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2025 Coming Attractions
SEP 3
Mid-Cities Stamp Club - Arlington Meeting
September 3
The next Arlington meeting for 2025 will be held on Wednesday, September 3.
The program will be our second Semi-Annual Auction. We have 49 lots.
APS Books will be available at the meeting - this month's circuit books include:
US - Revenues (and 3 State Duck Stamps), Scandinavia (mostly used), Venezuela (Air Mail, C1/C337, M/U),
US - 19C (used to #113), Macao (M/U), Malaysia, US - 19C (Civil War Covers and Postal Cards),
Lithuania (M/U) and Cenntral Lithuania, Canada - post 1940,
and several other countries. Check it out !
Missing Scott Catalogs: we are missing the 2023 1B Scott catalog. There are no sign out cards for this volume. If you have it, please contact Rich Hildebrandt (richhilde@hotmail.com) or Skip Ely so we can get them ready for the mail auction in October.
Mystic catalogs are needed for the Beginners table at Expo. Skip Ely advises that they make excellent instructional guides for beginning collectors.
This in-person meeting will be at our official gathering place: Bob Duncan Community Center in Arlington, located at 2800 South Center Street, Arlington, TX 76014, in Vandergriff Park (MAPSCO 97A).
The regular meeting begins at 7 pm; however, the room is usually available as of 6 pm.
Ordinarily when we have an in-person meeting, we also have a MEET'N'EAT at an area restaurant, prior to the meeting. The group usually gathers between 5:15 and 5:30 pm, and we try to finish by 6:45 pm.
MEET'N'EAT is at Jay Jay Café, 1001 S Bowen, Arlington, TX 76013-2203 (817-861-1060), beginning about 5pm.
SEP 17
Mid-Cities Stamp Club - Flower Mound Meeting
September 17
The next Flower Mound meeting for 2025 will be held on Wednesday, September 17.
The program for this meeting will include our usual Show and Tell, and possibly, time permitting, a preview of Skip Ely's scheduled talk at Arlington about U.S. Postage Dues.
APS Books will be available at the meeting - this month's circuit books include:
US - Revenues (and 3 State Duck Stamps), Scandinavia (mostly used), Venezuela (Air Mail, C1/C337, M/U),
US - 19C (used to #113), Macao (M/U), Malaysia, US - 19C (Civil War Covers and Postal Cards),
Lithuania (M/U) and Cenntral Lithuania, Canada - post 1940,
and several other countries. Check it out !
The annual Granbury auction will take place at the September 23 Granbury meeting. If you are unable to attend the auction you may submit bids to Dave Stockbridge before September 23. Provide Dave the “Item Number” and the “Maximum amount you are willing to pay” and he will bid for you. Dave will start the bidding at the minimum and bid until you get the item or the bid goes above your maximum. See the list of auction items a/o Sep 23. The meeting room will be open for viewing of auction lots beginning at 5:00pm. The auction will begin about 7:00pm.
Missing Scott Catalogs: We have located the Scott Catalog 3B, so now we just need to locate the 1B. If you have ever checked out a Scott catalog, look and see if you have inadvertently forgot about it. It is needed for the mail auction in October.
Mystic Catalogs make a great donation to the EXPO Beginner's Table. Skip Ely points out that they are very useful for instructional purposes. Let Skip know if you have any to donate.
Meeting Location: We will meet at the office of club member Sai Madhavapeddi, 3020 Corporate Court, Suite 400, Flower Mound, TX 75028. The sign on the office says Step Up Sports Medicine, and it is in a corporate park just east of the Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Building in north Flower Mound. Access can be had from either Long Prairie Road (FM 2499) or College Parkway, via Corporate Drive. The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 P.M., however the room will be open around 7:00 P.M.
MEET'N'EAT will be at Jason’s Deli, 6020 Long Prairie Rd., Flower Mound (972) 355-3867, beginning about 5:30 P.M.
SEP 23
Mid-Cities Stamp Club - Granbury Meeting
September 23
The next Granbury meeting for 2025 will be held on Tuesday, September 23.
The program will be our Annual Auction.
There will be a round of Show and Tell preceding the program.
APS Books will be available at the meeting - this month's circuit books include:
US - Revenues (and 3 State Duck Stamps), Scandinavia (mostly used), Venezuela (Air Mail, C1/C337, M/U),
US - 19C (used to #113), Macao (M/U), Malaysia, US - 19C (Civil War Covers and Postal Cards),
Lithuania (M/U) and Cenntral Lithuania, Canada - post 1940,
and several other countries. Check it out !
The club library is missing the 2023 1B and 3B Scott catalogs. If you have them, please contact Rich Hildebrandt (richhilde@hotmail.com) or Skip Ely so we can get them ready for the mail auction in October.
The annual Granbury auction will take place at the September 23 meeting. If you are unable to attend the auction you may submit bids to Dave Stockbridge before September 23. Provide Dave the “Item Number” and the “Maximum amount you are willing to pay” and he will bid for you. Dave will start the bidding at the minimum and bid until you get the item or the bid goes above your maximum. See the list of auction items a/o Sep 23. The meeting room will be open for viewing of auction lots beginning at 5:00pm. The auction will begin about 7:00pm.
Keep in mind that we (always) need donations for our club EXPO Mystery Box.
We will meet at the Bentwater Activities Center, 1800 W Emerald Ct, Granbury, TX, adjacent to the Bentwater Marina northeast of Granbury. The regular meeting begins at 7:00 pm, but the Center should be open from around 6:00-6:15 pm to allow for member trading and socializing.
NOTE: MEET'N'EAT will be at Grumps, 3503 E. Highway 377, Granbury, 76049, at 5:00 P.M.
SEP 27
MCSC EXPO Planning Meeting
in-person meeting, lunch 11:00am,
David’s BBQ
2224 W. Park Row
Arlington, TX
ph 817-261-9998
11am-1pm
The planning meeting itself will begin at 11:45am. This will be our "final run through" meeting.
OCT 10-11
San Antonio Stamp Fair
Norris Conference Center
618 Northwest Fwy Loop 410, Suite 207
Across San Pedro from NorthStar Mall, San Antonio, TX 78216
>>>SAME LOCATION AS 2024
Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 9a-4pm
>>>SAME HOURS AS 2024
Driving directions, if needed,
can be obtained at www.mapquest.com.
Sponsored by Texas Stamp Dealers Association
OCT 24-25
Houston Stamp Fair
Hilton Garden Inn - Energy Corridor
12245 Katy Freeway (I-10 and Dairy Ashford Exit)
Houston, TX 77079
>>> SAME LOCATION as 2024
(Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 9a-4pm)
>>> SAME HOURS AS 2024
Driving directions, if needed,
can be obtained at www.mapquest.com.
Sponsored by Texas Stamp Dealers Association
NOV 7-8
2025 Mid-cities Stamp Expo
Grapevine Convention Center
>>>SAME LOCATION AS 2024
1209 South Main Street
Grapevine, Texas
(Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 9a-4pm)
>>>SAME HOURS AS 2024
Driving directions, if needed,
can be obtained at www.mapquest.com.
Sponsored by Mid-Cities Stamp Club
This is the 38th annual Mid-Cities Stamp EXPO.
DEC 12-13
McKinney Stamp Fair
Holiday Inn & Suites
>>>NEW LOCATION FOR 2025
3220 Craig Drive
McKinney, TX 75070
(Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 9a-4p)
Driving directions, if needed,
can be obtained at www.mapquest.com.
Sponsored by Texas Stamp Dealers Association
