Programs

our hobby. So, there is a natural fear that with our leaving the building, we will lose sight and contact with our past.

This is not going to happen.

Let’s take, as an example, the Luff medals. They were on a display table in the second-fl oor lounge. A lamp rested on top of the glass. We needed a locksmith to open the display table. There was no “write-up” for the medals. I don’t think people knew they were there. I doubt any att ention was paid to them – at least not for a long time. Unfortunately, the medals have deteriorated. We will need to have them conserved. We will do this, but, more importantly, they will be displayed appropriately. These things matt er.

There were some real treasures in our vault, but no one saw them. They were locked away. Because of our move, we recognize these items anew and will make them accessible. Could we all agree to make precious philatelic material available for viewing or returned to the philatelic market? Sitt ing in a vault – unseen – does no one any good. Our library was split into four separate rooms. In our new home, it will be united into a single space. Isn’t that the way it ought to be? I was speaking with a member the other day, and it became clear that this division of the library was not helpful. I asked him to imagine the entire library on the same fl oor. The word is accessible. Our truly amazing collection of journals will no longer be fi guratively buried in the basement, and our rare books in a rarely visited third-fl oor room. And we now have control over our auction catalogs. Plus, they are now being properly stored.

We all collect stamps and covers. By nature, we seek to preserve and retain. We have been doing this at the club and will continue to do so. But we will make these gems available and visible.

We have started to discuss details with our architect, and our new home will be an extraordinary place. I promise. What will make it even bett er will be your plan to see the clubhouse in our new space? Stay tuned. Good things are worth the wait.

Collectors Club Programs 2022-23

Oct. 12 Victoria Postal History, John Barwis, Holland, Mich. Oct. 19 Indian Military Mail During the WWI Era, Robert Gray, Livingston, N.J. Nov. 2 Evolution of a Thematic Exhibit - Blood: a Modern Medicine, Jean Wang Nov. 16 Virginia Dare, Mark Schwartz, Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 7 Federacion InterAmericana de Filatelia Presentation, Yamil Kouri (Cuba), Guillermo Gallegos (El Salvador) Henry Marquez (Peru). Dec. 21 Special Holiday Program: Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa, Randy Bergstrom Dr Mary Love Irv Osterer Greg Philipson

2023 Feb. 8 Fraud of the Century: Britain’s Post Office Telegraphs and the Stock Exchange Forgeries of 1872, Matthew Healey, New York, N.Y. May 3 CC One-Frame Exhibition More details as they become available, www.collectorsclub.org

260 September-October 2022 www.collectorsclub.org