Hand-painted First Day Covers of the 1981 James Hoban Joint Issue
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Next Event
The ÉPA is scheduled to have its 2022 Annual General Meeting in conjunction with NOJEX 2022. NOJEX will take place October 14-16, 2022. Our AGM will be on Saturday, October 15 at 2:00 pm. We will have a short business meeting followed by a presentation by award-winning exhibitor Robert Benninghoff on collecting Irish stamps and postal history. The meeting will be in-person and by Zoom. Members will receive a link for the Zoom a few days before the meeting. Please check the EPA, NOJEX/ASDA websites for updates.
History of the Eire Philatelic Association
The First 70 Years
The Beginning – The Éire Philatelic Association in the 1950s
The year was 1948. In Brooklyn, Neil Stack, a 36 year old accountant, was occupying his spare time with his collection of Irish postage stamps. He was quite enthusiastic in his collecting, working towards a complete collection of Irish issues. Like many collectors at the time he subscribed to Linn’s Stamp News and particularly enjoyed a column written by Frank R.A. McCormick.