Recent Event, The Devil on Poster Stamps!

Recent Event: March 3rd, 2011 Harris Leonard “The Devil on Poster Stamps.”   The Devil visited the Washington Stamp Club on Wednesday, March 3rd. At least, pictures of the Fallen Angel, but that was enough to get us all thinking about why someone so sinister would show up on stamps in the first place. Good [...]

Stampo! Stampo!

Stampo! January 19, 2011 Stampo!!! The philatelic genius of Program Director, Dan Piazza shined once again Wednesday night. Dan created “bingo” cards, then served as the caller to see who won. I say “bingo” lightly, because we quickly decided as a group that whoever screwed up and yelled “Bingo!” instead of “Stampo!” had to wait [...]

The Letter “I”

The Letter “I” January 3, 2011 It’s Letter Night again!!! Program Chair Dan Piazza started the event mentioning the popularity of the first letter night, but that he never intended the activity as a competition. That statement shocked many club members who came ready to battle with their letter I nominations. We decided to let [...]

Annual Holiday Party!

Wednesday, December 15th   Once again, the Annual Holiday Party was a big success. The night began with a moment of silence, giving thanks for all of the great things that have happened in the year. Everyone enjoyed the buffet, a smorgasbord of delectable offerings ranging from the iconic IKEA Swedish Meatballs to cheeses and [...]

Featured Speaker, WSCC Member Ellen Frost

Wednesday, November 17th Featured Speaker: Ellen Frost “Overprints as Portents of Change” Ellen Frost, a non-resident WSCC member, began her presentation by stating that she doesn’t actually collect overprints but is more interested in the stamps underneath them. However, her collection displays a unique use of postage stamps, especially with stamps related to bloodshed. Overprints [...]

Featured Speaker, APS Executive Director Ken Martin

Wednesday, November 3rd Featured Speaker: Ken Martin, Executive Director of the American Philatelic Society Non-Denominated Philately Ken Martin, Executive Director of the American Philatelic Society, began his presentation with a brief description of the recent renovations of the APS headquarters in Bellefonte, PA. Ken circulated a photo binder a highlighted some of the important changes. [...]

Featured Speaker: Dr. Robin Gates Elliott

Wednesday, September 15 Featured Speaker, WSCC member Dr. Robin Gates Elliott “Bearing Philatelic Witness: Stamp Design in Post-Communist Eastern Europe” The WSCC welcomed back member Dr. Robin Gates Elliott to speak about iconography documenting Eastern Europe’s experience during World War II. The presentation served as a dry run for the formal lecture Dr. Elliott is [...]

Guest Speaker: Peter Sarmiento

Wednesday, August 4th Featured Speaker: Peter Sarmiento A Biographical History of General Douglas MacArthur “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away…” Mr. Peter Sarmiento concluded his biographical history of General Douglas MacArthur with this quote, but used it to discuss the different research aspects philatelists can get themselves into. Mr. Sarmiento, born in the [...]

The Letter Q!

The Letter Q! Wednesday, July 21st The Main Event on Wednesday night featured the Letter Q, a program encouraging club members to find philatelic items relating the designated letter and put them up for exhibition. Each presenter has the opportunity to discuss their collection, and the rest of the club gets to vote on which [...]

NAPEX Stamp Show

NAPEX Wrap-up, by Jill Piazza NAPEX took place this year on the first weekend of June at the McLean Hilton in Tysons Corner, Virginia.  It was a very successful show for all.  Friday there were two ceremonies available for visitors to attend.  The first was an unveiling ceremony for the se-tenent pair of the Negro [...]