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18 ANNUAL YOUTH STAMP FAIR -- SATURDAY -
OCTOBER 18, 2008
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dudley House in Ventura, Ashwood and Loma
Vista.
SET THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR -- COME JOIN US FOR A FUN FAIR!
We show the young people how to enjoy this wonderful hobby from finding the stamps of their
choice -- taking them off paper when needed -- mounting them for safe keepings -- learning
worldwide countries -- topical collecting (this is where you save stamps of things that interest
you, such as dogs, cats, horses, airplanes, trains, etc).
SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORTED US AT YOUTH STAMP FAIR:
American Philatelic Society, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823 - for our cancel.
American Stamp Dealers Association, 3 School St., Glen Cove, NY 11542 - for albums.
Collectors Supply House, PO Box 301, 3 Yeo St., Paris, ON N3L 3G2 CANADA - for Canadian
album as a prize.
Kenmore Stamp Co., 119 West St., PO Box 331, Milford, NH 03055 - for stamps.
Lindner Publications, PO Box 5056, Syracuse, NY 13220 - for stock books, magnifiers
perforation gauges, catalogs for prizes and goodie bags.
Kett's Koin Kastle, 820 Wagon Wheel Rd., Oxnard, CA - for material for prizes.
Linn's Stamp News / Amos Press/ Scott Publishing Co., Amos Hobby Publishing, 911 Vandemark
Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 - copies of the Linn's stamp collecting guide, Scott Stamp Monthly and
and Scott product guides. Scott's address is PO Box 828, Sidney, OH 45365.
Mystic Stamp Co., 9700 Mill St., Camden, NY 13316 - for color U.S. catalogs, stamp collecting
kits.
Subway Stamps, 2121 Beale Ave., Altoona, PA 16601 - for stamps.
U.S. Postal Service - for production of the cancel and approval of its use.
Ventura County Star, PO Box 6006, Camarillo, CA 93011 - for design a stamp contest, publicity.
Whitman Publishing ' H.E. Harris, www.whitmanbooks.com -- for stamp packets, tongs.
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VENPEX 2007
STAMP EXHIBITION AND BOURSE
Was generally considered a SUCCESS!!
This was the first VENPEX since 2003 and wouldn't have been possible unless Mel Dick had
volunteered to chair the event and push all of us to make it a success. He and Frosty negotiated with
Stephen Pattillo to become the bourse chairman, and he attracted dealers who had never been to
VENPEX before. Their names are on the web site as a thank you and for readers to support them.
The show's two cachets and the cancel honoring U.S. Navy airships were popular with visitors and sold
well. They were designed by Phil Dockter of Glendale, CA, a 25-year member of the Southern
California Air Mail Society and a collector since the late 1960's.
We thank all who volunteered from the club and most people worked more than one shift. If we missed
anyone, we apologize.
The list:
Elliott Burfitt (who also provided the transportation for frames and then worked on repairing as many
as he could), Mel Dick (Chairman), Bill Garner, John Goldbach, Jerry Harwood, Jack Havicon, George
Lyon (Exhibits Chairman and assisted Elliott with getting the frames at the exhibit), Allan McComb,
Erik Thorlaksson, Ken and Sheri Oelschlager, Bill Pagel, Werner Scharnetzki, Dee Schmolinski, Doug
Turner, Ken Weber, Carolyn Weber, John Weigle and Tom Massa.
Thanks also is due to those who might not have been able to help but attended the show and patronized
the dealers.
Chairman, Mel Dick, noted that the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, "sent all kinds of material
that we put out, and all of it went very fast. Only one or two items were available the second day. I
would appreciate it if your could mention their support and encouragement in any 'thank yous'"
At the end of the show we had gained two new members and one renewal.
Ken and Carolyn Weber swept the awards with their exhibit - Aerogrammes of Papua New Guinea.
They took a gold and the grand (Judge Gregg Memorial Award), the Kurt Holschauer Memorial Award
for the Best British Empire exhibit, and the APS award for the best exhibit by an APS member.
Allen Klein received a gold and the reserve grand, provided by the Federated Philatelic Clubs of
Southern California, for USS Akron - Pride of the Navy: Covers Tell the Story of the Akron's
Contribution to Naval Aviation.
The most popular exhibit award, determined by votes of visitors to the show and donated by bourse
chairman Stephen Pattillo, went to Bill Schwartz's Soldiers' Story, and exhibit of letters and their
envelopes from several members of the same family who served in the Civil War. It also received a gold.
Other exhibits and their awards were as follows:
GOLD: Jerome V.V. Kasper, The Aerogrammes of Iceland.
Jerome V.V. Kasper, Australia's Official Aerogrammes.
Stephen Tucker, the Dhows of Aden -- First Issue of the Crown Colony
VERMEIL: Mel Dick, the Life and Career of the USS Lexington (CV2) in Time of Peace and War.
George Lyon, Costa Rica, The 1901 Issue.
John Weigle, United States Auxilliary Labels.
The judges were: Chairman, Wallace Craig; David Leeds; and Richard Willing.
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VENTURA COUNTY PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Schedule of Events coming up:
Future events:
Sarutday - October 18 -- Youth Stamp Fair at the Dudley House
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VENTURA COUNTY STAR HAS A STAMP BLOG: John Weigle, newsletter editor and writer of a
stamp column for the Ventura County Star, has a new blog on stamp collecting at VentuCountyStar.
com.
To get there, click on blogs on The Star's home page and then The Stamp Stump, or go directly to http:
//blogs.venturacountystar.com/vcs/weigle/
Weigle plans to use the blog to report on material he can't cover in the monthly stamp column and to
provide notices of county stamp clubs' activities
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STEVE TURCHIK'S EXHIBIT ONLINE:
Longtime member, Steve Turchik's award-winning exhibit, The Usage of Switzerland's Imperforate
Sitting Helvetia Issue of 1854-1863, which has won, among other awards, the 2006 Minnesota Stamp
Expo Grand Award, is on online at the American Helvetia Philatelic Society Web site.
The URL is http://www.swiss-stamps.org/Exhibits.htm
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DEE SCHMOLINSKI HAS MOVED TO OREGON:
Another longtime member and his wife, Sally, are leaving us for our green neighbor to the north,
Oregon. His new address will be: D. W. SCHMOLINSKI, 356 S. Manzanita Court, Canby, OR 97013.
His e-mail will be: dw_ski43@yahoo.com. Dee says he will keep in touch, so it is a good idea for us to
do the same.
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The Board meeting of June 30 did not have a quorum.
Next Board meeting is scheduled for July 28 at Bill Garner's residence.
The agenda will include whether to have Board meetings every month or not.
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MINUTES OF THE
VENTURA COUNTY PHILATELIC SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
JULY 28, 2008
Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by President, Bill Pagel at Bill Garner’s residence. The
following 5 members were present: Bill Pagel, Bill Garner, Frosty Godfrey, Tom Massa and
John Weigle.
There were no minutes to approve because we did not have a quorum in June.
Treasurer’s report: No report at this time other than we got our rebate for the Insurance.
The Secretary’s report: Received 2 renewals – Jim Waldron and Bill Waite.
Received correspondence from “Online Auction.com – anybody hear of them?
Received correspondence from MEPSI to “Editor” – John will handle.
Received 38 albums of FDC’s - see new business below.
The absent Vice-President reports: Sally Knight has been rescheduled from Aug to Nov.
September - Glenda Jackson will have a presentation.
October – Voice of Prophesy
November – 1st Monday – Sally Knight
2nd Monday – YSF Awards
(This was changed because set up for elections will be
on the first Monday and YSF draws too large a crowd to
fit in the small room).
December – 1st Monday – 40 lot auction
2nd Monday – Christmas party
President’s Report: Bill Pagel was present but had no words of wisdom at this time.
The one club sales book is not getting much action either with members contributing or buying.
The book is available each meeting. NEED MORE SELLERS.
Topical sales books are not getting much action either. They are out on front table at meetings.
Tom still needs MORE DIFFERENT PEOPLE to submit items for auction and he needs more
varied US from DIFFERENT OWNERS.
We need a new Librarian, especially to keep track of our Scott Catalogs. Some Library material
will be auctioned on our first meetings of each month but we will keep good material in our
library for members to read.
The Ventura County Fair is from July 30 to August 10. Volunteers will be needed.
The theme is “A Country Fair with Ocean Air”. Sign-up sheets will be passed around soon.
Please volunteer.
The Youth Stamp Fair will be held on October 18 at the Dudley House again. VOLUNTEERS
WILL BE NEEDED.
VENPEX 2009: Possibly. Need Steve to decide on a date SOON. We should check at club
meetings for interest or non-interest in VEMPEX. We will need volunteers, volunteers,
volunteers.
Old Business:
a. THIS BEARS REPEATING: The Board approved having a buy-sell-trade session of general
material from 7:15 to 8:00 pm every meeting night -- members will be notified at meetings.
b. ALSO REPEATING: It was agreed that to spark a little more of an interest to come out to
meetings we should publish in our newsletter the membership prizes coming up at the next two
meetings of each month. The prizes should be a minimum of $20 items.
c. Keep or drop website? Check for a less expensive one.
New business:
a. Disposal of 38 albums of FDC’S donated to VCPS for the General Fund.
John made a motion we accept Frosty’s offer of $165.00 for the approx. 38
albums of FDC’s and material that had been donated to the club. Tom seconded
the motion and the Board approved. Frosty gave us a check for $165.00.
b. Auctioneer for August will be Erik Thorlaksson -- Tom will be out of town.
c. We should poll the membership to see how many want our newsletter to be sent
via e-mail or remain as it is now, printed and mailed to our homes.
d. It was decided that we will schedule Board meetings once a month unless we
feel there is not enough business at which time we will reschedule the next
Board meeting.
Our next VCPS Board meeting will be held on AUGUST 25, 2008 at either Bill Pagel’s or
George Lyon’s residence. It will announced.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45pm [and 23 seconds]!
Respectfully submitted by Bill Garner, Secretary, VCPS
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I found this on the APS Web site in the youth section:
"Meeting City: Ventura, California
Anacapa Middle School Stamp Club
Sponsored by: Anacapa Middle School and Ventura County Philatelic Society
Meeting Location: Anacapa Middle School, Room 81, 100 S. Mills Road.
Meeting Time: Mondays - 12:30 pm
Contact Person: John Weigle, P.O. Box 6536, Ventura, C 93006-6536
E-mail: jweigle@vcnet.com
Ages: Any children attending Anacapa Middle School."
"Thanks, John"
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THREE METHODS FOR FINDING THE VALUE OF YOUR COLLECTION
First Method
See if you can find a local stamp club. There are usually very knowledgeable people in the club
who can assist with what you want to do--maybe even offer to evaluate your stamps free of
charge. Your local post office might have advertisements for the stamp club on their bulletin
board. Alternately, you can go to the American Philatelic Society Web site and click on their
"Local Clubs" link to find stamp clubs in your area.
Shortcomings:
The only real shortcoming here is that there might not be a stamp club in your area.
Second Method
Scott Publishing Company prints a yearly catalog entitled, "Scott Catalog U.S. Specialized."
This catalog shows pictures and lists market values for all U.S. postal items that have a Scott
number associated with them. It even lists individual values for the different plate numbers and
positions.
As of 2005 Scott will be including full-color stamp illustrations. The cost of this catalog is $55. If
you are a member of Amos Advantage the cost is somewhat less (see note below). You can order
the catalog online at Scott Online:
• Scroll down and on the left side in the Browse Products section you will eventually see
Scott catalogs. Ordering information can be found through this link.
Note #1: You can become a member of Amos Advantage by subscribing to one of their three
paid subscription services (including Linn's Stamp News, Scott Stamp Monthly, or Coin World),
or you can register online by clicking on the Amos Advantage link on the left side of their initial
web page.
Note #2: You might check with your local public library. Many libraries carry Scott's catalog in
their reference section.
Shortcomings:
This is probably the best way to go if you want a precise market value of all of your stamps
individually. The only shortcoming (if you'd call it a "shortcoming") is the cost of the catalog. It
is comparably more expensive than the other catalogs you can use to do your own research.
Third Method
If you want to just get an evaluation of a complete collection maybe for insurance or selling
purposes, you might consider hiring an expert. This could be a collectibles or antiques dealer, a
certified stamp specialist, or, as mentioned in Method 4, could be someone in the local stamp
club. It might be somewhat more expensive than the above methods and the evaluation won't be
as complete and detailed. We would imagine that insurance companies would require an expert
evaluation in order to determine premiums.
Shortcomings:
Like stated above, this type of evaluation will probably be somewhat more expensive than doing
your own research and the evaluation won't be as complete as if the stamps are individually
evaluated.
Tip: If you choose this method of evaluation, one thing that you should never do is ask, "What is
this collection worth?" and then immediately follow that question with, "And how much will you
give me for it?" This can create an ethical dilemna for the evaluator. If you do pay an expert to
evaluate the stamps, make sure that person is only doing it for the purpose of evaluating the
worth. Don't mention beforehand that you are interested in selling the collection as well.
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Allen Klein visits Stephen Pattillo
for negotiations at the show.
Wonder who won?
for negotiations at the show.
Wonder who won?
VENPEX 2007 Chairman, Mel Dick, proudly
stands beside his exhibit: the Life and Career
of the USS Lexington (CV2) in Time of Peace and
War.
stands beside his exhibit: the Life and Career
of the USS Lexington (CV2) in Time of Peace and
War.
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Mel is enjoying a well deserved rest.