Stamp Collecting in Wilmington, NC

Our Club

The Wilmington Philatelic Society (WPS) is a stamp club located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Everyone interested in any aspect of philatelic (stamp) collecting is welcome to visit or join. Please fill out the Contact Form at the bottom of this page!  We can also assist with informal appraisals or suggest methods of selling or donating a philatelic collection.

Twice a year we have auctions, bourses, and social gatherings,  The rest of the time we have program meetings with a presentation or group discussion. Members can display, buy/sell, or exchange stamps at these meetings.

The membership dues are only $10.  Come to a meeting or fill out the Contact Form below and we’ll send you a Membership Application.

We are an active chapter (#1283-132954) of the American Philatelic Society (APS) since March 31, 1984, and included with 25 Year Clubs Milestone listing at APS.

Our Club’s Heritage

Wilmington was the home of Mrs. Anna Matilda McNeill Whistler. The stamp on our Logo includes a reproduction of the painting by James Abbot McNeill Whistler entitled, “Portrait of My Mother.” She was honored on the stamp (Scott #737) which was issued as a tribute to American mothers and first sold on May 2, 1934. It is known as the “Mother’s Day” stamp.

Wilmington native noted architect Robert Robinson Taylor (1868–1942) is honored on the 38th stamp in the USPS Black Heritage series. The stamp (Scott #4958) was issued on 12 February 2015. For more than three decades, Taylor, the first black graduate of MIT, supervised the design and construction of most of the buildings at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and many buildings throughout the southeastern states. As a young man growing up in Wilmington he attended Williston School and Gregory Institute. He returned to live in Wilmington after his retirement and is buried at Pine Forest Cemetery.

Club Officers

John L. Daniels – President

Hondo Davids – Vice President

Tim Snyder – Treasurer

Steve Matthews – Secretary / Membership Chair

Jimmy Jordan – Director / Member-at-Large

Richard Porcelli – Director / Past President

Bruce Patterson, Program Chair (appointed) 

Club Meetings

The Wilmington Philatelic Society meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month 7pm at the Southside Baptist Church, 3320 S College Road, Wilmington, NC 28412.

The doors open at 6:50 pm for social gathering and connecting with meeting and program beginning at 7pm – 8pm.

Meetings: Schedule & Location Directions