Sacramento Philatelic Society

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Sacramento Philatelic Society
Founded1914
FounderArthur W. Spanton
Typenot-for-profit organization
Focus stamp collecting / philately
Location
OriginsSacramento Stamp Society
Area served
the Sacramento Valley
Methodmeetings, stamp shows, newsletter, sales circuit, silent bid sales, & philatelic library
Members
250
Key people
president: Ernie Teays
Subsidiaries chapter of the American Philatelic Society
Revenue
membership dues
Website Sacramento Philatelic Society

The Sacramento Philatelic Society is an organization serving stamp collectors in the Sacramento area of California.

Contents

History

The club was founded in 1914 by Mr. A. W. Spanton [1] , who posted an advertisement in the newspaper and received responses from twelve philatelists who then formed the club, which they called the Sacramento Stamp Society. The early club meetings were held at the YMCA. Later on, meetings were held at churches, schools, and any location they could find. The club grew quickly, and in 1961 the Sacramento Stamp Society became incorporated as the Sacramento Philatelic Society, Inc.

The society publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, entitled The Philatelic Prospector.

Location

As of July 2021, meetings are held at the Arden Christian Church in Sacramento every Wednesday evening.

Meetings consist of club business, presentations, socialization, a sales circuit which is made available for attendees to shop at, and boxes of loose stamps which are made available for attendees to search through.

Collection

The Philatelic Society has approximately 1 million stamps, organized into 36 bins that they store as a group. [2]

SACAPEX

The philatelic exhibition SACAPEX (Sacramento California Philatelic Exhibition) is sponsored by the society and is held annually.

Organization

The society operates by its set of by-laws. Elected officers are the president, vice president, treasurer, and members of the board of directors. [3]

See also

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References

  1. "History – Sacramento Stamp Club" . Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. TeSelle, Mike (2021-05-17). "New homes sought in Sacramento for nearly a million stamps". KCRA. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. Sacramento Philatelic Society