APS Chapter #1295
MADISON, WI
Oakwood Village West, Heritage Oaks Apartment Building
Westmorland Room — at main entrance
6205 Mineral Point Rd., Madison
Printable Schedule & Parking Map
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
(trading/buying/selling at 1 p.m.; meeting and program at 1:45 p.m.)
Contact: Charles Shoemaker
209 Shiloh Dr., Madison, WI 53705
608-827-6048
Officers:
Appointed President: Charles Shoemaker
Vice-President: Bert Hart
Secretary: Karen Weigt
Treasurer: Curt Shawkey
Board Member: Bob Voss
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 TOO!
Dues: $5 per year adult regular; $8 per year family; $2 per year youth
MEETING SCHEDULE
2012
- Jan. 7: Happy New Year! — No Meeting
- Jan. 21: MEMBER AUCTION
- Feb. 4: Buying and Selling on the Internet (Bert Hart)
- Feb. 18: MEMBER AUCTION
- Mar. 3: Beer Stamp Revenues (Wallace Cleland)
- Mar. 17: MEMBER AUCTION
- Apr. 7:Adventures in Collecting Russia 1940-65 (Robert Knapp)
- Apr. 15: Hosting WISCOPEX '12 — Annual convention and exhibition of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4402 E. Washington Ave., Madison; 9 am - 4 pm
The Fort Sumter and First Bull Run covers commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The image is Camp Randall (Madison, WI) in 1862, at which time it was Wisconsin's major military camp to train volunteer soldiers. Approximately 70,000 were mustered here. The camp's 10 acres were surrounded by an 8-foot board fence. More than 1200 Confederate prisoners were held here between April and June 1862.
April 15 (Sunday), 9 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.
Commemorative covers can be mail-ordered for $3 each from Curt Shawkey, 610 Malvern Hill Dr., Madison, WI 53718. Orders filled after cancel date of April 15, 2012. Include a No. 10 SASE and make checks payable to Badger Stamp Club. Besides the WISCOPEX '12 Fort Sumter and First Bull Run covers, commemorative covers from DANEPEX 08, 09, 10, and 11 are still available ($2 each).
- Apr. 21: MEMBER AUCTION
- May 5: MEMBER BOURSE
- May 19: MEMBER AUCTION
- June 2: German Colonies (Tom Nash)
- June 16: Officer Elections and MEMBER AUCTION
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 with an auction slated for the second meeting.
Bring your friends, youth and adults — all are welcome
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 an- nounce 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.
ABOUT PARKING
Heritage Oaks Visitor Outdoor Parking — Angle parking at Heritage Oaks Main Entrance sign before turning right to head down hill to main entrance door.
Underground Garage — Enter garage driveway at Heritage Oaks Parking sign (second garage on the right and immediately across from the Resale Shop). Stop at microphone. Tell reception- ist you are attending the stamp club meeting and he/she will open door. Park in any Visitor Parking space and take elevator to main floor. Follow hallway to left or right to receptionist desk and main entrance doors where meeting room is located.