THE PHILA-QUAD Is the monthly publication of the Quad City Stamp Club (QCSC) (since 1935), APS Chapter 249, P.O. Box 1301, Moline, IL

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1 QUAD CITY STAMP CLUB P O BOX 1301 MOLINE, IL FIRST CLASS MAIL THE PHILA-QUAD Is the monthly publication of the Quad City Stamp Club (QCSC) (since 1935), APS Chapter 249, P.O. Box 1301, Moline, IL For comments, suggestions or articles for the Phila-Quad, please let us know by LMINTVELD@YAHOO.COM or Phone: (603) VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: CHECK IT OUT!! Save your duplicate common stamps for the Quad City Stamp Club Penny Box!! Bring them to any Club meeting and give them to Don Catton. Page 1

2 Next Meeting: December 13th, 7.30 pm Location: Faith Lutheran Church, st Street, Moline, IL President s Message Our next meeting is Thursday, Dec. 13th, Since this is the last meeting of the year it is time for our Christmas party. We will have a new game. After the game we will of course also have our monthly auction. If you have not yet paid your dues for 2019, this is the time of year to take care of this. Please mail it in or see Linda at the meeting. See you on the 13th! Stamp Humor Volume LXXXII. Issue 3 Meeting agenda: Doors open: Meeting: Raffle Old business New business 6:15 pm 7:30 pm Christmas Game Auction Close December 2018 Board meets immediately after meeting ends Cordially, Paul Roberts, President QCSC Santa knows his technology Inside this issue: November 2018 Meeting Highlights Paul opened the meeting around About 20 members were present. Linda won extra raffle tickets in the name tag drawing. Leen and Gary Morrison won raffle prizes. (US stamp sheets) Paul reminded members that it is time to pay 2019 dues. Mail it in or see Linda. Paul reminded all of the inclement weather policy. It is in this issue of the PQ. Leen gave an update the SOC auction. Volunteers are requested to help out. SOC lotting (by George, Andy and Don H.) is in progress, donation request letters have been sent out, including letters to 25 regional stamp clubs. PR preparations are in progress. For the Moline Stamp Fair 16 potential dealers have been contacted. We hope to get at least Paul announced the Christmas event. There will be a new and fun game (info in this PQ) and everyone that wants to play is asked to bring a wrapped gift of $ 10 value and also, if you like, cookies or sweets. After asking the group it was decided to not have a Board meeting. The monthly auction raised $ 235, which means that $ was raised for the club. 8 items were passed over and returned to their owners. President s Message 2 Nov. Meeting Highlights 2 December Auction List 3 November Auction Results 4 Board Meeting Minutes 4 Event Schedule 4 Weather Policy & Game Rules 5 Dues 2019 & Vendor Ads 6 SECRET CODE: I believe in Santa Claus Page 2

3 Page 3 Next Meeting: December 13th, 7.30 pm DECEMBER 2018 QCSC MONTHLY AUCTION SN Country Cat #s Description E Value MB WW Various Cookie tin full of goodies, on & off paper EST US 78 F-VF, S.O.N US 90 Avg/Fine, Perfs bottom US 92 Fine, few clipped perfs US 96 Avg, short perfs T US 97 Poor/Avg, 2 mm tear TR US 235 VF, Mint, 6 ct Columbian Supplies 2 White Ace Binders w. dust covers, like NEW EST WW Various Large envelope box with off paper stamps, AS IS EST Russia Various Santa Claus cover collection in album EST US Various "America" stamp album w. used stamps EST Foreign Various Album, Paraguay-Venzuela well filled w. stamps (1500 +) EST Great Britain 80//172 U, F-avg. On stock card. 12 1, Denmark 26//B34 M/U/Fine, 20 cents each German E. Africa 2-5, 7+8 Used, Fine, 6 stamps US 154 Used, Avg, 2 1 mm tears RS US 113 Used, Avg, 2 top Foreign Various envelope off paper stamps EST Scandinavia/Swiss Various Envelope off paper stamps EST Netherlands &Cols Various envelope off paper stamps EST New Zealand O75 Used Mexico 354//361 6 stamps plus 1 dupe Poland Various estimated stamps, off paper in Christmas tin EST Reference 2014 Scotts Specialized Cat. USA EST Bavaria Various 154 different sorted stamps on 2 stock sheets Greece Various 403 different stamps, most used, Indonesia Various 154 stamps, Mint/Used EST Foreign Various Cookie tin filled w ~ 3,500 stamps (9 oz) EST US 331//550 Washington/Franklin, 36 stamps, Mixed, off paper Germany Various 138 different stamps M/U Mixed US 651/ different Mint Face Value $ Netherlands Various 100 different stamps Used, Mixed US 735//765 Farley's plus variants, MH & MNH PRC 249//J stamps on pages, Used Supplies Lighthouse Stockbook 24 pages 2-sided black EST Please note that MB in the list above stands for Minimum Bid, otherwise known as Starting Bid. Page 3

4 November 2018 AUCTION RESULTS LOT SERIAL SOLD FOR LOT SERIAL SOLD FOR LOT SERIAL SOLD FOR TOTAL: $ Board Meeting Minutes Present: Paul, Don V, Andy, Lisa, George, Jim R., Leen, Linda During the regular meeting it was concluded that there was nothing new to discuss and that no full Board Meeting was necessary. Financial Report No financial report was available this month. Membership Report The club currently has 34 members: (6 family memberships, 3 dealers, 25 individual). At this time (November 18) 18 members have paid dues for Please make sure to pay your dues if you have not yet done so. Other business None Event Schedule (Important dates, please let us know if you need address info) November 24, 2018 SUPEX 2018, 6200 Joliet Rd, Countryside, IL (10 am to 4 pm) December 1-2, 2018 December 8-9, 2018 January 12-13, 2019 January 19-20, 2019 February 16-17, 2019 March 2, 2019 April 27-28, 2019 May 4, 2019 Officers List MSDA show Milwaukee, WI, Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport, 6401 S. 13th St. Milwaukee, WI MSDA show Oak Brook Terrace, IL, Holiday Inn, 17 W nd St. Oak Brook Terrace, IL MSDA show Lawrence Parks & Community Center, 5301 N. Franklin Rd, Lawrence IN MSDA show Oak Brook Terrace, IL, Holiday Inn, 17 W nd St. Oak Brook Terrace, IL MSDA show Four Points by Sheraton (Cincinatti North), 7500 Tylers Place, West Chester OH Moline Stamp Fair, Moline IL Cerapex, Cedar Rapids IA Stamp Out Cancer Auction, Moline, IL President: Paul Roberts (19), Vice President: Don Vickroy (18), Past President: Andy Spitznas (19), Treasurer: Lisa Forgie (18), Secretary: L. IntVeld (19), Directors: George Pettigrew (18), Dick Holtman (18), L. IntVeld (19), Jim Rogers (19). Auctions: L. IntVeld, PhilaQuad Editor: L. IntVeld, Website Editor: Gerry Bade Page 4

5 Volume LXXXII. Issue 3 Page 5 Club Meeting Cancellation Policy A. Monthly QCSC meeting will be cancelled if the Moline Public Schools are cancelled for that day. Please monitor public media to determine if Moline schools are cancelled or not. B. If Moline Public Schools are given an early dismissal for that day then the President will determine if the monthly meeting should be held. C. If a Winter Storm Alert has been issued then the President will determine if the monthly meeting should be held. D. Other conditions (even non-weather related) may require the President to cancel a meeting. E. The process the President will use in determining if a meeting is to be cancelled will be: 1. If possible, consulting of Executive Committee to poll them for their collective wisdom. 2. The actual decision to cancel will be made by the President alone. (unless he is unavailable) 3. The President will inform the public media if the meeting has been cancelled. 4. The Secretary will have a prepared list of the membership with phone numbers. The President and Board members will phone each member to inform them of the cancelled meeting. Members should rely also on their own judgement to determine whether or not to attend a meeting during inclement weather. Even if a meeting has not been cancelled it may still be prudent for an individual member to stay home. CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE GAME Switch, Steal or Unwrap 1. Place your wrapped gift on the gift table 2. The host will provide each with a gift in front of you 3. Our president will start the game by rolling the die first 4. Take the action listed on the chart ==> Switch, Steal or Unwrap 5. Game ends when all gifts are unwrapped You get to keep the gift that is in front of you after the game is fully completed! Page 5

6 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL for 2019 It is time again to renew your membership and pay your dues for Please fill out the following and hand in at the next meeting, or if you prefer, mail in the completed page with your payment (made out to Quad City Stamp Club) to: Quad City Stamp Club, P O BOX 1301, Moline, IL Name: Address: Phone: What kind of membership? Individual ($ 8.00) Family ($ 10.00) Dealer ($ 25.00) P.O. Box 472, Clinton, Iowa Mint Used United States Lower Priced Foreign Sets and Singles Tell us your needs and we will try to help you! Foreign: Mint, Used, Sets & Singles LMINTVELD@YAHOO.COM (603) P.O. Box 472, Clinton, Iowa Foreign: Mint, Used, Sets & Singles LMINTVELD@YAHOO.COM (603) Mint Used United States Lower Priced Foreign Sets and Singles Tell us your needs and we will try to help you! Page 6