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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:
UPCOMING ONLINE AUCTION
The first CSS Online Auction closed June 30. It was an overwhelming success. Three hundred lots were offered. Total realization was over $59,000. The next Online Auction will start November 1, 2010. Consignments need be received by October 15. NEW PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
We now offer reprints of a book prepared by the DGP; Report on the Chinese Post Office for 1921 (which contains a history of the first 25-years of the post office by province from 1896 to 1921). The 140-page hard bound book is available to members for $35.95 (non-members $44.95), plus U.S. postage of $3.95 or international postage of $12.95. The book is a fascinating account of the workings of the post office beginning with a general history of the first 25 years followed by summaries of the 25-year history by province, along with detailed results for 1920 and 1921 for each province. Included are 24 pictures, some images of the stamps and overprints, and appendices of tables and graphs. Click on “Books, DVDs For Sale” or contact Rich Boyd, our Publications Officer. We have available Chinese International Postal Routes During the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45, by Dr. Albert Cheung, a member of the Australian Chinese Philatelic Club. This 185 full color publication in English and Chinese is the authoritative work on the forty-one routed mail was able to enter and leave China during that period when the Japanese was trying to completely isolate Chine from the rest of the world. The book is filed with color illustrations of the covers, illustrations of the chops and cancels, five maps and pertinent domestic and international rate charts. You won’t be disappointed. The book is available on our web site or from Rich Boyd, our Publications Officer, for $ $35.95 ($ 43.95 for non-members), plus postage of $ 3.95 in North America, and $ 12.95 elsewhere. We now offer three new books in Chinese published by the Philatelic Writers' Club in Taiwan: an Atlas of Official Value-Declared Envelopes in Taiwan postal district (1951-2010), the China Junk - Indicia Postal Cards (1914-1936) and the Collectors' Philatelic Annual Report (2010). They are available on our web site or from Rich Boyd, our Publications Officer. They are each priced $19.95 ($24.95 for non-members), plus U. S. postage of $3.95 or international postage of $8.45. We have reprinted Paul N. Davey’s 22-page 1992 pamphlet, The Perfins of China, and are offering it to members for $5.95 (non-members $7.95), plus U.S. postage of $2.95, elsewhere $4.94. We now offer a 300-page color catalogue in English of all the PRC Added Charge Labels (ACL), also know as ‘Postal Surcharge Labels.’ The catalogue was prepared by longtime member Lars Palmer of Sweden and is available on a CD. There are four separate files on the CD: an “Introduction to ACLs and Mr. Palmer’s Catalogue, Mr. Palmer's Catalogue itself, an Appendix listing the ACLs by province, and an Appendix listing the postcodes of China in effect at the time the ACLs were used and a cross-reference between numbers used in Mr. Palmer’s prior Version 1.0 and this Version 2.0. Click on “Books, DVDs For Sale” or contact Rich Boyd, our Publications Officer. The price is $11.95 ($14.95 for non-members), plus U. S. postage of $3.95 or international postage of $7.80. 2010 ANNUAL CONVENTION
This year’s Annual Convention will be held October 1-3 at SESCAL 2010 in Los Angeles, CA. SESCAL has moved to the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 5711 West Century Blvd., which is just down the street from the old location. Hotel rooms are only $85 plus tax, and that rate is available for additional nights before and/or after the show if you want to do some sightseeing. The web site for the show is www.SESCAL.org The hotel phone number is 310-410-4000. The hours are 10 AM to 6 PM Friday and Saturday and 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday. We will hold our Membership Meeting at 11 AM on Saturday Oct. 2, to be followed by a luncheon at a Chinese restaurant. The meeting room location will be announced later. Volunteers to help in manning the CSS booth are always appreciated. There is still time to enter an exhibit. To view or print the Prospectus OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS 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 2011, August 11-14, Columbus, OH
APS StampShow 2012, August 16-19, Sacramento, CA Rocky Mountain Stamp Show May 2013, Denver, CO APS StampShow 2013, August 8-11, 2013, Milwaukee, WI  Some of the over thirty members attending StampShow 2010 in Richmond, VA  Some members after the Membership Meeting at BALPEX 2009
 BALPEX 2009 Luncheon on Saturday
 Steve Frumkin and Paul Gault manning the Society booth at BALPEX 2009
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES The Regional Representatives are: Dr. Yasoichi Nakajima for Japan, David Y. Lu for the PRC, Hoo Huei-Ching for Taiwan, Paul N. Davey for the UK and Roman Scheibert for Germany.
The responsibilities of a Regional Representative include (1) establishing 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 the 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. Collecting Chinese stamps is also a great deal of fun. |
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