For several months we've been hearing about tariffs imposed by the US administration and their impact on various sectors: softwood lumber, steel and aluminum, automakers and philately. Philately?
For several weeks, the organizers of the Boston 2026 World Expo have been publishing posts on social media regarding how tariffs would affect their upcoming international stamp show. Specifically, concerns that were expressed by dealers and collectors about having to pay tariffs on material being brought to the show, and not just to be sold.
This caused the organizers to scramble to seek answers from US government agencies to address these concerns. Boston 2026 World Expo organizers have now confirmed that tariffs will not be an issue for show attendees.
Who'd ever have thought that this arcane and benign field, pursued by collectors on their own premises all around the world, would ever have the stamp of political considerations applied to it?
No comments:
Post a Comment