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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.

If you have given a talk or shown an exhibit in the past and would like to place your handouts or PowerPoint presentation online, please contact the Webmaster to discuss the best way to do that.

Please note that some of these files are large and very image-heavy; they may take time to download over a dial-up connection.

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 Insitution'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" (5.15 mb)
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.