Welcome to our Web site The Wilmington Philatelic Society (WPS) is a stamp club located in Wilmington, North Carolina and is a chapter (#1283-132954) of the American Philatelic Society.
Everyone with an interest in any branch of philatelic collecting is welcome to visit or join. About our Logo Wilmington, North Carolina was the home of Mrs. Anna Matilda McNeill Whistler (Whistler's Mother). She was honored on a stamp that was issued as a tribute to all mothers in America. The stamp shows a reproduction of the painting by James Abbot McNeill Whistler entitled, "Portrait of My Mother." The stamp (Scott #737 & 738) was first placed on sale on May 2, 1934 and is known as the Mother's Day stamp. |
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