APS Chapter #1295
MADISON, WI
Zimbrick Buick Community Rm., 1601 W. Beltline Hwy.
General Meeting: 1st and 3rd Sat., 2:45 p.m. - Buy/Sell/Trade begins at 2 p.m.
Printable Program & Meeting Schedule
Contact: Charles Shoemaker
209 Shiloh Dr., Madison, WI 53705
608-827-6048
Officers:
Pro tem President: Chuck Shoemaker
Secretary: Karen Weigt
Treasurer: Curt Shawkey
Board Member: Bob Voss
Board Member: Mike Lybarger
First Saturday of the month adult general meetings always include an educational program related to postage stamp collecting. Third Saturday of the month adult general meetings always include an auction. The Badger Stamp Club sponsors DANEPEX, an annual stamp show. Members also receive a bimonthly newsletter.
BEGINNERS - INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED COLLECTORS - ADULTS AND YOUTH: All are welcome to Badger Stamp Club meetings. General public invited to DANEPEX.
Dues: $5 per year adult regular; $6 per year family; $2 per year youth
MEETING SCHEDULE
2008
- Sept. 6: Show and Tell - Philatelic Item Related to the Letter "A" (Member Participation)
- Sept. 20: MEMBER AUCTION
- Oct. 4: State of Stamp Collecting in China (Dave Dyer)
- Oct. 18: MEMBER AUCTION
- Nov. 1: Member Bourse
- Nov. 15: MEMBER AUCTION
- Dec. 6: Philatelic Christmas Covers/Cards (Karen Weigt)
- Dec. 20: MEMBER AUCTION
2009
- Jan. 3: Philatelic Finds (Bert Hart)
- Jan. 17: MEMBER AUCTION
- Feb. 7: Profile of a Stamp Collector (Linda McIsaac)
- Feb. 21: MEMBER AUCTION
- Mar. 7: Correspondence Reaps Stamps from Countries' Leaders (Thom Boykoff)
- Mar. 21: MEMBER AUCTION
- Apr. 4:An Overview of the Philately of Malaya - A Special Look at the State of Perlis (Joe Lutz)
- Apr. 18: MEMBER AUCTION
- Apr. 19: DANEPEX '09 (Stamp Show), Crowne Plaza Hotel 4402 E. Washington Ave., Madison; 10 am - 5 pm
Covers can be mail ordered by sending $2 ea. to Curt Shawkey, 5404 Westshire Cir., Waunakee, WI 53597. Include a No. 10 SASE and make checks payable to Badger Stamp Club. The DANEPEX 08 cover is also available.
April 19 (Sunday), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Hotel (across from East Towne Mall)
4402 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI
DANEPEX Features: judged philatelic exhibits, 15 dealers, U.S. Postal Service substation, door prizes, free stamp collection appraisals, beginners table for youth and adults, free admission and parking, handicap accessible.
- May 5: Member Bourse
- May 19: MEMBER AUCTION
- June 6: Summer Party (at regular meeting location)
- June 20: MEMBER AUCTION, Elections
Informal meetings are held during the months of July and August on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at the same time and place. A talk-and-swap session is on the first meeting.
MONTHLY AUCTIONS
Badger Stamp Club auctions are open to both members and non-members, as buyers and sellers. Sellers must submit the club's standard auction sale form with each item. Forms are available from the auction clerk. If help is required, the auction clerk will be happy to assist in filling out the form. Lot check-in begins during the "talk 'n' swap" (trade/buy/sell) session and must be completed 15 minutes before the general meeting. General meetings begin promptly and all want an opportunity to study lots beforehand.
Bids are taken from the floor as our auctioneer goes through each individual lot. If you are a successful bidder, please announce your name immediately, and a runner will deliver your lot to you. The auction clerk will collect your payment when the auction has concluded. Checks will be accepted.
The club retains a 5 percent commission from the seller. (Currently, club auctions in June and December are commission-free.) Sellers are paid their amount due as soon as all buyers have remitted payment. No-bid lots may be resubmitted at succeeding auctions. Any private transaction of no-bid lots listed on the auction tally for the day of said auction will be subject to the 5 percent commission to the club.