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		<title>Membership Award Pins To Be Presented At PNSE</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/feb10-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, the Society will convene its 2010 Annual Meeting at the Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition in Oaks, PA during the weekend of April 9th through the 11th.  On Saturday, April 10th, we will hold our General Membership Meeting in the early afternoon.  One of the highlights of the meeting will be the presentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: Exhibits &#038; Speakers</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/feb10-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is getting short!
With just two months to go until our Annual Meeting at the Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition, there is still some time left to reserve space for your exhibit at the show.  But you have to hurry!  Only a few frames are still available.  You can download the necessary form directly from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Executive Secretary</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/feb10-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminder postcards were sent out in January to those of you who have not paid their dues for 2010.  If you do not respond promptly, this will be your last issue of The Specialist.  The annual dues of $25.00 (foreign members extra for postage) buys you an excellent monthly journal on U.S. philately, discounts on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Dues</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/jan10-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/jan10-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dues for 2010 are $25.00 when paid after December 31st.  While most members have paid their dues, several members have not.  Please renew ASAP as it costs the Society money to send out reminder notices.  More importantly, we really don’t want to lose you as members.  So if you have set aside your dues notice, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Excess Postage Can Help Our Society</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/jan10-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/jan10-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:34:55 +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>Recent Winners of USSS Medals</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/jan10-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:34:30 +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


Stamp Expo 400 (NY)
Arnold Selengut
150 Years of U.S. Precancels


Okpex (OK)
Ralph Lott
A Study of the Washington Franklin Series of U.S. Stamps


Sescal (CA)
Dickson Preston
Provacative Prexie Postal History


President’s Awards (Regional/Local Shows):


SHOW
WINNER
EXHIBIT


Greater Houston Stamp Show (TX)
William Fort
Pan American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Broadhead Wins USSS – Barbara R. Mueller Award</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/jan10-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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The second annual United States Stamp Society – Barbara R. Mueller Award for the best article published in a single year of The American Philatelist, as chosen by the members, the staff of the AP, and an award selection committee, has been awarded to Tom Broadhead for his charming piece, “Petite Messages – The Development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Dues</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/dec09-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/dec09-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t sent in your dues for 2010 and ballot for the election of Officers and Board members, 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 now pay your dues online via PayPal.  Go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Contribution Can Go Farther</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/dec09-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/dec09-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year more members than ever are making contributions to the USSS. All contributions beyond the regular annual dues of $25 qualify under current IRS guidelines as a tax deductible charitable contribution.  We acknowledge all contributions of $5 or more with a written receipt.
It has come to our attention that your contribution may be eligible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show Report: New York Mega Show October 8–11, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/dec09-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/dec09-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fall Mega Show was held at the New Yorker Hotel, located one block north of Madison Square Garden.  The floor was occupied by only 56 dealer booths, eight societies, and four postal administrations.  Unfortunately, there were no exhibits at the show, but the organizing committee is working hard to rectify this for future shows.






Holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Annual Meeting at Philadelphia National Stamp Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia National Stamp Show Committee has announced that the Jury for our 2010 Annual Meeting show will consist of Dr. Edwin Andrews (PA), Richard Drews (IL), Eliot Landau (IL), David McNamee (CA) and Stephen Reinhard (NY).  The exhibitor Prospectus and Entry Form can be found on the show website or may be obtained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here’s a Good Deal!</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:44:42 +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>2010 Dues Mailing</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will soon be receiving your 2010 membership dues notice and ballot for the election of Officers and Board members.  We would appreciate your help in sending in your 2010 dues and ballots early before you become too busy with the holiday season.  You can also order a bound volume of the 2010 issues of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nominating Committee Selects Slate for 2009 Election</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In accordance with Article V, Section 2, of the Society By-Laws, the Nominating Committee for the 2009 United States Stamp Society election, consisting of Denise Stotts (Chairperson), C. David Eeles, and Robert G. Rufe, has submitted a slate of nominees to serve as Officers and Governors.  They will serve a three year term running from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Winners of USSS Medals</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/nov09-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:43:58 +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


Ropex (NY)
Gregory Shoults
Washington and Franklin Coils Rotary Press Issues 1914 – 1922


Minnesota Stamp Expo
Ronald Lesher
The Two Cent Revenue Stamped Paper of the U.S. 1865 – 1883


Americover (MA)
Charles J. O’Brien III
Georgia Bicentennial


StAmPShow (PA)
Nicholas Lombardi
The 1903 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USSS at the New York Fall Mega Show</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/oct09-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/oct09-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Society will once again have a table at the semi-annual New York Mega Show this month.  The four day show is being held at the New Yorker Hotel, just up the street from Madison Square Garden, from Thursday, October 8th, through Sunday, October 11th.
As usual, it would be greatly appreciated if members attending the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Excess Postage Can Help Our Society</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/oct09-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/oct09-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:11:59 +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>The USSS at StampShow August 6-9, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/sep09-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/sep09-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There must be something about Pittsburgh in August because the Society had one of its best turnouts at any show in recent memory.  More than 100 members converged on the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on the banks of the Allegheny River for four days of philatelic fun and fellowship.  The U.S. Stamp Society was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USSS At StampShow 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/sep09-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/sep09-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Melissa Stanton, United States Stamp Society Fellow in the APS 2009-2010 Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship program, meets with Joann Lenz and Nick Lombardi at the USSS Booth.




President Nick Lombardi presents a 50 Year Membership pin to Dr. John Rose.


Leonard Piszkiewicz signs another copy of his recently published United States Supplementary Mail.




The Prexie Era Committee members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leonard Piszkiewicz Receives Ashbrook Cup Award</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2009/sep09-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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The United States Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS) presented its Stanley B. Ashbrook Cup Award to Leonard Piszkiewicz for his book United States Supplementary Mail, published earlier this year by the United States Stamp Society.  The award was presented at APS StampShow 2009 at a meeting of the USPCS.  The citation accompanying the award, read at [...]]]></description>
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