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EXHIBITING 101

in1stplace@cox.net (Gregg A. Hopkins Sr.) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:43:41 +0000

Stamp collecting for over a half century has brought an untold number of hours of pleasure to my life.

About fifteen years ago I made the transition from collector to philatelist - I started researching and documenting my findings. I selected areas that were of special interest to me and began sharing them with others, via writing and exhibiting.

This endeavor has brought rewards beyond my dreams - I'm not talking about just the awards and the recognition, I am talking of the very good friends I have made as the result of exhibiting.

While standing on stage in Pittsburgh at STAMPSHOW with the other Grand Award recipients in competition for the Champion of Champions, I thought it was about time I tried to give something back. I thought I could possibly introduce others to the sport of exhibiting that they may too enjoy some of what this facet of the hobby has to offer.

My main credentials for offering assistance to novice exhibitors is the fact that I have made all of the mistakes. I had no one to guide or mentor me - I had to learn the hard way. The same judge that critiqued my first attempt (which was on black pages with silver lettering and did not even warrant a Bronze) presented me with an APS Grand Award this year. My objective is to make the journey easier for you than it was for me.

I have written a guide titled "Exhibiting 101" intended to be of help for the beginning exhibitor. Instead of trying to reprint it here, I thought I would try the question and answer format. If you desire, your questions can be anonymous and the responses could be beneficial to all who visit this wonderful site.

If you have a special philatelic interest that you would like to document and share - I suggest you give it a shot. Remember an exhibit is not a collection - it is the telling of a story with a beginning, middle and end. This story is illustrated with philatelic and sometimes collateral material.

Give me a try - if I can't answer your questions, chances are that I can find you someone who can.

MUG HUNTER

I can also be reached at http://www.mughunters.blogspot.com/

Stamp Collecting Rap

bill30az@yahoo.com (Administrator) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:50:57 +0000

This is Stamp Collecting Rap that I found on YouTube! (something different)

VIDEO

Rocketman - 1st Flight Covers

billmace@multistar.us (Bill Mace) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:16:48 +0000

PostCard from Rocketman to Wayne Davies	The front of a Rocketman 1st Flight Cover.	Prince of Abu Dhabi - manjour bin zayed with Rocketman, lighting the tourch with covers onboard
Signed photo from Rocketman to Wayne Davies.	This Article contains information about 1st fight covers that were created by Wayne Davies and carried by Rocketman. I have also included supporting documents including photos, a letter and a link to the video of Rocketman flying at the Ramadan Olympics. Wayne Davies first saw Rocketman over the Rose Bowl in 2006. He then decided to write him a letter to ask if he had ever produced a 1st flight cover of his rocket belt flight. Dan Schlund (Rocketman), replied no, and asked what a 1^st flight cover was. Wayne then explained, and also added that his father was a rocket scientist, a designer and engineer for the Atlas program, chief engineer for Project Gemini, radio communications moon shot. Dan then called Wayne on the phone asking if he would be interested in making a cover for a rocket belt flight at the Ramadan games in ABU-DHABI. Wayne agreed. The Ramadan games started on September 16th, 2007. The Prince (Sheikh) Mansour bin Zayed lit the torch and Rocketman flew to a height of 30 ft with the covers on board in his backpack, where he lit a ceremonial flame. There are only two covers in the world one owned by Rocketman and the other by Wayne, making these covers super rare. ROCKETMAN Website YouTube VIDEO	This is a document that confirms the date an location of the flight of the 1st flight covers.
	The back of the Rocketman 1st flight cover

Pneumatic Tube Mail

billmace@multistar.us (Bill Mace) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:18:14 +0000

Pneumatic Tube Mail

This is just a quick filler Article on Pneumatic Tube Mail. I have been interested in it for about 2 years and thought that I might give some exposure to the rest of the club. For starters, let me forward to you a good video on Pneumatic Tube systems that I found on -> YouTube <-!