Northwest Stamp Club Meeting Minutes
November 8, 2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the November 8, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Library.
Rich, the club Vice-President, called the meeting to order at 1:32 PM.
Minutes from the last meeting in Arlington on October 31 were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the account balance in all the accounts. The account includes
a donation and money from the sale of a set (6) of 2015 Scott Catalogs. Total
sales at the last auction were very good. Civia moved to approved, Steve seconded
and the motion passed.
Old Business
The holiday dinner party will be on December 14 at Ricardo's in Schaumburg.
New Business
With the receipt of two sets of Scott Catalogs, it was suggested that Jim F.
be recognized for his contributions to the club with a life time membership.
The suggestion was tabled until the Arlington meeting.
November is the month the club looks for nominations for officers. No one volunteered at the meeting.
Rich noted that he will obtain two boxes of candy for the librarians at the two libraries.
There is a MSDA show in Lombard the 2nd weekend in December. The last show in Prospect Heights was slow.
A package of used stamps was received from a lady in Rolling Meadows whose brother apparently passed, and she thought of the NWSC and sent the package to the NWSC % the Elk Grove Library. The secretary will send her a thank you note.
Steve won the door prize.
There were 11 members at the meeting.
A motion was made to close the meeting 1:50 by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Public Library on December 13.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
October 31, 2016 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the October 31, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club President, called the meeting to order at 7:47 PM.
Minutes from the October 11, 2016 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections and Civia moved to approve, seconded by Steve.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the account balance in all the accounts. Civia moved to approve,
seconded by Steve.
Old Business
Al reported that Bob H. had donated the profits from his last sale to the club.
The Secretary will send Bob a thank you note.
Dues for next year are now payable and as a reminder, will be $8 until December 31, then go to $10.
New Business
Discussion on where to have the Holiday Dinner party resulted in Ricardo's being
selected by the members present. The restaurant is located in Schaumburg, with
the dinner to be held on December 14th.
Paul was appointed to fill the Trustee position vacated by the relocation of Bob H.
There were 15 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting at 8:05, seconded by Steve.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on November 8.
Submitted by Recording Secretary
October 11, 2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the October 11, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Library.
Rich, the club Vice-President, called the meeting to order at 1:33 PM.
Minutes from the last meeting in Arlington were not available.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the account balance in all the accounts. Civia moved to approved,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich read from a list of restaurants that Gary had checked out for the holiday
party. There was some discussion about the choices as only 19 had so far signed
up for the dinner.
Also discussed was the need to replace Bob H. for sending out emails regarding the meeting. No one immediately volunteered to do that.
New Business
The frame for the ChicagoPex show has been paid for. Gary will take care of
the frame at the show.
There is a MSDA show in Lombard the 2nd weekend in December. The last show in Prospect Heights was slow.
Al won the door prize.
There were 13 members and one guest at the meeting. Bob H. again attended the
meeting.
A motion was made to close the meeting 2:07 by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
The next meeting is at Arlington Heights Memorial Library on October 31.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
September
13, 2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the September 13, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Library.
Rich, the club Vice-President, called the meeting to order at 1:40 PM.
Minutes of the meeting from 8/22 meeting were read. John moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the account balance in all the accounts. The bill for the post office
box has been paid. Steve moved to approved, Mike seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
It was noted that the discussion from last month concerning the auction in January,
being moved to Elk Grove, was mentioned at the last Arlington Heights meeting
but no action was taken.
New Business
Bob H. is moving to MI and the club will be looking for a member to send out
the email meeting notices. A short letter of appreciation was sent to Bob in
thanks for his contributions to the club.
The Will County stamp show is on October 8th at Messiah Lutheran Church, from 10 to 4.
The Urbana show, Cupex, is on October 15 & 16 at the Civic Center.
New NWSC schedules are needed as copies were not available to pass out at the show in Lombard. A request was made to add the meeting location addresses to the schedule.
Dan won the door prize.
There were 13 members and one guest at the meeting. Bob H. had attended the
meeting last month.
A motion was made to close the meeting 2:01 by Mike, seconded by Jon.
Mixture activity and the $1 - 3 auction followed the business meeting.
The next meeting is at Arlington Heights Memorial Library on September 19, with a guest speaker.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 28, 2016 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the March 28, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club President, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village Public Library on March 8th were read. There were some corrections. Civia moved to approve, Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the account balance in all the accounts. Civia moved to approve,
Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Gary noted several up-coming stamp shows in the area, including Park Forest
on April 2nd, East Peoria on April 18th, and the MSDA show in Prospect Heights
on April 23 and 24.
New Business
Gary advised the club members that this year, he will be putting up a display
window on the first floor of the Arlington Heights Library starting on the 1st
of August. The display will last until August 31st. Our hope is that more visitors
to the library will be able to view the display and perhaps there will be some
interest by local residents in attending one of our meetings. He said he would
also put together packets of stamps for visitors who attend a meeting.
Our guest speaker on German stamp history will be visiting the club in September at Arlington Heights.
Jerry suggested that the club offer items for sale at every meeting. The items must be a minimum of $3.
There were 14 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Jim. The meeting adjourned
at 8:28 PM.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on April 12th.
Stamp Bingo followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
March 8,
2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the March 8, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:33 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held at the Arlington Heights Public Library
on February 22nd were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved
to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts. The last donation auction sales dollars
were not available. Steve moved to approve, Civia seconded, and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich noted that the club had received a thank you letter from the APS for our
recent donation in memory of Dave and Al.
Rich reported that he has had discussions with Sue Sullivan and others at the Arlington Heights Library about posting a NWSC schedule on the libraries bulletin board. He learned that any items that go on their board must be approved for content by the library board. He also noted that Elk Grove Village Public Library has accepted and posted the NWSC schedule on their Bulletin Board.
New Business
Auctions coming up in the area include Rockford this coming weekend, and the
ASDA show in Lombard in a few weeks. The St. Louis show is the first weekend
in April.
Rich mentioned an article from "The Kicking Mule" newsletter stating that Denison hinges are now selling on eBay for $25 per package. Unfortunately these fine hinges are no longer available as he ingredients are now outlawed for use in these types of products.
Next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on Monday evening, March 28th. The meeting topic is Stamp Bingo.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:48 PM following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 10, 2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the February 10, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:33 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held at the Arlington Heights Public Library
on January 25th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved
to approve, Al seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts. The last auction realized some sales,
with the club receiving a percentage. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded,
and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich reported that the candies have been delivered to the libraries. A letter
was also received from the Arlington Heights Library thanking the club for the
donation. Gary needs to notify the library that he is the president.
New Business
The donation auction for Arlington will be held on February 22nd, instead of
the planned activity for that evening.
The two sets of 2014 Scott catalogs will be available at the donation auction in February.
Rich D. mentioned that many of the employees he talked to at Arlington Heights Library were not aware of the NWSC meetings at the library. He suggested that we inquire how to get on the libraries calendar that they publish either in paper or on their website. It was further suggested that we look into the same for the Elk Grove Library.
Next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on Monday evening, February 22nd. The meeting topic is Donation Auction.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM following a motion by Steve, seconded by Civia.
The dollar auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
January
25, 2016 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the January 25, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village Public Library on January 12th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Rich D. seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that he has not updated the account balance as he was waiting for
some bills from the holiday party. He estimated the balance in all the accounts.
Civia moved to approve, Rich D. seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich D. reported that he had purchased the candy for the two librarians and
the box for the librarian at EG would be given to her at the next meeting.
New Business
The secretary read a letter to be sent to the APRL with a donation in memory
of two NWSC members who passed away last week, D. Aldrich and A. Krause. Both
of these gentlemen were also members of the APS.
The secretary noted that he had received a set of Scott Catalogs from Jim Felke. These are being donated to the club to be auctioned off at the donation auction to be held next month. There are now two sets to be auctioned off. It was requested that Jim be given a complimentary membership for 2016, and this was done through a motion by Rich D. seconded by Rich W. and passed by the membership.
Gary noted that the registration paperwork for our non-profit organization has been completed and will be mailed on January 26 to the Secretary of the State of Illinois.
Gary also noted that the President of the German Philatelic Society would be willing to come to one of the club's meetings and give a presentation on German stamps. The club members, by a show of hands indicated they would welcome him, and would also present him with a gift card for his presentation at a club meeting, to be held in September or October. Gary said he would follow up with the gentleman about the talk.
There were 17 members and three guests, Lucas and his two children, at the
meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Rich. The meeting adjourned
at 7:47 PM.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on February 9th.
The Winter Auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
Minutes of the January 12, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M.
January 12, 2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Public Library on December
8th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts, noting it was the same as last month.
Al noted we did over $100 of sales in the donation auction held at Elk Grove.
Civia moved to approve, Rich M. seconded, and the motion passed.
Old Business
No old business.
New Business
The donation auction for Arlington will be held on February 22nd, instead of
the planned activity for that evening. The regular Winter Auction will be held
on January 25th. The check for the AH library to be issued at that meeting.
In addition, Rich proposed, and members agreed, that a box of candy should be
given to the librarians at each of the libraries.
The Scott catalogs will be available at the donation auction in February.
There is an MSDA show in Prospect Heights the weekend of January 16th and 17th, with a show in Milwaukee the following weekend.
Next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on Monday evening, January 25th. The meeting topic is Winter Auction.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:43 PM following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Stamp Bingo followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
Feb 10, 2016 Elk Grove
Minutes of the February 10, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:33 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held at the Arlington Heights Public Library
on January 25th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved
to approve, Al seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts. The last auction realized some sales,
with the club receiving a percentage. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded,
and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich reported that the candies have been delivered to the libraries. A letter
was also received from the Arlington Heights Library thanking the club for the
donation. Gary needs to notify the library that he is the president.
New Business
The donation auction for Arlington will be held on February 22nd, instead of
the planned activity for that evening.
The two sets of 2014 Scott catalogs will be available at the donation auction in February.
Rich D. mentioned that many of the employees he talked to at Arlington Heights Library were not aware of the NWSC meetings at the library. He suggested that we inquire how to get on the libraries calendar that they publish either in paper or on their website. It was further suggested that we look into the same for the Elk Grove Library.
Next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on Monday evening, February 22nd. The meeting topic is Donation Auction.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM following a motion by Steve, seconded by Civia.
The dollar auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
Jan 25, 2016 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the January 25, 2016 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village Public Library on January 12th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Rich D. seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that he has not updated the account balance as he was waiting for
some bills from the holiday party. He estimated the balance in all the accounts.
Civia moved to approve, Rich D. seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich D. reported that he had purchased the candy for the two librarians and
the box for the librarian at EG would be given to her at the next meeting.
New Business
The secretary read a letter to be sent to the APRL with a donation in memory
of two NWSC members who passed away last week, D. Aldrich and A. Krause. Both
of these gentlemen were also members of the APS.
The secretary noted that he had received a set of Scott Catalogs from Jim Felke. These are being donated to the club to be auctioned off at the donation auction to be held next month. There are now two sets to be auctioned off. It was requested that Jim be given a complimentary membership for 2016, and this was done through a motion by Rich D. seconded by Rich W. and passed by the membership.
Gary noted that the registration paperwork for our non-profit organization has been completed and will be mailed on January 26 to the Secretary of the State of Illinois.
Gary also noted that the President of the German Philatelic Society would be willing to come to one of the club's meetings and give a presentation on German stamps. The club members, by a show of hands indicated they would welcome him, and would also present him with a gift card for his presentation at a club meeting, to be held in September or October. Gary said he would follow up with the gentleman about the talk.
There were 17 members and three guests, Lucas and his two children, at the
meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Rich. The meeting adjourned
at 7:47 PM.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on February 9th.
The Winter Auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
Jan 12, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the January 12, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Public Library on December
8th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts, noting it was the same as last month.
Al noted we did over $100 of sales in the donation auction held at Elk Grove.
Civia moved to approve, Rich M. seconded, and the motion passed.
Old Business
No old business.
New Business
The donation auction for Arlington will be held on February 22nd, instead of
the planned activity for that evening. The regular Winter Auction will be held
on January 25th. The check for the AH library to be issued at that meeting.
In addition, Rich proposed, and members agreed, that a box of candy should be
given to the librarians at each of the libraries.
The Scott catalogs will be available at the donation auction in February.
There is an MSDA show in Prospect Heights the weekend of January 16th and 17th, with a show in Milwaukee the following weekend.
Next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on Monday evening, January 25th. The meeting topic is Winter Auction.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:43 PM following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Stamp Bingo followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
Sept 8, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the September 8, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held in Arlington Heights on August 24th were
read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded,
and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts, no change from last month.
Old Business
The previously issued schedule had some errors on it, specifically the meeting
on September 28th will be on a Monday evening in Arlington Heights, not Tuesday
as was listed. Also, the meeting in October, on the 26th will be at Elk Grove
Village at 7:00 PM, the time not being noted with the change in location.
New Business
The Fall Auction will be held at the next meeting in Arlington. Minimum value
for a lot is $3.00.
There were 14 members and two guests in attendance. Kevin has some great Britain stamps he acquired and is looking to sell. Madeline, recently retired, collects worldwide from 1840 to 1940, and maybe up to 1952. Both guests had seen the club listed in the newspaper or on the internet.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich.
Jerry had his collection of Indo-China for attendees to browse.
Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
Aug 11, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the August 11, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
There were no minutes from the last meeting.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts.
Old Business
No old business.
New Business
The club received a letter from the post office asking us to renew the box through
an on-line account. The club prefers to receive the notice through the mail.
New meeting schedules were available to all the members in attendance.
There were 15 members attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:46 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded by Jon.
Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary, Jon Krause
Jul 11, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the July 11, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting on June 22, held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts. Since there were no questions, Civia
moved to approve the report, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Mike was able to get the date of October 26th, for this meeting at Elk Grove
Village instead. Time is from 7 PM to 9 PM.
New Business
It is hoped that Jerry will be able to join us soon.
There were 17 members attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:42 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded by Mike.
Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
June 22, 2015 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the June 22, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:52 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on June 9th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all the accounts. Civia moved to approve,
Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Several stamp shows are coming up in the area: July 11&12 at Prospect Heights.,
July 19 at Cicero/Berwyn, and again on Aug. 16. There is a show in West Allis
on June 27 and 28.
Jerry should be back in Chicago area, if not already, very soon.
New Business
Civia made a motion that the club again participate in ChicagoPex this year,
seconded by Al. The motion passed, and Gary agreed to seek the proper forms
for submission of a single frame exhibit.
There were 14 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Jim. The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM.
The Clothesline exhibit followed the business meeting. Rich was the winner in categories 1 and 5, and Dan was the winner in category 3.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on July 14th.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
June 9, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the June 9, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:32 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting on May 18, held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Mike moved to approve,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts. Since there were no questions, Bob
moved to approve the report, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich reported that Jerry is very eager to return to the Chicago area, and does
not care for the heat and humidity they are experiencing now. He is hopeful
of being back by the end of the month.
New Business
The Rockford Stamp Club meeting is next week and Dan is interested in attending. Let Dan know if you would like to go with him.
It was also noted that Bob D. is in the hospital and a card was circulated for everyone to sign. Mike said he would deliver the card this week.
Rich noted that Arlington Heights Library does not have a room for us for the October meeting. Mike was able to get the date of October 26th, for this meeting at Elk Grove Village instead. Time is from 7 PM to 9 PM.
There were 14 members attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:40 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded by Dan.
Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 18, 2015 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the May 18, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:55 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on May 12th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that club balance in all the accounts. Civia moved to approve, Rich
seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
With the Compex show coming up this weekend, Gary mentioned that he will have
a two frame exhibit at the show.
Reports on Jerry's health progress is about the same. No date set yet for his possible return to Chicago.
New Business
No new business to report.
There were 12 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Rich. The meeting adjourned at 8:03 PM.
Gary gave a presentation on selling stamps on eBay. He also sells on bidStart. An excellent presentation, which generated some good discussion.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on June9th.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
May 12, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the May 12, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:36 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting on April 27th, held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts. The club members purchased a number
of stamp materials from 28 lots at the last auction. The club realized a small
profit. Civia moved to approve the report, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
There were several reports about Jerry and his health issues. He is still in
Florida for several more weeks. The applications for the meeting dates in Arlington
Heights were turned in on May 1st. It may take several weeks until we hear form
the library about our requested dates.
New Business
There is a stamp show on May 22 to the 24th in Arlington Heights at the Forest
View Center. This is the Compex show. There are 35 expected dealers at the show,
including coin and post card dealers.
Steve mentioned he attended a show in Indiana and found some interesting materials a short time ago.
There were 16 members attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:56 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Bob presented some interesting material on etiquette materials that he has found as a unique collectible niche.
Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April 14, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the April 14, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:34 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting on March 23rd, held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al noted the club balance in all accounts.
Old Business
Rich reported that Jerry currently is experiencing some health issues, and may
have some difficulty getting back to the area in the near future. A card was
available for members at the meeting to sign.
The club received a thank you letter from the APS for the club's donation in memory of former member Gordon U. who passed away recently.
New Business
There is a stamp show this coming weekend in Prospect Heights. This is the local
MSDA show on Saturday and Sunday.
Next meeting is at Arlington on April 27th. The scheduled activity is Spring Auction.
There were 17 members attendance.
Dan was the door prize winner.
The meeting adjourned at 1:39 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 23, 2015 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the March 23, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:52 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on March 10th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, John seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all the accounts. Civia moved to approve,
Bob seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Al reported that the two recent stamp shows he attended were somewhat busy,
especially Rockford on Sunday morning, and he was pleased with his sales.
New Business
The next MSDA stamp show is on April 18 and 19 in Prospect Heights.
There were 11 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Paul. The meeting adjourned at 8:07 PM.
Stamp Bingo was the program for the evening.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on April14th with a stamp quiz and mixture activity.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 10, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the March 10, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Rich, a club trustee, called the meeting to order at 1:31 P.M.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of February 23rd held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Dan seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the estimated club balance in all accounts. Motion by Civia to approve,
seconded by Rich and the motion passed.
Old Business
There are two cards for members to sign, if they previously had not done so.
New Business
It was noted that an area stamp collector that many members knew, though he
was not a member of our club, had passed away. W. Winick was well known to many
of the NWSC members.
Stamp shows this coming weekend include Lombard and Rockford.
A newsletter from the Will County Stamp club was passed around for members to view and consider attending.
There was one guest, actually a former member, Earl C. at the meeting. Both Earl and Marv, a guest at our last meeting, joined the NWSC. Earl collects US? and the world, and Marv collects US Plate Blocks and some world.
Next meeting is at Arlington on March 23rd. The scheduled activity is Stamp Bingo.
There were 16 members attendance.
Dan was the door prize winner.
The meeting adjourned at 1:40 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
The Clothesline exhibit was then held with not many items. Civia did win for one of the categories, and mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
Februay 23, 2015 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the February 23, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:07 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on February 10th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, John seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that he still waiting for additional information, but reported the
club's approximate balance.
Old Business
Cards are still available to sign for T. Thomas and Gordon who passed away recently.
Gary read the rules regarding the Clothesline Exhibit to be held at the next meeting in Elk Grove.
New Business
No new business.
Rich was the winner of the door prize.
There were 15 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Paul. The meeting adjourned at 8:18 PM.
For the evenings program, Gary presented his "life Story" with stamps, post cards, and other memorabilia that tells his life story, from where and when he was born, to growing up, through college and beyond. These are mounted on album pages with a paragraph or two of explanation. It is truly a unique and interesting way of telling his story.
The next meeting is at Elk Grove Village Library on March 10th with the Clothesline Exhibit "contest".
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
January 26, 2015 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the January 26, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Gary, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:48 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on January 13th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Paul seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that he is missing that last two statements from the bank and does
not have an up to date report.
Old Business
A card is still available to sign for T. Thomas who passed away recently. Gary
also noted that Gordon, the club's longest active member passed away last week
with the funeral held today. A card will be available to sign for the family
at the next meeting. Dan made a motion, seconded by Civia to send the APRL a
memorial of $25 in honor of Gordon. The motion passed.
New Business
No new business.
Rich was the winner of the door prize.
There were 12 members at the meeting.
Civia made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Dan. The meeting adjourned at 7:56 PM.
The Winter Auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
January 13, 2015 Elk Grove
Minutes of the January 13, 2015 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 1:32 P.M. Jerry wished everyone a "Happy New Year" and noted that he had received thank you cards from both libraries for the gifts from the club. The note from AH came via the post office box, where in the past Jerry had received it at home. He also mentioned that he had spoken with Mark I. earlier in the day and Mark also wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of December 22nd held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Steve moved to approve,
Gordon seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported he does not have the latest bank statement. He also has a deposit
to make to the account. He is also waiting for a bill from the dinner party.
The checks for the libraries have not cleared, nor has the check for the Secretary
of State. He stated what he estimated the club has in all accounts. Motion by
Civia to approve, seconded by Dan and the motion passed.
Old Business
Members were reminded that dues for 2015 are now due, if not already paid.
New Business
Jerry mentioned that the paperwork for AH for next years meeting dates would
probably come through the post office box, so to watch for them, and make sure
they get forwarded to him to be able to fill in the dates, so he can get them
back to this area to get them properly signed and ready to submit to the library
by May 1st.
Dan made a motion to have two door prizes for the meeting attendees. It was seconded and passed.
Next meeting is at Arlington on January 26th. The scheduled activity is the winter auction.
There were 19 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:56 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Gordon.
The planned activity was Stamp Bingo, but due to the meeting being held in the small conference room, the activity was postponed until next month. Mixture activity continued after the meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
December 22, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the December 22, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on December 9th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that he has written out four checks and estimated that we had about
$1800 in all the accounts. The donation to the AH Library was presented as well
as payment for use of the kitchen. Also the letter to Jesse White has been sent.
Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
A card is available to sign for T. Thomas who passed away recently.
About the Holiday Party, "Good spot, good location, food was not quite
as good as we remember, but good time for all who attended., prizes were good,
lot of fun." Special thanks to Gary and Dan for all the arrangements.
Members were reminded to pay their dues for next year before the 1st of January
to save $2.00.
New Business
No new business.
Jerry had an album of Christmas Seals from 1924 to present. An impressive collection.
There were 19 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM.
The AH donation auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
December 9, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the December 9, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of November 24th held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Paul seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club balance in all accounts. Motion by Civia to approve, seconded
by Steve and the motion passed.
Old Business
With the change in officers and Trustees at the last meeting, the trustees are
now, Rich D., Bob H., Dan, and Gordon. The new vice-president is Gary.
Members who are attending the holiday dinner party in December may give their money to Al at the meeting. Again members who have attended more than 8 meetings in the past year are welcome at no cost, but guests are $13, and other members are $7.
New Business
There was one guest at the meeting. Bill is from Australia and we welcome him
to our meeting.
Next meeting is at Arlington on December 22nd. The scheduled activity is the donation auction for AH.
There were 16 members and one guest in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
A donation auction followed the business meeting, and a presentation of Christmas Seals by Jerry.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
November 24, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the November 24, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:07 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on November 11th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Larry seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in all the club's accounts. At the last auction,
the fall auction, the total sales were noted, with the club realizing a small
profit. In addition, the club has set aside monies from the sale of Scott Catalogs
for our host libraries. Civia moved to approve, Jim seconded and the motion
passed.
Old Business
Dan made a motion, seconded by Civia to invite Lynda S. to our dinner party
as a guest of the club. The motion passed. A reminder was given about the party
at the Old Country Buffet on December 17th at 6:00 till 8:30 in the evening.
Most of the members at the meeting indicated they were coming.
Members were reminded to pay their dues for next year before the 1st of January to save $2.00. Also, members were reminded about the donation auction to be held at the next two regular meetings. Special donation auction sheets are available to be used for the items.
New Business
It was reported that the NWSC club has been approved by the APS for Chapter
membership through 2015.
For the election part of the meeting, members were asked if they would like to serve as an officer of the club. Dan had previously indicated that he would not serve as VP in the coming year and Gary had graciously consented to serve in that position. There being no additional nominations, the current officers and Gary were declared officers for the coming year. Dan was appointed to serve as a Trustee of the club.
There was some discussion about what the club can do to attract new members, as well as what the club is currently doing. Dan reminded members about the offer to bring a non-member to the meeting and receive a "Club Buck", as well as a free membership for the following year if the individual joined the club.
There were members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:48 PM following a motion by Civia, seconded by Jim.
The clothes-line exhibit was cancelled due to lack of enough entries.
Submitted by Recording Secretary.
October 27, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the October 27, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:56 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on October 14h were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Gordon seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in all the club's accounts. There were no
questions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Dan made a motion seconded by Rich, to sell the donated Scott Catalogs at the
evenings Fall Auction, with the money realized to be held for part of the donation
to the Arlington Heights Library at the end of the year. The motion passed.
New Business
Jerry noted that he was contacted thru club member Bob D., by an individual
who has $7000 face value of US postage that he would like to donate to a youth
stamp club. Several options were discussed but there was no final recommendation.
The individual is quite insistent that the stamps go to a young person or youth
stamp club.
As a reminder, members who have attended at least 8 meetings of the 24 meetings held in the past year, will be eligible to receive a free dinner at the annual holiday dinner party. It was noted that members who have not attended 8 meetings will pay $7, and guests and non-members who attend will pay $13.
Dan made a motion that on major auction nights, that here would be no door prize. It was seconded by Rich. The motion was defeated.
Discussion was held regarding having a holiday party at the Elk Grove facility. The members decided not to have one at EGV Public Library as the library was asking $100 before, and $75 to be returned if the facility was clean at the end of the event.
Members were reminded about dues for next year, which are $8 until January 1st, then $10 for members.
There were 22 members and 2 guests at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 PM following a motion by Rich. seconded by Civia.
The fall auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by Recording Secretary.
October 14, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the October 14, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 1:33 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of September 23rd held at Arlington Heights
Memorial Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved
to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club monetary balance in all accounts. Motion by Rich to
approve, seconded by Steve and the motion passed.
Old Business
Rich noted that he currently has some driving restrictions and as long as Jerry
brings him to the next meeting, he would serve as auctioneer.
It was noted that many members had seen the nice stamp display at the Arlington
Heights Library. Thanks to Jerry for his contributions. It was mentioned that
in the future, perhaps colored copies of the material be displayed to reduce
the risk of some valuable material be stolen or lost. A different month, such
as October which is stamp collecting month, is not available at the AH Library,
as the display windows are planned for many months in advance.
New Business
The question was raised about the possibility of putting up a display in the
Elk Grove Public Library. This was to be investigated.
While the schedule calls for a holiday party and donation auction at EGV Library, the library charges a $100 deposit before hand and if the facility is properly cleaned up, $75 could be returned to the club. A vote is to be taken of the membership to determine if this something they would like to have.
Next meeting is at Arlington on October 27th. The scheduled activity is the Fall Auction.
There were 16 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2:02 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
There were four show and tell presentations made by club members, Paul, Dan,
Jerry, and Jon.
Thanks for sharing.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
September 23, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the August 25, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on August 12 were read. There were no additions or corrections. Jim moved to approve, Bob seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
There was no report from the treasurer at the meeting.
Old Business
None
New Business
It was noted at the meeting that a former member was seen at the last MSDA show.
Many members may remember Dennis.
Dan related that he and Al had attended the last Rockford club meeting, held at 9 AM in the morning on the third Tuesday of the month. He noted about 20 members were in attendance. Their secretary has been in touch with the Janesville stamp club who is starting a program for young people. Dan is interested in how they are progressing and asked to be kept informed of their progress and their possible success. It is hoped that our club might learn from their experiences.
There were 21 members and one guest, Joe, who joined the club at the end of the meeting at the meeting. Joe collects US.
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 PM following a motion by Bob.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
August 25, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the August 25, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
The minutes of the last meeting held at Elk Grove Village on August 12 were read. There were no additions or corrections. Jim moved to approve, Bob seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
There was no report from the treasurer at the meeting.
Old Business
None
New Business
It was noted at the meeting that a former member was seen at the last MSDA show.
Many members may remember Dennis.
Dan related that he and Al had attended the last Rockford club meeting, held at 9 AM in the morning on the third Tuesday of the month. He noted about 20 members were in attendance. Their secretary has been in touch with the Janesville stamp club who is starting a program for young people. Dan is interested in how they are progressing and asked to be kept informed of their progress and their possible success. It is hoped that our club might learn from their experiences.
There were 21 members and one guest, Joe, who joined the club at the end of the meeting at the meeting. Joe collects US.
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 PM following a motion by Bob.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary.
August 12, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the August 12, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last two meetings, of July 8th and July 21st , held at Elk
Grove and Arlington Heights Libraries, were read. There were some clarifications
explained to the members regarding the motion at the last Arlington meeting.
Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. Motion by Civia to approve,
seconded by Steve and the motion passed.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
Dan reminded members about the incentive program to bring a guest to a meeting. The member receives a club Buck if the member stays for the entire meeting, and if the guest joins, the member will receive a free club membership for the following year.
Next meeting is at Arlington on August 25th. The scheduled activity is the Summer Auction.
There were 20 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich
There were four presentations made by club members, Dan, John, Jerry, and Bob, for the Show and Tell part of the meeting. Thanks for sharing.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
July 21, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the July 21, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts.
Old Business
None
New Business
White Eagle Stamp show was mentioned, sponsored by NSDA.
The next meeting at Elk Grove Village will be on 8/12. The topic is show and
tell.
A motion was made by Paul that a maximum of fifteen lots per seller will be brought forward at the major auctions, although the seller may bring more items for sale to the auction. The 15 items are to be described by the auctioneer to encourage sales to members. The motion was approved by the members present.
There were 15 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:17 PM following a motion by Civia.
Submitted by the volunteer recording secretary.
July 8, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the July 8, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of June 23rd, held at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library, were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. There are no outstanding
bills. Motion by Civia to approve, seconded by Rich and the motion passed.
Old Business
The new schedule was discussed and presented to the members in attendance. A
listing of potential topics for members to consider was passed around for members
to consider as additional topics for discussion or possible presentations at
future meetings.
New Business
The MSDA stamp show is coming up this weekend with the ASDA show at the White
Eagle the following weekend.
Next meeting is at Arlington on July 21st. The scheduled activity is Stamp Bingo and Silent Auction.
There were 16 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:43 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich
Mike won the Stamp Quiz contest which followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 19, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the May 19, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:05 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the May 13, 2014 meeting were read. There were no corrections or additions. Civia move to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Rich moved, Gordon seconded, and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
Gordon purchased a box of candy for the Librarians. The new contact person at EGV is Sue. Currently the 50% membership rule is on hold for the club.
Jerry noted that other rooms at the Arlington Heights Library were too small for our needs.
New Business
Three visitors at the meeting: Richard collects Poland, Germany , and US; Mort is a local dealer; and Lou, a friend of Mort's.
It was noted that there were 13 stamps in the spring auction that were donated by Gordon for the benefit of the club.
There were 19 members and three guests at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
The Spring auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 13, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the May 13, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last Elk Grove meeting of April 8th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed. Minutes from the last meeting at AH were unavailable.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. There are no outstanding bills. Motion by Civia to approve, seconded by Steve and the motion passed.
Old Business
The Compex show is coming up on May 22-24. Rich reports there are 40 dealers signed up for the show and most are from the MSDA. The Glen Ellyn apparently will have a table at the show. Rich said he would pass out NWSC flyers to dealers at the show to hand out to customers. The children's booth is expected to be at the show.
New Business
Dan K. was a visitor at the meeting and indicated he is recently retired and starting to get back into stamps which he had in his younger years. He is interested in the world up to 1960, and some US. Dan later joined the club and we welcome him.
The applications for the meetings at Arlington Heights were submitted and we are awaiting word on the dates we requested for meetings.
Elk Grove has notified us that we need to have 50% of our members from Elk Grove in the club in order to continue meeting at the library.
Jerry has returned from Florida and said he joined the Venice stamp club. He also passed along greetings from the Florida members of the NWSC.
Next meeting is at Arlington on May 19th. The scheduled activity is the Spring Auction..
There were 18 members and one guest in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2:16 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich
Mixture activity and a silent auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April 8, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the April 8, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of March 24th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club balance in all accounts. Motion by Civia to approve, seconded by Steve and the motion passed.
Old Business
There was some discussion about the MSDA stamp show at Prospect Heights this past weekend. Attendance was low, with Saturday being the best until about noon and Sunday was quiet.
New Business
The president of the Huntley stamp club asked Dan to let him know when our next major auction will be as their members are interested in attending. The next auction will be the club's Spring Auction held on May 19th and Dan indicated he would notify them.
A guest at the meeting, Howard, collects mainly US and indicated he would be joining our stamp club.
A second guest, Don, who met Gordon at a recent stamp show, was also in attendance and indicated he would also join our club. Don likes albums of stamps and enjoys looking at the them.
Next meeting is at Arlington on April 28th. The scheduled activities are Show and Tell along with Mixture Activity.
There were 20 members and one guest in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM.
Mixture activity and a silent auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 24, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the March 24, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the March 11, 2014 meeting were read. There were no corrections or additions. Civia move to approve, Gordon seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Civia moved, Jim seconded, and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
The letter proposed to potential new members has been updated to remove Schaumburg Library information. The revised letter will be sent to the potential member.
New Business
There was one guest at the meeting. Guslaf collects Pope stamps, Poland from WWII, 3cent variety, and Italy from 1978-1987.
There is a MSDA stamp show at Prospect Heights on April 5th and 6th.
For the workshop part of the meeting, Gary presented some stamps that Gordon had donated to the club to be sold by the club. Identification of the stamps was the objective of the workshop.
There were 16 members and one guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.
The workshop and silent auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 11, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the March 11, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:32 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
The minutes of the last meeting of February 24th were read. There were no additions or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. Sales at the last auction were good, with the club realizing a small profit from the sales. The treasurer has several checks to deposit and now has all the bills from the holiday party. Motion by Civia to approve, seconded by Rich and the motion passed.
Old Business
There was some discussion about the stamp show at Rockford this past weekend. There were 10 dealers there. Activity was mild. The Rockford club has two meetings a month, one during the day, in the morning, and one in the evening.
New Business
There is an ASDA show in Lombard this coming weekend. Comments were that generally things are over-priced at this show. 22 dealers will be at the show.
It was noted there is a new APS member who lives in the area. A letter will be sent to the individual inviting him to a club meeting. It was also noted that our membership list has shrunk like a lot of clubs, and Dan offered to try and contact several individuals and invite them to the next meeting.
Next meeting is at Arlington on March 24th. This will be a workshop meeting.
There were 13 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2:00.
Mixture activity and a silent auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 24, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the February 24, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the February 11, 2014 meeting were read. There were no corrections or additions. Civia move to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Al reported he had received dues from four individuals at the meeting. He also noted that the balance would probably be under $2000 after all the bills were paid for the Holiday Dinner outing. Civia moved, Rich seconded, and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
Gary reported hat he has updated the web page with meeting minutes. He also reported on his findings about the Senior Connection, a newsletter that reaches many elderly in may locations in the area. The cost for a one time listing was $125. A majority of the members declined the opportunity to have the club listed in the newsletter. Also, the window exhibit at Arlington will be in the month of September. Members who wish to participate in setting up the display should volunteer to Gary.
It was noted that former member Howard was at the meeting. Welcome back.
New Business
Jerry mentioned to Rich that it was 85 in Florida as he was on his way to the beach.
A newsletter from the Will County stamp club was available for anyone to read.
There were 20 members and one guest, Howard, in attendance. Howard is getting back into stamp collecting and collects US and some world stamps.
The meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM.
The winter auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 11, 2014 Elk Grove
Minutes of the February 11, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:15 P.M..
Minutes of the last Meeting
There were no recorded minutes from the last meeting in Arlington Heights, but
Al shared that there were 9 members who showed up in the not real good weather.
They chatted for a bit, visited some, and then everyone went home.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club approximate balance in all accounts. There are still
some outstanding bills from the Holiday activities that he is waiting for.
Old Business
There was no old business brought up for discussion.
New Business
The next area stamp shows are the ASDA show in Lombard the 3rd weekend in March,
a stamp show in Milwaukee the first weekend of March and a stamp show the second
weekend in March in Rockford.
Next meeting is at Arlington on February 24th. This will be the winter auction.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned quietly about 1:30.
Mixture activity and a silent auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
January 20, 2014 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the January 20, 2014 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Library.
Gary, the substitute vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M.
Due to inclement weather there were only 9 members in attendance so the Treasurer's Report and Secretaries report were deferred until the next meeting.
There was no discussion of Old or New Business.
Next meeting is at Elk Grove on Feb 11th. This will be a $ 1 to $ 3 auction\mixture meeting.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the substitute vice-president.
December 10, 2013 Elk Grove
Minutes of the December 10, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the November 25, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club balance in all accounts. Al noted that he needs assistance
during auctions to keep track of individuals and amounts. With no additional
questions or discussion, Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion
passed.
Old Business
With regard to the display mentioned in the last meeting minutes, there was
some discussion where the display should be, in the Arlington Heights Library.
The discussion resulted in a vote by the member ship to have the display on
the second floor. It may be that the placement of the display is dictated by
the library.
Jerry noted, after discussion with the treasurer, that the club will donate $50 to the Elk Grove Public Library for allowing the club to use their facilities for our Tuesday afternoon meetings. Bob Dahl is to follow-up with the presentation after the meeting.
Jerry also noted that the club has for the past many years been the recipient of a complete set of Scott Catalogs, that the club auctions off to assist in raising funds for our donation auctions. These have been presented to the club by Jim F. and Al K. While the club, at its last meeting, gave Jim a free membership for 2014, Al was overlooked. By acclamation, Al will also receive a free membership for next year.
New Business
Civia moved, Rich seconded to offer two door prizes at the conclusion of the
meeting. Rich C. and Mike G. were the winners.
Next meeting is at Arlington on December 23. The topic is Donation auction.
There were 19 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2:05 PM, following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
November 25, 2013 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the November 25, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:53 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the November 12, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia move to approve, Gary seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Civia moved, Rich seconded,
and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
After further review, a motion was made by Max, seconded by Jim, to charge $7
for members and $13 for guests for the up coming holiday dinner party on the
18th of December. There was also a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich to give
$75 to Gary for treats and prizes for the Dinner party. Both motions passed.
Gary also displayed the pages he used at the recent ChicagoPex show for the NWSC display frame. While there were no ribbons, it was nice to see the great display Gary put together for the club. Thanks, Gary.
New Business
We had one guest at the meeting, Stan. He has collections of US and Japan that
he is considering selling and was interested to find out the value of the material
he had. He drew a number of members eager to see what he had.
Members were reminded about the donation auctions coming up in December. The money from the auction is given to the two libraries as our club's thank you to the respective libraries.
Dan informed the membership that the Arlington Heights library has asked the club to do a window display on stamps and stamp collecting. Gary volunteered that he has quite a few of the materials needed for an accurate and complete display. Dan asked him to work with Dave A., our AH resident and representative for the club.
Dan again brought up the topic of adding a second VP to the slate of chapters officers. Max moved, Rich seconded the motion and it passed. Dan will develop the responsibilities for the position and the amendment to the bylaws was tabled until the next meeting.
Also, Rich moved and Gary seconded to give a one year membership to Jim F. in recognition of his donation of a complete set of Scott catalogs that the club will be auctioning off as part of our donation auction for the libraries, to be held in December at the two meetings.
There were 16 members and one guest in attendance
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. following a motion by Gary, seconded by Rich.
Mixture activity and silent auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
November 12, 2013 Elk Grove
Minutes of the November 12, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:31 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the October 28, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or additions. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club balance in all accounts. With no additional questions or discussion, Rich moved to approve, Civia seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Jerry asked that the club members be thanked for sending the get well card to him. He is currently home and getting some follow-up therapy.
It was noted that several area clubs are advertised in the "Senior Connection", available at many senior living centers. Gary was asked to follow-up with the publisher to see if the NWSC could also be listed in this publication.
Attendees were reminded that dues for next year are now payable. They are $8 until the first meeting in January, when they go to $10.
There was some discussion as to the cost to attend the holiday dinner party coming up in December. Last year it was voted to charge $8 for member and $15 for a guest/spouse.
Rich made a motion to invite Lynda S. as a guest to the holiday dinner party. The club wishes to recognize her contributions to the club. The motion was seconded by Max and passed.
New Business
APS has renewed the club membership until 12/31/2014.
Next meeting is at Arlington on November 25. The topic is Nominations and Mixture night.
The next area stamp show is ChicagoPex in November.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:55 PM, following a motion by Steve, seconded by Mike.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
October 28, 2013 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the October 28, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:57 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the October 8, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or additions. Rick move to approve, Gary seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Rich moved, Gary seconded, and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
Gary reported that although he does not have any new pages from members to exhibit at Chicagopex, he still has sufficient material to display.
He also reported that he visited with the owners of Silver Stallion on Lee and Algonquin, as a possible consideration for the holiday party. He reported that they have a nice room for 90 people, but that the price for a meal would be close to $17 after all the tips and taxes. He also visited the Old Country Buffet in Arlington Heights, and while their price has gone up to $13 per person, it is probably still a better deal for the club. Those in attendance at the meeting agreed and a show of hands indicated most members would attend. The address is 455 E. Palatine Road in Arlington Heights. The holiday dinner party is December 18th. after some research, it was noted that prices for last year were $8 for a single and $15 for a couple. Tie to meet last year was 6:00 PM.
New Business
Dan mentioned he has a copy of the latest newsletter from the Will County Stamp Club, available if anyone is interested. There is also a stamp auction on Nov. 7th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Naperville. The time for viewing is 6:15 with the auction to start at 7:30.
Members were reminded about the donation auctions coming up in December. The money from the auction is given to the two libraries as our club's thank you to the respective libraries.
The next area stamp show is Chicagopex on November 22-24 at the Westin hotel in Itasca.
Jerry is still in the hospital. A Get well card is available to sign for him.
There were 12 members and two guests in attendance. Chuck and Bill are members of the Lake County Philatelic Society. Chuck is interested in Zeps and dirigibles while Bill is interested in US prior to 1950, as well as odd ball stuff. Their group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Grayslake Public Library.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. following a motion by Rich, seconded by Gary.
Mixture and Show and Tell followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
September 23, 2013 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the September 23, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the September 10, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or additions. Jim move to approve, Larry seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Dave moved, Jim seconded, and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
A menu was brought in by Jim for the Silver Stallion on Lee and Algonquin, as a possible consideration for the holiday party. Dan suggested that three items on the menu be considered for the event. Gary volunteered to check out this place along with the Old country on Rand Road.
New Business
Jerry handed out a list of stamps for sale by one of our former members, who is looking to sell them. Jerry said he would pass a bid along to the individual if anyone was interested.
Dan brought up the subject of adding a second vice-president to the club board. His suggestion is for one VP to serve at one location and the other to serve at the second. Further discussion was suggested for the next meeting.
Jerry noted that the EG library does allow a party at their location, however, they also ask for a $50 fee to cover the cost of the clean-up.
The next area stamp show is on October 5 and 6 at Prospect Heights, sponsored by MSDA.
Gary is also looking for new material for the ChicagoPex stamp show coming up in November.
There were 16 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM. following a motion by Al, seconded by Vidi.
The fall auction followed the business meeting.
August 13, 2013 Elk Grove Village
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:35 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the July 22, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. No questions or discussion.
Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Next month, members are again invited to meet at Elli's Pancake House before
the Elk Grove Meeting. Time to arrive is about 11:30-11:45 AM. The meeting date
is September 10.
Bob took care of getting the box of candy for the librarian.
New Business
The report on the APS stamp show in Milwaukee was light attendance on Sunday,
though most of the other days were quite busy.
Next meeting is at Arlington on August 26. The topic is the Summer Auction.
The next area stamp show the MSDA show in October.
There were 17 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 PM, following a motion by Steve, seconded by Gordon.
A silent Auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
July 22, 2013 Arlington Heights
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:03 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the July 9, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia move
to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Civia moved, Rich seconded,
and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
Next major stamp show in the area is the SPS show in Milwaukee in August from
the 8th to the 11th.
A reminder that members who would like to meet for lunch at Ellie's Pancake house before the next Elk Grove meeting are advised to meet between 11:30 and 11:45.
New Business
Our next meeting at Elk Grove Village Public Library will be on August 13th.
The next meeting at Arlington Heights will be on August 26th. This will be the
summer auction, with lots having a minimum bid of $3.00 on each item.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich.
Following the business meeting, items were available at a silent auction and also from some mixtures.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary, Jon Krause
July 7, 2013 Elk Grove Village
Minutes of the July 9, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:32 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the June 24, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. No questions or discussion.
Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Bob has received confirmation of the meeting dates for Elk Grove Village Public
Library. The dates are listed on the new schedules, available at the meeting.
Bob will get a box of candy for the person he worked with to obtain the dates
for our meetings.
Next month, members are again invited to meet at Elli's Pancake House before the Elk Grove Meeting. Time to arrive is about 11:30-11:45 AM.
Gordon presented a box of candy to Debbie at Arlington Heights Library this morning.
New Business
Next meeting is at Arlington on July 22. The topic is stamp Bingo and Silent
Auction. The next meeting at Elk Grove will be on August 13.
The next area stamp show is at the White Eagle on July 27 & 28.
The next big stamp show in the area is the SPS show in Milwaukee on August 8-11.
A new member at the meeting, Mark, collects Postal Cards, US, and FDC.
There were 16 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM.
A silent Auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
June 11, 2013 Elk Grove Village
Minutes of the June 11, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:57 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the May 20, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Rich moved to approve, Civia seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. The club sold a good amount
of materials at the last auction, with a nice profit cleared to the club. The
difference was the "club bucks" which the club continues to give out
as door prizes. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
The club is going to suspend meetings at Schaumburg indefinitely as the attendance
at the Elk Grove facility continues to be popular with our members.
Jerry is waiting to hear from Arlington Heights on the requested dates we submitted for meetings there after August.
Next month, members are again invited to meet at Elli's Pancake House before the Elk Grove Meeting. Time to arrive is about 11:30-11:45 AM.
New Business
Next meeting is at Arlington on June 24. The topic is Close Line Exhibit and
ask the Expert. The next meeting at Elk Grove will be on July 9.
The next big stamp show in the area is the SPS show in Milwaukee on August 8-11.
Categories for the clothesline exhibit are: Most unusual Cover; Most unusual collection; Set of the Same design within a country; Oldest date - Cancel on a stamp (on or off cover) but date must be legible; Oldest stampless cover; most unusual philatelic item. RULES: There must be more than 1 entry within a category to win. A single person can win up to 2 categories, but not more than 2. A winning item in a previous year is ineligible to win again.
There were 20 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2.22 PM.
A $1-3 Auction, and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 20, 2013 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the May 20, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:59 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the May 14, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Rich moved, Gary seconded,
and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
Jerry is currently in the hospital with a new problem, and hopefully he will
be back soon.
Compex show was reported to be quiet on Sunday.
New Business
There is an APS show in Milwaukee in mid-August.
Our next meeting will be in Elk Grove on the 11th of June. The program is mixture activity with a $1-3 auction. The next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on the 24th.
There were 23 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 8:09 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded by Rich.
The Spring Auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 14, 2013 Elk Grove Village
Minutes of the May 14, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:35 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the April 29, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts.
Old Business
Jerry, our club president, is currently in the hospital and hoped to return
home today. We wish him well and a speedy recovery.
We currently have meeting dates through August at Elk Grove Village Public Library.
New Business
Next meeting is at Arlington on May 20. The topic is the Spring Auction. The
next meeting at Elk Grove will be on June 11.
Reports on the attendance at Compex, held this past weekend, was it seemed to be very poor. Saturday morning was apparently busy, but not in the afternoon. No report about Sunday. It was noted that the youth attendance seemed to be low to non-existent.
There were 16 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:55 PM.
A Silent Auction, show and tell by Gordon and Dan, and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April 16, 2013 Elk Grove Village
Minutes of the April 16, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:37 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the March 25, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Rich moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts. Rich moved to approve, Gordon
seconded, and the motion passed.
Old Business
Dan noted that while we are able to meet at Elk Grove Library, there are some
rules we need to be aware of. We can not enter the meeting room before 1:00
PM, as our meeting officially starts at 1:15. Before we leave, the tables and
chairs must be returned to their original places in the room, and there should
be nothing left on the floor or on the tables.
Jon reported that the paperwork for the applications for meeting at Arlington Heights have been received and are now signed. If Jerry is not back in time, Jon will get the applications in to the library on May 1st.
New Business
Next meeting is at Arlington on April 29. The topic is show and tell and mixture.
The next meeting at Elk Grove will be on May 14.
Gordon noted that the request for meeting dates at Elk Grove should be turned in by May 1st as well. He has asked Bob to take over this responsibility.
With member acclimation, there were two door prizes awarded.
There were 18 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 1:55 PM. following a motion by Jim, seconded by Rich.
A $1-3 auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 12, 2013 Elk Grove Village
Minutes of the March 12, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Elk Grove Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 1:35 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the February 25, 2013 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported that the club balance in all accounts as of 3-1-2013. At the last
meeting, for our Winter auction, there were over $300 of items sold. Al commented
on the use by members of different clubs auction sheets. Glen Ellyn and NWSC
are acceptable, but any others are difficult to work with. Members be advised.
Civia moved to approve, Gordon seconded, and the motion passed.
Old Business
On recent shows, at Lombard, dealers were disappointed, but there only seemed
to be high end dealers there, no middle market dealers. Rockford was good for
Al, and Dan and Bob were there and thought the show was good.
A guest from last meeting, Mike, has decided to join the NWSC. He collects US
mint and used in good condition.
Also thanks to Bob for getting the announcement in Daily Herald.
New Business
Next meeting is at Arlington on March 25. The topic is workshop. We will try
to have tables for specific topics, like Perfs (Steve S.), water markings especially
on British Colonies, questions on old US (Al), Precancels (Gary). Possibly also
a topical table. Civia suggested and will work on putting a list together of
stamps that club members have an interest in, or look for. This is really one
of the benefits of joining a local stamp club like the NWSC.
There were 15 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 2:10 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich.
A $1-3 auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 23, 2013 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the February 25, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:50 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the February 12, 2013 meeting were read. There was one correction.
Rich moved to approve, Civia seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. Civia moved, Rich seconded,
and the motion passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
There are several stamp shows in the area in the next few weeks. These include:
Highland, IN on March 15, 16, Lombard ASDA on March 8-10, and Rockford on March
8 and 9.
Meetings will be scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month through August, based on the turnout at the last meeting there. For those interested, meet at Elly's Pancake House at 12:15 before the meetings. The restaurant is at 1142 W. Devon Ave. just east of Rohlwing Road.
New Business
Gary recently talked to Fred P., a club member. His health is deteriorating
and his son is handling his stamp collection.
There were 24 members and guests in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 8:03 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Howard.
The winter auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
January 23, 2013 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the January 21, 2013 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the December 17, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Paul seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al reported the club account balance in all accounts. The donation auction at
AH realized $117. However, after $15 for Stamp Bucks, and the donation to the
AH Library, the club realized $2. Civia moved, Rich seconded, and the motion
passed to approve the treasurers report.
Old Business
There are no meetings scheduled for Schaumburg for this winter, due primarily
to low attendance turnout. There are meetings scheduled for Elk Grove Village
on Feb. 12 and March 12. A show of hands indicated most in attendance at the
AH meeting were in favor of the EGV meeting. The meeting time was set for 12:15
until 2 PM. A RECENT PHONE CALL FROM GORDON STATED THAT THE MEETING ROOM WILL
NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 1:15 TO 3:15 ON THE SAME DATES. It was noted at the meeting
if any date or time change were to occur, members would be notified by email,
or called. The scheduled activity will be mixture and silent auction.
New Business
There is a stamp show this weekend, January 26 & 27 at Prospect Heights.
It was also reported that Compex is now tentatively scheduled for Mother's day
weekend at Forest View.
Paul and Civia attended a stamp show in Louisville recently and commented that attendance was very poor. Al commented that he saw a similar situation in Hot Springs AK recently.
Motion made to have a door prize at EGV, regardless of the attendance.
There were 14 members in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich.
A silent auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
December 17, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the December 17, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the December 4, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Al gave the Treasurer's report and noted several bills had been paid that evening
including the Holiday Party which will lower the check book balance. Civia moved
to approve, Gordon seconded, and the motion passed.
Old Business
Jerry commented on the Old Country Buffet party, stating that he felt it was
a cleaner location as compared to the previous location on Golf Road. He felt
that all enjoyed the evening. He also noted that the "clean-up" fee
in Schaumburg and the "kitchen" fee for Arlington Heights had been
paid so we do not have anything outstanding at the two libraries. Jerry offered
a "thank you" to Dan for bringing refreshments to the Donation Auctions.
No meetings are currently scheduled for Schaumburg. The question remains as
to the viability of continuing in Schaumburg due to lower attendance.
New Business
Al was welcomed back.
Jerry reminded all that the date to get in line for Arlington Heights was May
1st at 9:00 AM. We need to have 12 forms (one for each month) filled out and
ready to submit. He reminded us that he would be heading to Florida in January
and may not be back in time to handle this.
Dan recognized Bob Hoffer as the club's newest "life-time" member
and thanked Bob for his contributions.
The next meeting is January 21st. in Arlington Heights.
There were 18 members at the meeting. One door prize awarded at the meeting
to David. Since Al was back, previous winners also collected their "Northwest
Bucks".
The meeting adjourned at 8:23 PM. following a motion by Rich, seconded by Civia.
The donation auction followed the business meeting and we exceeded our goal
for the Arlington Heights library with sales of several Scott catalogs topping
the list.
Submitted by the "acting" Secretary
December 4, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the December 4, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the November 26, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions
or corrections. Civia moved to approve, Gordon seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Balance remains about the same in the accounts. Treasurer is hoping to return
home tomorrow. With regards to the auction at the last meeting, there were 23
lots sold and the club realized a profit on the sales. A check has been prepared
to give to the Schaumburg Public Library in the club's appreciation for the
use of their facility for our club meetings.
Old Business
Gary also reminded members of the Holiday Dinner Party coming up on Wednesday,
December 12, to be held at Old Country Buffet on Rand and Palatine Road. The
time for gathering is 6 PM.
New Business
There was some discussion whether the club bucks could be used for the donation
auction, and the discussion ended with an agreement that they could be used.
Jerry passed along information regarding filling out the applications for meeting dates in Arlington. They are due at the library on May 1st. Dan, Gary, and Jon received the information from Jerry.
There were 11 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:07 PM, following a motion by Civia, seconded by Gordon.
The door prize winner was Vidi. A club coupon is to be awarded later.
Donation Auction activity followed the business meeting, along with the consumption of snacks. Sales from the auction items surpassed the amount donated to the library.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
October 30, 2012 Schaumburg
The turn out for the meeting was limited to 6 attendees of which one left early so we decided to dispense with the normal formal meeting agenda. Jerry talked about his dealings with national buyers in selling two large collections over his life time. Gary gave a summary of an estate sale on October 15th at the Glen Ellyn club. We discussed other issues and called it an early night.
October 15, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the October 15, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the September 17, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Max seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
No Treasurer's report.
Old Business
Jerry reminded members that we have a set of 2011 Scott Catalogs that were donated
for the donation auction, coming up in December. He reminded members to start
thinking about material to donate for the auction.
New Business
Jon moved and Bob seconded to invite Linda S. to the Holiday party in December.
The motion passed.
Jerry also noted that former club member Lois Bartels had recently passed away.
The next meeting is on October 30 in Schaumburg.
There were 15 members at the meeting. There was one door prize awarded at the meeting. Bob H. won the door prize but his prize is to be awarded later.
The meeting adjourned at 8:11 PM. following a motion by Rich, seconded by Civia.
A Show and Tell presentation was made by Dan, Jon and Jerry on some interesting items followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
September 4, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the September 4, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the August 21, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions or
corrections. Steve moved to approve, Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
There was no change from the last meetings report. Jim moved to approve, Steve
seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
There was more discussion on a possible location for the holiday dinner party.
Restaurant's mentioned included Rose Garden, Old Country Buffet, Hibachi Grill
and Pop's. Jerry and Gary agreed to meet at the Old Country Buffet in Palatine
to check out the possibility of having our Holiday Party at their location.
New Business
The next meeting to be added to the calendar at Schaumburg is on November 6.
The next stamp club meeting will be on September 17 at Arlington Heights Memorial
Library.
Gary stated he has received information from ChicagoPex that our entry has been approved. He is looking for new material for our frame display, though he has quite a bit from past shows.
Dan mentioned that we need to talk about our dues for club membership. Dan feels our dues are higher than other clubs in the area. The discussion was tabled until the next meeting in Arlington Heights.
There were 10 members and one guest at the meeting. The guest, Judy L. has inherited a stamp collection from her father and is interested in finding out more about the hobby and perhaps what the collection has in the way of value.
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 PM, following a motion by Steve, seconded by Gary.
The Silent Auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
August 21, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the August 21, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:14 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the August 13, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions or
corrections. Dan moved to approve, Jon seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
There was no change form the last meetings report.
Old Business
There was more discussion on a possible location for the holiday dinner party.
Restaurant's mentioned included Marietta's and Hibachi Grill. No action was
taken.
New Business
The next meeting is on September 4 at Schaumburg.
There were 6 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
The Silent Auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
July 17, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the July 17, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the July 2, 2012 meeting were reported by Gary.
Treasurer's Report
No Treasurer's report.
Old Business
It was reported that Old Country Buffet wants $12.50 per person, for our holiday
dinner. Jerry and Gary were to visit a restaurant close -by. It was suggested
that members would be free and guests would pay full price.
Next meeting in Schaumburg is August 21, with a $1-3 auction.
New Business
Dan made a motion seconded by Jim to waive the 10 member rule in attendance
for the door prize. Motion passed. Jon K. was the winner, to receive from Al
at the next meeting.
There were 8 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:23 PM after a motion by Gary, seconded by Max.
The Silent Auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
July 2, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the July 2, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. He noted that Rich had traveled to the Denver area and encountered issues with the wild fires as well as some other issues. Mark had also called from Florida and wished the club well.
Minutes of the last Meeting
The Secretary was not in attendance so the minutes of the previous meeting were
not read.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in the checking account and cash-on-hand.
Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Al has membership cards ready to send for two members, but is awaiting cover letter to be completed.
New Business
The upcoming stamp show was breifly discussed.
There were 13 members at the meeting. There was one door prize awarded at the meeting to Larry.
The meeting adjourned at 8:17 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
A short quiz followed the business meeting.
Submitted by Gary
June 18, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the June 18, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:03 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the June 5, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Max seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in the checking account and cash-on-hand.
Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
The check for $50 to the APS Mighty Buck Program has been sent.
Cards and thank you notes to be sent to Al and Jim for their contributions of the Scott catalogs to the club for donation auctions. Need the membership cards for 2013 to send with the cards.
The dates for the meetings in the next year have been received for Arlington Heights. The new schedule should be ready by the next meeting, on July 2 at Arlington Heights.
Max and Gary continue to look at alternatives for our holiday party at the end of the year.
New Business
Rich noted that with Dave A. moving soon, does the club have a member living
in AH to help in getting meeting dates at the library? Yes, arrangements have
been made to help the club.
It was also noted that the future of Compex may be in trouble. There was much
discussion about the decrease in attendance this year, continuing from last
year.
There was new member at the meeting, Nick, who started a collection about 70 years ago, collected used US and some foreign, and expressed interest in learning a little about collecting.
There were 15 members and at the meeting. There was one door prize awarded at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:23 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Gary.
Stamp Bingo followed the business meeting, along with some silent auction materials.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 23, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the May 23, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the May 15, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Dave seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in the checking account and cash-on-hand.
Civia moved to approve, Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
The check for $50 to the APS Mighty Buck Program will be sent this week.
The Old Country Buffet in Rolling Meadows has closed. Max mentioned that there is another OCB on Rand Rd. Another alternative on Higgins and Arlington Heights Road was mentioned but the prices are higher.
The Compex show at Forest View Sports Complex in Arlington Heights is this weekend.
New Business
Stamp Bingo is one of the activities listed for an August meeting. Another possible
topic is ask the expert.
It was reported that Citrus Magic removes stamps from envelopes, then use baby powder or talcum powder to absorb the glue residue.
There was one guest at the meeting, Bud, collects US.
There were 23 members and one guest at the meeting. There were two door prizes awarded at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:23 PM. following a motion by Gordon, seconded by Rich.
The spring auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 15, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the May 15, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:50 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the April 17, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions or
corrections. Gary moved to approve, Max seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. There
were is one outstanding check. Gary moved to approve, Max seconded the report
and it passed.
Old Business
The next meeting scheduled for July at Schaumburg is on the 17th. The next club
meeting is on the 23 at Arlington. This is the spring auction.
New Business
The next area stamp show is Compex on Memorial Day weekend at Forest View Sports
Complex in Arlington Heights.
Dates for meetings in Arlington Heights were requested for the fourth Monday of the month. The applications have been submitted to the library.
Thanks were again expressed to Bob H. for getting the emails out to members about the meeting this evening.
Max made a motion to submit $50 to the Mighty Buck program of the APS. Bob seconded the motion and it passed.
The club received an application for participation at ChicagoPex this fall. Gary will follow-up with this.
There were 11 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM after a motion by Gary, seconded by Bob.
A $1-3 auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April
17, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the April 17, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the April 2, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections.
Gary moved to approve, Bob seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. There
were 5 lots sold at the last silent auction.
Old Business
No old business
New Business
The next area stamp show is Compex on Memorial Day weekend at Forest View Sports
Complex in Arlington Heights.
Dates for meetings in Arlington Heights were requested for the fourth Monday of the month.
There were two guests at the meeting, Mike, a former member visited, and Maria, who has a Russian collection.
The next meeting is at Schaumburg on May 15. The next meeting in Arlington is on May 23. Also to be added to the schedule is Tuesday, June 5th, at Schaumburg.
There were 6 members and 2 guests at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM after a motion by Gary, seconded by Al.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April 2, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the April 2, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:01 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the March 13, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Jim moved to approve, Civia seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in the checking account and cash-on-hand.
Civia moved to approve, Gordon seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
It was recently noted that a former club member had passed away. Two weeks later,
his wife passed also.
A number of area stamp shows were mentioned including:
MSDA in Prospect Heights on 4-14, 15; 4-15 in Berwyn; 4-14, 15 in Iowa for a
post card show.
New Business
The club received a notice from a dealer in Florida offering to sell US stamps
of large amounts, 100 pounds for $325 and $85 in shipping.
Also received was a notice about fund raising for the Mount Prospect Historical Society.
The next meeting will be on April 17 at Schaumburg with the topic: Mixture and trade. The next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on May 23rd, for the spring auction.
There were 18 members at the meeting. There was one door prize awarded at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM. following a motion by Rich, seconded by Civia.
Several members exhibited some interesting items for show and tell. One member expressed her surprise at the things she learned about stamps and postage in talking about things that were being shown.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 13, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the March 13, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the March 5, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections.
Gordon moved to approve, Bob B. seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts is the same as last
meeting. The treasurer is waiting for a bank statement to reconcile the account.
Old Business
No old business
New Business
There was one guest at the meeting, Mike, who saw our flyer in the entrance
to the library. He collects India and the world. He started collecting stamps
as a child, and is interested in continuing his collection.
There was one item for Show and Tell, a mint set from the Legends of the West.
Gordon won the door prize.
The next meeting is at Arlington Heights on Monday, April 2. Also to be added
to the schedule is Tuesday, April 17th, at Schaumburg.
There were 9 members and 1 guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:02 PM after a motion by Bob H., seconded by Mike.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 5,
2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the March 5, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the February 27, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Rich seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in the checking account and cash-on-hand.
Two individuals renewed their membership for the 2012 year. At last weeks auction,
40 lots were sold. Civia moved to approve, Rich D. seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
A number of area stamp shows were mentioned including:
Rockford on 3.10-11, Calupex on 3.16-17, Park Forest on 3.23-24, also an ASDA
show on 3.9-11 in Lombard.
New Business
Dan again mentioned that former member of the NWSC, Frank S. had passed away
a few weeks ago. Dan noted the many organizations Frank had belonged to and
some words about his family history and heritage.
The next meeting will be on March 13 at Schaumburg with the topic: Show and tell. The next meeting in Arlington Heights will be on April 2nd, with a silent auction and show and tell.
Dan mentioned that for the next clothes line exhibit contest, there is one rule change, and that is entries are limited to one item per member per category.
There were 21 members at the meeting. There were two door prizes awarded at the meeting. Dave and Gordon were winners.
The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Rich.
Results of the Clothes-line exhibit are as follows: Dave A. won the first two categories, Gary won the third, Civia won the fourth, and Dan won the last two. Congratulations to all.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February
27, 2012 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the February 27, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the February 7, 2012 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Gary seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the balance in the checking account and cash-on-hand.
Four individuals signed up for the 2012 year and one small bill was paid. Gary
moved to approve, Rich D. seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Dan noted that Gary had passed out small slips indicating the "rules"
for the clothes line exhibit contest to be held at the next meeting, March 5th
at Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Members were encouraged to go through
their collection and find entries for the contest.
New Busines
Dan mentioned that former member of the NWSC, Frank S. had passed away a few
weeks ago. The club sent a sympathy card to the family. Dan noted the many organizations
Frank had belonged to and some words about his family history and heritage.
The club received a very nice thank you letter from the Arlington Heights Library expressing their appreciation for the donation from the club. This was made possible by the actions of the members at the donation auction held in December.
The club received a newsletter from the Will County Stamp Club, with a listing of the many stamp club meetings in the area. It was also noted that the NWSC was not mentioned and the secretary was asked to send a meeting notice to the editor of the newsletter.
Rich D. mentioned that Jerry had called him at 9 this morning, on his way to the seashore, to ask Rich to pass along his greetings for everyone to have a nice day.
There were 27 members at the meeting. There were two door prizes awarded at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:13 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Gary.
The winter auction continued after the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 7, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the February 7, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:01 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the January 17, 2012 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections. Steve moved to approve, Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts is approximately $2,200 to $2,300. The treasurer is waiting for a bank statement to reconcile the account.
Old Business
Bob H. handed out a new club roster. It was noted that 28 emails were sent out to notify members of this evenings meeting. There are currently 24 individuals who have not paid their dues for 2012.
New Business
Rules and guidelines for the Clothesline exhibit on March 5th were discussed. The following categories were established:
* Most unusual Cover/Post Card
* Most unusual Collection
* Oldest date of Cancelation with stamp
* Oldest date of cancelation without stamp
* Most Unusual Philatelic Item
* Set of same design, same country
The following rules are in effect for the judging:
* One winner per group
* One member cannot win more than two groups
* There has to be at least two entries per group for a winner to be declared
Gary showed some special promotional stamps issued by Sinclair and one issued to promote Jimmy Allen (a radio program in the 1930’s).
Jon made a motion, seconded by Steve to waive the rule number of attendees at a meeting for a door prize. The motion passed. Mike won the door prize.
The next meeting is Arlington Heights on Monday, February 27. Also to be added to the schedule is Tuesday, April 17th, at Schaumburg.
There were 9 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:29 PM after a motion by Gary, seconded by Bob.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
January 17, 2012 Schaumburg
Minutes of the January 17, 2012 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the December 19, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions
or corrections. Gary moved to approve, Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts is approximate at
this time. The treasurer is waiting for a bank statement to reconcile the account.
Old Business
None
New Business
There is a MSDA show at the Comfort Inn in Prospect Heights this weekend, Saturday
and Sunday.
There was one guest at the meeting, Ed. F. Ed received one of our club letters inviting him to a stamp club meeting. He collects specialized covers, particularly related to the northwest Chicago area, as well as RFD covers, from the 19th and 20th century. He got started in stamp (cover) collecting after attending a Compex show about five years ago. A relative has also encouraged him.
The next meeting is in Schaumburg on Tuesday, February 7. Also to be added to the schedule is Tuesday, March 13th, at Schaumburg.
There were 9 members and one guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:02 PM after a motion by Gary, seconded by Rich.
The $1-3 auction followed the business meeting, along with some mixture activity.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
December 19, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the December 19, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the December 7, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Rich moved to approve, Vidi seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The last report of the club's combined account balance was noted, but the treasurer
reported the balance was in flux because of dues coming in and expenses for
the holiday dinner party being paid out. Rich moved to approve, Max seconded
and the motion passed.
Old Business
The subject of elections for officers was brought up. Dan made a motion to retain
the current officers. Jim seconded the motion. The motion passed with a voice
vote.
Jerry expressed his appreciation on behalf of the entire club, to Gary and his wife for organizing and arranging the holiday dinner party. There were 23 members and guests at the party.
New Business
Dan presented Jerry with a book on seashells for his annual visit to Florida.
Jerry admitted he spends plenty of time on the beach looking for seashells.
The check for the Secretary of state was written and sent to his office for the NWSC.
The next meeting is on January 2nd at Arlington Heights with the activity being
mixture and swap night.
There were 16 members and 3 guests at the meeting. Dwayne J. inherited 10 large
bags of stamps, and Jim L. has somewhat of an interest in stamps.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. following a motion by Max, seconded by Gary.
The donation auction continued after the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
December 7, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the December 7, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:59 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the November 15, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions
or corrections. Steve moved to approve, Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. Steve
moved to approve the report,
Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Jerry mentioned that he had called Carol, a member we haven't seen for a while.
Though he wasn't able to talk to her, she did send a nice card to the club.
Lynda S. has been invited to our Holiday Dinner party and will attend pending the weather.
Gary is sent an invitation to the holiday dinner party to Tom C. Dan called Fred P. about the dinner.
Gary reported that he had set out 25 notices about our club-meeting schedule on Thursday at ChicagoPex, and by Sunday they were all gone. Members expressed their appreciation to Gary for putting together the frames for the show.
Rich D. is coming to the Holiday party with his spouse, for information only. About 21 people have indicated they will come.
New Business
Nominations and elections were discussed briefly and it was decided to hold
them at Arlington Heights at our next meeting.
Jim G. noted that he had spoken with Ken Martin from APS about getting mailing labels for new APS members living in our area, that would help us get our letter of introduction of the NWSC to these folks. Jim indicated he would follow up with an email to Ken regarding this matter.
Jerry has return address labels and said he would bring some to the next meeting for our letters to prospective members.
Next meeting date in Schaumburg, to be added to the schedule, is Tuesday, January 17.
The next meeting date is December 19th at Arlington, with a donation auction.
Food and drink treats were available to members in attendance thanks to Dan's efforts.
There were 10 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM after a motion by Steve, seconded by Gary.
The donation auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
November 15, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the November 15, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:38 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the November 7, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or
corrections. Gary moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. Gary
moved to approve the report,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
A newsletter from the Will County was received and is available for members
to read.
Dan made a motion to invite Lynda S. to our Holiday Dinner party at the club's expense, seconded by Jon. The motion passed.
Gary is sending an invitation to the holiday dinner party to Tom C. Dan will call Fred P. about the dinner.
After some discussion on the club subsidizing the dinner party, it was agreed it was to late to change anything for this year, but to bring up the topic next year. Al made a motion, seconded by Dan, to give Gary $75 for gifts for the holiday dinner party.
The upcoming Holiday Buffet was discussed. Cost will be $12 for guests and $7 for members, and will be held on December 14th. There are 19 signed up to attend the party as of 11-15.
New Business
Next meeting date in Schaumburg, to be added to the schedule is January 17.
The next meeting date is December 7th at Schaumburg, with a donation auction.
There were 12 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM after a motion by Steve, seconded by Gary.
Steve won the Quiz contest, and Ruth was second. Gifts of $6 and $3 were presented to the winners.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
November 7, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the November 7, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at
the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:52 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the October 25, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the club's combined account balance. Civia moved to approve,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Jerry noted that Mark I. was in town for approximately two weeks due to a cousin
passing away. He left 40 white carrying bags with Jerry to give to members of
the NWSC at an upcoming meeting. Jerry asked the members to please take one
before they left this evening.
Gary spoke about the upcoming club's annual holiday party scheduled for December
14 at the Old Country Buffet in Rolling Meadows. Gary brought a printed up reminder
for members with details about the dinner from 6 to 8:30. He is planning on
being at the Wyndham Hotel in Itasca on the evening of the 18th for setup of
the frame for the club's exhibition. He mentioned that exhibitor's were turned
away from this years show.
The website is currently up to date with minutes of past meetings and dates
for future meetings.
Gary has also volunteered to do a quarterly newsletter for the club.
Jerry has dropped the idea of buying used postage form the lady in Twin Lakes.
Members were reminded that dues for next year paid by January 2nd would be $8. After that date, the dues for 2012 are $10.
New Business
The club received a couple of letters from individuals with offers of stamps
for sale and also about a book titled Stamp Counterfeiting. See the Secretary
for more information.
A new member at the meeting, Julian C. collects South Africa pre 60's and aero philately.
The next meeting is on November 15th at Schaumburg with the activity being
mixture and a quiz.
There were 16 members and 1 guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:31 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded by Civia.
A brisk fall auction continued after the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
October 25, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the October 25, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the September26, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions
or corrections. Bob moved to approve, Bob H. seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. Steve
moved to approve the report,
Bob seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
No report at this time on the possible stamp collection purchase from Jerry.
The upcoming Holiday Buffet was discussed. Cost for guests and members were
established, and the dinner will be held on December 14th at the Old Country
Buffet in Rolling Meadows.
Next meeting dates in Schaumburg, to be added to the schedule, are November
15 and December 7.
Comments about the recent MSDA show in Prospect Heights indicated it was busy on Saturday and not bad on Sunday.
New Business
Nothing to report
There were 7 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM after a motion by Bob, seconded by Bob H.
Show and tell exhibits were presented after the business meeting, along with several silent auction items.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
September 26, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the September 26, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:04 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the September 6, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Steve moved to approve, Larry seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the club's combined account balance. Steve moved to approve,
Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Gary is looking for pages for the single frame exhibit at the ChicagoPex Stamp
show in November.
The club's annual holiday party is scheduled for December 14 at the Old Country Buffet in Rolling Meadows. Gary plans to stop there this week to check on arrangements for our club party.
New Business
Jerry received a call from a lady in Twin Lakes who has stamps she would like
to sell.
Dave made a motion to offer to buy the stamps for a percentage of face value.
Dan seconded the motion. After some discussion, the motion and second were amended.
The motion passed, and Jerry said he would call her with the offer. The club
would use the postage for mailings to members.
Members were reminded that dues for next year paid by January 2nd would be $8. After that date, the dues for 2012 are $10.
The next meeting is on October 10th at Arlington Heights with the activity
being mixture and $1-3 auction.
There were 23 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:18 PM. following a motion by Rich, seconded by Max.
A brisk fall auction continued after the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
September 6, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the September 6, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the August 15, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or
corrections. Steve moved to approve, Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. There
is one outstanding bill. Jim moved to approve the report, Vidi seconded and
the motion passed.
Old Business
The letter to be sent out to individuals in the area that have an interest in
stamp collecting was read to the members in attendance. It was accepted and
will be sent out by the club secretary to the list previously provided.
With the upcoming fall auction, Dan spoke with Fred to encourage him to get a newsletter out to all the members not on the email list.
Next meeting date in Schaumburg, to be added to the schedule, is November 15.
Time is getting shorter for one-page presentations for the ChicagoPex show in November.
New Business
Jim noted an individual who has a program to generate pages for stamp albums.
The name of the site is http://www.stampalbums.com/. It was noted during the
discussion, that a second site has similar type pages at http://www.albumpages.net/.
There was one guest at the meeting, Ed, who lives in Hoffman Estates.
There were 10 members and one guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM after a motion by Steve, seconded by Gary.
Vidi won the door prize, following the $1-3 auction.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
August 15, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the August 15, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:07 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the July 19, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Max seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the club's combined account balance. Civia moved to approve,
Gordon seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Jerry reported the next meeting in Schaumburg is on October 25.
The letter that was previously prepared to send out to potential members will be reviewed at the next meeting.
Jerry noted that D. Zacker, Pete's wife has shown up on the list of new APS members.
New Business
The club has received a letter from a fellow collector who has a US collection
and is interested in trading. See Jerry if you are interested.
Jerry has also received information from an individual in California who is selling Showgard mounts at a very good price (a $1 less than the Sarasota source).
The recent show at White Eagle was reported as very good, as there were lots of new dealers there.
The next meeting is on September 6th at Schaumburg with the activity being
a $1-3 auction.
There were 17 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:23 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Gordon.
Mixture activity continued after the business meeting.
Al won the door prize.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
July 19, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the July 19, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:50 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the June 21, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections.
Dan moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. There
were no questions. Steve moved to approve the report, Max seconded and the motion
passed.
Old Business
The new schedule is available with the exception of Schaumburg dates that are
only available three months in advance. One note: S/A is short for silent auction.
A meeting date for Schaumburg should be available at the next meeting, which
is August 2nd, at Schaumburg Public Library.
Gary has received a check from Al for the $20 registration fee for ChicagoPex show, to be held on Nov. 18-20, at the Westin in Itasca. Gary mentioned that it is not too early to start thinking about a page for the ChicagoPex exhibit.
Jerry mentioned that Dave A. is in a nursing home, recovering from an operation. He also noted that Jim S. was visiting from Florida.
The past MSDA show was fairly well attended on Saturday, but more "tire kickers" on Sunday, with a number of folks bringing in collections for free appraisals.
Next meeting dates are August 2 at Schaumburg, and August 15 at Arlington Heights.
New Business
There was some discussion about ways to attract new members. It was suggested
that new names be sought from Philatelic publications and sending them information
about our club. A volunteer offered to compose a letter that could be sent to
the individual telling them about the club, and it was suggested that a club
"buck" be included in the invitation. Gary made a motion that a member
would receive a club "buck" if he/she brought in 5 legit names to
be contacted. The first one at the meeting with the name gets credit. The motion
was seconded by Jon and approved by voice vote.
There were 13 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 PM after a motion by Steve, seconded by Gary.
Al won the door prize, and Steve and Dan were the 1st and 2nd place winners in the quiz.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
June 21, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the June 21, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 7:50 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the June 13, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections.
Steve moved to approve, Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. There
were no questions. Steve moved to approve the report, Gary seconded and the
motion passed.
Old Business
Gary mentioned that it is not too early to start thinking about a page for the
ChicagoPex exhibit.
Jerry mentioned he appreciated getting the meeting notice via email about tonight's meeting.
Next meeting dates are July 19 at Schaumburg, and August 15 at Arlington Heights.
New Business
Jerry reported on the new meeting dates for Arlington Heights. The activities
for the meetings were discussed and agreed to. A new schedule should be available
in print form by the next meeting.
There were 11 members at the meeting.
The meeting broke up at 8:16 PM as the attendees were advised to seek shelter
in the library basement due to the threat of a tornado in the area.
June 13, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the June 13, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:01 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the May 23, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
The treasurer reported the club's combined account balance. Civia moved to approve,
Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Jerry reported he has not received new meeting dates for Arlington Heights.
New Business
The next meeting will be on June 21 at Schaumburg. The activity will be a quiz
and a silent auction.
The next meeting, the only one in July will be on July 19th with the activity to be determined.
The meeting activity for August 15 at Arlington Heights will be a $1-3 auction.
Gary suggested it is not too early to start thinking about putting a page together for the ChicagoPex show in November.
Chris has joined the NWSC. He collects US, the world, with special interest in Europe.
There were 17 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. following a motion by Civia, seconded by Steve.
Stamp Bingo was the activity for the evening, with prizes provided by Gary.
Larry won the door prize.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
May 3, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the May 3, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the April 19, 2011 meeting were read. There was one correction. Steve
moved to approve, Jim seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking account and the cash on hand was reported. The treasurer
explained that a number of "door prizes" were turned in at the last
auction, explaining why the club lost money on the auction. Jim moved to approve
the report, Gary seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Next meeting is on May 23 at Arlington Heights.
Bob reported for the member encouragement committee that he is working on getting the current membership list up to date. Both Fred and Bob sent out emails to members with email addresses on file with the club, about the meeting on May 3rd.
Next meeting dates are May 23 and June 13 at Arlington Heights, June 21 and July 19 at Schaumburg, and August 15 at Arlington Heights.
Gary reported no action on the ChicagoPex show, and there probably won't be until mid-August.
New Business
Jerry explained the process for obtaining meeting dates at Arlington Heights
Memorial Library. Al noted that Schaumburg works on a 3-month time frame, as
compared to Arlington Heights, which works on a year time frame.
Jerry shared his experiences with his time in Florida, including attending a number of stamp shows in the area. He was able to spend time with Mark I. and Jim S. at the shows and also enjoy several meals with them.
There were 11 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM.
Al L. won the door prize.
A silent auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April 19,
2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the April 19, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the April 4, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections.
Vidi moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. The
club lost $11.00 on the last auction. Steve moved to approve the report, Gary
seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Next meeting is on May 4th at Schaumburg.
Dan asked Fred, Jon, Al and Bob to serve as a member encouragement committee. Discussion was held on calling club members to encourage them to attend the next meeting, or maybe just to visit. Jon will send a list to Bob to put together a calling list. It was noted that currently we have 20+ members on email. Bob was asked to report back at the next meeting.
New Business
Future stamp shows in the area include the Compex show in the later part of
May, and the Berwyn show held on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Show hours are
from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Show location is at 16th and Berwyn.
There were 10 members at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded Vidi.
Jim M. won the door prize.
A silent auction and mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
April 4, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the April 4, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:58 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the March 15, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections or
additions. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the club's combined account balance. Steve moved to approve,
Civia seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Discussion centered on this past weekends stamp show held at the Comfort Inn
in Prospect Heights. Attendance was steady on Saturday, and Sunday saw a fair
number of folks bringing in stamp collections for appraisal, in response to
an offer of $25 to do so. It was observed that there was one collection that
was charged the $25, because of its value. Nearly all the collections were from
relatives that had passed away, and handed down to family members. Most were
common stamps that held little interest or value to the dealers at the show.
One collection had some very nice stamps, but had been stored in a damp basement,
and was now virtually worthless. This is a good lesson on properly storing and
caring for collections.
New Business
Bob and his wife were guests at the meeting. Bob collects worldwide stamps.
Mike is a new member and collects worldwide, including US.
Our next meeting is April 19th at Schaumburg. Meeting activity is a Silent Auction. Bring along some stamps for mixture, if you'd like.
There were 25 members and two guests at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM. following a motion by Gary, seconded by Steve.
The spring auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
March 15, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the March 15, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the March 7, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or corrections.
Steve moved to approve, Bob seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The balance in the checking and the cash on hand accounts was reported. There
was no discussion. Steve moved to approve the report, Bob seconded and the motion
passed.
Old Business
It was reported that the Rockford show was quite well attended last weekend.
New Business
One guest was in attendance at the meeting. Phil collects US stamps.
The next meeting is on April 4th at Arlington. It will be the spring auction. Subsequent meetings are April 15th at Schaumburg, and May 3rd, also at Schaumburg.
There were 9 members and one guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:19 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded Jon.
Mixture activity followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 14, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the February 14, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 7:55 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the February 8, 2011 meeting were read. There were no corrections
or additions. Steve moved to approve, Civia seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported the club's account balance. This did not include dues
taken in at this evenings meeting. Rich moved to approve, Civia seconded and
the motion passed.
Old Business
None
New Business
One guest who collects stamps was at the meeting. Gary collects Scouts on stamps,
Outhouses on Postcards, some Postal History, and Austin Community history.
Rich reported he talked with Jerry in Florida. He was able to get together with Mark and Jim S. at a Sarasota Stamp Club meeting. Jerry said the weather has been unusually cool.
The secretary read a letter from Carol, who is hoping to join us at a meeting soon.
This past weekend, Dan visited the Janesville stamp show. He reported there were 7 dealers for about a dozen people.
A new meeting date is available for April at Schaumburg. The date is the 18th.
There were 21 members and two guests at the meeting.
The next meeting will have a program called clothesline. Attendees are invited to bring an unique or unusual cover to so show, sets of stamps with the same design and different values, a cover with the oldest date, the ugliest collection, a page of revenues, or a cover with a unique cancellation.
The meeting adjourned at 8:06 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded by Rich.
The winter auction followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary
February 8, 2011 Schaumburg
Minutes of the February 8, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Schaumburg Public Library.
Dan, the club vice-president, called the meeting to order at 8:01 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the January 18, 2011 meeting were read. There were no additions or
corrections. Steve moved to approve, Vidi seconded and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
Not available as the treasurer was not in attendance. The balance in the accounts
is estimated to be the same as last reported.
Old Business
None
New Business
One guest was in attendance at the meeting. Gary collects Scout stamps.
There was some discussion on meeting locations, with no alternatives known at this time.
There were 8 members and one guest at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM. following a motion by Steve, seconded Vidi.
Discussion and trading followed the business meeting.
Submitted by Recording Secretary
January
3, 2011 Arlington Heights
Minutes of the January 3, 2011 meeting of the Northwest Stamp Club, held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Jerry, the club president, called the meeting to order at 8:03 PM.
Minutes of the last Meeting
Minutes of the December 21, 2011 meeting were read. There was one correction.
Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer reported that he did not have an up to date account balance due
to a number of in-process transactions. Current cash on hand and the approximate
bank balance was noted. Civia moved to approve, Steve seconded and the motion
passed. It was noted that all available lots at the last meeting were sold and
monies raised by the sales at the two libraries covered our donations to the
two libraries.
New Business
Arrangements were made to get the forms ready for the next year's dates at the
Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Jon and Al are to work with Rich to get
the information in the proper form and submitted on time. Dave A. is a local
resident and member of the club who can help us. Forms must be turned in on
May 1st.
A new meeting date is available for March at Schaumburg. The date is the 15th of March.
Elections were held for the Director positions. Of the five candidates, Gary, Bob, Rich and Gordon were elected.
There were 19 members and one nonmember at the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:47 PM.
Mixture and swap activity preceded and followed the business meeting.
Submitted by the Recording Secretary