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		<title>2012 Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2012/may12-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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The 2012 edition of the Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog is in production.  The USSS plans to introduce the book at the Society’s Annual Meeting at NAPEX in June of 2012.  Like the 2008 edition, the new Durland will have an all-color presentation, with a three column 8½” x 11” format that will be available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The USSS Supports Digitized U.S. Postal Bulletins</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2012/may12-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 15:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time, Anthony Wawrukiewicz, has been spearheading the project to digitize the U.S. Postal Bulletins from 1880 to 1971, the source for his highly acclaimed books on U.S. philately, covering domestic and international postal rates.  The 2002 recipient of the John N. Luff award for Distinguished Philatelic Research, he is well known in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Celebration and Symposium At Our Annual Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday morning, June 3rd, the United States Stamp Society, in cooperation with the National Postal Museum and the NAPEX show committee, will present a special symposium, “The George W. Brett Centennial: U.S. Stamp Researcher Extraordinaire.”
George was born on May 30, 1912 and spent many years researching stamp production and printing methods at the Bureau [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Winners of USSS Medals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the United States Stamp Society medal winners that have been reported from recent shows:



Statue of Freedom Awards (National WSP Shows):


SHOW
WINNER
EXHIBIT


Chicagopex, IL
on David Price
Production Varieties of U.S. Bicolor Stamps	(1869-1918)


Florex, FL
Nicholas M. Kirke
The Progression of the New York Foreign Mail Cancellation 1870-1878


Amieristamp	Expo, GA
Gregory Shoults
Washington &#38; Franklin Coils – Rotary Press Issues 1914-1922,  Production and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin G. Lowther Wins 2011 Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2012/mar12-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin G. Lowther has been selected to receive the Walter W. Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award for the best article or series of articles published in The United States Specialist during 2011.  The award is given annually by the United States Stamp Society and consists of an engraved plaque and honorarium.  The award will be presented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Paper 21: Printing History of the 6¢ 1938 Airmail Stamp, Scott C23</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2012/feb12-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Bize obtained from Hallie Brooker, Lead Curator at the Historical Resource Center of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the printing records of Scott C23, the 6¢ bicolored Airmail stamp of 1938.  The records consist of the plate record cards, which record the dates the plates were assigned, certified, modified or treated in any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Winners of USSS Medals</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2012/jan12-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the United States Stamp Society medal winners that have been reported from recent shows:



Statue of Freedom Awards (National WSP Shows):


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WINNER
EXHIBIT


Milcopex, WI
Robert R. Henak
The U.S. Prevent Drug Abuse Stamp and Its First Day Covers


Indypex, IN
Andrew McFarlane
First Days of the 1929 George Rogers Clark Commemorative


Sescal, CA
Frank L. Sente
Spanish American War Fiscal History: A Survey Of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Erick Lee Erickson - Smithsonian National Postal Museum USSS Scholar</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2012/jan12-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Erick Lee Erickson



The Smithsonian National Postal Museum and United States Stamp Society Scholarship Committee has selected Dr. Erick Lee Erickson, Professor of Economics at Metropolitan State College of Denver to receive the 2011 scholarship.  Dr. Erickson’s proposal, “Fourth Class Post Office Accounting,” is a study of how rural postmasters received their pay check from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road Seminar: The U.S. Great American Series</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan12-00/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to NAPEX, the APS will host an &#8220;On the Road&#8221; course on the U.S. Great American Series.  This 2-day course will be held at the National Postal Museum on May 30-31, 2012.  The instructor is Jay Stotts.
The Great Americans Issue is one of the largest, longest lasting definitive issues in U.S. postal history and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Dues</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/dec11-01/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/dec11-01/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t sent in your dues for 2012, please do so before you forget.  You can take a $3.00 discount off the $25.00 annual dues only if you pay by December 31st.  Also, you can pay your dues online via PayPal.  Go to our website homepage and click on “Renew” and follow the instructions.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Excess Postage Can Help Our Society</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major expense for the United States Stamp Society is postage.  Each year the official business of the USSS requires approximately $2,000 in postage.
Discount postage usually sells for 75% of face value.  Any member who wishes to make a contribution of discount postage will receive a tax deductible contribution for the full face value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our 85th Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/nov11-02/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/nov11-02/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the United States Stamp Society gathered together at the American Philatelic Society’s headquarters in Bellefonte, PA to celebrate our 85th Anniversary on September 16–18.  For 85 years, the United States Stamp Society has been the premier organization for collectors of U.S. postage and revenue stamps and their use.  The Society was founded as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert L. Markovits Inducted Into BIA/USSS Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/nov11-03/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/nov11-03/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of Governors unanimously approved the induction of Robert L. Markovits into the BIA/USSS Hall of Fame.  The formal induction ceremony was held in conjunction with the Society’s 85th Anniversary celebration at the American Philatelic Center, September 16-18.  Markovits is the thirteenth member to be so honored.
Robert Markovits is an internationally recognized researcher, collector, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USSS at StampShow in Columbus, OhioAugust 11–14, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/aug11-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/aug11-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Stamp Society will once again have a booth at the annual APS StampShow.  The show will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 North High Street in Columbus and we will have our booth manned for the full four days of the show.  We will have a full supply of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>85th Anniversary Celebration Philatelic ExhibitionAmerican Philatelic Center, Bellefonte, PA</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/aug11-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/aug11-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Stamp Society will celebrate our 85th Anniversary on September 16-18, in conjunction with the 6th Annual Postal History Symposium at the American Philatelic Society’s headquarters in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.  This important gathering will bring together Society members from across the continent.  The event, designed to appeal to collectors and students of United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final Call for USSS 2011 Annual Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/apr11-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/apr11-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Annual Meeting is only a month away.  The United States Stamp Society meeting will be held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show.
The USSS will gather during the weekend of May 13th through the 15th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which will also serve as the show venue.  This should make for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Winners of USSS Medals</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/apr11-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/apr11-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the United States Stamp Society medal winners that have been reported from recent shows:



Statue of Freedom Awards (National WSP Shows):


SHOW
WINNER
EXHIBIT


Vapex (VA)
Edwin Andrews
Classically Illegal: The Use of U.S. Postage Stamps As Revenue Stamps 1862–1883


Florex (FL)
Nicholas Lombardi
The 1903 Two Cent Washington Shield Issue


Aripex (AZ)
David Bize
The “Eagle,” The U.S. 6¢  Air Mail Stamp of 1938


Sandical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United States Stamp Society 85th Anniversary Celebration &#038; 6th Annual Postal History Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/apr11-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/apr11-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outstanding Exhibits, Seminars, Dealers, Collectors and Fun!
The United States Stamp Society will celebrate its 85th Anniversary on September 16-18 at the American Philatelic Society’s headquarters in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.  With the cooperation of the American Philatelic Society, this important gathering will bring together Society members from across the continent.  The event, designed to appeal to collectors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harry K. Charles Wins 2010 Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/mar11-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harry K. Charles, Jr., Ph.D. has been selected to receive the Walter W. Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award for the best article or series of articles published in The United States Specialist during 2010.  The award is given annually by the United States Stamp Society and consists of an engraved plaque and an honorarium.  The award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Membership Award Pins To Be Presented At the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/mar11-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, the Society will convene its 2011 Annual Meeting at the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show in Denver, Colorado during the weekend of May 13th through the 15th.   On Saturday, May 14th, we will hold our General Membership Meeting in the early afternoon.   One of the highlights of the meeting will be [...]]]></description>
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