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. If a Board meeting is called it will be scheduled to start at 1 pm. Watch our web site for information. In May we celebrate our mothers, our armed forces, those who gave all for their country on the field of battle, and remembering the Holocaust. Just visit www.gulfcoaststampclub.org/ |
The May meeting has been changed. We will meet on Saturday, May 18 in the St. Martin Library. We will have a brief Board Meeting at 1 pm followed at 2 pm by a General Business meeting. At this meeting active members will decide upon a slate of Officers and Directors for the Club.
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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. |
2019 Issues from the USPS
Transcontinental Railroad
Issue Date: May 10
Place of Issue: Promontory Summit, Utah
Format: 3 designs on a single pane, self-adhesive
Denomination: 55¢, forever stamp
Issue Date: May 10
Place of Issue: Promontory Summit, Utah
Format: 3 designs on a single pane, self-adhesive
Denomination: 55¢, forever stamp
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Issue Date: May 21 Place of Issue: Bend, Oregon Format: Pane of 12 stamps, self-adhesive Denomination: 55¢, forever stamps |
Ellsworth Kelly
Issue Date: May 31 Place of Issue: Spencertown, New York Format: 10 designs in 20 stamp booklets Denomination: 55¢ forever stamp |
Yom HaShoah - Remembering The Holocaust
Many people in the United States observe Yom HaShoah, which is also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. It commemorates the lives and heroism of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust between 1933 and 1945. Many people in the United States, including those with Jewish ancestry or connections, observe Yom HaShoah on the 27th day of the month of Nisan.
Many Jewish communities hold commemorative ceremonies or events to remember Holocaust victims who died during World War II. Activities may include lighting memorial candles and reciting the Kaddish, which is a prayer for the departed.
The Masorti (Conservative Judaism) movement in Israel created MegillatHaShoah, a scroll and liturgical reading for Yom HaShoah. This is a joint effort between Jewish leaders in Israel, the United States and Canada. Rituals associated with Yom Hashoah are still being made and suggested. These rituals vary among synagogues in North America.
Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/yom-hashoah
Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/yom-hashoah