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The Gulf Coast Stamp Club Show
-- Bourse & Exhibits --
Friday, April 8th, 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday, April 9th, 10 am - 4 pm
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Location: St. Martin Community Center,
15008 LeMoyne Blvd., I-10 Exit 50
Open to the Public
Free Admission and Parking
Click on 'MAP' below to view a map to the show
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-- Bourse & Exhibits --
Friday, April 8th, 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday, April 9th, 10 am - 4 pm
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Location: St. Martin Community Center,
15008 LeMoyne Blvd., I-10 Exit 50
Open to the Public
Free Admission and Parking
Click on 'MAP' below to view a map to the show
MAP
Dealers/Vendors GULFPEX Spring 2022
JOHN BIGELOW
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LEO NORCISA
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GCSC Meeting Dates For 2022
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March 5 August 6
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The March 5th meeting of GCSC will take place at MERCY HOUSING, 1135 FORD ST., GULFPORT, 39507; 1:30PM BOARD Meeting and a 2PM REGULAR Member meeting ; PROGRAM: 'SHOW AND TELL' , MEMBERS PLEASE BRING A SPECIAL ITEM AND SHOW AND TELL US + 'Q AND A' .
February -- A Month Filled With Holidays
Groundhog Day falls on February 2 in the United States, coinciding with Candlemas. It is a part of popular culture among many Americans and it centers on the idea of the groundhog coming out of its home to “predict” the weather. Silly woodchuck. |
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Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey , February 14, 1818,(he adopted the surname Douglass years later), he was separated from his mother at a young age and lived with his maternal grandmother. When he was seven, he began working on the Wye House plantation as a slave. |
Lincoln’s Birthday celebrates the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most popular presidents in United States history. It is a state holiday in some states on or around February 12. It's also known as Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, Abraham Lincoln Day or Lincoln Day. |
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Many people in countries such as the United States celebrate Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. It marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 |
Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14. It is a festival of romantic love and many people give cards, letters, flowers or presents to their spouse or partner. They may also arrange a romantic meal in a restaurant or night in a hotel. |
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Washington's Birthday, also known as Presidents' Day, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of February. The day honors presidents of the United States, including George Washington, the USA's first president. |
Celebrated on February 15, Susan B Anthony Day marks the birthday of one of the United States' most prominent female civil rights leaders. It is a legal observance in some states. |
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CandlemassWhat is Candlemas? “The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple”. Candlemas is a Christian holiday occuring annually on February 2 commemorating the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple when he was a baby. It occurs 40 days (inclusively) after Christmas Day. In some churches it is celebrated on a nearby Sunday. The term "Candlemas" (meaning Candle Mass) refers to the practice of the blessing of candles by the priest during a church service ("mass") for use during the year in church and in the homes of the faithful. Candlemas commemorates the ritual purification of Mary, 40 days after the birth of her son Jesus. |
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While in many countries Christmas decorations are traditionally removed on Twelfth Night (January 5, also known as Epiphany Eve), for other countries it is customary to remove them on Candlemas. Its roots are found in the Biblical passage of Luke 2:22-40.
The festival is called Candlemas because this was the day that all the Church's candles for the year were blessed. On Candlemas night, many people place lighted candles in their windows at home.
Like some other Christian festivals, Candlemas draws some of its elements from Paganism. In pre-Christian times, it was the festival of light. This ancient festival marked the mid point of winter, half way between the winter solstice (shortest day) and the spring equinox.
Some people lit candles to scare away evil spirits on the dark winter nights. People believed that Candlemas predicted the weather for the rest of the winter.
"If Candlemas Day be fair and bright
Winter will have another fight.
If Candlemas Day brings cloud and rain,
Winter won't come again."
For some people, different superstitions surround this festival. For instance, if a candle drips on one side when carried in church on Candlemas, this denotes a death of a family member during the year.
If someone brings snowdrops into the house on Candlemas day it symbolizes a parting or death.
Any Christmas decorations not taken down by Twelfth Night (January 5th) should be left up until Candlemas Day and then taken down.
Candlemas is a public holiday in Liechtenstein and is always celebrated on 2 February.
Candlemas used to be a national holiday in Scotland
As early February is the mid-point between winter solstice and the spring solstice, this time of the year was an important time to mark the coming of Spring and celebrating the increasing light.
The ancient Romans observed a mid-season festival on 5 February, and the pagan Irish celebrated one around 1 February. In many parts of Europe, an early February might herald the start of spring, when crops could be planted, so any way of predicting the weather at this time of year was popular. Early Christians had a tradition that if it was sunny on Candlemas, winter would last for six weeks more.
In Germany, there was a custom where the remaining amount of cold weather was determined by whether a badger would leave its set on Candlemas. This tradition continues today, but you might know it as Groundhog Day, a US tradition brought from Germany that predicts how much of Winter is left based on a Groundhog seeing its shadow on 2 February (silly woodchuck).
Eating In The Fifties
Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.
Curry was a surname.
A take-away was a math problem.
Pizza?? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.
Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
All potato chips were plain.
Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves that were never green.
Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Chickens didn't have fingers, only drum sticks.
None of us had ever heard of yogurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognized food.
'Kebab' was not even a word, never mind a food.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.
Prunes were medicinal.
Muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed.
Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.
Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than gasoline for it, they would have become a laughing stock of the town.
The one thing that we never ever had on/at our table in the fifties ... was elbows, hats, and cell phones.
