Mid-Cities Stamp Club
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Philatelic News

This is a compilation of philatelic news, both locally and nationally.

US Liberty Series (Sixth Bureau) Collectors Mar 8.

Attention Liberty Series (Sixth Bureau) collectors. Club member D. A. Lux advises that Wade Saadi has consigned his collection of Liberty Series postal history (usages) to cover dealer Doug Weisz. Weisz has the items in his Ebay store and will be listing auction lots of the material every Thursday night at 7pm CST until it’s all gone.

Arlington Presentation by Howard Petschel Mar. 6

Howard Petschel, a retired postal inspector and author, spoke at the March 6 Arlington meeting. Howard addressed the topic of postal counterfeits, interweaving many of his personal experiences. You can access video of this event online. Rick would appreciate your feedback about making programs available in this manner.

Mid-Cities Stamp Club / New Branch Feb 19

The Mid-Cities Stamp Club branch that has been meeting in Euless will now begin meeting in Flower Mound. The change was necessitated by the loss of our Euless meeting location. Club member Sai Madhavapeddi has offered his office in Flower Mound, TX as a new meeting place. Thanks to Evan for letting us use his office over the last few years, and thanks to Sai for offering the use of his office. The initial meeting in Flower Mound will take place Wednesday, Feb 21. The address is 3020 Corporate Ct Ste 400, Flower Mound, TX 75028.

Granbury Club Annual Auction Sept 26

The MCSC Granbury Club is sponsoring an auction Sept 26 at the Granbury meeting place (Bentwater Activity Center, 1800 W. Emerald Ct, Granbury, TX, 76049.), beginning at 7pm. Currently there are 93 lots. The complete list (a/o 09-24) of auction lots can be viewed at GRANBURY AUCTION ITEMS. At the bottom of the list there are instructions for bidding for those who cannot make the meeting.

Greater Houston Stamp Show (GHSS) Sept 15-17

Jay Stotts sends notice that the Greater Houston Stamp Show, scheduled for Sept 15-17 at the Humble Civic Center in Humble, TX will feature 29 dealers with a wide range of material including all sorts of material such as worldwide sets and singles, postal history, country collections and about anything in U.S. that you could desire. Double J from Chicago will be here with a wide range of philatelic supplies and literature. There will be ten multi-frame exhibits competing for the Grand Award this year featuring a hand full of national Gold and Large Gold medal exhibitors. Exhibits will include Vince King's APS Champion of Champions winning exhibit for 2022, In the Beginning ..... Timbromanie." Vince tells us that the next time this exhibit will appear is at the Boston International show in 2026. PINK is the color for this year's Special Single Frame Exhibit Color Competition.

Jay adds that the main effort at GHSS continues to be the education and the spirit of enjoyment during the weekend at GHSS. The seminars, exhibits and free literature available provide the educational opportunity and our great dealers and show volunteers provide the friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to pick up great finds for your collection. Show hours 10a-5p Fri/Sat, 10a-4p Sun.

Awards and Affiliations

Texas Philatelic Association
American Topical Association
Chapter APS
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