Minutes
Gulf Coast Stamp Club November 2, 2019
Monthly Business Meeting
Meeting called to order at 2:00 pm by President Rob O’Dell. There were 13 members present and one guest. The guest was Linda, the granddaughter of Johnny and Cynthia Baughman. A quorum was met and the meeting was official. (See Attachment 1 – Sign in Sheet.)
Minutes
The September minutes were approved as posted on the Club Website.
The October meeting was not official and the minutes did not need to be approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Mike Kayes gave an unofficial Treasurer’s report. He found a slight discrepancy in his official report and it will be submitted at the December meeting.
GULFPEX 2020
With the resignation of the Director of Shows, President Rob O’Dell will take the position of Chairman Pro Temp for both GULFPEX and the Fall Bourse. The actual work will be done by committees.
The Executive Committee is looking at an Apollo 13 item for the raffle at the show. More information is needed before we purchase the item.
Old Business
Plans for Christmas Party
A proposal was made to have the Club Christmas Party on Saturday, December 7 at the Royal Super Buffet on Hwy 49 (same place as last year). It was suggested that instead of having a Club meeting that afternoon, a short business meeting could be held before the party. Please check the Club website (www.gulfcoaststampclub.org) for details.
Standard Agenda Items
Website – Gordon Nelms
Gordon took members on a tour of the November website. A unique item on the site is a stamp calendar on the home page. He also reminded the members to use the message board if they are looking for specific philatelic items or have items to trade.
Southeastern Federation – Al Allegue
No new information.
Circuit – Bob Marousky
The October circuit sales totaled $150. Because the sales were under $200 we have to pay a 5% penalty. This will not happen in 2020 because of changes made by the American Philatelic Society (APS).
Circuit requests for 2020 were completed and sent to APS. Changes can be made and if you have a request see the circuit manager. A check for $120 (for 2020 circuit) was sent to APS to cover the new $10 monthly service.
New Business
A 1951 United States Stamp Album was donated to the club. Sadly the stamps in the album were mostly damaged. Several things combined to damage the stamps. The things that caused the damage include; the acid in the pages of the album, lick and stick to affix stamps directly to the album pages and the use of scotch tape to mount the stamps. The album was an excellent example of how not to mount and save stamps. Members had a chance to examine the album and stamps. A thank you letter was sent to the family who donated the album.
Announcements
Mary Ann Graczyk is now recovering at home
Tonight is when we “fall back” the time for the winter. Don’t forget to reset your clocks.
Volunteer for December Education Program
The Club Christmas Party will be at the Royal Super Buffet on Hwy 49 in Gulfport. This is the same location as last year’s party. There will be a meet and greet starting at 5 pm. A short meeting at 5:30 pm, which will be the December Club meeting, with party immediately after.
Show and Tell by Members
New issued US Halloween Stamps were shown to members. They include several security features such as the use of tinfoil in the background of the stamps.
Rob O’Dell showed two new blocks of Confederate stamps (Scott #2) he recently obtained. One of the blocks is a highly desirable margin block.
Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 2:32 pm.
Education Presentation – Al Alleque on Oddities on Cuban Stamps
Al gave a short history of Cuban stamps and then talked about how and why there are so many varieties in the early Cuban stamps.
It started with when the United States took possession of Cuba from Spain. In 1897 Cuba was using the stamp showing the image of young King Alphonso of Spain. Then in 1898 Teddy Roosevelt liberated Cuba from Spanish control to United States protection. Initially they did not have US stamps to use, so they overprinted the stamps they had on hand. A local printer was asked to overprint the young King Alphonso stamps. The printer did not have enough of the same typeface numbers causing each stamp to have a different looking number font. Another problem occurred because the funds from selling the stamps was going to Spain. The UPU (Universal Postal Union) policy is that the funds from sale of the stamps goes to the country issuing the stamps. In this case, the US only overprinted the stamps so the funds went to Spain.
To prevent the funds from stamp sales going to Spain, United States stamps were overprinted. This also led to the formation of many different collectible varieties. One stamp was overprinted 2 ½ cents instead of 2 cents. The stamp was sold for 2 cents and this was the only time the US Post Office ever sold a stamp for less than the face value.
When collecting these early overprinted stamps, collectors must be careful because there are numerous counterfeits. One way to identify real stamps from counterfeits on the overprinted Cuban stamps is by checking the ink. If it is sticky, that is one of the real stamps. That is because the printer had to dilute the indian ink with olive oil, thus the sticky problem.
Later during the Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his Postmaster General Farley would print two imperforate sheets of the current US stamp being printed. This led to protests by collectors in that only the President and Postmaster General would have this variety. To appease collectors, more imperforate sheets of stamps were printed. Since the stamps for Cuba were being printed here in the United States, collectors in Cuba demanded that additional imperforated sheets of Cuban stamps be printed. Those stamps became another collectable variety.
Around the 1960s, another group of Cuban stamps were printed in the imperforate variety. These stamps were not meant for postage and were put on display in Cuba. The stamps were stolen and some were recovered in the United States. These are extremely rare and Al was only able to show us photographs of the stamps.
Robert T. Marousky (Official copy of minutes signed)
Secretary Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Attachment 1– sign in sheet.
Attachment 2 – Thank you Letter to Jarrett Family
Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Executive Board Meeting
November 2, 2019
Five Board members were present. Quorum was met. (See Attachment 1 – Sign in Sheet)
Time started: 1:15 pm
Old Business
Club Library Storage
Board members examined a space for the Stamp Club to use to store the Club Library. The space measures 26 inches deep and exactly 36 inches wide. There is a fixed shelf at about the 5 foot level that cannot be removed. Board members will be looking for a bookcase or shelving unit to fit the space.
Gordon Nelms will remain Club Librarian and he furnished the Board a list of books and items from the current Library. (See Attachment 2 – Library Listing)
New Business
Filling Director’s Slot
Several Club members (Robert Endt, Tom Adams, Elaine LeGros, and Cathy Marousky) have been asked if they would be interested in filling the Directors slot and they all declined citing personal reasons. The search continues.
Replacement for Director of Shows
Club President Robert O’Dell will fill this role in a Chairman Pro Temp role. Eric White is in charge of working with dealers for both shows, GULFPEX 2020 and Fall 2020 Bourse.
Raffle Item for Gulfpex 2020
Photos of the Apollo 13 Item that Dr. John found at the ReDo Antique Mall were viewed. It is being sold by former Club member Randy Pruitt. The item is a matted Apollo 13 Colorado Silk cover mounted with the Apollo 8 photo of Earthrise and the mission patch. Randy said he could frame it for 18 dollars. Dr. John Barrett also had some framing quotes from Hobby Lobby. The question was asked if we could get this item signed (before framing) by Local Apollo 13 crew member Fred Haise. Dr. John Barrett is going to investigate how to get the signature and what would it be cost.
There are other Apollo 13 items for sale on the Internet if this does not work out as the item for the raffle.
Meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm
Robert T. Marousky (Official copy of minutes signed)
Secretary Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Attachment 1– sign in sheet.
Attachment 2– Library content listing
Monthly Business Meeting
Meeting called to order at 2:00 pm by President Rob O’Dell. There were 13 members present and one guest. The guest was Linda, the granddaughter of Johnny and Cynthia Baughman. A quorum was met and the meeting was official. (See Attachment 1 – Sign in Sheet.)
Minutes
The September minutes were approved as posted on the Club Website.
The October meeting was not official and the minutes did not need to be approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Mike Kayes gave an unofficial Treasurer’s report. He found a slight discrepancy in his official report and it will be submitted at the December meeting.
GULFPEX 2020
With the resignation of the Director of Shows, President Rob O’Dell will take the position of Chairman Pro Temp for both GULFPEX and the Fall Bourse. The actual work will be done by committees.
The Executive Committee is looking at an Apollo 13 item for the raffle at the show. More information is needed before we purchase the item.
Old Business
Plans for Christmas Party
A proposal was made to have the Club Christmas Party on Saturday, December 7 at the Royal Super Buffet on Hwy 49 (same place as last year). It was suggested that instead of having a Club meeting that afternoon, a short business meeting could be held before the party. Please check the Club website (www.gulfcoaststampclub.org) for details.
Standard Agenda Items
Website – Gordon Nelms
Gordon took members on a tour of the November website. A unique item on the site is a stamp calendar on the home page. He also reminded the members to use the message board if they are looking for specific philatelic items or have items to trade.
Southeastern Federation – Al Allegue
No new information.
Circuit – Bob Marousky
The October circuit sales totaled $150. Because the sales were under $200 we have to pay a 5% penalty. This will not happen in 2020 because of changes made by the American Philatelic Society (APS).
Circuit requests for 2020 were completed and sent to APS. Changes can be made and if you have a request see the circuit manager. A check for $120 (for 2020 circuit) was sent to APS to cover the new $10 monthly service.
New Business
A 1951 United States Stamp Album was donated to the club. Sadly the stamps in the album were mostly damaged. Several things combined to damage the stamps. The things that caused the damage include; the acid in the pages of the album, lick and stick to affix stamps directly to the album pages and the use of scotch tape to mount the stamps. The album was an excellent example of how not to mount and save stamps. Members had a chance to examine the album and stamps. A thank you letter was sent to the family who donated the album.
Announcements
Mary Ann Graczyk is now recovering at home
Tonight is when we “fall back” the time for the winter. Don’t forget to reset your clocks.
Volunteer for December Education Program
The Club Christmas Party will be at the Royal Super Buffet on Hwy 49 in Gulfport. This is the same location as last year’s party. There will be a meet and greet starting at 5 pm. A short meeting at 5:30 pm, which will be the December Club meeting, with party immediately after.
Show and Tell by Members
New issued US Halloween Stamps were shown to members. They include several security features such as the use of tinfoil in the background of the stamps.
Rob O’Dell showed two new blocks of Confederate stamps (Scott #2) he recently obtained. One of the blocks is a highly desirable margin block.
Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 2:32 pm.
Education Presentation – Al Alleque on Oddities on Cuban Stamps
Al gave a short history of Cuban stamps and then talked about how and why there are so many varieties in the early Cuban stamps.
It started with when the United States took possession of Cuba from Spain. In 1897 Cuba was using the stamp showing the image of young King Alphonso of Spain. Then in 1898 Teddy Roosevelt liberated Cuba from Spanish control to United States protection. Initially they did not have US stamps to use, so they overprinted the stamps they had on hand. A local printer was asked to overprint the young King Alphonso stamps. The printer did not have enough of the same typeface numbers causing each stamp to have a different looking number font. Another problem occurred because the funds from selling the stamps was going to Spain. The UPU (Universal Postal Union) policy is that the funds from sale of the stamps goes to the country issuing the stamps. In this case, the US only overprinted the stamps so the funds went to Spain.
To prevent the funds from stamp sales going to Spain, United States stamps were overprinted. This also led to the formation of many different collectible varieties. One stamp was overprinted 2 ½ cents instead of 2 cents. The stamp was sold for 2 cents and this was the only time the US Post Office ever sold a stamp for less than the face value.
When collecting these early overprinted stamps, collectors must be careful because there are numerous counterfeits. One way to identify real stamps from counterfeits on the overprinted Cuban stamps is by checking the ink. If it is sticky, that is one of the real stamps. That is because the printer had to dilute the indian ink with olive oil, thus the sticky problem.
Later during the Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his Postmaster General Farley would print two imperforate sheets of the current US stamp being printed. This led to protests by collectors in that only the President and Postmaster General would have this variety. To appease collectors, more imperforate sheets of stamps were printed. Since the stamps for Cuba were being printed here in the United States, collectors in Cuba demanded that additional imperforated sheets of Cuban stamps be printed. Those stamps became another collectable variety.
Around the 1960s, another group of Cuban stamps were printed in the imperforate variety. These stamps were not meant for postage and were put on display in Cuba. The stamps were stolen and some were recovered in the United States. These are extremely rare and Al was only able to show us photographs of the stamps.
Robert T. Marousky (Official copy of minutes signed)
Secretary Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Attachment 1– sign in sheet.
Attachment 2 – Thank you Letter to Jarrett Family
Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Executive Board Meeting
November 2, 2019
Five Board members were present. Quorum was met. (See Attachment 1 – Sign in Sheet)
Time started: 1:15 pm
Old Business
Club Library Storage
Board members examined a space for the Stamp Club to use to store the Club Library. The space measures 26 inches deep and exactly 36 inches wide. There is a fixed shelf at about the 5 foot level that cannot be removed. Board members will be looking for a bookcase or shelving unit to fit the space.
Gordon Nelms will remain Club Librarian and he furnished the Board a list of books and items from the current Library. (See Attachment 2 – Library Listing)
New Business
Filling Director’s Slot
Several Club members (Robert Endt, Tom Adams, Elaine LeGros, and Cathy Marousky) have been asked if they would be interested in filling the Directors slot and they all declined citing personal reasons. The search continues.
Replacement for Director of Shows
Club President Robert O’Dell will fill this role in a Chairman Pro Temp role. Eric White is in charge of working with dealers for both shows, GULFPEX 2020 and Fall 2020 Bourse.
Raffle Item for Gulfpex 2020
Photos of the Apollo 13 Item that Dr. John found at the ReDo Antique Mall were viewed. It is being sold by former Club member Randy Pruitt. The item is a matted Apollo 13 Colorado Silk cover mounted with the Apollo 8 photo of Earthrise and the mission patch. Randy said he could frame it for 18 dollars. Dr. John Barrett also had some framing quotes from Hobby Lobby. The question was asked if we could get this item signed (before framing) by Local Apollo 13 crew member Fred Haise. Dr. John Barrett is going to investigate how to get the signature and what would it be cost.
There are other Apollo 13 items for sale on the Internet if this does not work out as the item for the raffle.
Meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm
Robert T. Marousky (Official copy of minutes signed)
Secretary Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Attachment 1– sign in sheet.
Attachment 2– Library content listing
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