Robert C. Graebner Chapter #17 of the AFDCS
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Meeting Dates: Second Saturday of each month
Meeting Times: 10:00 am Meeting Location(s): Manning Center, Blessed Sacrament Church, 6001 Western Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20015 Officers: President: Norman Way Vice President: Otto Thamasett Secretary-Treasurer: Foster Miller Contact: Foster Miller [email protected] Club History: The Robert C. Graebner Chapter #17, American First Day Cover Society is the go-to club for first day cover collectors in Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia area. The chapter was founded on October 13, 1973 when sixteen AFDCS members met in the office of Robert Graebner in Washington, DC to consider establishing an AFDCS chapter in the Washington, DC area. At a second meeting in November 1983, officers were elected and chapter was organized as the "National Capital Area Chapter of the AFDCS". When Robert Graebner died in August 1974, the members voted to change the name of the chapter to the "Robert C. Graebner Chapter". Auctions of first day covers and related material are held at the January, April, July and October meetings. Other meetings feature member presentations and a raffle. The December meeting is the annual holiday party, with plenty to eat and a "Super Raffle" of several hundred lots. 
2024 Graebner Chapter First Day Covers The following 2024 Graebner Chapter First Day Covers are now available. Make checks payable to GRAEBNER CHAPTER and send orders to: Graebner Chapter Box 44 Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0044 All prices are postpaid. For further information, contact Foster Miller at: [email protected] Year of the Dragon: Machine or hand cancel - $3.00 Digital Color Postmark (DCP) - $4.00 Constance Baker Motley: Machine or hand cancel - $3.00 Digital Color Postmark (DCP) - $4.00 Underground Railroad: Machine or hand cancel - Random single $3.00 Set of ten $25.00 Digital Color Postmark (DCP) - Random single $3.00 Set of ten $35.00 
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