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Welcome to the home page of the Memphis Stamp Collectors Society, located in Memphis, Tennessee.

This home page is a gateway to our newsletter, calendar of events, meeting information and contacts. We hope you find it useful and welcome your comments and suggestions for improvement.

The Memphis Stamp Collectors Society, a non-profit corporation, is a charter APS Chapter, now enjoying its 53rd anniversary.

 

Originally founded in 1953, the club initially met at the Pink Palace for many years.  The meeting place moved to the Raleigh branch of the public library, then to its current location at the White Station Library.

 

The membership of the club is drawn from the greater Memphis Metropolitan area with members from Mississippi and Arkansas joining their Tennessee neighbors. Membership currently stands at 65 and is made up of all age groups.

The club supports many activities throughout the year, including public school and educational projects, exhibits at local libraries and assisting with the local Scouting Merit Badge program.

We meet monthly, presently the first Thursday of the month, and have a philatelic program, an auction of stamps and other items and sometimes a short business meeting. Details on time and location may be found on the "Calendar of Events" page.

Annually, usually in October, MSCS presents MEMPHEX, the Memphis Philatelic Exhibition. The exhibition runs on a Saturday and Sunday, featuring judged stamp exhibits and several dealers selling stamps.

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CLUB MEMBERS WITH MEMPHEX 206 AWARDS

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RON WILLIAMS (L) PRESENTS AWARD TO MR. SCOTT

Pictured are the winners of the MEMPHEX 2006 exhibit awards. Dr. Clark Smeltzer is shown with his wife, Beth and daughter Amanda (front) who won the Grand Prize and a Silver medal for his exhibit "A Collection of United States Airmail Postage". The club also ran a Most Popular Poll with (left to right, rear) Mr. Gerrit Verschuur winning a Silver for "Architectural Contrasts of Southern Africa", Mr. Frank Sloan a Silver Bronze for "Music on Stamps", Mr. Richard Smith for "State Postage Stamps", and Mr. Gerald Watson for "Norman Rockwell First Day Covers". It is noteworthy to mention that Mr. Verschuur also won Grand Prize and a Gold medal at MEMPHEX 2005!

 

Mr. Dick Scott is shown receiving the Grand Prize and Gold medal for his exhibit of United States Fancy Cancels at MEMPHEX 2004.

Learn how to prepare and display an exhibit at our club meetings!

 
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Memphis Stamp Collectors Society * P.O. Box 132 * Brunswick, TN *38014