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July 6th, 2008
The 2008 Annual Meeting of the United States Stamp Society was held at NOJEX in Secaucus, New Jersey, during the weekend of May 23rd to the 25th. More than sixty members from across the country attended the show and a good time was had by all.
The official business of the Society was conducted at the Board of Governors Meeting on Saturday morning and the General Membership Meeting later that day.
The Society kicked off the weekend at 10 AM Friday morning with the release of the 2008 edition of the Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog. The first book was sold to Tom Jacks of Mountainside, New Jersey. Sales were brisk during the course of the weekend, with several dealers at the show taking full boxes for their own stock. This edition was produced in both perfect bound and spiral bound formats, with the spiral bound version accounting for 70% of sales.
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July 6th, 2008
The Society’s Board of Governors held their annual meeting in conjunction with the NOJEX 2008 stamp show in Secaucus, New Jersey, Saturday, May 24th. In addition to the presentation of officers’ reports, the Board engaged in discussions about ongoing projects and new proposals.
Executive Secretary Larry Ballantyne reported that membership has remain fairly stable. For the year ending 2007, membership dropped 1.1% from 1796 to 1777. His report also indicated strong membership financial support including contributions from 236 members towards the Patron, Contributor and Sustaining categories. Other contributions were also received from an additional 242 members. A total of 478 members, representing 26.9% of our members, made a donation this past year.
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July 6th, 2008
The Society will have a booth at APS StampShow in Hartford, CT for the full run of the show, August 14th to 17th, 2008. We are in the process of finding a suitable venue for our traditional StampShow Dutch Treat Dinner and will have more details in the August issue of The Specialist and on our website. In the meantime, why not make plans to attend what is certain to be an enjoyable show? If you will be coming to Hartford, please let me know if you can spare a few hours to help staff our booth. The assistance will be greatly appreciated.
—Nicholas Lombardi
President
July 6th, 2008
The just released 2008 Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog was entered in the literature competition at the NAPEX 2008 Show held June 6-8, 2008 in McLean, Virginia and was awarded a Gold medal. Congratulations to Editor Wallace Cleland!
July 6th, 2008
Chairman Roger Brody called the meeting to order at 11 AM. He stated that President Nick Lombardi was unable to attend due to a family obligation. Roger welcomed everyone present and then asked all to introduce themselves by stating name, where from, and collecting interests.
Roger noted that Nick conceived the idea to recognize those who have been members of the Society for a number of years. With Board approval, Nick designed three different pins: one for those who have been members fifty or more years, another for those who have been members for
twenty-five or more years, and a third for those who have been members for at least fifteen years. Roger added that there are thirty-one members who will receive the 50-year pin. There are about 485 members who will receive one of the various pins.
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July 6th, 2008
Here are the United States Stamp Society medal winners that have been reported from recent shows:
| Statue of Freedom Awards (National WSP Shows): |
| SHOW |
WINNER |
EXHIBIT |
| March Party |
William Ainsworth |
Lincoln on Revenues |
| Texpex |
Jim Kotanchik |
100 Years of United States Official Seals |
| Westpex |
Gerald Farrelly |
Washington-Franklin One Cent Issues 1908-1923 |
| The Plymouth Show |
Joann Lenz |
The 6-cent Theodore Roosevelt Stamp 1955-1968 |
| Philatelic Show |
Robert Markovits |
U.S. Special Delivery – Running Messenger Designs (1855-1902) |
| Ropex |
Thomas Corette |
The United States Two Cent Columbian 1893 |
| Rocky Mtn. S.S. |
Kent Wilson |
The First Regular Issues of the U.S. by B.E.P. |
| Nojex |
Larry Lyons |
All Roads Lead to San Francisco: The Companies That Carried the Mail in the Early West |
| President’s Awards (Regional/Local Shows): |
| SHOW |
WINNER |
EXHIBIT |
| Springpex (VA) |
Jerry Craig |
The One Cent Gorgas Stamp of the Canal Zone |
| Sopex (OR) |
Bob Grosch |
The Boston Negatives, 1875-1883 |
| Manpex (CT) |
Richard Steele |
Civil War Revenue Stamps |
NOTE:
Awards were sent to the following shows, but no report was returned – if you have information about who won the award, please let me know:
Sandical
Redding, CA Stamp Show
Frespex
Lancopex
—Denise Stotts, Awards Committee
June 2nd, 2008
The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum has announced three recipients of the 2008 Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Awards — W. Wallace Cleland, Bernard A. Hennig Sr. and Gordon Morison. Wallace Cleland and Gordon Morison are longtime USSS members.
The Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award celebrates outstanding lifetime accomplishments in the field of philately, including original research that significantly advances the understanding of philately and postal history; exceptional service to the philatelic community; and the overall promotion of philately for the benefit of current and future collectors. The honorees were selected by the National Postal Museum Council of Philatelists, a 29-member body of American and international philatelists, from open nominations submitted this past year.
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June 2nd, 2008
The United States Stamp Society released the new 2008 Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog at the Society’s Annual Meeting at NOJEX May 23, 2008.
The 2008 Durland edition is the eighth produced by the USSS and its publication celebrates the 58th Anniversary of the introduction of the Standard Plate Number Catalog. The Sterling Stamp Co. published the first Plate Number Catalog, Vol. 1, in 1950 and in successive years through 1981. Clarence B. Durland himself initially edited the catalog with William Patten editing the later editions. In 1984, under the leadership of the late George Godin, the BIA began editing, publishing and expanding the coverage of stamps. The Society produced subsequent editions in 1986, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000 and 2005. The new 2008 edition has been reformatted and digitized by Len Piszkiewicz and is edited by Wallace Cleland.
The new Durland is unlike any previous edition. In addition to an all-color presentation, we have changed the traditional two-column 6” x 9” format to a three-column 8½” x 11” format that is available both perfect and spiral-bound. The larger size will make the catalog easier to handle as the numbers of postage stamp and back of the book listings continue to grow.
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June 2nd, 2008
The following errors in the new 2008 Durland catalog were discovered after it had gone to press. Please correct your copies.
On p. 236, Marvel Comics should be #4159, not #4157. Also, the following were inadvertently omitted:
| #4157 |
(10¢) |
PATRIOTIC BANNER COIL |
| Strip of 5 |
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V111 |
$3 |
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V222 |
$3 |
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| #4158 |
(10¢) |
PATRIOTIC BANNER COIL |
| Strip of 5 |
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S111 |
$3 |
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Except for the plate numbers, the major difference between the two versions of the Patriotic Banner Coil is in the die cuts (rounded corners perf 11 for #4157 and peaks perf 12 for #4158).
May 1st, 2008
The 2008 Annual Meeting is fast approaching. The United States Stamp Society meeting will be held in conjunction with NOJEX, the annual stamp show sponsored by the North Jersey Federated Stamp Clubs.
The USSS will gather during the weekend of May 23rd through 25th, at the Meadowlands Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2 Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ. The hotel is offering special rates of $115 for a single room and $125 for a double room. To obtain these room rates contact the hotel at (201) 348-6900, ext. 7130 or 7104 and request the special NOJEX rates under group code NS8 (or online).
The show will include an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately exhibit competition which will include more than 100 frames of United States and related material presented by USSS members. In addition to the normal range of awards available at all WSP shows, eligible exhibits will also compete for the prestigious Southgate and Hopkinson Trophies, which are presented only at the show hosting the Annual Meeting of the Society.
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