Burholme Stamp Club December-09 Front

RYERSS MUSUEM & LIBRAR

Where Stamps can be Fun, Educational and Profitable!

THE BURHOLME STAMP CLUB Volume 2

Issue 5

December 2009

Officers: Stuart Geisler, President/Editor, [email protected]. www.stuartstamps.com. William Coccagna, Vice President. Jacqueline Miles, Secretary/Assistant Editor. Arthur Cohn, Recording Secretary. Ed Weisberg, Printer/Graph Designer

December is the Month of the Winter Solstice. Bundle up and get

ready for the snow to fly. This month my investment tip recommends a Polar Bear Set From Greenland , which is a very popular cold-climate topical. Brrrrr a cold stamp winter! MEETING ******************************************************* ********* The Next meeting will be held December 19 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 November, Stuart (President) gave a slide show Presentation on the Postal History of Slavery in America. This Demonstration also included original Slave Letters and Receipts, as well as a brief description of the Topical interest of Black Heritage Stamps! If you wish to learn more on this subject please come to the club meetings; it’s free!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Agenda For December OF 2009 Meeting !!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Stephens (club member/Cub Scout Leader) will give a lecture, complete with a slideshow demonstration on the group of United States Stamps called “Banknotes”. Ed will also show club members how to identify the different types of Banknotes . Make

sure you attend this informative lecture; it’s bound to be exciting!!!

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\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 some great events coming 2010. We hope all will attend. So before or after the meetings go

and tour the museum and library, and learn about Burholme history and who was the Famous Ryerss. Admission is free and donations are welcome! Hours 10am to 4pm Friday though Sunday. www.ryerssmuseum.org.

Events: 1/02/10: Friends of Ryerss Used Book Sale Saturday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

//////////////////////////////////////////////////THE STAMP BUCKET NEWS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Burholme Stamp Club would like to thank all members who have donated to the growing Stamp Bucket! This has been a great success in helping beginners and junior members in doing their stamp projects! This has helped our hobby to grow. If you have a suggestion on a project for our beginners/juniors that will increase their knowledge on Stamps, please don’t hesitate to tell us! Thank you again for being a member of the Club and donating your extra stamps to our Bucket!!!! See you soon! *All Members who enjoy this beautiful educational newsletter and wish to continue receiving it must and should try to come to the meetings and participate in our progress. Unfortunately because of the rising cost of printing, members who have not come to meetings and participate in Club progress will not be receiving anymore News Letters. Thank you for your participation. Please help in

giving a small donation, after the meeting, to the Ryerss Museum for the use of their beautiful meeting room. We need knowledgeable Club members to help give lectures on Philatelic materials so our hobby can grow, so contact Burholme President Stuart Geisler at 215-722-2614 or visit our web at www.stuartstamps.com for more info. Seth Goldstein, web master.