Minutes of the meeting of
November 17, 2007
President
Shufrin opened the meeting at 10:16 with 21 in attendance.
He
welcomed all to this the second daytime brunch meeting of the club and
announced that there will be another such meeting in the spring. He noted that
the subject of the APS DVD presentation for this meeting is Holocaust mail and
he introduced George Norton who showed a frame of Nazi area stamps and told how
they were tailored for propaganda purposes. He also showed a set of seven
scrapbooks kept by a German collector through out the Nazi area that documented
the third reich with clipping
and stamps and he encouraged members to look at these materials during the
meeting.
The
president then introduced three visitors, Susanne and Herb Spatz,
and Mary Gorman. A first reading was had for Mary who has applied for
membership. Mary is a devoted volunteer
at the museum.
The
minutes of the meeting of November 6, 2007 were approved.
The
president reported that Leo Feinstein’s wife has died.
Old Business
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WALPEX
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Show has a great reputation
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There is a wait list for dealers
New
Business
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James Henke, bourse manager, reported that members have submitted 3 new
books and he encouraged others to do so noting that George Morton is working on
one.
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President Shufrin listed a number of ideas resulting from the executive
meeting for future programs including: Treasures of the vault, tour of Waltham
postal facility, auctioneer’s talk, Stampwants.com discussion, how US stamps
get done, Middle east stamps, topical stamps.
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His presentation was followed by two ideas from the floor: a Q and A
and determining members’ interests.
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In terms of a newsletter, it is planned to revive this practice.
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Vice president Chris Brouady proposed that the club donate $100 to
Bruce Bolduc’s children’s program and $100 to the
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A voice from the floor asked that the club recognize the excellent
leadership that Norm Shufrin has given to WALPEX and to the Club. It was loudly
applauded.
Following
a few trivia questions, the meeting closed and was followed by an excellently
prepared APS DVD on Holocaust mail. The
presentation showed a chilling tale of the Nazi persecution, torture, and
murder starting immediately after the 1933 Nazi takeover and continuing until
the end of World War II. The tale is told using postcards used by inmates at
some of the many concentration camps and other supporting material. The cards
often included in writing the severe limitations imposed on such mail by the
Nazis. There is a second part to be shown later.
Minutes
submitted by Richard Spencer