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APS chapter 631
April 2021 Newsletter Volume 52, Number 4
Good News
The Jackson Philatelic Society is finally able to meet in person again. The next meeting will be at 10 am on April 17 at the Hindu Temple in Brandon. The address is 173 Vernon Jones Ave, which is off Old Fannin Road. If you are coming from the North (Spillway Rd.) go south on Old Fannin Road and take the 5th road on your right (Vernon Jones Ave). If you are coming from the South (Flowood Drive) go north on Old Fannin Road. Vernon Jones Ave is about the 10th street on your left. You will see the temple after about half a mile on your left. Go through the gate and park. Our meeting room is in the annex to the temple building. Please note, that the temple itself is off limits to non-members of the Hindu faith.
Also, we will wear facemasks and maintain social distancing during the meeting.
We will have to set up tables and chairs. So please, if possible, come a few minutes early to help with the setup for the meeting.
Annual dues
If you have not yet paid your annual membership dues, please send your check made out to JPS to the JPS treasurer, P. O. Box 16792, Jackson, MS 39236-6792. Dues are $ 5 for individual and $ 10 for family memberships.
2021 Gulfpex Stamp Show
The Gulf Coast Stamp Club is holding their annual stamp show next weekend in Biloxi, MS.
Times: Friday, April 16 from 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday, April 17 from 10 am to 4 pm
Place: St. Martin Community Center
15008 LeMoyne Blvd.
Biloxi, MS
The show is both bourse (9 dealers) and stamp exhibits and they will have a silent auction.
Admission and parking are free.
New USPS stamp
On January 24, the USPS released a new priority mail stamp for the new rate of $ 7.95. There is no rate change for the Express Mail, so no new stamp is being issued for this category
On April 9, booklet of 20 with four different designs themed around espresso drinks will be issued.
(Frankly, sometimes, I wonder who sits on the USPS committee for new stamps and selects an ever-increasing number of “memorable” issues. Remember the times, when stamps used to be precisely engraved pieces of art?)
It’s AUCTION time
After a long hiatus, at our next meeting, we will have again an auction of stamps and philatelic material. Please bring any material, which you want to auction off to the meeting accompanied by a filled-out auction slip.
Jackson Philatelic Society Auction Jackson Philatelic Society Auction
Lot #: ………………(filled in by auctioneer) Lot #: ………………(filled in by auctioneer)
Seller: ……………………………………………….. Seller: ………………………………………………..
Is this a donation to JPS: no yes (circle) Is this a donation to JPS: no yes (circle)
Item description: …………………………………… Item description: ……………………………………
………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………….
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Scott catalog year……………value $………… / Scott catalog year……………value $………… /
or estimated value: $ ………….. or estimated value: $ …………..
Minimum bid requested: $ ………….. Minimum bid requested: $ …………..
Winning bid $………(filled in by auctioneer) Winning bid $………(filled in by auctioneer)