FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 14, 2008...The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS) announces that it will hold its 2008 annual meeting in conjunction with 45th annual Exhibit of the North New Jersey Federated Stamp Clubs, Inc. (NOJEX), from May 23rd to 25th. The show will be held at the Meadowlands Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey. Complete details about the show, hotel and travel arrangements, and hours can be found at the NOJEX website at http://www.nojex.org/.

"This annual meeting will be a wonderful opportunity for our society's members from across the United States to congregate at a single venue to share their enthusiasm for U.S. classic stamps and postal history. Additionally the Classics Society is honored to hold our annual at the same show as this year's United States Stamp Society's annual meeting." said Wade Saadi, President of the Society. "The combination of the two society's exhibits, programs and people will be a rare opportunity, with so much experience and passion for United States Philately in one place," Saadi continued.

The current schedule of evens and programs includes:
Friday, May 23
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Talk by Steve Pacetti: "Leeds Patent Envelopes"
Saturday, May 24
8:00 - 10:30 AM: Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 - 2:00 PM: Annual Membership Meeting
2:00 - 3:00 PM: Talk by Scott Trepel: "The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues: A Study of America's First and Most Versatile Stamp-Producing Plate"

In addition to the conducting of Society business, the annual meeting features philatelic seminars, exhibits of interest to students of the classic period of United States postage, and the awarding of the Society's annual awards, including the Society's highest honor - the Distinguished Philatelist Award.

Since its inauguration in 1988, forty-four people have been invited to sign this award in recognition for "Exceptionally meritorious service to U. S. philately through published research, award-winning collections, active participation in the organization and promotion of philatelic exhibitions, and sustained administrative service to the national or international organizations which furthered United States philately." Leonard H. Hartmann & Van Koppersmith were the 2007 recipients of the Distinguished Philatelist Award.

The USPCS dinner will be held at NOJEX on Friday at 7:00pm May 23rd. It will be held at Iberia Peninsula Restaurant, 63-69 Ferry Street in Newark. Transportation by bus and local member's cars will be provided both ways. The Portuguese menu features many roasted meat courses that are served right of the cooking skewers, called Rodizio. They include many styles of beef, pork, chicken and sausages. A green salad will be served along with Seafood Paella, which is shellfish and saffron rice dish, native to the Iberian peninsula. The price includes house wines, bottled beer (domestic and imported), sangria, soft drinks, coffee and tea. As well, cheesecake, a fruit basket, flan and house desserts are in the price.

Wait, it gets even better! It is an "All You Can Eat" dinner and the price is $45 per person.

To make a reservation, please mail your check to:

USPCS Dinner
P.O. Box 750368
New Orleans, LA 70175-0368

Seating is limited, so please send you check in today. Please gather at the lobby of the show hotel at 6:15pm prompt.

Meadowlands Crowne Plaza Hotel
Two Harmon Plaza
Secaucus, NJ 07094

About the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society

The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society is the only organization that studies in depth the stamps and postal history of the United States from the Colonial era to 1900. Our members include both collectors and students. Many have written articles that have been published in our award winning quarterly magazine, The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues, and in other publications. Information about the USPCS, membership, its publications, and articles of interest to collectors and students of the classic period of U.S. philately, can found at the society's website at www.uspcs.org. Copies of back issues of the Chronicle and previously published books are also available from the society's bookstore, accessible from the society's website, or directly at http://www.uspcs.org/store.html.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Wade E. Saadi
President, USPCS
wade@pencom.com

or

Alexander Haimann
Publicist, USPCS
alex@mysticrarestamps.com