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Mid-Cities Stamp Club

of ARLINGTON and IRVING, TEXAS

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Welcome to the Mid-Cities Stamp Club Website, where our goal is to provide an interesting site, make available useful information for club members, and promote the hobby of stamp collecting. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us.

The Mid-Cities Stamp Club, now in its 44th year, is one of the largest and most active local stamp clubs in Texas. MCSC counted 88 members as of April 6, 2020. The club hosts two meetings a month (one in Arlington, one in Euless) in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We also have an affiliate club in Granbury, TX., which meets once a month. More.

MCSC EXPO 2020

Grapevine TX

NOV 13-14   

MCSC MEETINGS

ARLINGTON - JUN 3

NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

See Jul 1 meeting info in next column.

The next Arlington meeting for 2020 will be held on June 3.

NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

See Jul 1 meeting info in next column.

EULESS - JUN 17

NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

The next Euless meeting for 2020 will be held on June 17.

NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

GRANBURY - JUN 23

The next Granbury meeting for 2020 will be held on June 23.

NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED ...

BUT: THERE WILL BE A ZOOM MEETING at 7:00pm ON JUNE 30TH; lines will open at 6:45pm. MCSC club members who did not get the email invitation may contact Gary McNamee for more information.

The agenda includes the following: Show & Tell: Round table with members showing and telling about philatelic items; Report on APS and other on-line philatelic sessions by Rick Howell; Where in the World is it? by Gary McNamee; Shortened version of the APS program on Civil War Mail by Gary McNamee; Announcements by any member wishing to make an announcement; Discussion on next meeting July 28th - Zoom or in person.

View the Remaining Granbury 2020 Program Schedule as a WORD document, or as a PDF file.

VISITORS WELCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEET'N'EAT

ARLINGTON - JUN 3

NO MEET'N'EAT, due to meeting being cancelled.

EULESS - JUN 17

NO MEET'N'EAT, due to meeting being cancelled.

GRANBURY - JUN 23

NO MEET'N'EAT, due to meeting being cancelled.

2020 - More details.

NEXT (JUL 1) ARLINGTON MEETING

The next Arlington meeting for 2020 will be held on July 1.

NOTE: Check your email Wednesday afternoon to be sure the meeting is still scheduled. Arrangements are tentative, and per the latest county and local guidance, MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED. Website will also be updated if information is received in time.

The program for this meeting will be What Did You Do During the Pandemic, Daddy? This will offer members an opportunity to tell what they did (philatelically) during the past three months of isolation. APS sales books will be available.

NOTE: MEET'N'EAT is at Angelo's Steak and Spaghetti, 2590 West Pioneer Parkway, Pantego, TX, 817-303-7242. http://www.angelosspaghetti.
com/. The group will gather between 5:00 and 5:30 PM, and finish around 6:45 PM.

MCSC EXPO2020 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

EXPO Chairperson Ralph Poore advises that there are openings for area chairpersons. Interested club membetrs should contact Ralph at EXPO Volunteer. Join an outstanding team that works well together in creating a national-class exhibition and bourse.

ARTICLE BY BEN TERMINI

Club member Ben Termini has a featured article in the February 2020 edition of the Journal of Texas Philately & Postal History. Ben recounts the poignant saga of a young soldier and his wife during the years of WWII, and how they missed out on "the American Dream," that others may to this day have that experience. Little known, but they too were part of "the Greatest Generation." For Ben, it all began with a visit to "a stamp shop in Arlington, TX, [where he] spotted a large brown paper sack full of letters." Little did he know ... A must read.

QUICK INFO LINKS

Meet'N'Eat 2020
            dates and locations
Newsletter
            full-graphics vers.
Stamp Show
            EXPO 2019 Info

BOD & EXPO MTGS

BOD 01-13-2018
              notice
EXPO 02-29-2020
              notice

MINUTES OF MTGS

None available.

TSDA STAMP SHOWS

The Texas Stamp Dealers Association (TSDA) sponsors a series of stamp shows in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

NEXT SHOW

Dallas - Aug 21-22
Richardson Civic Center
>>>Same Location as 2019

Houston - Nov 6-7
Crowne Plaza Hotel
>>>Same Location as 2019

San Antonio - Oct 16-17
Norris Conference Center
across San Pedro from NorthStar Mall
>>>Same Location as 2019

For more show information (addresses, hours, maps, etc.).

NEW TSDA Website

OTHER SHOWS

Mid-Cities EXPO 2020
Nov. 13: 10a-5p
Nov. 14: 9a-4p
Grapevine Convention Center
Grapevine, TX
Sponsored by Mid-Cities Stamp Club

US STAMPS - SPECIALIST LIST

John Hotchner has made available lists of US Stamps and corresponding specialists in that particular stamp. The lists are divided between Definitives and Commemoratives. Hotchner advises that the lists are updated monthly. We will attempt to post the latest available information (the lists below are current as of January 8, 2020). MCSC Newsletter Editor Peter Elias is listed as a contact for Computer Printed Postal Labels. Also, club Director Stanley Christmas is listed as a contact for the 4 1/2c Prexy issue.
View the Definitive list as a PDF .
View the Commemorative list as a PDF .

JOIN MID-CITIES STAMP CLUB

Would you like to join the Mid-Cities Stamp Club ? Download our Membership Form as a PDF file, fill out, and send to the address indicated on the form. Print using Landscape orientation.

SCiFI Stamp3
Science Fiction - EXPO 2016 Theme

EXPO 2019 EXHIBIT PROSPECTUS

The EXPO 2019 Prospectus and Mini-Prospectus are now available (also on the STAMP SHOW page).

EXPO 2019 DEALERS

The EXPO 2019 Dealer List is now available.

Book: Roundout, by H. K. Petschel

A new book, by H.K.Petschel, on The Rondout Train Robbery, is available as an Amazon e-book ($7.00). Rondout was the largest robbery in US history and might be of interest to those studying in postal history, the inspection service, or the railway mail service. Mr. Petschel is a former US Postal Inspector, and has written books about counterfeit stamps.

2019-20 MID-CITIES STAMP CLUB
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Richard Hildebrandt - pres
Ray Moyer - 1vp
Gene Pfretzschner - 2vp
Skip Ely - sec
Judy Christmas - treas
Ray Cartier - ipp
Peter Elias - v/dir
Alliene Franklin - v/dir
Ken Wills - v/dir
Stanley Christmas - nv/dir
Jeff Jessup - nv/dir
Bob Weidman - nv/dir