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| This web-site is the Official Web-Site of the Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society, 2007 Site Manager |
| Secretary's Message, RPSS Publications For Sale! Pay Your Dues On Line Make A Donation To The RPSS Online Treasurer's Report 2009 Election Results |
| IMPORTANT LINKS |
| A message from our Secretary: SOCIETY SERVICES -RPSS Publication List Back stock of RPSS publications were handed by long-time member and dealer John Head. After his recent passing, his widow has also been ill and unable to fulfill orders. At the WestPex show in April 2009, the Society recently approved a trip to Maine to pickup our back stock of publications and journals. I traveled to Maine in October and brought the stock back to North Carolina. Some 85 boxes are currently being inventoried. Order, using the order form link - RPSS Order Form Please send orders for publications using the form that follows to: RPSS PO Box 240177 Charlotte NC 28224-0177 You can also email the Secretary at: secretary@ryukyustamps.org Note that prices & shipping costs listed are for RPSS members. Other items of interest: ADVERTISING SPACE Commercial: Member-dealers may purchase space for display ads in From The Dragon’s Den. Please write to the Editor for details and current rates. Non-Commercial: Space in “Puff’s Browse” is available without charge for use by all members. Submit request to the Editor and do not date your ad. Due to space restrictions, please limit your entry to no more than 50 words. The latter limitation excludes the member’s name, address, and ZIP or postal code. Members must include their RPSS number with their submissions for this service. “Puff’s E-Browse” is also available on our website, www. ryukyustamps.org. To place an ad, please contact our website manager at admin@ryukyustamps.org. AUCTIONS The Society holds mail auctions on an irregular basis. A general announcement of acceptance of material will appear in the weekly philatelic print or online press well in advance of the auction date. Specific information is available from the RPSS Auction Manager (and Society Treasurer), John Beck. EXPERTIZING The Society offers an expertizing service to members and non-members of the RPSS. Ryukyuan philatelic material to be examined should be sent by registered mail to**: **After our expertizing manager, George MacLellan, passed in 2003, we were unable to get a replacement for him. Thus, we do not have expertizing service at this time, but will have at a future date. In the interim, all items should be sent to the American Philatelic Society (APS) for expertizing. The Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society is APS Affiliate # 47. Respectfully submitted, Laura Edmonds, Secretary |
- Welcome Members and
Friends of the Ryukyu
Philatelic Specialist
Society, Ltd.
The Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist
Society, Ltd. (RPSS) has as its
objectives promoting an interest in
the philately of the Ryukyu Islands
and encouraging friendly
cooperation among philatelists of
all nations. The Society was
established in 1969. Over the years
RPSS has published a journal titled
From the Dragon's Den and a
number of handbooks and
specialized Ryukyu Islands
philatelic catalogues. These
publications provide a wealth of
information for the philatelist
interested in the Ryukyu Islands.
- Share Your Knowledge
The sharing of Ryukyu Island
philatelic information is key to
the continuance of the Society,
this website, and our friendship
through philately.
Take a look at the site
submission policy and start
contributing now! Updates to
this page will be created on a
monthly basis or as necessary
to keep the site as current as
possible.
Send your submissions to:
Site Manager
Thank You.
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| Happy New Year |