APS
Affiliate #101
The major purpose of the Society is to promote and improve the hobby of collecting tuberculosis charity seals, other (non-tuberculosis) charity seals, fund seals (not charity), and non-fund seals of the world. The Society also promotes the collection of postage and semi-postal stamps related to these areas. Many members also save related items such as covers, letterheads, promotional material, booklets, proofs, essays, newspaper and magazine advertising and other items. Please feel free to explore, and learn more about collecting seals!
The Society publishes a number of types of seal-related literature, including Green's Catalog of the Tuberculosis Seals of the World. The 2000 edition of Green's Catalog, the bible of United States Christmas Seal collecting, is now available. This new 135 page edition illustrates and prices all US Christmas Seals 1907 through 1999, including sheets, proofs, design experiments, etc. Prices have been brought up to date. Seals tied on cover by postmark have also been added. The biggest improvement is that Green's is now available on a CD, enabling
those with computers and printers (and Microsoft Word 97 or higher) to print their own color catalog; the world's first color catalog of US Christmas Seals. Keeping Green's Catalog current and making it more useful is a primary goal of the CS&CSS. Readers with suggestions for further improvements are asked to submit their ideas to the US Green's Catalog Chairman.
List of Seal-related literature available from the Society and How to Order
The Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society meets
biennially at a National Show:
1997 VAPEX, Virginia Beach, VA
1999 MIDAPHIL, Kansas City, MO
2001 ROPEX, Rochester,
NY
2003 StampShow, Columbus, OH
2006 Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition
2007 VAPEX, November 9-11
2009 APS Stampshow August 6-9, Pittsburgh, PA
2009 StampExpo 400, September 25-27, Albany, NY
How can I join the Christmas
Seal and Charity Stamp Society and get Seal News?
President: Louis Caprario91 Fairview Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052
973-736-9034
Vice-President: Robert W. Messler, Jr
3 Harvest Place, Ballston Lake, NY 12019-9125
518-877-5346
Secretary-Treasurer: Florence Wright
PO Box 18615, Rochester, NY 14618-18615
Board of Governors:
Governor and Director at Large:
SEAL NEWS, the Quarterly Magazine of the CS&CSS
Editor of Seal News: David Teisler
268 Linden Avenue, Red Hook, NY 12571
845-758-9278
CS&CSS Auction
Auction Manager: Joseph D. Ward Jr.
801 N. Bay Country Circle, Wichita, KS 67235-1953
316-729-6426
List of Seal-related literature available from the Society
We all make misteaks! An article reprinted from a past issue of Seal News, written by former president R.W. Stuart.
What are some of the
favorite charities?
Links to other
WWW sites about Christmas Seals, Charity Stamps, and other related items.
If you know of a good WWW site that covers Christmas Seals or other charity stamps, please send to Betsy & Chuck Berry . Thanks!