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Page 1 Across the Fence Post February 2016

Newsletter Date

Across the Fencepost

Newsletter of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE February 2016

Chapter 350 Chapter 107

Volume 38, Issue 2

President’s Message 1

WISCOPEX 2016 Call

for Exhibits

2

DANEPEX ’16 Call for

Exhibits

2

Show Schedule and

Calendar

3

Closed Album- Eliot A.

Landau

3

By WFSC President Karen Weigt

www.wfscstamps.org

“Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs”

My Fellow Philatelists….

F ebruary’s

Presidents’

Day reminds

me of John F.

Kennedy’s

famous

statement:

“Ask not what

your country can do for you,

ask what you can do for your

country.” I think you already

know where I’m going with

this. Yes. It also applies to

the WFSC.

Last month I outlined

all the activities the WFSC

does when fully operational.

To maintain that level we

need your help. Take a look

at the listing below showing

just some of your volunteer

opportunities.

● ATFP editor – We need

someone who is familiar with

a computer desktop publishing

program or proficient with

Microsoft WORD. We have

an Editorial Advisory Council

that will help solicit articles.

We also have an ad manager,

who handles soliciting ads

and collecting payments.

I currently handle the show

calendar. The job, therefore,

is mostly receiving and placing

articles, ads, announcements,

etc., on the issue pages and

sending the copy off to ATFP

proofreaders. After any addi-

tions/corrections are made,

the file is sent via a computer

.pdf to The Printing Place in

Middleton, Wis. The editor

also sends a copy to our

webmaster and informs our

distributor that the issue

is in the hands of The Printing

Place.

● Show calendar and registry

coordinator – I’ve managed

the calendar for many years,

and it’s time to pass this small

but very important responsibil-

ity on to someone else.

It involves keeping track

of WFSC member club

and other major shows and

bourses within and surrounding

the state of Wisconsin. The

coordinator often must contact

the event sponsors to acquire

future show dates and other

information included in an

annual listing that runs from

September 1 to August 31.

The listing requires updates

throughout the year, which

are passed on to the WFSC

webmaster and ATFP editor.

● WFSC historian – John

Paré, our current historian,

has requested he be replaced

as of WISCOPEX 2017, but

is more than willing to turn

over the position at an earlier

date. The historian accumu-

lates prescribed WFSC items

for the archives and places

them on album pages. All

albums are housed by the

historian at his/her home.

● Region VP – Run for an

office as a region VP, who

serves as WFSC representative

to member clubs within that

region. The region VP main-

tains a liaison between member

clubs and the WFSC Executive

Board, assists regional clubs

in cooperative projects or upon

request, and as far as feasible

visits each member club in

the respective region at least

once annually.

● Graphical designer – We

need your graphic arts help in

many areas such as cachets,

cancels, logos, and consulta-

tion on a variety of projects.

● Support our advertisers and

tell them you saw their ad in

ATFP.

● Scan back copies of ATFP

for archival purposes.

● Ensure your club webpage is

up to date – Check your page

often at www.wfscstamps.org.

● Donations – The WFSC

accepts tax deductible dona-

tions for outreach programs,

youth activities and donation

auctions. Also consider

including the WFSC in your

estate plan.

● Educational opportunities –

Volunteer to be on the WFSC

speaker’s bureau, give a semi-

nar at WISCOPEX, write an

article for a future ATFP, cre-

ate a PowerPoint presentation

for the website, or offer scans

of your exhibit for the website.

● Exhibiting – Prepare a

four- or eight-page exhibit

for WISCOPEX and/or

MILCOPEX. (See

WISCOPEX 2016

Call for Exhibits on page 2.)

● Outreach – Organize a

National Stamp Collecting

Month activity or display,

offer to give a presentation at

a school or local organization,

search for major community

events where the WFSC might

become involved.

We need to work together

to achieve our goals and pro-

vide our services offered.

Each one of you can become

a part of the workforce in

some small manner. At the

least, attend our Executive

Board meetings when we are

often brainstorming ideas for

either maintaining, improving,

or adding benefits of member-

ship. We welcome anyone

who comes to sit in on the

meetings and offer ideas.

I hope to hear from you

soon. My email address is

kweigt@tds.net.

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Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs Officers

PRESIDENT:

Karen Weigt

4184 Rose Ct.

Middleton, WI 53562

kweigt@tds.net

VICE PRESIDENT:

Michael Mules

P.O. Box 6

Salem, WI 53168

pnc5dealer@gmail.com

SECRETARY:

Ken Grant

E11960 Kessler Rd.

Baraboo, WI 53913

kenneth.grant@uwc.edu

TREASURER:

Allen E. Vick

2090 River Estate Lane

Stoughton, WI 53589

Norskelodge@aol.com

VP YOUTH DIVISION:

MaryAnn Bowman

P.O. Box 1451

Waukesha, WI 53187

maryann15b@mac.com

NE REGION VP:

Maurice D. Wozniak mwoz@live.com

-Bay de Noc Stamp & Coin Club

-Green Bay Philatelic Society

-Northwoods Philatelic Society

-Oshkosh Philatelic Society

-Outagamie Philatelic Society

-Wisconsin Postal History Society

EAST CENTRAL REGION VP:

Don Kurki kurki@sbcglobal.net

-Fond du Lac Stamp Club

-Kettle Moraine Coin & Stamp Club

-Manitowoc Philatelic Society

-Sheboygan Stamp Club

SW REGION VP:

John Paré pare16@mhtc.net

-Badger Stamp Club

-Baraboo Stamp Club

-Janesville Stamp Club

-Monroe Stamp & Postcard Club

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION VP:

Vacant

SE REGION VP:

Art Schmitz pescador@milwpc.com

-American Air Mail Society (Billy Mitchell Chapter)

-American Topical Association (Chapter 5)

-Germany Philatelic Society (Chapter 18)

-Italian American Stamp Club

-Milwaukee Philatelic Society

-North Shore Philatelic Society (Milwaukee)

-Northwestern Mutual Stamp Club

-Waukesha County Philatelic Society

-Wauwatosa Philatelic Society

CENTRAL REGION VP:

Mike Sagstetter msagstetter@charter.net

-Central Wisconsin Stamp Club

-Chippewa Valley Stamp Club

-Lakeland Stamp & Coin Club

-Wisconsin Valley Philatelic Society

Across the Fence Post is the official publication of the

Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs, Inc., a 501(c)3

non-profit organization. WFSC also is a life member of the

APS (since 1953). For more information about WFSC, please

visit the website, www.wfscstamps.org.

ATFP is published monthly September through April,

and every other month May through August (10 issues per year).

News of Wisconsin collectors, club news and other gratis origi-

nal philatelic features are welcomed. The editor accepts submis-

sions in any format, but prefers email if possible. The editor

reserves the right to make editorial changes to submitted copy.

Material appearing in ATFP not carrying an individual

copyright notice may be reproduced only by not-for-profit or-

ganizations, provided the author(s) and ATFP receive credit or

attribution. All materials carrying an individual copyright notice

are the sole property of the author(s).

Unless explicitly stated by an officer in conjunction with

official WFSC business, opinions expressed by the editor or

individual authors are not necessarily endorsed by the WFSC.

Submission deadlines for editorial and advertising materials

are the 1st of the month preceding month of publication (i.e. -

Jan.1st for Feb. issue). Editorial matter should be sent to: Aimée

Devine, Interim Editor ATFP, 2111 E. Luther Rd., Janesville,

WI 53545.Phone: 608-758-1354 (spanishmoss72@sbcglobal.com)

or WFSC President Karen Weigt (contact info on left).

Send advertising material to John St. Onge, Advertising

Manager, ATFP, P.O. Box 123, Wales, WI 53183-0123. Phone

262-893-5210 (jcstonge@gmail.com). For a complete list of

advertising rates and policies (display, classified, and listings),

request a copy from the advertising manager.

FEDERATION NEWS

WISCOPEX 2016 Call for Exhibits – Entries Due March 31

DANEPEX ’16 Call for Exhibits – Entries Due March 31

S et your sights NOW for an exhibit entry at WISCOPEX

’16. Show dates are April 30 to May 1 at the recently

remodeled Holiday Inn – Fond du Lac conference center.

Consider participating in our new non-competitive four-

and eight-page exhibit division. Its purpose is to promote

philately to the public by making them aware of the wide

range of collecting interests that can be used to tell a story.

It is aimed at encouraging beginning exhibitors to share their

philatelic material and get a taste of this aspect of philately.

Frame fees will be covered by anonymous donors and exhibits

will not be judged.

Other exhibit divisions offered are Champion of

Champions, Open (includes display), Single-frame, Youth

and Non-competitive. Frames are limited and on a first-come,

first served basis.

Request a prospectus and exhibit entry form from Exhibits

Chair David Borchert, 920-921-0526,

or david.borchert@yahoo.com.

These documents are also available

at the WFSC website,

www.wfscstamps.org. Just click

on “WISCOPEX.”

Many other activities are

planned for WISCOPEX ’16.

See the publicity flier also

at the WFSC website.

D ANEPEX ’16 will be held Sunday, April 10, at the

Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wis. The annual exhibit-

ing competition is open to all Wisconsin Federation of Stamp

Clubs members. Exhibit classes offered are:

• Single-frame Statewide Championship

• Open Multi-frame

• Youth

• Non-competitive exhibits will be accepted pending space

available

Two certified judges will determine the exhibit awards.

Enter DANEPEX and apply judging comments to upgrade

your exhibit for WISCOPEX 2016

scheduled three weeks later on

April 30 to May 1.

To request an exhibit entry

form and for more details of the

competition, contact Exhibits co-

Chair John Paré at 608-852-7358,

pare16@mhtc.net.

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List your show, bourse, auction or other event here!

Contact Karen Weigt, 4184 Rose Ct., Middleton, WI 53562.

Phone: 608-836-1509, (kweigt@tds.net)

WFSC Show Schedule

WFSC CLUB SHOWS OTHER MAJOR SHOWS

AND BOURSES

(Some dates and details may be subject to change, and there will likely be additional listings.)

12/16

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April 30 - May 1, 2016

WISCOPEX’16

Wisconsin Federation of Stamp

Clubs 85th Annual Convention

(hosted by the

Fond du Lac Stamp Club)

Holiday Inn

625 Rolling Meadows Dr.

Fond du Lac, WI

Contact: Clarence Davis

W4022 Linden Dr.

Malone, WI 53049

920-929-9194

davisclarence@gmail.com

Judged exhibits, seminars,

bourse

February 6, 2016

JANESVILLE EXHIBITION

& BOURSE

Janesville Stamp Club

Ramada Inn

3900 Milton Ave.

Janesville, WI

9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: Aimée Devine

608-758-1354

spanishmoss72@sbcglobal.net

Exhibits, bourse

March 5-6, 2016

STAMPFEST ’16

Milwaukee Philatelic Society

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Hall

1435 So. 92nd St.

West Allis, WI

Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 10am-3pm

Contact: Tom Zacharias

414-321-4362 or 414-852-4019

Bourse only

March 19, 2016

BAYPEX ’16

Green Bay Philatelic Society

St. Matthew Catholic Church

Multipurpose Room

2575 S. Webster Ave.

(parking in rear)

Green Bay, WI

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact: Ray D. Perry

920-469-8925

fiveperrys@athenet.net

Exhibits, bourse

April 10, 2016

DANEPEX ’16

Badger Stamp Club

Crowne Plaza Hotel

4402 E. Washington St.

(across from the East Towne

Mall) Madison, WI

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact: Bob Voss

P.O. Box 35

McFarland, WI 53558

608-838-1033

lestamps@charter.net

Judged exhibits, bourse

March 12-13, 2016

ROCKFORD ’16

Rockford Stamp Club

Forest Hills Lodge

1601 W. Lane Rd. (Hwy. 173)

Rockford/Loves Park, IL

Exhibits, bourse

March 18-20, 2016

ASDA MIDWEST POSTAGE

STAMP SHOW

Lindner Conference Center

610 E. Butterfield Rd.

Lombard, IL

Exhibits, bourse

April 23-24, 2016

MSDA SPRING STAMP SHOW

Country Inn & Suites

600 Milwaukee Ave.

Prospect Heights, IL

Bourse only

May 20-22, 2016

COMPEX ’16

Chicago Area Philatelic Societies

Forest View Educational Center

2121 So. Goebbert Rd.

Arlington Heights, IL

Judged exhibits, bourse

June 25-26, 2016

MSDA SHOW MILWAUKEE

Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport

6401 So. 13th St.

Milwaukee, WI

Bourse only

April 17, 2016

SHEBOYGAN STAMP AND

COIN SHOW

Sheboygan Stamp Club

The Lakers Ice Center

1202 So. Wildwood Ave.

Sheboygan, WI

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Contact: Ed Rautman

P.O. Box 907

Sheboygan, WI 53082

920-893-5864

Bourse only

About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in the U.S. each year.

July 9, 2016

BAY DE NOC STAMP

& COIN SHOW

Bay de Noc Stamp & Coin Club

Eastern Daylight Time

Bay College, M-TEC Building,

2000 N. 30th St.

Escanaba, MI

10a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact: Richard Reiffers

906-233-5574

rgrpaperboy@earthlink.net

Bourse only

July 30, 2016

11th LAKELAND COIN &

STAMP CLUB SUMMER

SHOW

Lakeland Coin & Stamp Club

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Woodruff Town Hall

Hwy 47E, Woodruff, WI

Contact: Dean Marin

P.O. Box 202

Woodruff, WI 54568

715-356-9453

Bourse only

9/16

We maintain one of the largest inventories

of United States stamps in the Midwest.

Janesville Stamp Club Show- Feb. 6

STAMPFEST- Mar. 5 & 6

Closed Album: Eliot A. Landau

E liot A.

Landau,

of Woodridge, Ill.,

died on January 4,

2016. Eliot was

a long-time

Wisconsin Federation of Stamp

Clubs member-at-large. He

originally joined the WFSC as a

MAL to qualify for exhibiting at

WISCOPEX. He retained his

membership even after he became

a renown exhibitor and American

Philatelic Society judge. Eliot

was also a member of the

Milwaukee Philatelic Society

and often judged exhibits at

MILCOPEX. He was furthermore

very active in Chicago-area

philatelic organizations.

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The Milwaukee Philatelic Society presents

STAMPFEST 2016STAMPFEST 2016STAMPFEST 2016 at

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Hall

1435 S. 92nd Street

West Allis, Wisconsin

Saturday, March 5, 2016— 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 6, 2016— 10 a.m. - 3p.m.

Free Admission and Parking

Very interesting Youth Section

For more information, please contact:

Tom Zacharias

9310 W. Howard Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53228

414-321-4362

tommyzach@hotmail.com

Jonathan Kumbera

W182 N8596 Westchester Dr.

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

262-253-6904

Jkumbera@att.net