APS Chapter #1295
MADISON, WI
Zimbrick Buick Community Rm., 1601 W. Beltline Hwy.
General Meeting: 1st and 3rd Sat., 2 p.m. - Buy/Sell/Trade begins at 1:15 p.m.
Contact: Charles Shoemaker
209 Shiloh Dr., Madison, WI 53705
608-827-6048
Officers:
President: Charles Shoemaker
Vice-President: Bert Hart
Secretary: John Pare
Treasurer: Dave Dyer
Board Member: Stan Rehm
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
- March 1: Modern Rarities of U.S. Stamps, by Bert Hart
- March 15: Auction
- April 5: Your Favorite Philatelic Item (stamp, cover, accessory)
- April 19: Auction
- May 3: Dumb or Not-so-Dumb Philatelic Questions
- May 17: Auction
- June 7: Surcharged Postal Stationery Cards of the U.S., by Roland Liebenow
- June 21: Auction
This unique stylized photo cachet depicts a staged scene of Badger Stamp Club members admiring stamps. It relates to the DANEPEX theme "Stamp Collecting: A Hobby for All Ages." Covers can be mail ordered by sending $2 ea. to Curt Shawkey, 5404 Westshire Cir., Waunakee, WI 53597. Make checks payable to Badger Stamp Club.
April 20 (Sunday), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Hotel (across from East Towne Mall)
4402 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI
Printer-friendly flyer
DANEPEX Features: judged philatelic exhibits, 16-18 dealers, U.S. Postal Service substation, door prizes, free admission and parking.
Single-frame Competition
The Danepex Committee has decided to once again run the Single Frame Championship, to be held in conjunction with Danepex 2008. All collectors in Wisconsin and in affiliated Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs are eligible to enter. A maximum of 20 frames will be available for this competition. The Open Competition section will be limited only to Badger Stamp Club members. Deadline for entries will be March 15, 2008. For a prospectus or other details, contact the Danepex Exhibits Chairman: Charles Shoemaker, 209 Shiloh Drive, Madison, WI 53705 , 608-827-6048.
Danepex 2008 will be held in Madison, Sunday April 20th, 2008, at its new location Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4402 E. Washington Ave., across from the East Towne Mall.
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.