Oshkosh Philatelic Society

APS Chapter #1238

Lower Level Commons of the Evergreen Retirement Community, 1130 North Westfield Street, Oshkosh
1st Tuesday and 3rd Monday, Sept. - May, 7:00pm
Contact:5199 Bittersweet Lane, Oshkosh, WI 54901-9753

Officers:
Chuck Green, President
Don Thurwatcher, Vice-President
Bill Hodge, Secretary
Dave Carney, Treasurer

The Oshkosh Philatelic Society was one of the first stamp clubs in Wisconsin. Join us! We are sure you would agree our club must have been helpful to many people in the past to have survived seventy-eight years.

Meetings are held at 7pm on the first Tuesday and third Monday of each month from September through May, except in December when we meet on the first Tuesday only. In June, our picnic is on Sunday, June 14th, at 12 noon, our only meeting for that month. The Oshkosh Philatelic Society will not be meeting during the months of July and August of 2009.

Meetings #1481-1498:

• Sept. 2, 2008: Club Auction
• Sept. 15: APS Slide Show & Exhibit: "Collecting FDC's" - Hank
• Oct. 7: Dealers' Night - no auction
• Oct. 20: Member and Club Material Auction
• Nov. 4: Forgeries - Mark Schroeder
• *Nov. 17: Society Dinner at Oshkosh Elks' Club
• *Nov. 22: OPS Show at Oshkosh Elks Club (10am-5pm, free admission)
• Dec. 2: Computer Stamp Inventory - Greg Vanoudenhoven
• Dec. 15: No Meeting -- Happy Holidays!
• Jan. 6, 2009: Show & Tell - all members
• Jan. 19: Other Hobbies of Members
• Feb. 3: Dealers' Night - no auction
• Feb. 16: Buy-Sell-Trade - no auction
• Mar. 3: One Page Exhibit - 8-1/2x11"
• Mar. 16: Foreign Picture Postcards - Bill Hodge
• Apr. 7: Stamp ID, Flat/Rotary Printing - Dave Carney
• Apr. 20: Donations for Veterans - You bring & we will package
• May 5: How to prep for WISCOPEX - Verna Shackleton
• May 18: Election Of officers & Post Office tour
• *June 14: (Sunday) OPS Potluck Picnic
• July & August: No meetings these two months
• Sept. 1: first meeting of our 80th year.

*Meetings not at usual site, if not listed, site will be announced.

Door prizes are offered at each meeting. Unless noted, there will be auctions of Members' & Club items at each meeting. Club is buying stamp lots for auctions. This has worked well at other clubs, as material for auctions is of general interest and good value.

Dues are $5 per year (not prorated), and visitors are always welcome and may participate in all meeting activities except voting on club issues.