Burholm Stamp Club July-09

THE BURHOLME STAMP CLUB Where Stamps can be Fun, Educational and Profitable!

RYERSS MUSEUM

Volume 1

Issue 12

July 2009

Officers: Stuart Geisler, President/Editor, [email protected]. Dan Browning, Vice President. Jacqueline Miles, Corresponding Secretary/Assistant Editor. Arthur Cohn, Recording Secretary. www.stuartstamps.com. As Greenery surrounds us in July, it reminds us of how lush our club has become; now approaching 50 members strong. Club members are reminded to tell all our friends and associates how much fun our new club is, in order to insure this great hobby’s spread. So make it your business to love to come the Club!!!!!!!!!

MEETING****************************************************************

The Next meeting will be held July 25 1:30 pm-3: 00 PM, at the beautiful Library of the Ryerss Museum, 7370 Central Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although most of our members avail themselves of vehicular access to the meetings, it is also easy to access by public Transportation ( Septa) Bus Route 24, 70, 77 and R8 train at “Ryers” station in inclement weather. Favorite Stamp column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In June, Al Weinstein(Club Member) gave us a presentation on the joys of collecting cinderellas which are poster stamps not good for postage, but are used to decorate postcards and covers (envelopes). This excellent lecture was accompanied by a slideshow, which presented parts of Al’s collection. Stuart (president) gave an accompanying lecture on vintage Zeppelin cinderellas.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAgenda For JULY OF 2009 Meetingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dan (V. President) is going to give the club a lecture on beautiful Semi-Postals from France. Semi-

Postal stamps are stamps that are good for postage with added values in which some of the money paid for the stamps go to charity, like war relief funds, the Red Cross, breast cancer research, etc. Rick Erat (visiting dealer from Syracuse) will lecture on how to become a stamp dealer. After wards Stuart and Jackie are going to conduct a mini-seminar for new collectors and junior members, showing how to measure perforations and examine watermarks in stamps. All advance members need to help out!!!!!!

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Ryerss Museum and Library///////////////////////////////////// Robert Waln Ryerss’ Museum and Library were a gift to “People of Philadelphia,

forever”. Reyerss Museum and

Library will be having Fall Flea Markets in 2009. We hope all will attend. So before or after the meetings go and tour the museum and library, and learn about Burholme history and were was the Famous Ryerss. Admission is free and donations are

welcome! Hours 10am to 4pm Friday though Sunday. www.ryerssmuseum.org. Events:

08/1/09: Friends of Ryerss Used Book Sale Saturday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in the basement 09/5/09: Friends of Ryerss Used Book Sale Saturday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in the basement 09/12/09: Friends of Ryerss Fall Flea Market: Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm….rain date: 09/19/09

Visit the Used Book Room in the basement of Ryerss for great deals on used books!!!!!!!

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Remember Club members, when swimming in the Bucket wear your stamp-tweezers. We don’t want the stamps to evaporate from our Bucket, soooo don’t forget to help replenish by donating your doubles so that new collectors and junior members have a cool swim in the bucket as well!!!!! See you at the CLLLLUB!!!

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August 30, 2008 was the beginning of our beautiful Club. We will be celebrating this event by mailing a cachet and cinderella to all attending members of more that one meeting, this will be on your mailing envelope for August newsletter, there will be extras to buy at our Stamp Show on the Ryerss Porch on September 12, 2009, which will help to offset printing costs!!!!!!!! All members are highly recommended to come to July meeting so you can get your one-year anniversary Cachet and Cinderella mailed to you on August 30, 2009. Miss this meeting! I dare You!

It will be a collectors item!!!

*Members who want to continue receiving this news letter, must remember there is no dues payment to be in this club; only

you participation is counted as dues, so if you miss 3 meeting periods, after first joining, you will not receive any more newsletters . We need knowledgeable Club members to help give lectures on Philatelic materials so our hobby can grow, so contact Burholme president Stuart at 215-722-2614 or visit our web at www.stuartstamps.com for more info.

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with no gum. If Until very recently, American you want to know Stamp Collectors were prohibited from more about this buying stamps from North Vietnam. stamp and the With the normalization of relations between the two countries, better sets country come to from that country are in high demand. the Club and learn Make sure you purchase North Vietnam more, that’s what Scott 1-3, which depicts Ho Chi Minh. At its there for you to learn about $70.00, this set is a bargain. It was issued stamps. Sooo see you at the Club!!! BEGINNERS CORNER??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Stamp collectors are expected to handle stamps with tweezers or tongs. Every time you touch anything with your fingers you leave fingerprints, which consist of sweat and body oils. These bodily fluids stain and discolor stamps, therefore ruining them. Get some tweezers soon!

========Stamp Event Calendar================================= July 21, 2009 July 24, 2009 July 25, 2009

August 29, 2009

Sept. 4, 2009 Sept. 12, 2009 Museum coinciding with

Philadelphia Stamp & Collectors Club, Community Room, Giant Supermarket

315 North Old York Road, Willow Grove, PA 7:30pm Philly’s Phriday Philately Phest, Radisson Hotel, Roosevelt Blvd. and Old, Lincoln Highway 10am – 8pm. 8 dealers more info call Call 215 – 722-2614. Friday!!!!! Burholme Stamp Club Meeting, Ryerss Museum and Library, 7370 Central Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111, 1:30pm –3:00pm, Library. For more info call 215 - 722-2614 Saturday!!!! Burholme Stamp Club Meeting, Ryerss Museum and Library, 7370 Central Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111, 1:30pm –3:00pm, Library. For more info call 215 - 722-2614 Saturday!!!! Philly’s Phriday Philately Phest, Radisson Hotel, Roosevelt Blvd. And Old Lincoln Highway, 10am – 8pm. 8 dealers more info call Call 215 – 722-2614. Friday!!!!! Burholme Stamp Show on the Porch of Ryerss Mansion 9am-3am, Ryerss and Library, 7370 Central Aveune, Club Members as Vendors (7) The Friends of Ryerss Flea Market -----Rain Date Sept., 19th 2009. All club members should come and support our Club Dealers and Club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philately Definitions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Old Dog: Certificate:

A damaged, very old stamp. A document, issued by a stamp expert, authenticating a particular stamp or cover. Certificates are usually signed and numbered by the expert, with an accompanying photo of the stamp mounted on the certificate.

Gum: The adhesive on the back of a stamp that affixes it to an envelope. ======BurholmeJokes======================================================== 1. Better to have a perforated stamp than a perforated ulcer. 2. What did the Chinese gangster say to the stamp? (answer) What tong do you like! 3. What did the lunatic say to the stamp? (answer) Better for you to be unhinged than me! 4. What do Casinos have in common with stamps? (answer) The both can have Roulettes! 5. What is the stamp repairer’s credo? (answer) “I can teach an old Dog new tricks”!

6. What did the Cover say to the stamp? (answer) “Stick with me and we can go places!” 7. What did the Buyer say to the postcard? (answer) “You sure look mighty pretty to me”! 8. What did one Old Dog say to the other Old Dog? (answer) We live in an imperforate world! 9. What does a Telescope and a Stamp have in common? (answer) They both have Mounts! 10. Stamp collectors are always considered Normal, because they never go Postal (he-Ha-he)!!!!!