MEMBER BENEFITS

Membership in the China Stamp Society is open to all collectors of China and related areas. Member benefits include:
  • The China Clipper magazine (six issues per year).
  • Buying and selling in the Online Stamp Sales area of the website (opening soon).
  • Discounts on books, publications on DVDs and other items sold by the CSS.
  • Discounts on expertization and identification services.
  • Borrowing privileges from the CSS's library of reference materials on Chinese philately.
  • A free translation service for postal markings and other philatelic items.
  • Eligibility for scholarships for young collectors.
  • Meetings at national, regional and local shows.
  • Local area chapters.
RECENT EVENTS

The Society held a Regional Membership Meeting August 9-12 at APS StampShow 2007 in Portland, Oregon. Twenty-three members attended the show and 118 dealers showed off their wares. Book and DVD sales were brisk and several people joined or renewed their membership.

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The Society held its 2007 Annual Membership Meeting at FLOREX 2007 in Orlando, Florida, Nov 30 and Dec. 1-2, 2007.   Forty-six dealers showed their wares. The show had 200 frames of exhibits and has now requalified as a WSP stamp show.  
 
Choi Cheong-Too won the Grand Award for his exhibit of the “Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Issue Central Trust Print Cents Overprints and Surcharges of China 1942.”   In addition it garnered the CSS Best Exhibit of China Award, the CSS Chia Nan Chapter Award and a Gold Medal.
 
H. James Maxwell won the Reserve Grand Award for his exhibit of the “Rates During the Post-War Chinese National Currency Era.” In addition it garnered the Paul Ke-Shing Chang Chinese Postal History Award, the Postal History Society Award, the James R. Lee Memorial Award and a Gold Medal.

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The Annual Directors Meeting was Saturday at 9 AM and the Annual Membership Meeting followed at 10:30.   Seventeen members attended the luncheon Saturday at the Dim Sum Feast restaurant.   Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening some of the members got together for casual dinners.
 
 
Thursday nights dinner. Clockwise are Paul Gault, H. James Maxwell, Chuck Fagan, Steve Frumkin, Kenny Lee, Gene Liu and Tom Massa
 
 
Friday nights dinner.  Clockwise are Tom Massa, Archie McKee, Paul Gault, Pat Skain, Chuck Fagan, Steve Frumkin, Gene Liu and Kenny Lee
 
 
The Annual Directors Meeting on Saturday.  Left to right are H. James Maxwell, Michael Rogers, Ralph Weil, Chuck Fagan, Pat McKenzie and Paul Gault
 
The Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday.

The Society held a Regional Meeting at the St. Louis Stamp Expo 2008, Feb. 29 and Mar. 1-2.    Member Chio Cheong-too received a Gold Medal for his exhibit "The Crown Issues and Surcharges of Macau 1884," as did Henry Sweets for his "China to the United States: Surface, Airmail, Printed Matter and Regisrty Rates of 1945-1949 Inflation Period."   Henry also received the Regional Meeting Best China Exhibit Award.   Four new members joined the Society and a great time was had by all who attended the meeting.
                                                          
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
For more information go the Meetings and Shows

2008 ANNUAL MEETING

This year’s annual meeting will be held October 10-12 at SESCAL in Los Angeles, CA. However, SESCAL, this year, will be quite different. The Inter-American Federation of Philately (FIAP) will celebrate its 40th anniversary in a joint exhibition with SESCAL. FIAP represents North, Central and South America in the Federation of Philately (FIP). The combined show will be called SESCAL/Americas 08, and will be both an international stamp show under the auspices of FIP and a World Series of Philately show under the auspices of APS. There will be sixty dealers from around the world. The website for the show is http://www.sescal.org/sescal-08.htm The Board of Directors Meeting will be at 9 AM Saturday and the Annual Membership Meeting will be at 11 AM, followed immediately by the annual luncheon. 

SEMINAR ON EXHIBITING 

The Society will sponsor a seminar on Exhibiting Chinese Philately at SESCAL/Americas 08. The time and room number will be announced later.

REGIONAL MEETING IN AUGUST AT STAMPSHOW 2008
 
The Society will hold a regional meeting in Hartford, CT at APS STAMPSHOW 2008, which will be August 14-17, 2008, at the Connecticut Convention Center. The show is expecting to have 150 dealers, auctions, almost 15,000 pages of exhibits, and many special displays.   Over 50 organizations and societies are meeting at the show and there will be many meetings and free seminars. The China Stamp Society will have a booth selling books and DVDs and signing up new members.   Each evening we will have a member “get together” for cocktails and dinner. Hope to see you there. As always, help in manning the booth is most appreciated. Additional information can be found at the Society website.

Future Annual Meetings will be held at:
 
BALPEX 2009, Sept. 4-6, Labor Day Weekend, Baltimore, MD
SESCAL 2010, Oct., Los Angeles, CA
CHICAGOPEX 2011, Nov., Chicago, IL   
 
Future Regional Meetings will be held at:
 
WESTPEX 2009, April, San Francisco, CA
APS AmeriStamp Expo 2009, February 20-22, 2009, Arlington, TX (under consideration)
APS StampShow 2009, August 6-9, Pittsburgh, PA (under consideration)
APS StampShow 2010, August 12-5, Richmond, VA (under consideration)
APS StampShow 2011, August 11-14, Columbus, OH

Future Local Meetings will be held at:    
 
PIPEX 2008, May 30-31 and June 1, 2008, Seattle, WA
                                   
Email the President with questions