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
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
