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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 rise and last to leave".  It is members like Felix that have literally kept our heads above water during this pandemic.

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GCSC Christmas Party

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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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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​Construction work scheduled for the St. Martin Library meeting has caused our  meeting place to move. The meetings for November 6th, December 4th, 

January  8th, 2022 and February 5th, 2022 have been moved to the Mercy Housing facilities. Please click on "map" to see a map to these facilities in Gulfport.

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 Thanksgiving Day in the United States is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year. 

 Traditionally it is a time to give thanks for all the sacrifice and hard work done for the harvest. In modern times people take time off work (4 day weekend starting Thursday) and spend time with family and friends over a large feast held on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving in the early days of the United States was celebrated on a variety of dates and eventually Abraham Lincoln in 1863 with help from Sarah Josepha Hale  decided Thanksgiving should be on the final Thursday in November. Later, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the day into law making the day officially celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

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If you already feel like your mail is taking longer to deliver, you may be in for a bumpy ride with the new delivery changes.

 The new service standards for first-class mail and packages, which started Oct. 1, lengthen the delivery time for about 30% of its volume. That means that letters, parcels and magazine subscriptions traveling longer distances could take up to five days to arrive, instead of two or three days.  There was a price increase in August and the Postal Service just temporarily increased the cost to ship a parcel during the holiday season. The current changes are part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year Delivering for America plan to overhaul the agency and try to tackle its massive debt. Besides lengthening mail timetables and raising rates, DeJoy's plan, which has generated controversy, also reduces post office hours. 
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/snail-mail-blues-what-do-new-usps-slowdowns-and-price-hikes-mean-for-you/

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 Honoring Our Veterans in Postage

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Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, who are people who have served in the United States Armed Forces (that were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable). It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

Upcoming Stamp Shows/Events

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CRESCENT CITY STAMP CLUB PRESENTS:
NEW ORLEANS STAMP SHOW 2022
Wyndham Garden Hotel, 6401 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Metairie, LA , 70003.
Open February 11th Friday 10 – 6 pm,  February 12th Saturday 10-4 pm.
Free and Open to the Public.

FLOREX Location: Osceola Heritage Park
Events Center, Hall B
1901 Chief Osceola Trail
Kissimmee FL 34744
Sponsor: Florida Stamp Dealers Association
Central Florida Stamp Club
Next Show: December 3-5, 2021
Future Dates: December 2-4, 2022
Contact Info. Francis Ferguson
Email: show@florexstampshow.com
Phone: 407-493-0956
Website: www.florexstampshow.com
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Sarasota National
 Location: Municipal Auditorium
US Hwy. 41, Known locally as 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida
Sponsor: Sarasota Philatelic Club, Inc.
Next Show: January 21-23, 2022
Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Liz Hisey, Phone: (941) 444-0777 
Email: lizhisey@comcast.net
Website: www.sarasotastampclub.com/show.html
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Southeastern Stamp Expo
 Location: The Hilton Atlanta Northeast
5993 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Peachtree, Georgia 30092
Sponsor: Southeast Federation of Stamp Clubs
Next Show: January 28-30, 2022
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Scott Mark
Email: sestampexpo@gmail.com
Website: www.sefsc.org

ARIPEX Location: Mesa Convention Center
201 N. Center St., Mesa, Arizona 85201
Sponsor: Arizona Federation of Stamp Clubs
Next Show: February 18 – 20, 2022
Future Dates: February 17 – 19, 2023
February 16 - 8, 2024
Contact Info. Kevin Lesk
Email: kwkual@aol.com
Phone: 480-240-0388
Website: www.aripex.org

Garfield-Perry March Party Location: Best Western Plus
15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville OH 44136
Sponsor: Garfield-Perry Stamp Club
Next Show: April 9-11, 2021
Future Dates: March 18-20, 2022 March 17-19, 2023
Contact Info. Rocco Caponi
Email: rocco.caponi@gmail.com
Website: www.garfieldperry.org

St. Louis Stamp Expo Location: St. Louis Renaissance Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, Missouri
Sponsor: Area clubs
Next Show: March 19-21, 2021
Future Dates: March 25-27, 2022
March 24-26, 2023
Contact Info. Fred Boatwright, P.O. Box 247 , Hawk Point, MO 63349
Email: stampooh@centurylink.net 
Website: www.stlstampexpo.com

​Philatelic Show Location: Boxboro Regency 
Boxborough, Massachusetts
Sponsor: Northeastern Federation of Stamp Clubs
Next Show: April 29 - May 1, 2022
Future Dates: May 5-7, 2023 May 3-5. 2024 May 2-4, 2025
Contact Info. David Ball and Mark Butterline
Email: david.ball@philatelicshow.org  mark.butterline@philatelicshow.org
Website: www.PhilatelicShow.org

​WESTPEX Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel
1800 Old Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, California
Sponsor: WESTPEX, Inc.
Next Show: April 22-24, 2022
Future Dates: April 28-30, 2023
Contact Info. Daryl Reiber
Email: Chairman@westpex.org
Website: www.westpex.com

PIPEX Location: Holiday Inn Portland Airport
8439 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland OR 97220
Sponsor: Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs
Next Show: April 29-30, May 1, 2022
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Mark Loomis
Phone: 503-709-6591
Email: mmloomis1@gmail.com
Website: www.pipexstampshow.org

​ROPEX Location: The Greater Canandaigua Civic Center
250 North Bloomfield Rd.
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Sponsor: Rochester Philatelic Association Inc.
Next Show: May 21-22, 2021 - CANCELLED
Future Dates: May 20-21, 2022
Contact Info. Tom Fortunato
Email: stamptmf@frontiernet.net
Website: www.rpastamps.org

COLOPEX Location: Doubletree Hilton Worthington
175 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, OH 43235
Sponsor: Columbus Philatelic Club, Inc.
Next Show: June 10-11, 2022
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Van Siegling (614) 440-4173
Email: info@colopex.com
Website: www.colopex.com

StampShow (APS) Location: See Great American Stamp Show for current show details
Sponsor: American Philatelic Society
Next Show: August 12-15, 2021, Rosemont (Chicago), IL
Future Dates: August 25-28, 2022, Sacramento, CA August 10-13, 2023, Cleveland, OH
Contact Info. APS
100 Match Factory Place
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Phone: 814-933-3803 ext. 209; Fax: 814-933-6128
Email: greatamericanstampshow@stamps.org

​BALPEX Location: Baltimore Hunt Valley Inn
245 Shawan Rd., I-83 Exit 20 E 
Baltimore, Maryland
Sponsor: Baltimore Philatelic Society
Next Show: September 2-4, 2022
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Michael Carski  Email: Balpex@verizon.net
Phone: 410-465-5712
Website: www.balpex.org
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SEAPEX Location: Tukwila Community Center
12424 42nd Avenue South, Tukwila, WA
Sponsor: Seattle Philatelic Exhibitions, Inc.
Next Show: September 9-11, 2022
Future Dates: September 8-10, 2023
September 6-8, 2024
Contact Info. Carol J. Edholm, Show Chair
Email: seapex.show@gmail.com
Website: www.seapexshow.org


October 20 - Online
Collectors Club of New York program: “1917 Perkins Issue of Colombia.” Website: collectorsclub.org.

October 23 – West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach Stamp & Postcard Show, Cresthaven Stamp Club, Barkley Activity Center, 2605 Barkley Drive West. Dealer bourse. Sat. 10-4. Free. Bob Burr, 561-267-1903.
West Palm Beach Stamp and Postcard Show October 23-24 – Rio Rancho, NM

AEROPHILATELY 2022 Location: American Philatelic Center
100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Sponsor: American Air Mail Society
American Philatelic Society
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Next Show: October 21-23, 2022
Future Dates: One-time WSP show
Contact Info. Stephen Reinhard, Show Chairman
Email:  stephenreinhard42@gmail.com
David Ball, American Air Mail Society President
Email:  davidsball47@gmail.com
Website:  www.americanairmailsociety.org

NewMexPex, Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Lane, SE. Dealers, displays, kid gifts, prizes, USPS w. cancel, What's in Your Attic. Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4. Free. https://sites.google.com/view/newmexpex-annual-stamp-show/. October 23-24 – Walnut Creek, CA

East Bay Collectors’ Club 75th annual show. Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Dr. Dealers, exhibits. Sat, 10-5; Sun, 10-4. Free. tuurifam@comcast.net. October 29-30 – Bellefonte, PA

CHICAGOPEX Location: Westin Chicago Northwest
400 Park Boulevard
Itasca, Illinois 60143 Includes a Literature Exhibition
Sponsor: Chicago Philatelic Society
Next Show: November 19-21, 2021
Future Dates: November 18-20, 2022
Contact Info. Charles Berg
Email: StampKingChicago@hotmail.com. 
Phone: (773) 775-2100
Website: www.chicagopex.org


Minnesota Stamp Expo Location: Crystal Community Center
4800 Douglas Drive North Crystal, Minnesota
Sponsors: Twin City Philatelic Society, Lake Minnetonka Stamp Club
Maplewood Stamp Club, Minnesota Stamp Dealers Association
Next Show: July 15-17, 2022
Future Dates: July 21-23, 2023
July 19-21, 2024
July 18-20, 2025
Contact Info. Randy Smith
Email: rasmary4@frontiernet.net 
Website: www.stampsminnesota.com

​Great American Stamp Show Location: SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
1400 J St., Sacramento, CA 95814
Sponsor: American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, American First Day Cover Society
Next Show: August 25-28, 2022 Sacramento, CA
Future Dates: Aug 10-13, 2023 Cleveland, OH Aug 15-18, 2024 Hartford, CT
Contact Info.
Email: greatamericanstampshow@stamps.org
Website: www.stamps.org/GreatAmericanStampShow

Omaha Stamp Show Location: Westside Community Conference Center
3534 S 108th St., Omaha, NE 68144
Sponsor: Omaha Philatelic Society
Next Show: September 10-11, 2022
Future Dates: September 9-10, 2023
September 7-8, 2024
Contact Info. Exhibit Information:  Mike Ley
Email: giscougar@aol.com
Show Information:  Herb Eveland
Email: tuvaenterprises@hotmail.com 
Website: www.omahaphilatelicsociety.org

MILCOPEX Location: Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport
6401 South 13th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sponsor: Milwaukee Philatelic Society, Inc.
Next Show: September 16-18, 2022
Future Dates: TBD
Contact Info. MaryAnn Bowman
Email: maryann15b@mac.com
or Dona Fagan faganfalls@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.milcopex.org
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National Topical Stamp Show Location: See Great American Stamp Show for current show details
Sponsor: American Topical Association
Next Show: TBA
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Jennifer Miller
American Topical Association 
P. O. Box 2143
Greer, SC 29652-2143
Email: ata@americantopical.org
Website: www.AmericanTopical.org

OKPEX Location: Reed Conference Center
5800 Will Rogers Road
Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
Sponsor: Oklahoma City Stamp Club
Next Show: TBA
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Exhibit Information:
Email: ralph.deboard@oc.edu Show Information:
Joe Crosby  Email: joecrosby@cox.net


​Rocky Mountain Stamp Show Location: Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
Exhibition Halls A & B
25690 E. Quincy Ave,
Aurora, CO 80016 OFFICIAL HOTEL
Doubletree Denver-Aurora
13696 E. Iliff Place
Aurora, CO 80016
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Philatelic Exhibition, Inc.
Next Show: TBA
Future Dates: TBA
Contact Info. Steve McGill
Email: steve.mcgill@comcast.net
Website: www.rockymountainstampshow.com

San Diego Stamp Show Location: La Jolla Marriott
4240 La Jolla Village Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Sponsor: San Diego Stamp Show, Inc.
Next Show: October 8-10, 2021
Future Dates: February 24-26, 2023
Contact Info. San Diego Stamp Show, Inc.
P.O. Box 675125
Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067
Email: MEBanchik@gmail.com
Website: www.SanDiegoStampShow.org

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