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:
  • The China Clipper magazine (six issues per year)
  • Buying and selling Chinese stamps in Online Stamp Sales and Online Auction Sales
  • 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
 
FIRST 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

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 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

For more information go to Meetings and Shows

FUTURE ANNUAL CONVENTIONS WILL BE HELD AT:
CHICAGOPEX 2011, Nov. 18-20, Arlington Heights, IL
FLOREX 2012, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012, Orlando, FL

A regional Meeting will be held at APS StampShow 2010 August 12-15 at the Richmond Convention Center, 403 North Third St., Richmond, VA.  The show will be open 10 AM to 6 PM Thursday through Saturday and 10 AM to 4 PM on Sunday.  There will be about 130 dealers and 14,000 frames of exhibits as the show. 
For details visit APS StampShow 2010

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
 
EXHIBITS AT 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 ANNUAL CONVENTION

Last year’s Annual 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 Annual 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.

                Members after the 11 PM Membership Meeting

                                                                                                         The Luncheon on Saturday

           Steve Frumkin and Paul Gault manning the Society booth   

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.