Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop at the 139th annual Chicagopex

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
10am - 4pm
Westin Chicago Northwest, 400 Park Blvd, Itasca IL.
ChicagoPex 2025 

Prerequisite: 7a: Design a stamp, cancellation, or cachet." Please bring a paper copy of your work to the workshop.

Current Requirements are found here. 

Calling all Scouts interested in history, US presidents, penguins, space exploration, holidays, art, nature, or just about any other topic you can think of. You can find each of these and just about any other hobby on postage stamps. (And hey who doesn't want to get a merit badge while you are at it?)

Join us for the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge workshop Saturday November 22nd from 10 to 4pm at the Westin Chicago Northwest, 400 Park Boulevard, Itasca. The workshop will take place in the middle of CHICAGOPEX 2025, a meeting point for collectors and dealers from across the US.

To Be Prepared, plan on bringing a lunch, your signed blue-card, an active interest and lots of questions. Of course, if you already have a stamp collection, please feel free to bring it, too!

We’ll provide everything needed for you to complete the Stamp Collecting merit badge requirements, but more importantly, you’ll also leave the workshop with your own stamp collection!

Registration deadline: November 19th.