Arlington
MAR 4
The next Arlington meeting for 2025 will be held on Wednesday, March 4, at our new meeting place (see below).
The program will be presented by Richard Laster, President of the Texas Philatelic Association (TPA), on The Texas Centennial Stamp.
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 !
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 Skip with the auction sheet so they can be properly advertised.
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.
Meeting
We will meet at our NEW official gathering place: the Trinity Unity Methodist Church, 1200 West Green Oaks Blvd. Our meeting room will be 201 (the Koinonia room, upstairs). The meeting will begin at 6:30 P.M., and end at 8:30 P.M. We have to vacate the facility by 9:00 P.M.
Meet'N'Eat
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 at the church, beginning at 5:00 P.M. From the south entrance, this will be in the Fellowship Hall (gym), and the cost will be $8. The menu is smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and chocolate cake for dessert.
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