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MEMBER BENEFITS
Membership in the China Stamp Society is open to all collectors of Chinese Stamps and the stamps of related areas. Member benefits include:
SANDICAL 2010
SANDICAL 2010 was held January 15-17 in San Diego, CA. H. James Maxwell’s exhibit, ‘Rates During the Post-War Chinese National Currency Era,’ received a Gold Medal, the American Philatelic Congress Award and the Postal History Society Award. Mr. Maxwell’s single frame exhibit, ‘Nationalist China's Last Commemoratives,’ received a Gold Medal and the Single Frame Grand Award. Hugh Lawrence’s exhibit, ‘The Late Civil War Forerunners and Provisional Issues of East China: Philatelic Footprints on the Road to the Liberation of Shanghai,’ received a Gold Medal and the APS Medal of Excellence 1940-1980.
2009 NATIONAL CONVENTION
This year’s National Convention was held September 4-6 at BALPEX 2009 in Baltimore, MD. CSS members were in record attendance and a great time was had by all. We put on our ‘Exhibiting For Beginners’ seminar on Friday morning, which was well attended. Eighteen members attended the annual Membership Meeting at 11 AM on Saturday, which was followed by the annual luncheon. The Directors Meeting was held at 9 AM that morning. There were informal gatherings of CSS members for dinner each evening. Hugh Lawrence’s exhibit, ‘The Late Civil War Forerunners and Provisional Issues of East China: Philatelic Footprints on the Road to the Liberation of Shanghai,’ received a Gold Medal, the CSS Best Exhibit of China Award, the Paul Ke-Shing Chang Chinese Postal History Award, the Chia Nan Chapter Award, the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chapter Award, and the Military Postal History Society Award.
H. James Maxwell’s exhibit, ‘Rates During the Post-War Chinese National Currency Era,’ received a Gold Medal and his single frame exhibit, ‘Nationalist China's Last Commemoratives,’ received a Gold Medal and the Rimma Sklarevski Award for Best Stamp Exhibit.
Cheong Too Choi’s exhibit, ‘Dr. Sun Yat Sen Issue Central Trust Print 16 Cents Overprints and Surcharges of China 1942,’ received a Gold Medal and the Chiu Chin Shan Chapter James R. Lee Memorial Award.
Jerry H. Miller received a Gold Medal for his exhibit of ‘The German Post Office at Shanghai: 1886-1917.’ William P. Winter’s exhibit, ‘Uses of the Chinese Martyrs Issues in the Japanese/Communist War Years (1932-1949),’ received a Silver-Bronze Madal and the Norman W. Townsend Memorial (First Time Exhibitor) Award. In honor of the CSS National Convention being held at BALPEX, American Air Mail Society member Allen Klein exhibited his ‘First Flown Mail from Hong Kong by Pan American Airways Under Contract,’ which received a Vermeil Medal. View or Print the Palmares 50-YEAR MEMBERSHIP PINS The following members were awarded 50-year membership pins at the National Convention: A. LEWIS BURRIDGE RAYMOND CHARLES KARGL JULES A. MAC KALLOR CLARENCE NELSON, JR. They receive a 50-Year Pin, a 50-Year Certificate and a free Life Membership. 25-YEAR MEMBERSHIP PINS The following members were awarded 25-year membership pins at the National Convention: ERNEST MONG-KAR CHAN COLLECTORS CLUB OF CHICAGO SAM G-LING CHIU MAN CHO MOY SERGIO SISMONDO They receive a 25-Year Pin and a 25-Year Certificate.  Memebers after the 11 PM Membership Meeting
 H. James Maxwell speaking at the Membership Meeting
 The Luncheon on Saturday
 Steve Frumkin and Paul Gault manning the Society booth
RECENT EVENTS
STAMPSHOW 2009 REGIONAL MEETING The Society held a Regional Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA at APS StampShow 2009, August 6-9. The Society had a booth selling books and DVDs and signing up new members. The China Clipper magazine won a Vermeil Award in the literature competition for periodicals.
In addition to the Champion of Champions competition there were 658 frames of open competition. Member Hugh Lawrence received a Gold Medal and the CSS Best China Award for his exhibit, "The Late Civil War Forerunners and Provisional Issues of East China: Philatelic Footprints on the Road to the Liberation of Shanghai.” Member Eliot A. Landau received a Gold Metal for his exhibit, “The 5¢ China War Resistance Issue of 1942: It’s Proof, Issue, First Day Covers and Postal Uses.” Friday morning we put on our ever-popular seminar “Exhibiting For Beginners.” There was a member’s get together for cocktails and dinner each evening. OTHER REGIONAL MEETINGS The Society also held Regional Meetings at APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPX, February 20-22, 2009, in Arlington, Texas and WESTPEX 2009, April 24-26, 2009, in San Francisco, California. UPCOMING EVENTS
FUTURE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS WILL BE HELD AT:
SESCAL 2010, Oct. 1-3, Los Angeles, CA
CHICAGOPEX 2011, Nov. 18-20, Arlington Heights, IL FLOREX 2012, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012, Orlando,FL FUTURE REGIONAL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT: APS StampShow 2010, August 12-5, Richmond, VA
APS StampShow 2011, August 11-14, Columbus, OH APS StampShow 2012, August 16-19, Sacramento, CA Rocky Mountain Stamp Show 2013, Denver, CO APS StampShow 2013, August 8-11, 2013, Milwaukee, WI REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Roman Scheibert (R.Scheibert@rosch-computer.de) has been appointed our Regional Representative for Germany. At present Dr. Yasoichi Nakajima is our Regional Representative for Japan, David Y. Lu for the PRC, Hoo Huei-Ching for Taiwan and Paul N. Davey for the UK. The responsibilities of a Regional Representative include (1) trying to have a presence at various stamp shows in the region by passing out bookmarks and having information and applications available for prospective members, (2) passing on to the Editor of The China Clipper interesting information, including the exhibiting results of our members when they are exhibiting China in your area, (3) passing on to the President anything he might need to know to improve the presence of the Society in foreign countries, and (4) helping coordinate when our members are attending or exhibiting in foreign countries. Dedicated to the documentation, preservation, advancement and promotion of the stamps and postal history of China and its related areas through education, study, research and services. It is fun collecting Chinese stamps. |
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