Gulf Coast Stamp Club
Meeting Dates: First Saturday of each month
General Club Meeting Times: 2:00 PM Meeting Location(s): St. Martin Library, 15004 LeMoyne Blvd., St. Martin, Mississippi Officers: President: Rob O'Dell Vice President: Al Allegue Treasurer: Mike Kayes Secretary: Bob Marousky Contact: gulfcoaststampclub@gmail.com Address: Gulf Coast Stamp Club, P.O. Box 3906, Gulfport, MS, 39505 Club Website: www.gulfcoaststampclub.org Club History: Membership is open to anyone interested in any aspect of stamp collecting. The club is Local Chapter #082330 of the American Philatelic Society. We are a growing and progressive club with collectors of varying interests. Our membership includes beginners to advanced specialists. Membership fees are $10.00 per year for individuals and families. A junior membership is available free to those between the ages of ten and eighteen. The monthly meeting consists of members and visitors enjoying a short visit with each other beginning around 2 pm. At this time the Club makes available an American Philatelic Society sales circuit for members and visitors to inspect and purchase items. Members frequently bring material for trade to the meetings. This is followed by a short business meeting. The Gulf Coast Stamp Club has sponsored an annual stamp show called GULFPEX since its inception in 1973. Experienced dealers from across the south ..... special Penny Black drawing ..... U.S. Postal services available ..... Boy Scout workshop ..... Beginner workshop ..... Stamps, albums, postcards, first day covers, other philately related products for sale ..... free program souvenir ..... collections reviewed by experts ..... thousands of stamps on display ..... free stamps for kids ..... freebie table ..... free parking and admission ..... lots of family activities ..... Exhibitions from local members ..... Special tables honoring our local/national women's organizations ..... commemorative caches created by our local members |
Our March GCSC Officers/Directors meeting is at 1 pm and the General Business meeting is March 2, at 2 pm in the St. Martin Library. Very important details and preparations will be made for GULFPEX 2019. You need to attend and participate. Club members input and participation is very important for our success.
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Al Allegue, GCSC Vice President, submitted an article for publishing in Filatelia de Cuba December issue. It is a great article on an unusual historic event. Click here to go to the Member Activity web page and read the article. The Mar. web site is awesome! Just visit www.gulfcoaststampclub.org/ |
Laissez les bons temps rouler
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"Laissez les bons temps rouler" The phrase "let the good times roll" is most frequently heard during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, ... it is a Cajun expression. Cajun French, or Louisiana regional French, is derived from the language of French settlers who colonized the Mississippi Delta area and intermarried with Cajun settlers. The language includes different grammatical structures and unique words not found in a more classic variety of French.
However, the phrase "laissez les bons temps rouler" is not grammatically correct in French. If you were to say this phrase in France, you would most likely get the response "cela ne se dit pas," which means "that's not said here," because it is not a typical French saying. |
Mardi Gras, also called Shrove Tuesday,or Fat Tuesday (for 2019 that will be March 5), in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three King's Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.
The first Mardi Gras parade held in New Orleans is recorded to have taken place in 1837. The tradition in New Orleans expanded to the point that it became synonymous with the city in popular perception, and embraced by residents of New Orleans beyond those of French or Catholic heritage. Other cities along the Gulf Coast with early French colonial heritage, from Pensacola, Florida; Galveston, Texas; to Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana; and north to Natchez, Mississippi, have active Mardi Gras celebrations. In the rural Acadiana area, many Cajuns celebrate with the Courir de Mardi Gras, a tradition that dates to medieval celebrations in France.
"I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans."
- Mark Twain, American writer (1835–1910)
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday occurs on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season. It occurs 40 days before the Christian celebration of Easter. Tradationally, most Catholics follow the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.) who established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox. From that point forward, the Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical approximation of March 21 for the vernal equinox. The spring vernal equinox in Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A. is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 4:58 pm CDT. However, the vernal equinox and the full moon are not determined by astronomical observation.
Easter is delayed by one week if the full moon is on Sunday, which decreases the chances of it falling on the same day as the Jewish Passover. The council’s ruling is contrary to the Quartodecimans, a group of Christians who celebrated Easter on the day of the full moon, 14 days into the month.
If this is not complex enough, you need to know Gregorian and Julian calendar dates for a truer picture.
What is a Cajun and what is a creole?
Cajuns are the French colonists who settled the Canadian maritime provinces (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1600s. The settlers named their region "Acadia," and were known as Acadians. In 1713, the British took over Canada and expected all settlers, including the Acadians, to defend the kingdom. The British demanded that the Acadians adopt the king's Protestant religion.
Over the next forty years, the Acadians' refusal to abdicate became a political and religious threat. The British government seized farms, burned villages, and expelled Acadian families. Families were separated as British soldiers loaded them onto ships with different destinations. Family members were shipped all over from New York to the West Indies. Some were sent down south to the Louisiana territories. Many Acadians found some acceptance in Louisiana, with its strong French background and Catholic heritage. Many family members were reunited there as they sought to locate one another.
It is here the Acadians eventually became known as "Cajuns." Cajuns developed their own distinct lifestyle in the swamps and surrounding areas of South Louisiana. Cajun contributions to New Orleans and Louisiana are immense, and have improved the quality of life we now enjoy.
Cajuns aren't Creole, and a Creole isn't a Cajun. Creoles as an ethnic group are harder to define than Cajuns. "Creole" can mean anything from individuals born in New Orleans with French and Spanish ancestry to those who descended from African/Caribbean/French/Spanish heritage.
Unlike many other ethnic groups in the United States, Creoles did not migrate from a native country. The term Creole was first used in the sixteenth century to identify descendants of French, Spanish, or Portuguese settlers living in the West Indies and Latin America. There is general agreement that the term "Creole" derives from the Portuguese word crioulo, which means a slave born in the master's household. A single definition sufficed in the early days of European colonial expansion, but as Creole populations established divergent social, political, and economic identities, the term acquired different meanings.
In Louisiana, the term Creole came to represent children of black or racially mixed parents as well as children of French and Spanish descent with no racial mixing. Persons of French and Spanish descent in New Orleans and St. Louis began referring to themselves as Creoles after the Louisiana Purchase to set themselves apart from the Anglo-Americans who moved into the area.
Creole cooking is the distinguishing feature of Creole homes. It can be as subtle as Oysters Rockefeller, as fragrantly explicit as a jambalaya, or as down to earth as a dish of red beans and rice. A Creole meal is a celebration, not just a means of addressing hunger pangs.
Creoles in New Orleans have played an important part in the culture of the city. Creoles, like Cajuns, have contributed so much to New Orleans art, music and social life; without them, New Orleans wouldn't be the unique city it is today.
The first Mardi Gras parade held in New Orleans is recorded to have taken place in 1837. The tradition in New Orleans expanded to the point that it became synonymous with the city in popular perception, and embraced by residents of New Orleans beyond those of French or Catholic heritage. Other cities along the Gulf Coast with early French colonial heritage, from Pensacola, Florida; Galveston, Texas; to Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana; and north to Natchez, Mississippi, have active Mardi Gras celebrations. In the rural Acadiana area, many Cajuns celebrate with the Courir de Mardi Gras, a tradition that dates to medieval celebrations in France.
"I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans."
- Mark Twain, American writer (1835–1910)
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday occurs on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season. It occurs 40 days before the Christian celebration of Easter. Tradationally, most Catholics follow the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.) who established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox. From that point forward, the Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical approximation of March 21 for the vernal equinox. The spring vernal equinox in Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A. is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 4:58 pm CDT. However, the vernal equinox and the full moon are not determined by astronomical observation.
Easter is delayed by one week if the full moon is on Sunday, which decreases the chances of it falling on the same day as the Jewish Passover. The council’s ruling is contrary to the Quartodecimans, a group of Christians who celebrated Easter on the day of the full moon, 14 days into the month.
If this is not complex enough, you need to know Gregorian and Julian calendar dates for a truer picture.
What is a Cajun and what is a creole?
Cajuns are the French colonists who settled the Canadian maritime provinces (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1600s. The settlers named their region "Acadia," and were known as Acadians. In 1713, the British took over Canada and expected all settlers, including the Acadians, to defend the kingdom. The British demanded that the Acadians adopt the king's Protestant religion.
Over the next forty years, the Acadians' refusal to abdicate became a political and religious threat. The British government seized farms, burned villages, and expelled Acadian families. Families were separated as British soldiers loaded them onto ships with different destinations. Family members were shipped all over from New York to the West Indies. Some were sent down south to the Louisiana territories. Many Acadians found some acceptance in Louisiana, with its strong French background and Catholic heritage. Many family members were reunited there as they sought to locate one another.
It is here the Acadians eventually became known as "Cajuns." Cajuns developed their own distinct lifestyle in the swamps and surrounding areas of South Louisiana. Cajun contributions to New Orleans and Louisiana are immense, and have improved the quality of life we now enjoy.
Cajuns aren't Creole, and a Creole isn't a Cajun. Creoles as an ethnic group are harder to define than Cajuns. "Creole" can mean anything from individuals born in New Orleans with French and Spanish ancestry to those who descended from African/Caribbean/French/Spanish heritage.
Unlike many other ethnic groups in the United States, Creoles did not migrate from a native country. The term Creole was first used in the sixteenth century to identify descendants of French, Spanish, or Portuguese settlers living in the West Indies and Latin America. There is general agreement that the term "Creole" derives from the Portuguese word crioulo, which means a slave born in the master's household. A single definition sufficed in the early days of European colonial expansion, but as Creole populations established divergent social, political, and economic identities, the term acquired different meanings.
In Louisiana, the term Creole came to represent children of black or racially mixed parents as well as children of French and Spanish descent with no racial mixing. Persons of French and Spanish descent in New Orleans and St. Louis began referring to themselves as Creoles after the Louisiana Purchase to set themselves apart from the Anglo-Americans who moved into the area.
Creole cooking is the distinguishing feature of Creole homes. It can be as subtle as Oysters Rockefeller, as fragrantly explicit as a jambalaya, or as down to earth as a dish of red beans and rice. A Creole meal is a celebration, not just a means of addressing hunger pangs.
Creoles in New Orleans have played an important part in the culture of the city. Creoles, like Cajuns, have contributed so much to New Orleans art, music and social life; without them, New Orleans wouldn't be the unique city it is today.
2019 Issues from the USPS
U.S. Flag Issue Date: January 27 Place of Issue: TBA Format: Single design, self-adhesive Denomination: 55¢, forever stamp 
Issue Date: 1/27/2019
Denomination: $0.15 Originally issued by the USPS in 2017, Uncle Sam's Hat, an additional ounce stamp, will be available in 2019 in a coil. The words "ADDITIONAL OUNCE" on this stamp indicates its usage value. Like a "Forever Stamp" , this stamp will always be valid for the rate printed on it. |
Gregory Hines, Black Heritage Series Issue Date: January 28 Place of Issue: New York, New York Format: Single design, self-adhesive Denomination: 55¢ forever stamp 
Issue Date: 1/27/2019
Denomination: $0.70 California Dogface Butterfly issue. Non-machinable for square envelopes. For greeting cards, invitations, or announcements. |
