Philatelic News
This is a compilation of philatelic news, both locally and nationally.
DEC 20: RIP: James Leslie Taylor
The club has received word that long time member James (Jim) Taylor passed away on December 20.
More information (obituary and services).
OCT 22: Granbury Club Annual Auction
The MCSC Granbury Club is sponsoring an auction Oct 22 at the Granbury meeting place (Bentwater Activity Center, 1800 W. Emerald Ct, Granbury, TX, 76049.), beginning at 7pm. This auction has been rescheduled from original date of
Sept 24.
More information when it becomes available.
OCT 05: Bob Dumaine 1939-2024
Long time stamp dealer and TSDA member Bob Dumaine passed away on Saturday September 28, after a brief bout with pneumonia. Bob was proprietor of the Sam Houston Duck Company in Houston, TX.
Bob was a world-renowned expert in duck hunting stamps. He co-authored the Gold Medal Award-winning book The Duck Stamp Story. He was inducted into the American Stamp Dealers Hall of Fame and the Philatelic Writers Unit #30 Hall of Fame. Bob was honored by the US Treasury Department in 1989 for his assistance in trapping stamp thieves.
Sept 20-22: Greater Houston Stamp Show (GHSS)
Jay Stotts sends notice that the Greater Houston Stamp Show, scheduled for Sept 20-22 at the Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy, Humble, TX, will feature 26 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 1200 pages of exhibits competing for the Grand Award this year. WHITE is the color for this year's Special Single Frame Exhibit Color Competition.
The seminars, exhibits and free literature available provide an educational opportunity and the great dealers and show volunteers provide the friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to pick up great finds for your collection. Show hours 10a-6p Fri/Sat, 10a-4p Sun. Free parking, free admission. Hourly Door Prizes.
AUG 25: Linn's Stamp News Going Digital Only
Jay Bigalke advises that, after 5000 print editions, Linn's Stamp News will transition to a digital-only format, beginning with the first September issue. Amos Media CEO Rick Amos says the digital-only issues will continue to be loaded into the archive available to subscribers. From there subscribers can view each issue and also download a PDF copy from the digital reading platform.
The print version of Scott Stamp Monthly will continue.
AUG 8: TSDA Stamp Show Location Change for 2025
TSDA Richardson Bourse Chairman Tom Cunningham has announced a new location for 2025 Dallas area shows. Beginning with the January, 2025 show the new facility is the Holiday Inn and Suites at 3320 Craig, McKinney, TX 75070. The hotel is located a few blocks from where US 75 North (Exit 39A-Eldorado), SH 121 (a toll road) and the long east- west thoroughfare Eldorado come together. From the traffic-light intersection of Eldorado and Craig, the hotel is about 2 blocks south. To get there, you will pass a corner with several restaurants, a large Social Security building, a new office building, then the Holiday Inn. This location will be about 13 miles north of the current facility (DoubleTree Hotel in Richardson). As before, there will be no parking fee and no admission fee.
The change was necessary due to the DoubleTree increasing their rental fee by 200%. TSDA had been using the DoubleTree facility for 4 years (2021-2024).
The remaining Dallas area TSDA shows for 2024 will be at the DoubleTree Hotel, as previously scheduled (AUG 23-24 and DEC 13-14).
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