APS Chapter #1295
MADISON, WI
Oakwood Village West, Heritage Oaks Apartment Building
Westmoreland Room — at main entrance
6205 Mineral Point Rd., Madison
(see printable meeting schedule for parking options)
General Meeting: 1st and 3rd Sat., 1:45 p.m. - Buy/Sell/Trade begins at 1 p.m.
Contact: Charles Shoemaker
209 Shiloh Dr., Madison, WI 53705
608-827-6048
Officers:
President: Pete Smith ()
Secretary: Karen Weigt
Treasurer: Curt Shawkey
Board Member: Bob Voss
Board Member: Charles Shoemaker
First Saturday of the month adult general meetings always include an educational program related to postage stamp collecting. Third Saturday of the month adult general meetings always include an auction. The Badger Stamp Club sponsors DANEPEX, an annual stamp show. Members also receive a bimonthly newsletter.
BEGINNERS - INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED COLLECTORS - ADULTS AND YOUTH: All are welcome to Badger Stamp Club meetings. General public invited to DANEPEX.
Dues: $5 per year adult regular; $6 per year family; $2 per year youth
MEETING SCHEDULE
2009
- Sept. 5: Show and Tell - Philatelic Item Related to the Letter "B" (Member Participation)
- Sept. 19: MEMBER AUCTION
- Oct. 3: 50th Anniversary Celebration — Memories From the Past and "Fifty" Auction
- Oct. 17: MEMBER AUCTION
- Nov. 7: Member Bourse
- Nov. 21: MEMBER AUCTION
- Dec. 5: Cover Collecting (Don Huebner)
- Dec. 19: MEMBER AUCTION and Holiday Party
2010
- Jan. 2: Topical Collecting — Hockey Night in Canada (Chuck Shoemaker)
- Jan. 16: MEMBER AUCTION
- Feb. 6: Confessions of a Stamp Soaker (Mike Lybarger)
- Feb. 20: MEMBER AUCTION
- Mar. 6: U.S. Hunting and Fishing Stamps (Pete Smith)
- Mar. 20: MEMBER AUCTION
- Apr. 3:An Overview of the Philately of Malaya — A Special Look at the State of Perlis (Joe Lutz)
- Apr. 17: MEMBER AUCTION
- Apr. 18: DANEPEX '10 (Stamp Show), Crowne Plaza Hotel 4402 E. Washington Ave., Madison; 10 am - 4 pm
Covers can be mail ordered by sending $3 ea. to Curt Shawkey, 610 Malvern Hill Dr., Madison, WI 53718. Include a No. 10 SASE and make checks payable to Badger Stamp Club. Besides the DANEPEX '10 cover, commemorative covers from DANEPEX 08 and 09 are still available ($2 each).
April 18 (Sunday), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Hotel (across from East Towne Mall)
4402 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI
DANEPEX Features: judged philatelic exhibits, 15 dealers, U.S. Postal Service substation, door prizes, free stamp collection appraisals, beginners table for youth and adults, free admission and parking, handicap accessible.
- May 1: Philatelic Literature — Now and in the Future (Dan Undersander)
- May 15: MEMBER AUCTION
- June 5: Member Bourse
- June 19: Officer Elections and MEMBER AUCTION
Informal meetings are held during the months of July and August on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at the same time and place. A talk-and-swap session is on the first meeting.
MONTHLY AUCTIONS
Badger Stamp Club auctions are open to both members and non-members, as buyers and sellers. Sellers must submit the club's standard auction sale form with each item. Forms are available from the auction clerk. If help is required, the auction clerk will be happy to assist in filling out the form. Lot check-in begins during the "talk 'n' swap" (trade/buy/sell) session and must be completed 15 minutes before the general meeting. General meetings begin promptly and all want an opportunity to study lots beforehand.
Bids are taken from the floor as our auctioneer goes through each individual lot. If you are a successful bidder, please announce your name immediately, and a runner will deliver your lot to you. The auction clerk will collect your payment when the auction has concluded. Checks will be accepted.
The club retains a 5 percent commission from the seller. (Currently, club auctions in June and December are commission-free.) Sellers are paid their amount due as soon as all buyers have remitted payment. No-bid lots may be resubmitted at succeeding auctions. Any private transaction of no-bid lots listed on the auction tally for the day of said auction will be subject to the 5 percent commission to the club.