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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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/mar11-2/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<title>Call for Papers – The Sixth Annual Postal History Symposium September 16-18, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/sep10-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/sep10-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Philatelic Center, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Sponsored by American Philatelic Society – American Philatelic
Research Library and Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Theme of the Symposium: “How Commerce and Industry Shaped the Mails”
The Symposium will be held in conjunction with a philatelic exhibition hosted by the United States Stamp Society (USSS).  The USSS is a non-profit, volunteer-run association of collectors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Vieira to Chair the Americana Series Study Group</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/feb11-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is my pleasure to announce that Stephen Vieira of Fairhaven, MA has offered to take on the chairmanship of this study group.  Stephen has been collecting stamps since 1975 and is a member of the Fall River Philatelic Society, the Rhode Island Philatelic Society and the American Philatelic Society.  In his real world life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Executive Secretary</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/feb11-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/feb11-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminder postcards were sent out in January to those of you who have not paid your dues for 2011.  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>APS Courses on the Road</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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The American Philatelic Society is offering the following courses as part of its continuing education series.  Each course is being held prior to a World-Series show and costs $195 for APS members and $295 for nonmembers.  Register prior to the early-bird deadline and receive a $15 discount.  Course hours are from 9am to 5pm local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Dues</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dues for 2011 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>Recent Winners of USSS Medals</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2011/jan11-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:16:20 +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


Sescal (CA)
Robert Rufe
U.S. Special Handling 1925-1959: The Stamps and the Service


Okpex (OK)
Dr. Edwin J. Andrews
Classically Illegal: The Use of U.S. Postage as Revenue Stamps, 1862-1883


Filatelic Fiesta (CA)
Hideo R. Yokota
U.S. Airmail Special Delivery Issues of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Annual Meeting at Rocky Mountain Stamp Show</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/dec10-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/dec10-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 2011 Annual Meeting will be held in Denver, Colorado at the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show during the weekend of May 13th to 15th, 2011.  Start making plans now to join your fellow U.S. stamp enthusiasts in the Mile High City for what is certain to be an enjoyable philatelic weekend.
We will hold our General [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Postage Stamp Show Report: October 21–24, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/dec10-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usstamps.org/news/2010/dec10-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Postage Stamp Show was held at the New Yorker Hotel, located one block north of Madison Square Garden.  That’s right — the National Postage Stamp Show, not the Fall New York Mega Event.  The American Stamp Dealers Association and its president, Jim Lee, are working hard to return this annual fall classic to [...]]]></description>
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