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Our Christmas party will be at the Mercy Housing facility in Gulfport on Saturday, Dec. 4th. It will begin at 1:30 pm and go 'till we run out of goodies.
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MEMBER RECOGNITION
The officers and directors of the Gulf Coast Stamp Club express their appreciation to member Felix Perez- Folch, Jr. for his steadfast contributions to our club. Felix's hard work on integrating the many rewards of club activity with the American Topical Associations programs have kept our club active within that organization. He is notably a member that is "early to arrive and last to leave". It is members like Felix that have literally kept our heads above water during this pandemic.
Gulf Coast Stamp Club
GULFPEX 2022
Stamp & Post Card Show
Friday, April 8th, 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday, April 9th, 10 am - 4 pm
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Location: St. Martin Community Center
5008 LeMoyne Blvd.,
I-10 Exit 50
Open To The Public
Free Admission And Parking
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WHO IS SANTA CLAUS??The story behind Santa goes back to the third century during the time of St. Nicholas, a monk, even though some sources state that he was a bishop. Nicholas was born around 280 A.D. in Patara, in modern-day Turkey. Legend states that Nicholas had a giving spirit and traveled the countryside helping those less fortunate and the sick.
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In 1841, many children traveled to Philadelphia to see a life-size Santa model. The lure of Santa and Christmas giving were becoming popular in the United States. The Salvation Army in the early 1890's started sending unemployed men in Santa suits to solicit donations for needy families to provide them with Christmas meals. Salvation Army Santas have been ringing their bells on street corners and in front of stores to gather donations for the needy since the start of this tradition.
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Current Stamp Price ----------> 58 cents |
On October 3, 2021 the price of a stamp increased 3 cents from 55 cents to 58 cents.
Retail Prices effective January, 24 2021
Letters (Stamped)1,4 Weight Not Over (ounces) |
1 $0.58 2 0.78 3 0.98 3.5 1.18 |
Letters (Metered)1,4 |
1 $0.53 3 0.93 3.5 1.13 |
Postcards3 $0.40 Large Envelopes (Flats)2 |
1 $1.16 2 1.36 3 1.56 4 1.76 5 1.96 6 2.16 -----------------> |
7 2.36 8 2.56 9 2.76 10 2.96 11 3.16 12 3.36 13 3.56 |
Letters that meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in DMM 101.1.2 are subject to the $0.30 nonmachinable surcharge. Large envelope-sized pieces that are rigid, nonrectangular, or not uniformly thick pay parcel prices. The card price applies to each single or double postcard when originally mailed; reply half of double postcard must be designed for reply mail purposes only. For weights over 3.5 ounces, see Large Envelopes prices. |
Source: https://www.degraeve.com/current-stamp-price.php
On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War. U.S. involvement in the Second World War was quickly followed by a massive mobilization effort. With millions of men and women serving overseas in the nation's armed forces, most of those who remained at home dedicated themselves to supporting the war effort in whatever means was available to them. Women, who had worked as homemakers or had held jobs outside military-related industries, took jobs in aircraft manufacturing plants, munitions plants, military uniform production factories, and so on. As the need for steel and other resources increased, American citizens participated in rationing programs, as well as recycling and scrap metal drives. Americans also supported the war effort with their hard-earned dollars by purchasing Liberty bonds. Sold by the U.S. government, the bonds raised money for the war and helped the bond purchasers feel they were doing their part for the war effort. The U.S. entry into the war helped to get the nation's economy back on its feet following the depression. Although just ten years earlier, jobs were very difficult to come by, there were now jobs for nearly everyone who wanted one. With the creation of 17 million new jobs during the war, workers were afforded the opportunity to pay off old debts, as well as to begin saving some of their earnings. Not all Americans remaining at home gained favorably from the war. Fearing that Japan might invade the West Coast of the United States, the government rounded up thousands of Japanese Americans who lived on the West Coast, and confined them to internment camps. By 1948 when the internment program ended, tens of thousands of Japanese had suffered as internees. In addition, German Americans, Italian Americans, Hungarians, Romanians and Bulgarians were also interned. On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered. After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, and the Second World War came to an end. The war cost the lives of more than 330,000 American soldiers. Many more were permanently injured or maimed.
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/
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