We meet on the second and fourth Thursdays
of most months between September and June. November and December we meet only
on the second Thursday. Our headquarters is at the Twelve Corners Presbyterian
Church at 1200 South Winton Road.
Buy/sell/trade runs from 7:00-7:30 PM, followed by the formal meeting
at 7:30 PM. A silent auction concludes most evening's program.
Click for a map to meetings
2007
Thursday, Sept 13....... What did you do philatelically over the summer?
Thursday, Sept 27....... "Crisis in the Gulf" by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Oct 11........ "World War II on U.S. Stamps" by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Oct 25........ "Everyone a Dealer" Night
Thursday, Nov 8......... "The Red Cross on Stamps" by Dave Schue
Thursday, Dec 13........ "History on Postal Material" by Rich Spinelli
2008
Thursday, Jan 10........ "A Romp Through the RPA Web Site" by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 24........ "Zeppelins on Cover" by Terry Blum
Thursday, Feb 14........ "Proofs of United States Stamps" by Mark Scheuer
Thursday, Feb 28....... "Charitable Donations" by Robert deLena
Thursday, Mar 13....... "V-Mail" by Joe Doles
Thursday, Mar 27....... ROPEX One Frame Competition
Thursday, Apr 10....... ROPEX Mailing Preparation Night
Thursday, Apr 24....... TBD
Thursday, May 8........ TBD
Thursday, May 22...... "Hooker Stamps" by Ann Triggle
Thursday, June 12...... TBD
Thursday, June 26...... Annual Business Meeting and Strawberries Night
Prior Seasons
2003
Thursday, Sept 11...... Ships on Stamps(Updated) ATA slide presentation with Florence Wright
Thursday, Sept 25...... Arlington Cemetery on Stamps slide presentation by John Babbitt
Thursday, Oct 9......... Annual Open House and "Everyone A Dealer Night"
Thursday, Oct 23....... Santa Clause Post Cards slide presentation by John Babbitt
Thursday, Nov 13...... Battleship Revenues live presentation by Walter Orton
Thursday, Dec 11....... Trains on Stamps(Updated) ATA slide presentation with Florence Wright
Tuesday, Dec 16......... RPA members invited to Kodak Stamp Club's Kiloware Night
(Kodak Park Cafeteria)
2004
Thursday, Jan 8......... "History of the APS" talk by Ada Prill
Thursday, Jan 22....... "Canal Zone Gems" APS slide presentation
Thursday, Feb 12....... "Lincoln- Life and Monuments" ATA slide presentation
Thursday, Feb 26....... "Lighthouses on Stamps" slide show/talk by John Babbitt
Thursday, Mar 11....... "Stamps of the Trans-Mississippi" APS slide presentation
Thursday, Mar 25....... "Auxiliary Markings" web presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Apr 8......... "Canadian Maple Leaf Issue of 1987-89" APS slide presentation
Thursday, Apr 22....... "Moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse" slide show/talk by John Babbitt
Thursday, May 13....... ROPEX Preparation Night
Thursday, May 27....... Open Discussion Forum
Thursday, June 10....... Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, June 24....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sept 9......... Question & Answer Session with Moderator Mark Hull
Thursday, Sept 23....... Visual APS HQ tour and What Can the APS Do for You? by Ada Prill
Thursday, Oct 14........ Weather & Philately web presentation by Tom Fortunato, Annual Open House
Thursday, Oct 28........ Nauru Postal History by Robert Stein of Tonawanda
Thursday, Nov 13....... Let Us Remember: The Vietnam Wall and Stamps by John Babbitt
Thursday, Dec 11........ Definitions in Philately by Mark Hull and Joe Doles
2005
Thursday, Jan 13........ New Issues of the US by Joe Doles
Thursday, Jan 27........ Philatelic Quiz by Ray Stone
Thursday, Feb 10........ Philately and the Web by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Feb 24........ General Discussion of Philatelic Subjects
Thursday, Mar 10....... Statue of Freedom and Stamps by John Babbitt
Thursday, Mar 24....... Nauru British Overprints by Robert Stein of Tonawanda
Thursday, Apr 14........ Philatelic Equipment by John Kellas
Thursday, Apr 28........ ROPEX Preparation Night
Thursday, May 12....... TBA by Rick Kase
Thursday, May 26....... TBA
Thursday, June 9........ Annual Business Meeting- at ROPEX, Webster Field House
Thursday, June 23....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sept 8......... Pizza and New Member Recruitment Night
Thursday, Sept 22....... APS Circuit Books & Sales by Ray Stone;
What you did over the summer philatelically
Thursday, Oct 13........ Benefits of Joining the APS by Tom Fortunato;
Stamp Collecting Month Open house, refreshments.
Thursday, Oct 27........ Live Auction Night ($5 minimum catalog value lots)
Thursday, Nov 17....... Errors, Freaks and Oddities Collecting by Jim Bell Holiday
Thursday, Dec 8......... Alexander Graham Bell in Philately by Ada Prill
Secret Santa Night- Bring a gift of up to $10 and receive a gift.
Holiday refreshments!
2006
Thursday, Jan 12........ The Secrets of the Washington-Franklins by George Fekete
Thursday, Jan 26........ Handmade Cachets and Covers by Diane Bombard
Thursday, Feb 9......... Computer Covers by L. Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Feb 23........ eBay, Anyone? by James Bell
Thursday, Mar 9......... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, Mar 23........ Live Auction- Sanders/Perry Estate Part I
Thursday, Apr 13........ eBay and Philately I by James Bell
Thursday, Apr 27........ New Member Recruitment Night
Thursday, May 11....... eBay and Philately II by James Bell
Thursday, May 25....... Live Auction- Sanders/Perry Estate Part II
Thursday, June 8........ Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, June 22....... Annual Strawberries Night
Thursday, Sept 14....... What did you do philatelically over the summer?
Thursday, Sept 28....... Selling Stamps on EBay by Jim Bell
Thursday, Oct 12........ Annual Open House and "Everyone A Dealer Night"
Thursday, Oct 26........ Memorial Auction Conclusion by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Nov 8......... Philatelic Slide Show (subject TBD)
Thursday, Dec 14........ Philatelic Papers by John Kellas
2007
Thursday, Jan 11........ History of the Mail and Postage Stamps web presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 25........ How to Collect Autographed FDC's by Jim Bell
Thursday, Feb 8......... Swap, Sell, Trade and Social Night
Thursday, Feb 22....... Ray Stone Philatelic Quiz
Thursday, Mar 8........ Pot Luck
Thursday, Mar 22...... Washington 2006 American Ambassadors First Day video
Thursday, Apr 12....... ROPEX Mailing Preparation Night
Thursday, Apr 26....... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, May 10...... ROPEX Night
Thursday, May 24...... Belgium by Don Grover
Thursday, June 14...... Lewis Greif- "Mail on the Move" video
Thursday, June 28...... Annual Business Meeting and Strawberries Night