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Mid-Cities Stamp Club - Arlington Meeting

February 4

The next Arlington meeting for 2026 will be held on Wednesday, February 4.

Special Arlington Program February 4 - The program will be a discussion on expertization by TSDA dealer Jimmy Tomchesson of PSAG (Philatelic Stamp Authentication and Grading). Jimmy will be showing some of the new equipment used in authentication and stamp grading, and expertization in general. This promises to be an interesting show. Jimmy has offered to examine any stamps you may want to have expertized at the meeting and will provide discount coupons for stamps you may want to have expertized in the future. Come on out and bring your best challenges for Jimmy.

Dues are Due: Regular $12, Mailed Newsletter $22, Additional household members $6, Donor member $25. A Regular membership includes an emailed newsletter. If mailing your dues payment, please use the January newsletter form. Checks should be made payable to Mid-Cities Stamp Club. Mail to Mid-Cities Stamp Club, PO Box 820784, N. Richland Hills, TX 76182-0784. Members with a continuous membership of 25 years or more get free dues.

Mystic catalogs are needed for the Beginners table at Expo. Skip Ely advises that they make excellent instructional guides for beginning collectors.

NOTE: This will be our LAST meeting at the Bob Duncan Recreation Center. See the Philatelic News section for more information.

We will meet at our official gathering place: Bob Duncan Community Center in Arlington, located at 2800 South Center Street, 76014, in Vandergriff Park (MAPSCO 97A). The regular meeting begins at 7 pm; however, the room is usually available as of 6 pm.

NOTE: This will be our LAST meeting at the Bob Duncan Recreation Center. See the Philatelic News section for more information.

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 Moni’s Pasta and Pizza, 1730 W. Randol Mill Rd., Arlington (817) 860-6664, beginning about 5:00 P.M.

Mid-Cities Stamp Club - Flower Mound Meeting

February 18

The next Flower Mound meeting for 2026 will be held on Wednesday, February 18.

The program for this meeting will be our usual Show and Tell.

APS Books will not be available at this meeting. Same for club books.

New Venue for Arlington - starting in March, Trinity Unity Methodist Church, 1200 West Green Oaks Blvd. Our meeting room will be 201 (the Koinonia room, upstairs). The church serves a dinner on Wednesday night for $8 beginning at 5:00 P.M, and we will try that to see if it meets our needs. We will also begin our meeting at 6:30 P.M, as we need to end by 8:30 P.M. Additional details will be in the March meeting notice for Arlington.

Arlington Auction in April - We will have our first Arlington club auction in April. Lots (or at least the auction sheets) should be turned in at the March meetings. Heavy and bulky items (like albums and boxes) should be kept until the auction, but please provide me (Skip) with the auction sheet so they can be properly advertised.

Dues Are Due: $12 for a regular membership, $6 more for a family member (at the same address). It’s $22 for a mailed newsletter, and, if you’re feeling generous, $25 for a sponsor membership. Thanks in advance.

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.

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 will be at Jason’s Deli, 6020 Long Prairie Rd., Flower Mound (972) 355-3867, beginning about 5:30 P.M.

Mid-Cities Stamp Club - Granbury Meeting

February 24

The first Granbury meeting for 2026 will be held on Tuesday, February 24.

The program will be our annual Clean Out Your Closet. Clean Out Your Closet sales provide members with the opportunity to dispose of unwanted material or to find great bargains for their collecting interests. Rules and Price Tags. Dave Stockbridge informs us that a part of the program will be an auction of members stamp related materials. Please bring anything you wish to sell or get rid of.

APS Books will be available at the meeting - this month's circuit books include:
Egypt (mostly used), India (all mint, #1377/#1550), US Revenues (M/U), Russia - (#11/#3200, + some BOB), Cuba (#1/#282), US (M/U, 1900-1940), Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Philippines, France and Colonies, and several other countries. Check it out !

More APS Books will be available at the meeting, since there was no meeting in January:
India (Used, #11/#937), US - Revenues (#R58/#R674, + 3 pages Ducks), Macao (#341/#980), Middle East (Bahrain,Kuwait,Iraq, Palestine), Canada (M/U, #15/#230), US 19C (#26/#258), Italian Colonies (Cyreraina, San Marino, Eritrea, Somalia), US Mint (#629 to #859), and several other countries. Check it out !

New Venue for Arlington - starting in March, Trinity Unity Methodist Church, 1200 West Green Oaks Blvd. Our meeting room will be 201 (the Koinonia room, upstairs). The church serves a dinner on Wednesday night for $8 beginning at 5:00 P.M, and we will try that to see if it meets our needs. We will also begin our meeting at 6:30 P.M, as we need to end by 8:30 P.M. Additional details will be in the March meeting notice for Arlington.

Arlington Auction in April - We will have our first Arlington club auction in April. Lots (or at least the auction sheets) should be turned in at the March meetings. Heavy and bulky items (like albums and boxes) should be kept until the auction, but please provide me (Skip) with the auction sheet so they can be properly advertised.

Dues are Due: That’s $12 for a regular membership, $6 more for a family member (at the same address). It’s $22 for a mailed newsletter, and, if you’re feeling generous, $25 for a sponsor membership. Thanks in advance.

Mystery Box: Keep in mind that we (always) need donations for our club EXPO Mystery Box.

Meeting Location: 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.

MEET'N'EAT will be at Palio's Pizza, 3710 E. Highway 377 (across Meander Rd. from HEB), Granbury, 76049, (817) 573-5446, at 5 PM.

McKinney Stamp Fair

Holiday Inn & Suites

>>>SAME LOCATION AS 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

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 2025

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

Houston Stamp Fair

Hilton Garden Inn - Energy Corridor

12245 Katy Freeway (I-10 and Dairy Ashford Exit)
Houston, TX 77079

>>> SAME LOCATION as 2025

(Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 9a-4pm)

>>> SAME HOURS AS 2025

Driving directions, if needed,
can be obtained at www.mapquest.com.

Sponsored by Texas Stamp Dealers Association

2026 Mid-cities Stamp Expo

Grapevine Convention Center

>>>SAME LOCATION AS 2025

1209 South Main Street
Grapevine, Texas

(Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 9a-4pm)

>>>SAME HOURS AS 2025

Driving directions, if needed,
can be obtained at www.mapquest.com.

Sponsored by Mid-Cities Stamp Club

This is the 39th annual Mid-Cities Stamp EXPO.