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- President’s Message
Dear Members and Friends of the RPSS:
Our society was shocked and saddened by the death of our dear
member and friend John B. Head. A sympathy card and a flower
tribute have been sent to his wife from all of us. Reference the Site
Map to access John's Obituary and member Iris August Hinden's
Tribute, "The John Head I Knew."
- On a brighter note, RPSS Secretary Laura Edmonds, Treasurer
John Beck and I attended the St. Louis Stamp Expo this past week.
Laura and John bid on and won several lots in the Regency Superior
Auction and were very pleased with themselves and their winnings.
John and I spent two days visiting with old friends, buying stamps
and driving the dealer’s nuts. The exhibits were very interesting; the
food was good; the hotel was luxurious (with a free shuttle service
from the airport). The fifty-three dealers and all the exhibits were in
one large room. And we all had a great time visiting some of the
sites in St. Louis.
Laura, John and I met Saturday morning after breakfast from 8:
30 to 12:30 planning some future RPSS business and activities.
Please review Laura’s minutes of the meeting for details. We all
agreed on the preliminary organization and procedure for an in-house
“RPSS Auction”. We still have some details to iron out, and are
planning to request participation of interested members soon
(sellers and buyers of Ryukyu material). So sort out your Ryukyu
duplicates for the Auction and turn them into cash. We will publish
the auction rules and procedure soon. Also we have agreed on a
preliminary organization and operating procedure for a “RPSS
Ryukyu Expert Committee”. Again some details need to be
resolved, but hopefully by the end of this year the Expert Committee
members will be selected. We are working on several other issues.
(Again see the meeting minutes for details.)
The WestPex show is set for April 25-27, 2008, at the San
Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel. Click Here to visit their web site for
hotel reservations and other pertinent information. The RPSS
meeting is scheduled at the hotel, Room 8042, 11:00 am to 1:00
pm., Saturday April 26th. Please join us. Be a part of our Society and
let’s have fun with our collections. Things are happening!!!
I want to establish an open communication with the
membership. Please feel free to contact me with your concerns and
ideas relating to the RPSS.
My phone: 661-822-1795 or you can email me.
Address:
Ron Brawner,
22731 Camp Dr.
Tehachapi, CA 93561
So get out of the stock market, get out your stamp collections, invest
in stamps, and have fun!
- Left to Right:
Secretary, Laura Edmonds, Treasurer, John Beck, and
President Ron Brawner
As of March 6, 2008
I would like to welcome our two new
members to the Society!
- Mr. Harry S. Grisham
Mr. Robert Larson
I would again like to thank all of you who
renewed your 2008 Regular and
Sustaining memberships and gave so
generously to the Publications Fund! Our
Society depends on your support and we
greatly appreciate your participation and
contributions.
If you haven't renewed your
membership, 2008 renewals are now
due.
Pay Pal
We now have another payment option
available through pay pal.
To make a payment, go to pay pal and
send to secretary@ryukyustamps.org
selecting "Service/Other" as type of
payment or use the pay pal buttons on
our website. . Hopefully this will benefit
our overseas members in particular,
who previous had to pay fees for
international money orders, etc. You can
still send dues to me at our PO Box as
well. Pay Pal Link Buttons will be added
to this web-site in the very near future
to make your payments and donations
to the RPSS easier! If you do not have a
Pay Pal account, you will be able to
activate one if you wish to or pay with a
major credit card or personal check
using Pay Pal.
St. Louis Stamp Expo 2008 - Meeting
Notes:
Ron Brawner, John Beck and I attended
the St. Louis Stamp Expo (Feb 29th - Mar
2nd) and met to discuss the following:
Treasurer's Report - John Beck
The Society currently averages around
$7800 in funds.
This is concerning as publication cost of
our Journal run about $1500 per issue.
Sustaining publication of 3 journals a
year cannot be sustained under
membership dues and contributions
alone.
Ron suggested two ways to improve our
funds - restarting both our Expertizing
Service and our Society Auctions. He will
present his plans for each at WestPex
for approval by the Board:
1) RPSS Expertizing Service
The Expertizing Committee would
consist of:
A. A Chairperson to direct all activities
and determine the fee schedule, review
and approve all certificates B. A Manager
to handle all requests/items, certificate
paperwork, etc.
C. Experts in three areas:
a) Provisional stamps and stationary
b) Regular stamps and postal
stationary
c) Scott 44-53 and related stationary
2) Society Auctions
The Auction Committee would consist of:
A. An Auction Advisor to oversee and
review lots and their descriptions, the
auction catalogue, and auction results B.
An Auction Coordinator to receive
materials, prepare the Catalogue, mail
out bid lists, prepare prices realized, etc.
The Sellers would have to be RPSS
members, although Buyer could be
either members or the general public.
The Society would receive a 20%
commission - 10% from the buyer and
10% from the seller.
Other Agenda Items
Ron suggested and we all agreed that
we need a Special Journal section to
honor past members who contributed
greatly to our Society.
I discussed our new pay pal account
and our new membership cards.
You'll see these sent out with your 2008
renewals, as well as for new members
going forward.
We all agreed that we needed to make
Back-issues of "From The Dragon's
Den" available for purchase. Many
members have requested back-issues.
If issues were not available in quantity,
we suggested making photocopies
available at a lesser charge, or possibly
republishing the early scarcer volumes.
I am working on compiling a list of what
is available.
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CURRENT ACTIVITY
ACTIVE MEMBERS
194
NEW MEMBERS
808 Mr. Harry S. Grisham
809 Mr. Robert Larson
MAIL RETURNED – UNABLE TO
LOCATE
80 Mr. Karl J. Zipp
RESIGNED
477 Mr. Robert A. Molbert
482 Mr. Hirotaka Iida
Thanks again to all of you!
I hope you enjoy the latest journal!
Laura Edmonds
Secretary
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- 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.