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British Columbia Philatelic Society meeting
I sent the following "newsletter" to the on-line members of the British
Columbia Philatelic Society. I thought some of you might be interested, and might even be able to attend tonight's meeting. See our website (signature) for meeting details and directions to there. ---------------- British Columbia Philatelic Society Update for week of September 1-7 -- It's true in romantic melodies and it's true in stamp collecting: "See you in September / See you when the summer's through..." Today Wednesday, September 3, Swap & Shop at the first meeting of the 2003-2004 collecting season. Buy. Sell. Trade. (Everyone has at least a few stamps they can offer!) You can also eat, drink, be merry, and tell unbelievable stories about your summer. Leslie says that circuit books from the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada will be available. -- One feature of Wednesday's meeting will be a discussion about possible programs for the future. While we have programs lined up through February, 2004, we would like to begin thinking about others, with an eye to something different. Some members have already suggested departures from tried and true, but perhaps tired, activities. If any of you have suggestions for new activities, please bring them with you. -- If for some reason you can't make it to Wednesday's meeting, you should certainly make a point of attending the following one, on September 10, when John Keenlyside will present a talk on the 19th Century postal history of the Gulf Islands, and perhaps a bit more. Please come out to support John, and the Society. -- I hope that everyone has had a good summer, speaking philatelically and in all other ways. We could sure use some rain, of course, but at least there hasn't been a drought on the stamp collecting scene, at least for me. Lots of interesting wartime and aviation stamps and covers have come my way. -- My stamp collecting even led me into down an unexpected path. A couple of weeks ago I stopped to browse in the Antique Mall on Richards Street in downtown Vancouver, and found a shop which specializes in military antiques. In a glass case were several toy and model guns representing various periods; one was a toy 25-Pounder field gun like the ones used to great effect by the Canadians and the British against the Germans in the push towards Berlin. See http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/25pounder.jpg. I had just finished reading Where the Hell Are the Guns?, by George Blackburn, a Canadian forward observation officer during the war, and had been fascinated by the information he provided about these guns and their tactical role. I couldn't resist buying the toy gun, but I hope it doesn't lead down a slippery slope into collecting toy soldiers! Is there a philatelic connection here? Of course! The 25-Pounder is pictured on the 50-cent "Munitions" stamp of Canada, Scott #261, issued in 1942 as part of the War Issue; see http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/munitions.jpg. -- A small donation fell into our laps recently. A woman in Surrey found my personal web site and e-mailed me for advice about how best to get rid of an accumulation of stamps that had been put together by her parents and a brother in years past. I gave her the standard advice about auctions and direct sales to dealers, as well as selling on eBay, and as an afterthought suggested donating it to the B.C. Philatelic Society. She and her parents liked the idea of donating it, and last week I picked it up. The collection is what you would expect young collectors from the 1940s through the 1960s to put together -- a great many common stamps, many not in good condition, and a few nice but little surprises.*We should be able to sell it for a few dollars, which will help out with programs which include our annual VANPEX stamp show, scheduled this year for Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, and an annual donation to the Vancouver Food Bank. Bob Ingraham ------- Keep up to date at the B.C. Philatelic Society web site: http://www.bcphilatelic.org. ------- |
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