Minutes
Gulf Coast Stamp Club Septembr 2018 Monthly Business Meeting Minutes
September 8, 2018
*Due to scheduling mistake the September meeting was held in the home of Al Allegue – Thank you Al and your kind wife for hosting our meeting.
Meeting was called to order by President Robert O’Dell at 2 pm. There were 13 members. Quorum met.
Note: Motions herein reflect mover and second in ( ) followed by action voted.
Motion to accept August Minutes (Mike Kayes/Chris Chidester) Approved
Treasurer’s Report (Gordon Nelms/Chidester) Approved
GULFPEX 2019 - CELEBRATING WOMEN - Mary Ann Graczyk Reporting
• A draft sample of the show poster was given to members present. Mary Ann asked for suggestions. Please email or call her with them.
• Al Allegue asked if there was any way to get the library involved to help us get students to attend the show. Maryann Graczyk volunteered to work with the librarians to see what can be done.
• A suggestion was made to have speakers from different women’s group at the show was tabled until the next meeting.
• Mike Kayes showed some ideas for show cancellation. The cancellation still needs additional work as this was just a draft.
• Al Allegue asked about having a silent auction at the show. After discussion it was decided that having a silent auction at the show would be more of a logistic problem and the idea was dropped.
Old Business
Website – Gordon Nelms
• We now have web space on the Southeastern Federation website. Gordon showed the information about our club on their site along with a webpage for our show, GULFPEX. He is our Club's webmaster for the Southeastern Federation and is still working to improve our presence on their website..
• The contents of the Dollar Box link of our website was shown. Gordon asked for members to supply additional material.
• On the GULFPEX page for the Southeastern Federation, Gordon has used six stamps that show women (that demonstration) what our show theme is going to be for the 2019 show.
• For the October homepage, the theme will be Stamp Collecting Month. It will feature stories of how our 3 lifetime members, Harry Steinwinder, Robert Whitaker, and John Wright, began stamp collecting.
• A list of books in the Club library was distributed. Gordon then showed some of the interesting titles in the library. Such as: Catalog of Errors on Stamp, History of Tibet Stamps, Railroad Cancels on Revenue Stamps. To order books from the library, email Gordon the Index Number in the far right column of the handout. He will bring the book to the next meeting for pick-up or make arrangements with Gordon to pick up the book. Click here to view the books in our library.
2nd Monthly Meeting – Bob Marousky
• The second monthly meeting for October will be an auction. It will be on the second weekend, October 13th. A handout on preparing items for the auction was distributed. Click here to see the handout.
• At this time there are no plans for a second meeting in November.
Southeastern Federation – Al Allegue
• Charles O’Brien III who is the head of the Southeastern Federation, asked for a person to serve as Director for the State of Mississippi. Since ours is the only member stamp club in Mississippi, the Director need to come from our Club
• A motion was made to have Al Allegue serve as that Director. During discussion, Al was asked if he would be willing to serve in that position and he accepted. Motion passed.
• There are many benefits with our becoming a member of the Southeastern Federation. They include the promotion of our show on their website, suggestions for improving meetings and different recruitment ideas, etc.
UV lite – Mike Kayes
• The light has been purchased and will be demonstrated after today’s meeting.
New Business
• Volunteer to do October Education Program. Al Allegue volunteered to do a program in October. Topic to be decided.
• Ideas for where to hold the Christmas party are needed. Please contact one of the Directors if you have a suggestion.
Announcements
• In a short Executive meeting a change in Officers was discussed and finalized. As of this meeting, Bob Marousky will act as Secretary and Mary Ann Graczyk will take his place as Director.
• Stamp Collecting Month Posters were handed out by Gordon. They are to be put in your local Post Office, Libraries, etc.
Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned at 2:55 pm
Education Presentation on using the UV lite.
Bob Marousky showed the different types of Ultra Violet (UV) lights available to collectors. Then he demonstrated how to use the UV light purchased by the club. A handout on UV lights was distributed. Click here to see a copy of that handout.
Mike Kayes had a large number of different stamps, mostly Transportation Coils. Using these stamps he then demonstrated what to be looking for and how it looks under the light. Bob showed two stamps with tagging errors and Machins (New British Definitive Stamps). On the Machins you look for the vertical bands across the stamp. That is one of the ways you identify the differences in the stamps.
Respectufully Submitted
Robert T. Marousky, Secretary
Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Attachments to the Official Minuts
Sign in Sheet
Treasurer’s Report
Draft GULFPEX flyer
Auction Handout – click here
UV Light Handout – Click here
Stamp Collecting Month Posters
September 8, 2018
*Due to scheduling mistake the September meeting was held in the home of Al Allegue – Thank you Al and your kind wife for hosting our meeting.
Meeting was called to order by President Robert O’Dell at 2 pm. There were 13 members. Quorum met.
Note: Motions herein reflect mover and second in ( ) followed by action voted.
Motion to accept August Minutes (Mike Kayes/Chris Chidester) Approved
Treasurer’s Report (Gordon Nelms/Chidester) Approved
GULFPEX 2019 - CELEBRATING WOMEN - Mary Ann Graczyk Reporting
• A draft sample of the show poster was given to members present. Mary Ann asked for suggestions. Please email or call her with them.
• Al Allegue asked if there was any way to get the library involved to help us get students to attend the show. Maryann Graczyk volunteered to work with the librarians to see what can be done.
• A suggestion was made to have speakers from different women’s group at the show was tabled until the next meeting.
• Mike Kayes showed some ideas for show cancellation. The cancellation still needs additional work as this was just a draft.
• Al Allegue asked about having a silent auction at the show. After discussion it was decided that having a silent auction at the show would be more of a logistic problem and the idea was dropped.
Old Business
Website – Gordon Nelms
• We now have web space on the Southeastern Federation website. Gordon showed the information about our club on their site along with a webpage for our show, GULFPEX. He is our Club's webmaster for the Southeastern Federation and is still working to improve our presence on their website..
• The contents of the Dollar Box link of our website was shown. Gordon asked for members to supply additional material.
• On the GULFPEX page for the Southeastern Federation, Gordon has used six stamps that show women (that demonstration) what our show theme is going to be for the 2019 show.
• For the October homepage, the theme will be Stamp Collecting Month. It will feature stories of how our 3 lifetime members, Harry Steinwinder, Robert Whitaker, and John Wright, began stamp collecting.
• A list of books in the Club library was distributed. Gordon then showed some of the interesting titles in the library. Such as: Catalog of Errors on Stamp, History of Tibet Stamps, Railroad Cancels on Revenue Stamps. To order books from the library, email Gordon the Index Number in the far right column of the handout. He will bring the book to the next meeting for pick-up or make arrangements with Gordon to pick up the book. Click here to view the books in our library.
2nd Monthly Meeting – Bob Marousky
• The second monthly meeting for October will be an auction. It will be on the second weekend, October 13th. A handout on preparing items for the auction was distributed. Click here to see the handout.
• At this time there are no plans for a second meeting in November.
Southeastern Federation – Al Allegue
• Charles O’Brien III who is the head of the Southeastern Federation, asked for a person to serve as Director for the State of Mississippi. Since ours is the only member stamp club in Mississippi, the Director need to come from our Club
• A motion was made to have Al Allegue serve as that Director. During discussion, Al was asked if he would be willing to serve in that position and he accepted. Motion passed.
• There are many benefits with our becoming a member of the Southeastern Federation. They include the promotion of our show on their website, suggestions for improving meetings and different recruitment ideas, etc.
UV lite – Mike Kayes
• The light has been purchased and will be demonstrated after today’s meeting.
New Business
• Volunteer to do October Education Program. Al Allegue volunteered to do a program in October. Topic to be decided.
• Ideas for where to hold the Christmas party are needed. Please contact one of the Directors if you have a suggestion.
Announcements
• In a short Executive meeting a change in Officers was discussed and finalized. As of this meeting, Bob Marousky will act as Secretary and Mary Ann Graczyk will take his place as Director.
• Stamp Collecting Month Posters were handed out by Gordon. They are to be put in your local Post Office, Libraries, etc.
Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned at 2:55 pm
Education Presentation on using the UV lite.
Bob Marousky showed the different types of Ultra Violet (UV) lights available to collectors. Then he demonstrated how to use the UV light purchased by the club. A handout on UV lights was distributed. Click here to see a copy of that handout.
Mike Kayes had a large number of different stamps, mostly Transportation Coils. Using these stamps he then demonstrated what to be looking for and how it looks under the light. Bob showed two stamps with tagging errors and Machins (New British Definitive Stamps). On the Machins you look for the vertical bands across the stamp. That is one of the ways you identify the differences in the stamps.
Respectufully Submitted
Robert T. Marousky, Secretary
Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Attachments to the Official Minuts
Sign in Sheet
Treasurer’s Report
Draft GULFPEX flyer
Auction Handout – click here
UV Light Handout – Click here
Stamp Collecting Month Posters
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