On Saturday afternoon, 10 November 2012, I attended the Mid-Cities Stamp EXPO http://www.mid-citiesstampclub.com/stampshow.htm in the Grapevine Convention Center. Booths are staffed by 28 stamp dealers from cities in Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Washington. There are three items in the silent auction that I had to bid for; I plan to go back on Sunday to follow up on my bids. I selected six envelopes from the Chance Board; these were $0.25 each or six for $1.00. One of my six envelopes contained a slip of paper with the number 200 on it that entitled me to an additional envelope that contains 100 definitive used USA stamps. I lost count of how many stamps I selected and received for FREE at the Beginning Collector’s Center; the attendant told me that I was limited to 6,000 FREE stamps. I learned a few things by reading some of the 60 easel frame exhibits. A cachet with four stamps (Freedom, Liberty, Equality, and Justice) with a special USPS cancel promoting “Patriotism” cost me $3.00. Admission to the Stamp EXPO is FREE.
I made it back to the Mid-Cities Stamp EXPO on Sunday, 11 November 2012 primarily to follow up on three bids that I placed at the silent auction on Saturday, 10 November 2012. The pair of Ronald Reagan first day covers had already been sold; each item had a price that it could be purchased for without bidding. I had been over bid for the boxed set of Olympic Games first day covers; I decided not to raise my bid because this would put me over the budget that I allowed for this EXPO and because I am not that excited about Olympic Games. I had been over bid for The New York Times Philatelic History of the United States first day cover collection; I could make another bid on this, stay in my budget, and this collection got my attention. Therefore, I bid again on the New York Times collection two or three minutes before the silent auction closed. I tried to bid for two sheets of stamps each of which included all 50 state flags; another person immediately raised my bid and put this beyond my budget. I won the bid for The New York Times Philatelic History of the United States for $4.00. This is a collection of 78 first day covers mounted in sleeves on card stock with a reprint of a New York Times article about the event commemorated by the first day cover. Included in this collection are:
I bought two packages of stock sheets for stamp collecting and picked up several FREE books, magazines, etc. I enjoyed this two-day EXPO and got several items that will help restart my stamp collecting hobby while staying within by budget.
I made it back to the Mid-Cities Stamp EXPO on Sunday, 11 November 2012 primarily to follow up on three bids that I placed at the silent auction on Saturday, 10 November 2012. The pair of Ronald Reagan first day covers had already been sold; each item had a price that it could be purchased for without bidding. I had been over bid for the boxed set of Olympic Games first day covers; I decided not to raise my bid because this would put me over the budget that I allowed for this EXPO and because I am not that excited about Olympic Games. I had been over bid for The New York Times Philatelic History of the United States first day cover collection; I could make another bid on this, stay in my budget, and this collection got my attention. Therefore, I bid again on the New York Times collection two or three minutes before the silent auction closed. I tried to bid for two sheets of stamps each of which included all 50 state flags; another person immediately raised my bid and put this beyond my budget. I won the bid for The New York Times Philatelic History of the United States for $4.00. This is a collection of 78 first day covers mounted in sleeves on card stock with a reprint of a New York Times article about the event commemorated by the first day cover. Included in this collection are:
- JFK Speaks at the Berlin Wall, Dedication of Disneyland,
- Hydrogen Bob Authorized,
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Opens,
- The Gettysburg Address,
- Mount Rushmore Dedicated,
- First Electronic Digital Computer,
- Boulder Dam Dedicated (name changed to Hoover Dam in 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Dam#Naming_controversy ),
- President Garfield Assassinated,
- Taft-Hartley Act Passed,
- Dwight Eisenhower is Elected President,
- Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone,
- Eisenhower Named Commander of Armed Forces,
- Kennedy Elected President,
- First Public Demonstration of Electric Light,
- Television Signals Developed,
- 22nd Amendment Limits President to Two Terms,
- End of Vietnam War,
- etc.
I bought two packages of stock sheets for stamp collecting and picked up several FREE books, magazines, etc. I enjoyed this two-day EXPO and got several items that will help restart my stamp collecting hobby while staying within by budget.
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