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Club Presentations

Archived here are downloadable copies of the handouts, PowerPoints, and exhibits that are given at club meetings. This is a good way for members who missed a meeting or are homebound or non-resident in D.C. to enjoy the programs that are offered at club meetings.

 

Tadas Osmolskis, World War II Patriotic Covers [PDF, 5.20MB]
The changing messages found on WWII Patriotics, from pre-Pearl Harbor defense and readiness through V-J day and the Atomic bomb. Given at the December 7, 2011 club meeting, the seventieth anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day.

 

May Day Taylor, Turkeys in Philately [PDF, 2.93MB]
All the myriad ways turkeys can be found in U.S. and worldwide philatelic material. Given at the November 16, 2011 club meeting.

 

Harry Charles, Statue of Liberty: History, Symbolism & Stamps [PDF, 5.45MB]
A presentation in honor of the statue's 125 anniversary, given at the November 2, 2011 club meeting.

 

Marvin R. Murray, Free Franking, Warts and All [PDF, 1.7MB]
Traces the development of the free franking privilege from 1652 to the present and illustrates uses and abuses with examples from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum's collection. Given at the March 16, 2011 club meeting.

 

Daniel A. Piazza, The 1946 3¢ Smithsonian Commemorative [PDF, 2.9MB]
Presentation about one of the most popular commemorative stamps of 1940s, which honored the centenary of the Smithsonian Institution's founding on August 19, 1846. Given at the May 20, 2009 club meeting.

 

Clifford J. Alexander, John Wiley's One-Cent Despatch [PDF, 2.9MB]
Presentation on Washington, D.C.'s only private local post, which operated for approximately eight months, from March to November 1856. Given at the April 1, 2009 club meeting.

 

Robin Gates Elliott, Eastern European Philatelic Propaganda [PDF, 3.3MB]
Paper given at the September 20, 2008 meeting examines the philatelic paper trail left by the numerous border changes and territorial conquests in eastern Europe from the Munich Crisis of 1938 to Operation Barbarossa in 1941.

 

May Day Taylor, Our Nation's Philatelic Christmas City [PDF, 5.15MB]
This two frame exhibit features each U.S. Christmas stamp related to Washington along with the year the stamp was issued and a description of its connection to the capital city. Shown non-competitively at NAPEX 2008.

 

Martin Fleischer, Introduction to Indian Native States Stamps [PDF, 2.5MB]
During the British Raj, a number of smaller states in India ran their own postal systems and some issued their own stamps. Given at the February 6, 2008 club meeting.

 
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All of these photo albums and video are hosted off-site; this is merely a links page. Clicking on the title will open the photo album or video in a new window.

 

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