into his Postal History Sunday blog, and the importance of accuracy when publishing research online.

In this special episode of CwP, Charles and Michael watch and discuss the 1927 film "Special Delivery" starring Eddie Cantor. Then compare and contrast the way Postal Workers were portrayed in early films compared to cinema or shows of the past 3 decades.

Michael walks viewers through how to sort through and break down a stamp collection for sale.

Michael and Charles are joined LIVE by Isobel Klempka and Suzzane Rae, Chairman of the PTS, while they are on the floor of Stampex 2021! https://www.stampexinternational.co.uk/ https://www.museumofphilately.com/  

Charles walks us through his process for describing individual items to list them for sale.

Charles and Michael talk to Ryan from MandRproductions on YouTube about the similarities between Lego collectors and Philatelists, how engaged kids are with collecting of all kinds, and scarcity vs value. Ryan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MandRproductions

Michael Cortese and Charles Epting of Conversations With Philatelists interview Jack Preuveneers.   Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/x6EyxJzc

Michael and Charles offer in-depth previews of their upcoming auctions.  NobleSpirit Auctions: https://www.noblespirit.com/upcoming FDCs: https://www.noblespirit.com/denverfdc Dr. Sarath Reddy Collection of British and World:  https://www.noblespirit.com/reddy HR Harmer Fine Stamp Auctions: https://hrharmer.com/en/home#   Sale #3047: The Dr. Gary B. Nash Collection of British Commonwealth: https:/...

Michael and Charles discuss stamp collecting on the podcast Cardboard Culture.

Michael and Charles go on location at the Great American Stamp Show 2021 in Chicago and interview a number of participants, including exhibit award winner Vince King, Scott Tiffney of the APRL, Director of Expertizing Ken Martin, and fellow philatelic content creator Daniel Mallard.

Join Charles and Michael as they debrief Chicago's 2021 Great American Stamp Show, talk about upcoming shows, and interact with the livestream comments. 

Michael and Charles deliver the annual Tiffany Talk at the Great American Stamp Show 2021 in Chicago. 

Michael and Charles deliver the annual Tiffany Talk at the Great American Stamp Show 2021 in Chicago. 

Michael and Charles go on location to report on day 1 and 2 of the Westpex 2021 stamp show, interviewing a number of dealers, auction houses, collectors, and the Westpex bourse chairman, Gordon Eubanks.

Michael and Charles go on location at the Westpex stamp show 2021. Coverage of the first day includes show setup, and interviews with Elliot Gruber of the Smithsonian, and Scott English of the APS.

Jesse Robitaille, Editor of Canadian Stamp News discusses his predictions for the forthcoming trends of philatelic news networks, ​the close-knit community throughout Canadian philately, and how he finds information amongst archives and other resources.

Michael and Charles report live from Westpex in San Francisco. 

Mark Rosenberg discusses the motivation behind the founding of Hipstamp, and how the platform differs from other philatelic commerce sites.

Michael and Charles speak with Lawrence Haber to discuss the latest news about the Collectors Club of NY. 

Peter Congreve discusses how he researches the rich history behind philatelic items in order to piece together entire genealogies and family stories, and shares a few examples of the most fascinating stories he's dug up.

Special Guest Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps joins Michael and Charles for the 5th segment of their Livestream Philatelic News Channel. Topics discussed include Season 4 of Exploring Stamps, the winners of the APS Luff Awards, the return of APS Stamp Chats, Collector's Club of NY 125th Anniversary, and Robert Siegel selling the famous vacuum cleaner Inverted Jenny position 78.

Pat Simmons, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and founder of the Doobie Brothers, discusses his introduction to philately from a young age, how collecting shaped his world view, and shares some philatelic stories from around the world while on tour.

Michael and Charles continue their weekly philatelic news livestream every week at 11AM EST. 

Join Michael and Charles as they invite Westpex board members Gordon Eubanks, Vesma Grinfelds, Edie Eggen, Behruz Nassre to discuss the upcoming Westpex 2021 show. They discuss what the show's precautions will look like as we slowly exit the pandemic, the excitement from philatelists as we return to physical shows, and numerous talks from well known philatelists on a varieties of subjects. Westpex...