The United States has only one International Stamp Show every ten years, held under the auspices of the FIP (Federation International de Filatelie) the international exhibiting group that authorizes stamps shows around the world. It will be in New York in June of 2016, and if it even approaches the level of the previous five American International shows that I’ve been to you should mark it on your calendar and make plans to spend at least a few days there.
There will be thousands of frames of exhibits and hundreds of dealers to visit. Stamp shows have been so mediocre over the last twenty years that an entire generation of stamp collectors have matured into thinking that buying on the Internet is the only way to go. Stamp shows used to be wonderful, active affairs with many millions of dollars of fine philatelic material to view for purchase at dealers