The American Philatelist April 2020

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN BY ROBERT ZEIGLER president | RZeigler@zcklaw.com Be a Caretaker for the Future of Our Hobby One of our great responsibilities as stamp collectors is to act as caretakers and stewards of tangible philatelic and postal history items. Many of us are custodians of history – you will see many such examples in this very issue, from philatelists who have taken on the responsibility of preserving Holocaust-era postal history. By acting as caretakers of this material, we agree to pass it on to new generations, and that brings up a paramount goal for our Society: recruiting new members to carry on our missions. In the February issue of The American Philatelist, you read about the 2020 Challenge; this year, our nearly 28,000 members are challenged to recruit two thousand and twenty new members to the American Philatelic Society. The main problem that the American Philatelic Society faces in maintaining or increasing our numbers does not stem from dissatisfaction among the members with what we do. Rather, our major difficulties in keeping the Society strong are death and disability in our membership. Our only recourse is to pass on what we know and what we own to a younger generation that has learned what stamp collecting is all about, because we recruited them and taught them. You might ask yourself, “How do I recruit?” A relevant question, with much to gain if you become successful in this task. In fact, the Society is offering rewards in the form of a limited number of free life memberships. Only those who excel in recruiting can win. In my experience, the most effective recruiting is by word of mouth. Michael Schweitzer, the president of our local Indiana Stamp Club, and our treasurer, Bob Strantz, often take the opportunity during Indiana Stamp Club meetings to announce the availability of APS membership applications and to encourage all attendees to join APS. As a result, the percentage of individuals joining not just our local club, but our national Society, is very high. Local club membership and APS membership are effectively symbiotic, as each reinforces the other. Local membership provides a steady communication channel with other local club members, and often provides information about local shows and events. APS membership provides information on a national scale along with multiple resources to aid the collector. In addition to promoting membership at your local clubs, you can take matters into your own hands by approaching non-members and encouraging them to join APS. We recognize that the pool of potential members consists almost entirely of those who are already collecting but have not actually joined the Society. We estimate that there The key to any successful membership drive is the prize. In 1926, APS offered a free trip to the APS Convention in New York City, and $50 to cover expenses, to the lucky person who recruited the most members. The American Philatelist, May 1926, offers a new take on some familiar philatelic vocabulary. 292 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / APRIL 2020
are between one and two million “closet” collectors who are interested in stamps and are collecting them, but have not yet joined organized philately. If a person to whom you suggest APS membership is not familiar with The American Philatelist, lend him or her some of your back issues. If you know a potential member’s subject area, find an AP article relating to that subject. The AP is searchable online, and if you can’t find an article yourself, the talented staff of the American Philatelic Research Library is able to assist you. The Library can provide potential members with an enormous amount of information regarding their collecting interests. If a prospective member has doubtful items that need authentication, point out that the APS can help them there as well. If they are interested in a collecting area, topic, or theme, APS has the connections to put them in touch with other collectors with similar interests. The choice to recruit is up to you. But recruiting will not only help the APS; it will help you later on when it comes time to dispose of your collection and you find that there is still an active group of younger collectors. You will have done your part to preserve the wonderful world and hobby of stamp collecting, so that in Abraham Lincoln’s immortal words, these important artifacts “shall not perish from the Earth.” Be a “GOT,” Not a “Get”! In 1926, the American Philatelic Society launched — you guessed it — a membership drive. Our goal then was to reach 5,000 total members, in time for the New York APS Convention in October. A.W. (Bill) Bloss tells the reader in the April 1926 issue of The American Philatelist: … you, Mr. A.P.S. member, will get out of the society just what you put into it. The A.P.S. wants and should have 5,000 members . . . It does not want every collector in America, but every honest and serious collector of good character . . . Get behind the Recruiting Committee and don’t stop with getting one member, get ten. The writer got seven last month, and is after seven more. If you know a man is of good character, don’t stop until you sign him up. Later in the April issue, we have a challenge from that very same Recruiting Committee, written by R. L. Hustin (APS #7903): Do you belong to the “Get a Member” crowd of the A.P.S. – or have you joined the “GOT a Member” gang? Them’s the boys! … Don’t keep “putting off” getting YOUR new member. “Hell is paved with good intentions” says Henry W. Shakespeare, or someone else. Don’t be a “Hell paver” but get into the “Honorary Society of GOTs” as fast as you can! Well said! We’ll amend Mr. Bloss and Mr. Hustin’s statements slightly to offer this encouragement - when you meet an honest man or woman of good character, don’t stop until you sign them up! Join the “GOT a Member” club post-haste, and rest easy knowing that you’ve fulfilled a decades-old imperative. • • • • • DUTCH COUNTRY AUCTIONS The Stamp Center Serving the hobby worldwide since 1979 U.S. & Worldwide Stamps • Coins • Historical/Classic Sports Memorabilia Americana • Currency • Covers • Postcards • Retail • Wholesale • Supplies & More! Auctions Coin & Currency Auction #10 April 16, 2020 Auction 328 May 15–16, 2020 Coin & Currency Auction #11 June 18, 2020 When you are ready to liquidate your collection, we are at your service! No matter the size — drop off, ship or call us to arrange a pick-up. We will provide a free and prompt appraisal by our professional and bonded staff supported by either an outright purchase offer or an estimate of what you would realize by consigning to Dutch Country Auctions! DUTCHCOUNTRYAUCTIONS.COM 302-478-8740 | AUCTIONS@DUTCHCOUNTRYAUCTIONS.COM 4115 CONCORD PIKE, 2ND FLOOR | WILMINGTON, DE 19803 RUSSELL EGGERT OWNER, APPRAISER, LICENSED & BONDED AUCTIONEER APRIL 2020 / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 293
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