March

Highway/bridge closure affecting traffic for GULFPEX 2021. Click here to look at available traffic routes.

GCSC Members should sign up to help with Registration and/ or Club Sales. Go here to verify dates and times you can help. Then email Gordon at gulfcoaststampclub@gmail.com with your choice.

It's National Women's Month

GULFPEX 2021 is on schedule and ready to go!

GULFPEX 2021

The Gulf Coast Stamp Show, Bourse & Exhibits
Friday, April 16th, 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday, April 17th, 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
Drawing for Apollo XIII Memorabilia
Silent Auction
Exhibits Awarded Prize Levels by Certified APS Judge

🚗 Map

The April 10th meeting of GCSC will take place at Mercy Housing, 1135 Ford St., Gulfport. The Board Meeting will be at 1:30 pm with a 2:00 pm member meeting. Mask and social distancing will be in effect. Directions: from I-10 Exit 38 (Cowan/Lorraine Rd.), south to Pass Rd., left to 2nd stop light, right onto Ford St. This is our last meeting for plans on the GULFPEX 2021 show.

March is National Women's Month

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields.

Women on u.s. stamps

The first U.S. postage stamp to honor an American woman was the eight-cent Martha Washington stamp of 1902.

Show cancelations/postponements from APS

March 13-14, 2021 – Rockford 2-3-4 Stamp Expo – Canceled
March 20, 2021 – Eugene Spring StampFest – Canceled
March 20-21, 2021 – Nashville Stamp and Postcard Show – Canceled
March 27-28, 2021 – Apple Blossom – Canceled
April 17-28, 2021 – Plymouth Show – Postponed to Sept. 18-19, 2021
April 23-25, 2021 – WESTPEX – Postponed to July 30 to Aug. 1, 2021
April 30 - May 2, 2021 – Philatelic Show – Canceled - new date TBA
May 6-9, 2021 – IBRA Germany (International) – Postponed to May 25-28, 2023
May 2021 – Rocky Mountain Stamp Show – Canceled
May 7-9, 2021 – PIPEX– Will be held virtually. For more information, see the website here.
May 21-22, 2021 – ROPEX 2021 – Canceled
June 11-12, 2021 – Colopex 2021 – Canceled

Observed U.s. Holidays for march

Mar 1 Monday, St. David's Day, Wales Patron Saint Observance, Christian
Mar 1 Monday, Casimir Pulaski Day, local observance, Illinois
Mar 1 Monday, First Day of Women's History Month Annual monthly observance
Mar 2 Tuesday, Texas Independance Day State Holiday - Texas
Mar 2 Tuesday Read Across America Day
Mar 2 Tuesday Town Meetng Day Vermont
Mar 5 Friday Employee Appreciation Day
Mar 14 Sunday Daylight Savings Time Starts
Mar 17 Wednesday St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17 Wednesday Evacuation Day
Mar 20 Saturday March Equinox Seasonal
Mar 25 Thursday Maryland Day Maryland
Mar 26 Friday Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day Hawaii
Mar 28 Sunday Palm Sunday Christian observance
Mar 28 Sunday Passover Jewish observance
Mar 29 Monday Seward's Day State Holiday - Alaska
Mar 29 Monday National Vietnam War Veteran's Day
Mar 31 Wednesday Cesar Chavez Day AZ,CA,CO,MI,NM,NV,TX,UT,WA,WI