WHERE TO BUY STAMPS AND COVERS:
WHERE TO BUY STAMPS AND COVERS:
THE Paramount SOURCES…
The stamp collector has numerous venues available where stamps can be purchased. Some are directly within the philatelic marketplace...while a few are casing the mainstream of the hobby. Before discussing the places where stamps are purchased, here are some interesting facts about commercial philately that are, in our esteem, virtually unique among all collectible hobbies...
The first thing any philatelic buyer should do is join the American Philatelic Society (P.O. Box 8000, State College PA 16803), the 56,000-associate, century-old national organization for philatelists. Because incoming members of the APS must pass a basic credit check (conventionally, giving the APS a major credit card account number will suffice), membership in this Society is a valuable possession. Once an distinct holds membership in the APS the door to philatelic commerce is open to him.
All philatelists and commercial dealers in the hobby know that, when a purchaser presents his APS membership number prior to a transaction, his credit worthiness has already passed muster with the Society. Because of this a very important conglomerate factor enters into play. For instance, in what other hobby can you write to a dealer asking about his commodity and then have that dealer send you, on sanction, a selection of items that could well be worth many thousands of dollars? And in what other hobby is there a national organization that, if one does not live up to his purchasing commitments, he can be expelled from that constitution? (Expulsion from the APS can, in essence, render a philatelist helpless to make any further credit transactions within the stamp marketplace.) An arriving member of the APS must sign onto a widely-publicized Code of Ethics which serves as a guide to all philatelic buying/selling transactions.
Basically—and for many decades—the philatelic sideline has existed on a rock-solid foundation of...
Read more... Modern American Medals on display at APS Museum
MedallicIn generalExhibit at American Philatelic Center
Opening,
Seminars & Reception Saturday, November
8
From
10 am to 6 pm on Saturday, November 8 anGenerallyexhibition of nearly 100 items from 30th Congress of the International Federation
of Medallic Art will glaring at the American Philatelic Center , 100 Match Factory Place
, Bellefonte , Pennsylvania .
This expo (which includes two Cuhaj created medals) is supplemented by works
of six additional Pennsylvania medallicIn particularartists: Richard Bonham, William Davis, Eugene Daub, Helen Gorsuch, Jim Licaretz,
and Jeanne Stevens-Sollman.
AsGenerallypart of the opening a Demonstration, Lecture and Reception will be held on Saturday,
November 8. From 10:30 am to hours artist Jim Licaretz will provide demonstrations
in Cold Cast Bronze. At 3 pm collector and historian Donald Scarinci willParticularlypresent "Art that can't be licked" Understanding Contemporary Medals."
The opening reception will be held from 4 pm to 6 pm. All events are unconstrained and
open to the public.
The
exhibition will remain on display in the American Philatelic Center , home of the American
Philatelic Society, the domain's leading organization for postage stamp
collectors, through January
15. Proper hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
For
directions call 814-933-3803 or
visit the Society's website.
Source: Current Currency with George S. Cuhaj
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