The United States Stamp Society (USSS) is a “non-profit” volunteer-run association of collectors devoted to the study of postage and revenue stamped paper produced for use in the United States and U.S. administered areas. Once concerned exclusively with the production of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the USSS has expanded its coverage to all United States issues regardless of printer.
Dummy Dummy News and Views News #78 Online
The latest Dummy News and Views Newsletter Number 78, published by the Dummy Stamps Study Group, is online. The Winter 2024 – 2025 Newsletter can be found along with all past issues of Dummy News and Views under the Resources dropdown menu on the USSS website.
There is no other publication that has more images and information about different United States test stamps, and how they were produced, than in the more than 700 pages in the 78 DSSG quarterly Newsletters issued over the past 19 years. Read more about the the Dummy Stamps Study Group
2025 Annual Meeting at Garfield-Perry March Party
The United States Stamp Society (USSS) held its annual meeting at the Garfield Perry
March Party stamp show on Saturday March 15. The event was held at the Best Western
Hotel, Strongsville, Ohio. Preceding the General Membership Meeting, the Board of
Governors met to review the activities and finances of the Society. Read more about the Annual Meeting
Stotts Wins Hopkinson Literature Award
Jay Stotts has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award for his seven-part article series of The Great Americans Issue of 1980-1999 Read More
United States Specialist Online
Each month the current issue of The United States Specialist will be available for reading or downloading as a PDF on the USSS website. The new feature can be found at “This Month’s Specialist” under the “Digital Specialist” menu. Members must be logged onto the site to enjoy this feature. An image of the cover of the current issue will be displayed, and pages can be flipped by clicking on the side arrows. Zoom and full screen and downloading features are also available.