ATFP-October 2019

OCTOBER 2019 VOL. 41 ISSUE 8

Across the Fencepost

NEWSLETTER OF THE WISCONSIN FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUBS

WFSC CLUBS AT A GLANCE

GREEN BAY PHILATELIC SOCIETY
RAY PERRY

Beginning with the August/September Figure 1: Green Bay Philatelic Society cachet celebrating Green Bay Packers
issue of Across the Fence Post, our editor 50th anniversary.
Alex Gill with our president’s (Karen
Weigt) blessing began a series of introduc- While a lot of the early clubs were social time from 7 to 7:30, the business
tory columns on the front page of the “men only” the first available roster of meeting from 7:30 to about 8 (there is no
publication. John Paré wrote a very nice members of GBPS includes eight women, business meeting in June, July, and Au-
article introducing the Wisconsin Postal including an officer. The club currently has gust) followed by a short program and a
History Society for that issue. This month a membership of 34. That includes two silent auction. We usually wrap up by 9
it is my turn to introduce the Green Bay junior members. We meet once per month p.m. at the latest. Some regular pro-
Philatelic Society (GBPS). So here it goes. on the third Thursday of the month at the grams include a philatelic
Brown County Aging and Disability Re-
There is some data in the historical source Center located at 300 S. Adams St. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
documents of the Wisconsin Federation of in Green Bay. The meeting consists of a
Stamp Clubs (WFSC) that would seem to
indicate that the Green Bay club has been
around since at least 1929 which would
mean we would be celebrating our 90th
anniversary this fall. However, the club
itself celebrated its 50th anniversary in
November of 1982 making it only 87 years
old this fall. Either way the Green Bay
Philatelic Society has been around a long
time.

@ www.wfscstamps.org CONTENTS
@Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs
APS Chapter 350 WFSC CLUBS AT A GLANCE 1&6
ATA Chapter 107 EDITORS LETTER & CONTACTS 2
CLUB CONNECTIONS 3
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 4
FEDERATION NEWS 5-6
RICHLAND CENTER POST OFFICE 7-8
SHOW CALENDAR 9

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EDITOR’S LETTER CONTACT INFORMATION

ALEX GILL, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PRESIDENT: SE REGION VP:
Karen Weigt Art Schmitz
One of my favorite seasons of 4184 Rose Ct. [email protected]
the year is fall. What I enjoy Middleton, WI 53562 -American Topical Association
most is the beautiful colors of [email protected] (Chapter 5)
leaves, especially as I travel and -Germany Philatelic Society
spend time outdoors. One of VICE PRESIDENT: (Chapter 18)
my favorite memories growing Brian J. Liedtke -Milwaukee Philatelic Society
up in Wisconsin was many a 4625 South Scot Dr. -Waukesha County Philatelic Society
New Berlin, WI 53131 -Wauwatosa Philatelic Society
weekend trip to Door County where plenty of fall recreation
activities are available from hiking, festivals, sightseeing and [email protected] NE REGION VP:
enjoying what the Peninsula has to offer. Ray D. Perry
SECRETARY: [email protected]
Recently, I attended two philatelic related events. The first Clarence Davis -Bay de Noc Stamp & Coin Club
was the American Philatelic Society’s annual stamp show in W4022 Linden Drive -Green Bay Philatelic Society
Omaha, Nebraska. A last minute change in my work schedule Malone, WI 53049 -Northwoods Philatelic Society
allowed time to attend. While at the show, I won an auction lot [email protected] -Oshkosh Philatelic Society
of a complete collection of Great Britain’s Machin stamps from -Outagamie Philatelic Society
1967 to 2009! The second highlight was getting to meet Warren TREASURER: -Wisconsin Postal History Society
Buffett, who was exploring the show and graciously allowed me Allen E. Vick
to take a picture with him! 2090 River Estate Lane CENTRAL REGION VP:
Stoughton, WI 53589 Chuck Rebek
A week later, I attended the First Day Ceremony for the new [email protected] [email protected]
Woodstock Forever Stamp at the Metropolitan Museum of Art -Central Wisconsin Stamp Club
in New York City. While the festival occurred long before I was VP YOUTH DIVISION: -Chippewa Valley Stamp Club
born, it was fun to hear about the event and its role in a tumul- MaryAnn Bowman -Lakeland Stamp & Coin Club
tuous time in American History. After the ceremony, I had the P.O. Box 1451 -Wisconsin Valley Philatelic Society
opportunity to meet two of the founders of the festival, Joel Waukesha, WI 53187
Rosenman & Michael Lang! [email protected] SW REGION VP:
John Paré
Sincerely, EAST CENTRAL REGION VP: [email protected]
Alex Gill Don Kurki -Badger Stamp Club
Editor-in-Chief, Across the Fence Post [email protected] -Baraboo Stamp Club
E: [email protected] -Fond du Lac Stamp Club -Janesville Stamp Club
-Kettle Moraine Coin & Stamp Club -Monroe Stamp & Postcard Club
-Manitowoc Philatelic Society -Tri-State Stamp Club
-Sheboygan Stamp Club

Across the Fence Post is the official publication of the Wisconsin Federation of
Stamp Clubs, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. WFSC also is a life member
of the APS (since 1953). For more information about WFSC, please visit the
website, www.wfscstamps.org.

ATFP is published 10 times a year in January, February, March, April, May/June,
July, August/September, October, November and December. News of Wisconsin
collectors, club news and other gratis original philatelic features are welcomed.
The editor accepts submissions in any format, but prefers email if possible. The
editor reserves the right to make editorial changes to submitted copy. Material
appearing in ATFP not carrying an individual copyright notice may be repro-
duced only by not-for-profit organizations, provided the author(s) and ATFP
receive credit or attribution. All materials carrying an individual copyright notice
are the sole property of the author(s).

Unless explicitly stated by an officer in conjunction with official WFSC business,
opinions expressed by the editor or individual authors are not necessarily en-
dorsed by the WFSC. Submission deadlines for editorial and advertising materi-
als are the 1st of the month preceding month of publication (i.e. Jan. 1 for Feb.
issue). Editorial matter should be sent to: Alex Gill, Editor ATFP, 3820 Waldo
Avenue, Apt. D, Bronx, NY 10463. Phone: 262-343-6467 ([email protected]).
Send advertising material to John St. Onge, Advertising Manager, ATFP, P.O.
Box 123, Wales, WI 53183-0123. Phone 262-893-5210 ([email protected]).
For a complete list of advertising rates and policies (display, classified, and
listings), request a copy from the advertising manager.

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CLUB CONNECTIONS

MARYANN BOWMAN, WAUKESHA COUNTY PHILATELIC SOCIETY

Starting out this column with a REMINDER! Time for
your club to think about the Christmas/Holiday greeting that
will appear in the December issue of Across the Fence Post.
Make it a club activity by asking members to bring in examples
of greeting cards, postcards, first day covers, stamps, ceremony
programs, or anything of a holiday or quasi-holiday appear-
ance, preferably with a philatelic connection.

As a group, select one item to represent your club, add a
simple message or greeting and club name. See additional in-
formation about how to submit your ad in this issue. Then
watch for the December issue to see and enjoy the holiday ads
from WFSC clubs. Remember the online version of ATFP is in
color so select a design that will appear well in both black and
white as well as color. I continue to hear and read about clubs
that are turning to the internet for ideas and for presentations
that can be used as club programs. Last issue, I mentioned the
Exploring Stamps series that have appeared on YouTube. Per-
haps by now you have learned that the APS has agreed to spon-
sor the Exploring Stamps video series produced and hosted by
Graham Beck for the YouTube Channel.

I mention this because there have been some other devel-
opments in the philatelic video world. The Rocky Mountain
Philatelic Society took advantage of speakers who were attend-
ing pre-show Thursday Philately of the Americas Seminars at
Rompex/Rocky Mountain Stamp Show to videotape their
presentations. Something similar occurred at Milcopex. Several
of the seminars related to the collecting of Africa were vide-
otaped and will be available online for viewing in the near fu-
ture.

Other possible videos to view and use for outreach include
those produced by the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
and the Spellman Museum’s Going Postal series. With many
clubs taking a summer recess, the news and activities have
been slow to come in. So I take this space to offer some sugges-
tions that clubs are trying in an effort to stimulate attendance.
Both the Milwaukee Philatelic Society and the Waukesha Coun-
ty Philatelic Society have a stamp bucks program rewarding
members for various things including attendance, participation
in activities, programs, auctions, committee and officer service
as well as for bringing treats to share with the members.

The Badger Stamp Club recently initiated a program where
door prizes are offered at the first meeting of each month. The
drawing is made from names of members present at the
meeting and consists of lots purchased from a dealer member
between $10 per lot with the lots having a catalog value of
about $90 each. The winner keeps the material, sells the lot at
club auction, give it away, etc. The drawing is made after the
business meeting and the winner must be present to claim the
prize. What does your club do to encourage attendance at
meetings? Let me know and I will include your ideas in a future
column.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

WFSC PRESIDENT KAREN WEIGT

Greetings to all as we embark on the new Phase 1 of ATF/ATFP digitizing project now on website – All
stamp collecting season and consider a few WFSC newsletters going back to 1979 can now be accessed on
noteworthy matters concerning the WFSC and our website. We’ll soon be working on phase 2 of our digitizing
philately as a whole. project. It involves getting a full set of bulletins together and
shipping them to the American Philatelic Research Library for a
October is National Stamp Collecting digitizing cost estimate. The bulletins go back to the first issue
Month -- It’s not too late to plan a special pro- dated December 2, 1933, and run through 1978.
motion to expose philately to the general pub-
lic. In need of suggestions? Take a look at the Newsletter indexing -- Watch for a website posting of index
American Philatelic Society website at http://stamps.org/Stamp files of ALL WFSC newsletters going back to 1933. The subject
-Collecting-Month. and author indexes were done by Darlene Waterstreet, of Two
ATFP Ad Manager wanted – John St. Onge, our ATFP ad Rivers, Wis. What a project this has been for her and what a
manager, is resigning upon completion of the December issue. wonderful gift to the WFSC!
We need a volunteer to fill this important position. John has
organized the routine responsibilities so someone can easily Enjoy our wonderful Wisconsin fall season and do take time
step in and take over. He is currently working on a more com- to attend some of the many upcoming shows listed on the ATFP
prehensive job description than listed in “Federation News” on calendar.
page 5. Please offer to help keep ATFP going.
Contact John St. Onge at [email protected]
or me at [email protected].
Wisconsin Stamp Suggestion Committee on
the chopping block—This is a New Business
item on the September 21 Executive Board
meeting agenda. Eliminating the position re-
quires an amendment to the bylaws where it
has been listed as a Standing Committee since
at least the 1970s. U.S. Postal Service policies
and procedures have changed over time mak-
ing it more efficient for the WFSC to simply ap-
point a special committee should some eminent
Wisconsin-related stamp subject arise.
Wisconsin Philatelic Hall of Fame nomina-
tions – There’s still time to submit a nomina-
tion. See details on page 5.

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FEDERATION NEWS

WFSC PRESIDENT KAREN WEIGT

WFSC 2019-21 COMMITTEES/APPOINTEES Permanent Record Book: Karen Weigt – House and keep the
Thanks to those serving in the background to keep WFSC going: book up to date.
• American Philatelic Society Rep: Al Vick -- Handle WFSC • Historian/Archivist: Clarence Davis – Gather and maintain
the historical files and WFSC memorabilia.
chapter membership matters. • Webmaster: Greg Riesterer – Maintain the WFSC website.
• American Topical Association Rep: Robert J. Mather -- • Website Committee: Chrmn. Greg Riesterer, Michael
Mules, MaryAnn Bowman, Aimee Devine, & Gregg Green-
Handle WFSC chapter membership matters. wald – Evaluate the WFSC website for visual appeal, con-
• Corporate Registered Agent: Al Vick – Ensure that annual tent, & ease of use.
• Facebook Administrator: Aimee Devine – Promote and
WFSC incorporation reports are filed. maintain the account with up-to-date postings.
• Finance Committee: Chrmn. Al Vick, Paul T. Schroeder, • Newsletter:
Editor: Alex Gill – Produce Across the Fence Post.
Chuck Shoemaker and John Paré – Maintain inventory con- Ad Manager: John St. Onge (thru Dec. 2019 issue) – Solicit
trol, prepare annual budgets, review project and news- ads and handle associated monetary matters.
letter budgets, and make financial recommendations to the Show Calendar and Registry: Karen Weigt – Serve as contact
WFSC Executive Board. for club show dates.
• Publicity and Public Relations Committee: Chrmn. Mar- Distributor: Bert Hart & Charles Shoemaker – Perform all
yAnn Bowman, Aimee Devine, and Ken Grant -- Promote a tasks involved with mailing ATFP issues to WFSC members.
positive and up-front image of the WFSC through a variety Editorial Advisory Council: Chrmn. Alex Gill, Ray Perry, Mi
of means. chael Mules, MaryAnn Bowman, Aimee Devine, Ken Grant,
• Judging Committee: Chrmn. Rob Henak and Tim Wait – and John St. Onge – Serve as counsel to the editor.
Maintain a listing of WFSC judges and apprentices, provide • Show/Bourse/Meeting Info Flier: Karen Weigt – Gather
judges and judging guidelines for local WFSC member club information and produce the annual flier.
shows, recruit and train new judges, and provide awards • Speakers Bureau Coordinator: Karen Weigt – Maintain and
criteria and current judging sheets. promote a listing of speakers willing to present a program
• Wisconsin Stamp Suggestion Committee: Paul T. Schroed- at local club meetings.
er – When deemed necessary, prepare letters of opinion to • WISCOPEX 2020 Show Chairmen: Clarence Davis – Lead
the U.S Postal Service, research potential Wisconsin- the Fond du Lac Stamp Club in hosting the 2020 event.
related stamp subjects, submit correspondence to various CALL FOR WI PHILATELIC HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS
officials (including the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee) The WFSC recognizes up to three prominent Wisconsin philate-
to promote Wisconsin-related U.S. Postal Service issues. lists per year for their contributions to the hobby. Nominations
for 2020 candidates for the Wisconsin Philatelic Hall of Fame
• Bylaws Committee: Chrmn. Paul T. Schroeder, Doug Hen- are due December 31, 2019. Please note the following when
kle and David Borchert -- Periodically review existing by- submitting nominations:
laws and standing rules, recommend amendments to re- • Contributions of a purely local club nature shall not be the
flect changing times and functions of the WFSC, and con- sole reason for selection to the Hall of Fame.
sider suggested amendments made by others. • A deceased philatelist may not be nominated or consid-
ered until three years after his/her death.
• Awards Chairman: John Fagan – Maintain awards invento- Only WFSC member clubs may submit nominations & each
ry, prepare awards and ensure that they are properly dis- nomination must be seconded by two other member clubs. The
tributed. nominating club is responsible for making arrangements with
the seconding clubs to provide those seconds. The nomination
• Committee on Exhibitions: Chrmn. Clarence Davis, Larry & seconds should be sent together to the chairman of the Hall
Glenzer, and Bob Jobe and Ken Grant – Serve as counsel to of Fame Committee. A nomination should include a statement
WISCOPEX host clubs and periodically review and update identifying the nominee, a short philatelic biography, & the
the rules for annual exhibitions. reasons why that person should be selected for the Wisconsin
Philatelic Hall of Fame. Send the nomination & seconds to Rob-
• Nominating Committee: Chrmn. Brian J. Liedtke, Maurice ert J. Mather, Chrmn., Hall of Fame Committee, S56 W29562
Wozniak, and Greg Schmidt – Canvass WFSC clubs for qual- Roanoke Dr., Waukesha, WI 53189 or [email protected].
ified candidates for the offices of president, vice president,
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• Hall of Fame --
Committee: Chrmn. Robert J. Mather, John Paré (for Greg
Schmidt), and Dan Undersander – Publicize the WFSC Wis
consin Philatelic Hall of Fame, seek and screen nomina-
tions, and ensure that Hall of Fame functions and formal
inductions are handled in an orderly and respectable fash-
ion.

CLOSED ALBUM WFSC CLUBS AT A GLANCE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Darelle Lee White, of Madison, Wis., passed scavenger hunt (a Green Bay tradition for more than 35 years),
away on July 20, 2019, at age 78. Her death a way-out topical night in which members bring six to twelve
was attributed to a spinal stroke in early stamps pertaining to an unusual topic, and programs given by
2018 that left her paralyzed from the waist members on some aspect of their collecting interests. There is
down. a picnic at the August meeting and a Christmas party at the
December meeting.
She was a member of the Badger Stamp
Club and was appointed the club’s social Each March the GBPS hosts its annual show called BAYPEX.
secretary. She also served on the WFSC We have about 10 dealers at the show and club members dis-
Publicity and Public Relations Committee. play several frames of stamps from their collections in a non-
Many remember Darelle, who helped staff competitive exhibit. The club held a show at least as early as
the WFSC booth at MILCOPEX and WISCOPEX. Her pleasant 1934 and hosted the fourth state convention in 1935 along
smile and enthusiasm for philately and philatelic fellowship will with several since.
be missed. A full obituary can be found at: https://
www.ryanfuneralservice.com/notices/Darelle-White. GBPS has a monthly newsletter published 10 months out of
the year (no newsletter published in July or August). It can be

found on the GBPS webpage on the Federa-
tion’s website (wfscstamps.org). Another
activity of the club is a biennial Boy Scouts of
America stamp collecting merit badge work-
shop.

GBPS is a member of the American Phila-
telic Society and donates its subscription to
American Philatelist to the main branch of
the Brown County Library in Green Bay.

We would love to see you at one of our
meetings or at our next BAYPEX scheduled
for March 21, 2020. For more information
on GBPS you can contact Ray Perry at five-
[email protected]. In the meantime, I’ll
leave you with one last thought: GO PACK
GO!

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RICHLAND CENTER POST OFFICE

ALEX GILL

Figure 1: A post office dedication cover for Richland Center,
Wisconsin recently discovered at a stamp show (Source:
author).

During the Great Depression in which many were unem- Figure 2: The original post office (Source: Hippostcard).
ployed and faced uncertain futures, then President Franklin D.
Roosevelt sought to create employment opportunities and re- Figure 3: The rebuilt and current Richland Center Post
lieve an anxious public through his New Deal and its programs Office.
as a reminder that better financial times were on the horizon.
One New Deal program was the Public Works of Art Project
(December 1933- June 1934). At the time approximately $145
million in public funds were earmarked for the construction of
federal office and public buildings such as courthouses, librar-
ies, and post offices. Through PWAP, over 15,000 works of art
by some 3,750 artists including over 700 murals on public dis-
play were created and some can be found in Wisconsin.

A recent stamp show discovery uncovered a Post Office Ded-
ication Cover from the Richland Center, Wisconsin Post Office
autographed by then Postmaster J.P. Kelly February 16, 1936
when the current post office opened. Inside, is a letter ad-
dressed to a Mr. A. C. Schwarting of the University Club in Madi-
son in regards to a previous request to have an autographed
cover for the date. The Richland Center Post Office as it stands
today was constructed as part of the Works Progress Admin-
istration (WPA) and opened in 1936. The post office occupied
various rented quarters throughout the city including the Rich-
land County Bank Building located at 195 West Court Street. It
was proposed the location would become the permanent home
of the post office. However, due to changing postal specifica-
tions at the time, it was determined the facility was unable to
meet these requirements and a new location was sought. Inter-
estingly, today the site is still home to the Richland County
Bank.

In 1934, the city received a federal grant for $150,000 along
with twenty other Wisconsin cities to construct new post office
buildings. Designed by architect Louis Simon in the Georgian
Revival architectural style, the new building located at 213

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post office murals. While the section supervised the creative
output of TRAP, a master artist and an assistant were chosen
for each project with names selected from the WPA Federal
Art Project. To ensure consistency, both the section and the
Treasury Relief Art Project were overseen by Edward Bruce,
who previously directed the Public Work of Arts Project. It
should be noted that while the Public Works of Art Project paid
artists hourly, the Section of Fine Arts Program awarded con-
tacts to artists based on works entered in competitions.

Today, many of these murals still exist in federal buildings
and in post offices across the country. It is up to us to preserve
these beautiful works of art today for the generations of to-
morrow.

Figure 3: The mural inside the Richland Center Post Office. Figure 4: The 2019 Post Office
Murals stamps (Source: Hip-
North Central Avenue, was built for $50,000 by Mass Construc- Stamp).
tion of Watertown, Wisconsin under the supervision of Govern-
ment Engineer G.L. Cadenhead. The new post office was occu-
pied by the Post Office Department in January of 1936 and is
the only post office building constructed in the city.

As an example of the Georgian Revival style, the building
features a number of key characteristics for that style including
a simple but symmetrical plan, basic brick structures and lin-
tels, keystones above the windows, and dentil trim in the
eaves. In addition, the original interior featured quarry tiled
floors, maple floors, and pine wainscoting. The key feature re-
maining is the oil on canvas mural, “Decorative Interpretation
of Unification of America Through The Post”, by Richard
Brooks. The mural’s message stresses that the United States is
a large country with many parts and that the mail system, alt-
hough flawed at times, is crucial in developing
and uniting the nation. After a successful run,
the Public Works of Art Project was extended
though the foundation of the Section of
Painting and Sculpture under the US Treasury
Department. It should be noted the section
was renamed to the Section of Fine Arts in
1938. It was through this extended program
that many murals were commissioned in post
offices and federal buildings

Remaining anonymous, allowed competing
artists the chance of winning a commission.
The committee comprised of various individu-
als including fellow artists, critics, and archi-
tects. The section would approve final designs
based on the committee’s findings and award
contracts. In order to reinforce specifications,
projects were monitored closely by the Section
of Painting and Sculpture for artistic style and
content and artist wages were awarded after
the mural was completed.

An extension of the Section, known as
the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP, 1935-
1938) also created an additional number of

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SHOW CALENDAR Want to list your event? Contact Karen Weigt, 4184 Rose Ct., Middleton, WI

53562 P: (608) 609-6173 E: [email protected]

WFSC CLUB SHOWS OTHER SHOWS

October 5 CENWISPEX 2019 October 12 Will County Stamp Show
Naperville Area Stamp Club & Philatelic
Central Wisconsin Stamp Club. Exhibits Club of Will County. Messiah Lutheran
Church, 40 So. Houbolt Rd., Joliet, IL.
and bourse. Holiday Inn Stevens Point,

1001 Amber Ave., Stevens Point, WI.

Sat. 10a-4p.

C: J.D. Manville 715-341-5555 October 12-13 MSDA Fall Show

E: [email protected] Midwest Stamp Dealers Association,

bourse only. Ramada Inn Chicago

October 12 Monroe Stamp & Wheeling, 1090 S. Milwaukee Ave.,
Postcard Club Show
Wheeling, IL. Sat. 10a-5p, Sun. 10a-3p.
Monroe Stamp & Postcard Club. Bourse
only. 18 & 8 Building, 1802 18th Ave., October 18-19 METROPEX ‘19
Monroe, WI. Sat. 9a-2:30p.
C: Randy Riese 608-558-6430 Maplewood Stamp Club, bourse only.
E: [email protected]
Roseville Ice Arena, 2661 Civic Center

Dr., Roseville, MN. Fri. 10a-5p, Sat. 10a-

4p.

October 19-20 TOSAPEX 2019

Wauwatosa Philatelic Society. Bourse November 22-24 CHICAGOPEX 2019
Chicago Philatelic Society, judged ex-
only. NEW LOCATION: St. Francis Lions hibits, seminars, and bourse. Westin
Chicago Northwest Hotel, 400 Park
Community Center, 3476 E. Howard Blvd., Itasca, IL. Fri. & Sat. 10a-6p, Sun.
10a-4p.
Ave., St. Francis, WI. Sat. 10a-5p, Sun.

10a-3p.

C: Gerard Madritsch

E: [email protected]

November 30 SUPEX 2019

October 26 Tri-State Stamp Expo Suburban Collectors Club of Chicago,
Tri-State Stamp Club. Bourse and exhib-
its. Northeast Iowa Community College, exhibits and bourse. Operating Engi-
8342 NICC Dr., Peosta, IA. Sat. 9a-3p.
C: Pfohl’s Stamps 563-582-6247 neers Hall, 6200 Joliet Road, Country-
E: [email protected]
side, IL.

November 9 Oshkosh Stamp Bourse December 7-8 MSDA Madison Stamp
Oshkosh Philatelic Society. Bourse only. Show
Elk’s Club, 175 W. Fernau Ave, Oshkosh,
WI. Sat. 9a-3p. Midwest Stamp Dealers Association,
C: Dave Carney 920-750-3117 bourse only. Crowne Plaza Madison,
E: [email protected] 4402 East Washington Ave., Madison,
WI. Sat. 10a-5p., Sun. 10a-3p.

May 2-3 WISCOPEX 2020 December 14-15 MSDA Holiday Show
Midwest Stamp Dealers Association,
WFSC 89th Annual Convention, hosted bourse only. Holiday Inn Chicago Oak-
brook, 17W350 22nd St., Oakbrook
by the Fond du Lac Stamp Club Terrace, IL. Sat. 10a-5p, Sun. 10a-3p.

judged exhibits, seminars, bourse, &

auction. Fond du Lac Masonic Center, March 21-22, 2020 Rockford 2-3-4
Stamp Expo
500 W. Arndt St., Fond du Lac, WI.
Rockford Stamp Club, exhibits &
Sat. 10a-4p, Sun. 10a-3p bourse. Forest Hills Lodge, 1601 W.
Lane Rd. (Hwy. 173), Rockford/Loves
C: Clarence Davis 920-929-9194 Park, IL. Sat. 10a-5p, Sun 10a-4p.

E: [email protected]

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