———————————————————— January 2017 ——————–————————————— Monthly Newsletter ———————–———————————— Issue no. 591 —————–————–—————————— President - Stephen Schmidt Vice President - Don Ashley Secretary - Pat Koppel Treasurer - Dick Jackson The President’s Dispatch Club Calendar The December Holston Stamp Club Christmas Party and meeting held on Dec. 15th was another success. There were 22 members in Guests and Visitors attendance and I believe everyone enjoyed themselves despite the fact always Welcome! that your faithful president forgot to ensure that there were drinks and eating utensils (cups, plates, napkins, etc.) available. The members Jan. 19th - 7 p.m. brought lots of Monthly Meeting cookies, cakes and other goodies and the club related) they would like to see published in this column please provided pizza for submit it to me via e-mail at [email protected] or hand it everyone. to me on paper at one of our meetings. The white This Month's Bit of Trivia: elephant gift According to George B. Sloane (born Apr. 3, 1898, died exchange was a Jul. 15, 1958) as related in the July 19, 1941 issue of Stamps lot of fun and Magazine, the cost of a pack of 1,000 stamp hinges was at that everyone went home with something that they may or may not have time a dime. I did some checking and according to the web- found useful. Maybe some of these items will appear in the gift site, http://www.usinflationcalcuator.com, something that cost exchange at the next Christmas Party. My family came home with two $0.10 in 1941 should cost $1.64 today however I have found a elephants and a Avon Wild Country bottle in the shape of a roadside pack of 1,000 stamp hinges to run in the $3.00 to $4.00 range. Steve USPS mail drop box. The mail box is on display with my other stamp related trinkets and the elephants are on the shelves in Kaly's and Having fun with gift exchange. Colyb's rooms. The final submissions for the cachet contest were submitted for judging and hopefully we will have a winner announced at the January meeting. Good luck to all who entered and thank you for your entries. I hope all of our members took advantage of the discounted club dues for the 2017 year. By the time your read this the discount will have expired and the dues rate reverted to our normal annual fee. Does anyone know of any post office that still has the inverted Jenny souvenir stamp sheets? If so, could you let me and anyone else who may be interested know whilch post office(s )have them. Something New : I am going to try to mention a bit of trivia in each of my columns from this point forward. If any of th members have a bit of trivia (philatelic More about HOLPEX 2017 Cachet by Don Ashley As Steve mentioned on the other side of this page the cachet submissions Monthly Treasury for the next HOLPEX are in. There are four and Dennis Bowman and his Report committee have been evaluating them. The winning cachet envelope de- Beginning Cash Dec. 1, 2016 $2,538.49 sign will be reported on by them during our January meeting. At that time the winner will get a check for $25 and be photographed for a feature in Total Income for Dec. $349.42 the next club newsletter. BE SURE TO ATTEND THE JANUARY MEET- Stamp Sales Program $199.42 2017 Club dues $150.00 ING to see the winning entry! Total Disbursements for Nov. ($ 50.57) APS Circuit Book Expenses ($ 8.80) December meeting special auction: Pizzas for Christmas Party ($41.77) Ending Balance Dec. 31, 2016 $2,837.34 Cash on hand Dec. 31, 2016 $2,922.61 Uncleared checks / Adjustment $85.27 FYI. Sixty lots were sold at the special auction (combination of items from three members, items donated to the club and items from the club’s inventory). The items sold for a total of $267.90. Linn’s Annual Event by your Newsletter Editor Now is the time to participate in Linn's annual poll on the stamps and postal stationery issued by USPS during 2016. Linn's especially welcomes votes from stamp clubs like ours After the fun gift exchange members got serious about deciding and encourages distributing paper ballots among club mem- what auction items they would bid on and how much they would bid. bers and mailed to Linn's (see next page for ballot) or com- pleting the poll on-line at www.Linns.com. The poll lists 15 stamps or stamp sets as commemoratives, Unless otherwise indicated 27 definitive and special stamps and one postal stationery. by announcement in the newsletter, Holston Stamp Club conducts its regular 1. Richard Allen (Black Heritage series) meeting on the 3rd Thursday 2. Year of the Monkey (Lunar New Year series) each month at 7 p.m. 3. Sarah Vaughan (Music Icons series) Hope to C. U. there 4. Shirley Temple (Legends of Hollywood series) Club contacts... 5. World Stamp Show - NY (two stamps) President Steve Schmidt: [email protected], (423) 573-2947 6. Repeal of the Stamp Act V.P. Don Ashley: [email protected] Secretary Pat Koppel: [email protected] 7. Service Cross Medals (four stamps) Treasurer Dick Jackson: [email protected] 8. Views of Our Planets (eight stamps) Newsletter Editor Pat Koppel: [email protected] 9. Pluto Explored (two stamps) 10. Classics Forever (six stamps) 11. National Parks (sixteen stamps) 12. Indiana (200th statehood anniversary series) 13. Jaime Escalante *OUR INTERNET WEBSITE* 14. Star Trek (four stamps) www.sefsc.org/holston-stamp-club.html 15. Wonder Woman (four stamps) Page 2