library clubhouse publications adult stamp collectors group youth stamp club history officers and board of governors constitution and bylaws lichtenstein award links to other sites contact us news and events ... september 7th astrophilately the intersection of space and postal history david ballcharleston sc september 21st beyond postal history the prexies and world war ii jeffrey shapirofayville ma now available william h. gross collection united states classics 1847 1869 published jointly by william gross and the collectors club now available the world s first postage stamp a new book by alan holyaoke is now available from the collectors club . see the comments by robert odenweller on the book and how to order it . welcome president s message one frame exhibition november 2 2016 one frame 2016 information letter one frame exhibition 2016 application form one frame exhibition november 6 2013 one frame exhibition november 5 2014 one frame exhibition november 4 2015 collectors club supports national postal museum images from the 2014 awards banquet cbs news report on stamp collecting features the collectors club youth program wade saadi to receive 2015 alfred f. lichtenstein memorial award collectors club members collect it all watch the video the collectors club is a group of more than 750 people who have come together to further the study of philately promote the hobby and provide a social educational and non commercial setting for the enthusiastic enjoyment of our common passion . founded in 1896 the club counted among its members the leading even legendary names in philately . today s membership is no exception and includes some of the hobby s best known collectors exhibitors and authors . the vast majority of our group however are regular collectors who have one thing in common a thirst to share their enjoyment of the hobby and a desire to learn more about collecting among others who take philately seriously . our physical heart is the club s landmark five story brownstone designed by famed architect stanford white located at 35th street and madison avenue in new york city . a 1 million renovation was completed in 2001 to ensure that the clubhouse will meet our needs now and well into the future . while the majority of our members are from the tri state area others come from throughout the us and many foreign countries . back to top president s message september 2016 the collectors club participation in world stamp show ny2016 was a success on many levels . along with our ny2016 co sponsor the philatelic foundation we hosted 231 guests at our grand opening and awards dinner on the show s may 28th opening night . the hot weather contributed towards a warm reception for all award winners . i was pleased to present collectors club president s medals to carol bommarito and eddie bridges in recognition of the yeomen s efforts that they demonstrated in making the clubhouse ready for the guests expected in connection with ny2016 . following the presentation of the alfred f. lichtenstein award for service to philately cheryl ganz delivered a well received talk on the future of philately and a sound approach to identifying potential new recruits to the hobby . a video of the awards presentations and of cheryl s talk is available for viewing at our website . special thanks go to executive secretary irene bromberg for handling the dinner registrations to carol bommarito for her contribution to the venue and menu selection and to larry lyons and robert rose for their role in the philatelic foundation s partnership in the event . and thanks also to the dinner s premier sponsors auktionshaus christoph g rtner daniel f. kelleher auctions and schuyler rumsey philatelic auctions and for additional support from robert a. siegel auction galleries which helped to make the dinner affordable for the attendees . nearly every day our club booth on the show floor was hosted by irene bromberg with many members contributing their time at the show to present the collectors club story to show visitors . so far at least 23 new membership applications resulted from their efforts . on tuesday may 31 alan holyoake made himself available at our booth for an author s book signing of his latest book co authored with alan huggins the mulready postal stationery . david steidley center in light colored jacket provides philatelists with a tour of the historic collectors club building on 35th street on thursday june 2 club secretary and historian david steidley hosted group tours of the club for interested world stamp show attendees including both members and prospective members . the three sessions throughout the day were well attended entertaining and resulted in several new membership applications being submitted . many collectors club members were individually successful in presenting exhibits at the show . of particular note at the june 2 palmares dinner club member gordon eubanks was presented with the grand prix national trophy for his exhibit the u.s. imperforate issues of 1851 1856 and their importance in an expanding postal system . and as a donor sponsor of the show one would expect that the club would be providing not only financial support but also leadership support towards the success of the show . club members made up all of the directors and officers and the vast majority of organizing committee members who worked tirelessly to make the show a success . i must call out our former president and show president wade saadi and our former governor and show vice president steven rod who volunteered their full time attention to the show for months ahead leading the organizing committee team in order to ensure the show s success . looking forward stephen reinhard has again assembled an outstanding assortment of national and international guest speakers to present their collecting interests at upcoming meetings in the 2016 2017 season . i am pleased that the club will continue its practice of video recording the presentations for the benefit of club members worldwide who can view them at leisure from our website . the club s board of governors continues to pursue opportunities to preserve the financial sustainability of our continued operation of our historic clubhouse so that philately will always have a pied a terre in the united states financial and metropolitan capital . i would also like to recognize the role other collectors club members are taking in leading the hobby at the national level . eight of our members were recently elected to serve on the board of directors of the american philatelic society including patricia kaufmann jeff shapiro and robert zeigler to serve on the board of vice presidents stephen schumann as secretary and peter mccann mark schwartz and rich drews as directors at large . club member stephen reinhard will also continue his service to the aps on the board in his role as immediate past president . congratulations and thanks to them closer to home our own annual election of club governors will be coming up at our annual meeting on january 11 2017 . if you are a resident member with an interest in learning more about the opportunity to serve or just want to better understand the role of the governors please contact me by email at mail brucemarsden.com or by telephone at 973 432 6163 . if after a friendly conversation you have an interest in serving i will be pleased to introduce you to the nominating committee . thanks to each of our members for your role in supporting serious philately . bruce marsden we need speakers we are presently arranging the club program for the time period april 1 2016 march 31 2017 . due to the impending once in a lifetime new york 2016 world stamp show being held from may 28 june 4 2016 we are having difficulty signing up speakers especially from other countries who don t want to commit to a second trip to new york so close to the international extravaganza . our meetings are usually held on the first and third wednesday evenings except in july and august with a few exceptions . most speakers use some or all of our 20 built in exhibit frames and a powerpoint slide program not required to present some aspect of their collecting interests . if you would like to consider being one of our speakers please get back to our program chairman stephen reinhard as soon as possible . dates are assigned on a first come basis . steve s email address is sreinhard1 optonline.net . thank you in advance for your willingness to help out . back to top president s news may 2015 greetings from boxborough massachusetts congratulations to the winners of the collectors club s 2015 multi frame competition that were announced at the philatelic show 2015 awards dinner on may 2 robert g. rose won the classic united states competition with his exhibit new jersey stampless covers handstamp postal markings 1775 1855 . robert g. rufe won the modern united states competition with his exhibit u.s. special handling 1925 1959 the stamps & the service . robert benninghoff won the foreign competition with his exhibit the irish coil stamps 1922 to 1970 . upcoming club meetings coming up next will be our annual lichtenstein award dinner on may 6th at cafe matinique honoring past president wade saadi for his extensive accomplishments and service to philately . please contact executive secretary irene bromberg at 212 683 0559 to see if overflow tickets are available if you would like to attend . wednesday may 20th s regular meeting will feature a presentation by kees adema titled the paper trail ww ii in holland and its colonies as seen through mail . the social hour begins at 5 00pm and the presentation will commence at 6 30pm all china philatelic federation exhibition i am pleased to announce that on may 27 30 the collectors club will be hosting a 40 frame exhibition of chinese philately presented by the visiting all china philatelic federation . the exhibition will be open to the public daily from 12 00 noon to 4 30 pma on wednesday the 27th 10 30am 4 30pm on thursday and friday the 28th 29th and 10 30 am 4 00 pm on saturday the 30th . please plan to visit the club to take the opportunity to view this wonderful material on loan from china . clubhouse auction news the collectors club facilities are once again available for use by philatelic and related auctioneers to provide viewing and live auction opportunities to collectors . if you are or know of an auctioneer who seeks a convenient midtown new york auction venue please contact me for details . upcoming auctions include may 20 andrew kupersmit philatelics bulgaria specialized ex john c. dupont june 5 6 harmers international june 24 25 archives international please contact the auctioneers directly for further details . back to top philatelic show 2015 boxborough ma other collectors club news collectors club supports national postal museum at the opening reception on may 2nd board members d.steidley left rear b.marsden right front and h. scheuer right rear pose with guido craveri left front who was instrumental in bringing the 2 may 1840 penny black cover to the national postal museum for a brief may 3 11 2014 display entitled the genesis of philately . the collectors club is proud to support the national postal museum . the collectors club will be participating in philatelic show 2015 to be held at boxborough ma during the weekend of may 1 3 2015 . we are now soliciting exhibits for the show . feel free to download a letter of information an exhibit application and the prospectus . we will sponsor a booth at the show and present a collectors club lecture on saturday afternoon at 1 00 p.m. there will also be a joint dinner with the united states stamp