's Local U.S.A. Stamp Clubs


 
USA Zip Codes: 70000-79999:
AR, LA, OK, TX
00000-, 10000-, 20000-, 30000-, 40000-, 50000-, 60000-, 70000-, 80000-, 90000-

 
 

 
ZipCode | Lousiana  

70006 The Society for Costa Rica Collectors (SOCORICO) APS
Sec.: Raúl Hernandez, @, 4204 Haring Rd., Metaire, LA 70006
Publication: THE OXCART
Meets in connection with major philatelic exhibitions

70118 Crescent City Stamp Club of New Orleans APS-10
Meets: 7 p.m., 2nd Tues.
At: Lambeth House, 150 Broadway, New Orleans, LA 70118-3570
Club Contact: Henry J. Berthelot, 132 Livingston Pl., W., Metairie, LA 70005
Shows: Stamp Fest (annual event; known early Aug. 2007 & 2008):
Show info: Eric A. White, 504-715-9538 ={cell}, [email protected]
2216 N. Bengal Rd., Metairie, LA 70003

70501 Acadania Stamp Club
Meets: 7 p.m. 2nd Thur.
At: U.S. Reg. Postal Facility - Conference Room
1105 Moss St., Lafayette 70501-3601
Contact: Janiece Young, P. O. Box 90214, Lafayette, LA 70509-0214

70808 Baton Rouge Stamp Club APS-10
Meets: 7 p.m., 1st & 3rd Wed.
At: Council on Aging Municipal Bldg., 5790 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4244
Contact: Zbigniew Cypel, [email protected], Tel.: 225-275-1458
13723 Katherine Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70815

71112 Red River Stamp Society APS-10, TPA-10
P.O. Box 3352, Shreveport LA 71133-3352
Meets: 7:30 p.m., 1st Wed. (except national holidays)
Aulds Library, 3950 Wayne Ave, Bossier City, LA 71112-4029
(Exit I-20 at Barksdale Blvd., go south then left onto Shady Grove,
next turn left onto Wayne Ave., library is after two blocks on the left)
Shows: Ark-La-Pex (known late July 2007):
Contact: John P. Thomas, Tel.: (318) 797-6911, [email protected]
1525 Concord Ave, Shreveport LA 71105-5015  

71203 Twin City Stamp Club APS-05
Meets: 1O a.m. 2nd Sat.
At: US Post Office - 2nd Fl., 501 Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA 71203-3752
Wm H Copeland, [email protected]
1703 Woodhaven Dr- Unit A, Monroe, LA 71201-5097
old: James G. Shows, 3612 Jefferson Davis, Monroe, LA 71201 (email above?)

71211 Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania (SAS/O) APS
Publication: The Informer
Henry Bateman, @
Box 4862, Dept. WR, Monroe, LA 71211-4862
Tel.: (623) 566-1401-{Dr. Iber: AZ}

71301 Cenla Stamp Club
Meets: 6 p.m. 1st Tue. (c.2005)
At: Alexandria Post Office, 1715 Odom St., Alexandria, LA 71301-7458
J. Dean McAlister, dmcalister41athotmail.com
157 Spring Creek Dr., Pineville, LA 71360

Brother Martin High School Coin & Stamp Collecting Club (c.1999)
old: www.gnofn.org/~brmartin/excoinst.html '404' c.2010 (no other data)
tested: http://www.brothermartin.com/ (504) 283-1561
4401 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122-3898
Coin & Stamp club not listed on activities page c.2010

 
ZipCode | Arkansas  

71914 Tri-Lakes Stamp and Coin Club
Shows: Tri-Lakes Stamp Club Show (known Jan. 2007, 2010):
Gene Johnson, [email protected]
P. O. Box 2407, Hot Springs, AR 71914  

72223 Pinnacle Stamp Club of Arkansas APS-10
PO Box 55898, Little Rock, AR 72215-5525
Meets: 6 p.m., 4th Thur. (except Nov. & Dec.)
At: Thompson Library Branch Meeting Room
38 Rahling Circle, Little Rock, AR 72223-9187  

72653 Mountain Home Area Stamp Club APS-10
Meets: 1 p.m., 2nd Thurs.
At: Redeemer Lutheran Church, (870) 425-2844, [email protected]
353 Highway 5 North, Mountain Home, AR 72653
Contact: Craig Grothaus, 39 Crestview Road, Mountain Home, AR 72653
old: Bill Burdick, [email protected] (c.2007)

72756 Razorback Stamp Club
Meets: 7 pm 2nd Tue.
At: Peace Lutheran Church
805 W. Olrich St., Rogers, AR 72756-5817
Herbert Kauffman, 100 N, Dixieland Road, Rogers, AR 72756 (c.2001-5)
white pages: 2903 W Easy St, Rogers, AR 72756-2061 - ph: (479) 636-5077 c.2005

72767 Fayetteville Stamp Club
Donald E. Cook, 1715 Horseshoe Drive, Springdale, AR 72762 (c.2005)

72903 Westark Stamp Club
Meets: 7 p.m. 1st Tue.
At: St. Luke Lutheran Church
5401 Free Ferry Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72903-2521
Contact: John C. Schmitt
522 N. 21st St., Fort Smith, AR 72901

 
ZipCode | Oklahoma  

73069 Norman Stamp Club APS-12
Meets: 1st Wed. (Hr.?)
At: St. John's Episcopal Church, (405) 321-3020, [email protected]
235 West Duffy Street, Norman, OK 73069-5825
Contact: Mrs. Dolores Dihrberg, [email protected]
1100 Highland Hills Dr., Norman, OK 73026-1100
old: normanstampclub.org '404' c.2010  

73119 Oklahoma City Stamp Club APS-12
Publication: Oklahoma City Stamp Club Newsletter (multipage)
Meets: 7 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tuesdays
At: Asbury United Methodist Church, (405) 632-3378
1320 SW 38th St (@ Blackwelder S.W.), Oklahoma City, OK 73119
Contact c.2005, 2012: Mr. Frank E. Schultz, [email protected] ('05), [email protected]
P. O. Box 893352, Oklahoma City, OK 73189-3352

Show: OKPEX (An APS WSP Event)
Show Contact c.2008-2015: Joe Crosby : [email protected], 405-749-0939
Venue c.2014: Reed Conference Center, (405) 741-7333
5800 Will Rogers Road, Midwest City, OK 73110

Known show dates:

Year Mo Days
2008 10 30-01st Oct.
2009 10 30-31
2010 10 22-23
2011 10 21-22
2012 10 19-20
2013 10 18-19
2014 06 20-21; new venue/dates; lost our lease.
2015 06 19-20

old: members.aol.com/okpex/

73125 Society for Thai Philately (SPT) APS-10
P.O. Box 25644, Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Publication: Thai Philately

73507 Lawton-Fort Sill Stamp Club APS-12 *
3 Cedar Spring Ct., Wichita Falls, TX 76310-2246 (c.2010 TPA)
Shows: Lawton-Ft. Sill Annual Stamp Show (known Oct. 2005/06):
Show contact: Glenn Stebleton, 580-355-7135, [email protected]
Meets: 1st & 3rd Tue. (1st Tue only Jun-Aug), 7:30 p.m.
At: Mrs. Jeanne McKenty's home, ([email protected])
1301 N.W. Cherry Ave., Lawton, OK 73507-5210 (*c.2010, 12)
old: www.sirinet.net/~sloeffle '404' c.2010

73701 Enid Stamp Club
Meets: 7 p.m. 2nd Thurs.
At: Enid-Garfield County Public Library, (580) 234-6313
120 W Maine Ave, Enid, OK 73701-5606
Contact: Sammye Cupp, 118 N. Hoover, Enid, OK 73701

74105 Tulsa Stamp Club APS-12
TSC, P. O. Box 700114, Tulsa, OK 74170-0114
Shows: Tulsa Stamp Club Spring Show (known Apr. 2005): contact Lavoy (below)
Meets: 7 p.m., 1st & 3rd Thurs.
At: Southern Hills Baptist Church, Tel.: 918 743-8897
5590 S. Lewis, Tulsa, OK 74105-7193
Contact c.2012: Mr. Mark A. Strain, [email protected]
Contact: Lavoy T. Hatchett, [email protected], 918-843-1854 (c.2001-2010)

74170 Oklahoma Philatelic Society TPA-10, APS-12 {f. 1932}
Publication: The Oklahoma Philatelist (multipage)
Meetings Varies, Annually
Contact: Joe Crosby, Tel.: (405) 749-0939, [email protected]
5009 Barnsteeple Ct., Oklahoma City, OK 73142-5405
old: Lavoy T. Hatchett, [email protected]
PO Box 700334, Tulsa, OK 74170 (c.2001-7)  

74403 Muskogee Stamp Club APS-12
Meets: 6:30 pm, 1st Tue.
At: Country Gardens Assisted Living Community, Tel.: 918-770-8147
611 S. Country Club Road, Muskogee, OK 74403
Contact c.2012: Mr. David J. Likes, [email protected]
P. O. Box 1754, Fort Gibson, OK 74434
old: Gilbert E. Weisser, 450 Palmer Dr., Muskogee, OK 74401

74602 Ponca City Stamp Club
Meets: 6 p.m. 2nd Fri.
At: Conoco Phillips 4th Street Clubhouse, Tel.: 918 767-5946
1500 S 4th Street, Ponca City, OK 74602
Contact: John W. Hedrick, [email protected] (c.2005)
10726 Hiawatha Circle, Ponca City, OK 74604

 
ZipCode | Texas  
Texas Philatelic Association
eContact : Jane King Fohn, President : @myuc
10325 Little Sugar Creek, Converse, TX 78109-2409
List of Chapters & TX clubs (cc c.2002)

75002 American First Day Cover Society - Fred C. Sawyer Chapter 56 TPA-10, AFDCS-07 (x)
Meets: One Saturday a month (call)
At: Wineburgh Philatelic Library
Located in the Special Collections area on the 3rd floor of the McDermott Library at the University of Texas at Dallas.
"Contact us for meeting times and locations. No meetings in July and August"
Contact: Paul H. Benson, [email protected], (972) 727-1381
201 Willow Creek Circle, Allen, TX 75002-3509  

75080 Collectors Club of Dallas (Ref. URL) TPA-10, APS-11
Meets: 6:30 p.m., Last Wed.
(Host member decides location and starting time, membership is by invitation only.)
c.2005: [email protected]
Pres./Treas. c.2007: Robert Benner, [email protected]
Contact c.2011: [email protected]
2206 Sutton Pl., Richardson, TX 75080-2543
"In addition to sponsoring events in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service and the Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library at the University of Texas at Dallas, we also host the TEXPEX Stamp Show, held in Dallas in early April of each year."
Apr 7-9, 2000. Apr 8-10, 2005. Apr 7-9, 2006. Apr 13-15, 2007. Apr 18-20, 2008. Apr 16-18, 2010. Apr 15-17, 2011. Cancelled 2012.
Next Schedualed TEXPEX: March 1-3, 2013
Founding sponsors of TEXPEX are the Collectors Club of Dallas, the Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library, Mid-Cities Stamp Club, Dallas-Park Cities Philatelic Society and the American First Day Cover Society - Fred Sawyer Chapter 56.

Texas Philatelic Association Foundation, Inc. (makes "An annual grant") . . "to the host of Texas Philatelic Assocation's TEXPEX stamp show, in order to help with expenses."
old: home.comcast.net/~kochacabana/texpex

Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library
P. O. Box 830643, Richardson, TX 75083-0643
800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080
(972)-883-2955
Contact: Paul Oelkrug, @, Coordinator for Special Collections
Phone: (972) 883-2570.
"Founded in 1976 by the late Harold Wineburgh, the library was envisioned as a means of promoting not only philatelic research but also of inspiring a love of learning through philately. Since then the WPRL has grown into one of the finest philatelic libraries in the country with thousands of books and periodical volumes. Over 100 subscriptions to current philatelic journals are maintained with hundreds of older journal titles. In addition the library maintains catalogs and a growing selection of post office publications and reports." c.200911
The Library is also the home of the Texas Philatelic Association, Inc. (TPA) records.
old: www.utdallas.edu/library/uniquecoll/speccoll/wprl/wprl.htm (updated c.201502)

75093 Spanish Philatelic Society
1400 Preston Rd., Ste. 200, Plano, TX 75093  

75225 Dallas-Park Cities Philatelic Society TPA-10, APS-11 (Ref. URL)
Publication: Stamp & Tongs (monthly multipage newsletter)
Meets: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (except 4th in Nov. & Dec.), 7:30 p.m.
At: Edgemere Retirement Center, 8525 Thackery St., Dallas, TX 75225-3909
"Our meeting activities include programs, sales circuits and auctions every quarter.."
Contact c.2005, 2011: Rick Hougland, [email protected], Tel. (972) 619-3416
314 Allegheny Trail Ln., Garland, TX 75043-5659 (c.2010)
Contact: Ronald Sala, [email protected], (214) 742-2752 (c.2002)
1212 W. Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75208-1616
Founded as the Park Cities Philatelic Society in 1961 and merged with the Dallas Philatelic Society in 2001.

75229
Texas Philatelic Association APS-11
Meets @ Annual Show: TEXPEX (usually mid April in Dallas) (Info Pg.)
eContact : Jane King Fohn, President : [email protected] *, [email protected]
10325 Little Sugar Creek, Converse, TX 78109-2409
or: Mr. Arthur P. von Reyn, [email protected] (c.2010), [email protected] (c.2011)
10512 Countess Dr., Dallas, TX 75229-5103
List of Chapters & TX clubs (cc)
The TPA has had a host of 'official publications', including:
Lone Star State Philatelist,
the Collector's Gazette,
the Philatelic Gossip,
Stamp-Itis,
and The Texas Philatelist, the current publication.

See Also : Texas Philatelic Association Foundation, Inc.
'a 1.501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation.'
'Philatelic Study - Research - Scholarships'
"All donations to the TPA Foundation are fully tax deductible. Contributions are welcome at anytime.."
&:
Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library - home to TPA's records.

old: www.computek.net/public/mml/tpa/tpa.html

American Airmail Society - C.R. Smith Chapter AAMS-?
Contact: Norman A. Cohen, norman@adventuregraphics.com
P.O. Box 29543, Dallas, TX 75229-0543
"New chapter formed October 2003."
Data via TPA (c.2009, 2010)
I have yet to find them listed with AAMS. - ajw. (c.2009, 2010)  

75230 Society of Israel Philatelists - Dallas Chapter SIP-09
Meets: 7:00 p.m. 3rd Thur.
At: Aaron Family Jewish Community Center (Conference Room)
7900 Northaven Rd, Dallas 75230
Contact: Arnie Paddock (Pres.) @, Tel.: 972-484-7336 (SIP c.2009, TPA c.2010)
Or: Walter J. Levy, @, Tel.: (972) 239-4324 (c.2009 TxPA)
5806 Willow Ln., Dallas, TX 75230-2152
Contact: Mike Ludeman (c.2002 TxPA)
P.O. Box 166227, Irving TX 76016-6227

75248 China Stamp Society - North Texas Chapter TPA-10, CSS-10
Meets: Last Sundays, 1:00 p.m.
At: Oriental Lite Express Restaurant, 14925 Midway Rd., Dallas
Note: The USPS Zip Code finder does not acknowledge the Restaurant's address. c.2010
Contacts c.2010 TPA:
Bob Partegas, Tel.: (972) 239-4303
14937 Lacehaven Dr., Dallas TX 75248-5542
Walter Huang, Tel. (972) 407-0610, Allen Chuang mailto:[email protected]
Aaron Li: [email protected], Tel: 972-207-1636 (c.2010 CSS)

75251 Gay & Lesbian History on Stamps Club
c/o Joe Petronie
PO Box 515981, Dallas, TX 75251-5981

75... Universal Ship Cancellation Society - FADM Nimitz - Chapter 87 USCS-10
Dallas area : Occasional meetings: call. (new)*
Tom Koch, [email protected], 972-883-4951 = {ofc}
1013 Springbrook Dr, De Soto TX 75115-3943
* Contact: Norman Cohen, Tel.: (214) 638-0588, [email protected]
old: home.flash.net/~jstamp/stamp4.html#J48
"TEXPEX serves as the annual meeting location." (old)
* Data via TPA c.2010

Universal Ship Cancellation Society - USS Texas Chapter 100 (any help?)
"Last information available: listed by national society but no contact information available." (via TPA c.2010)  

75460 Paris Stamp Club APS-05, TPA-10
Meets: 3rd Mon. (Hr ?)
Calvery United Methodist Church, 3105 Lamar Ave., Paris, TX 75460-5019
Contact: Unknown, Update Requested (c.2010 TPA)
eContact: E.J. Guerrant, Jr., [email protected] (c.2002-10 TPA)
old contact: E.J. Guerrant Jr., PO Box 181, Paris, TX 75460 (c.2002 TPA)  

75601 Longview Stamp Club APS-11
Meets: 1st Tues., 7:30 p.m.
At: Trinity Episcopal Church
906 Padon St., Longview, TX 75601-6734
(corner of Sixth St. & Padon St., two blocks south of U.S. Highway 80)
Contact c.2011: Larry Anderson, [email protected]
2412 Kentucky Dr., Longview, TX 75605-3124
Contact c.2005: Larry Anderson, Tel.: (903) 753-4998, [email protected]
1305 Hyacinth Dr., Longview, TX 75601-4144  

75915 International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors (ISWSC)
President: Anthony Zollo, @
PO Box 150407, Lufkin TX 75915-0407 USA
Phone:(409) 633-2712
ISWSC Auction Information; c.1997 Everett King
Online Application form (hosted by Tom Fortunato)

75961 Nacogdoches Stamp Club TPA
P.O. Box 630247, Nacogdoches TX 75963-0247
Meets: 7:00 p.m., 2nd Thur.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
903 North St., Nacogdoches, TX 75961-4479  

76014 Mid-Cities Stamp Club APS-11, TPA-12 * (Ref. URL) (x)
aka: Mid-Cities Stamp Club of Arlington & Irving, Texas
Contact c.2011: Ms. Susan A. Baker, [email protected]
c/MCSC, PO Box 2158, Arlington, TX 76004-2158, [email protected]
eContact: William R. Bradshaw : @ (c.2001)
Dick Phelps, [email protected] c.2010 TPA *
over 200 members c.2003, under 100 c.2002
Publication: Stamping Around (multipage newsletter)
>Arlington Meetings: 1st Wed. (2nd Wed in Apr.), 7:30pm :
Bob Duncan Community Center, Vandergriff Park, 2800 S. Center St., Arlington, TX 76014-2018
>Irving Meetings: 3rd Wed. (none in Dec.), 7:30pm :
Irving Center for the Arts, Jaycee Park, 2000 W. Airport Fwy, Irving, TX 75062-6005
>Lake Granbury (affiliate club): 4th Tuesday (none in Dec.), 7 pm :
Studio at the Tarleton State Langdon Center, 308 E. Peral, Granbury
See also: Peter Elias & his http://mid-citiesstampclub.webs.com (Alt. URL) (housing Mid-Cities' newsletters c.2010)
>Library : list (.doc) or .pdf
The library is housed in the club's cabinets in the Art Room at the Bob Duncan Community Center in Arlington, Texas.
Show : Mid-Cities Stamp Expo
(known Nov. 11, 2006, Nov. 10, 2007 {27 Dealers}, Nov. 3, 2012 {25th Annual})
Show Info: Stanley Christmas : [email protected], 817-656-2925 (c.2006, 2010)
Venue (c.2006-12): Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 South Main Street, Grapevine, TX  

76103 Space Study Unit (x) ATA-10, FISA-08, APS-05
Publication: Astrophile (bi-monthly)
Meets: Members' homes (assumed a TX unit)
Contact: Ray Cartier (Ex. Dir. ATA c.2003, Ex. Dir. TPA c.2010)
"TPA's 2009 Distinguished Philatelic Texan"
Tel.: (817) 275-2801 , [email protected] (c.2010)
1509 Buffalo Dr., Arlington TX 76013-1209 (c.2002, 2010)
Data via TxPA (c.2002, 2010)

76179 Panther City Philatelic Society
820 Rockledge Dr., Saginaw, TX 76179
"Last known information: group disbanded in 2006" (c.2010 TPA)  

76201 Denton Stamp Club APS-05
7 p.m. 1st Mon.
Senior Citizen Center, 509 N. Bell Ave., Denton
Jack Baker, [email protected], Tel.: (940) 387-3543
1208 Colver Lane, Denton, TX 76201
"Last known information: group disbanded in 2008" (c.2010 TPA)  

76310 Texoma Stamp Club APS-05, TPA-10 (Ref. URL) {f. 1986}
Meets: 7:00 p.m., 2nd Thur. & 4th Tue.
(joint dinner meeting with Wichita Falls Coin & Stamp Club in December)
At: Merrill Gardens of Wichita Falls
5100 W. Kell Blvd. (at Barnett Rd.), Wichita Falls, TX 76310
Contact: George I. Woodburn, [email protected], Tel.: (940) 889-3298
P.O. Box 586, Seymour, TX 76380-0586 (c.2010)
old: Raymond Whyborn, [email protected], 411 Reiman, Seymour, TX 76380-2439 (c.2001-5)

76310 Wichita Falls Coin & Stamp Club TPA-10 (Ref. URL) {f. 1991}
Meets: 7:30 p.m., 4th Thur. (3rd in Nov.; joint dinner with Texoma SC in Dec.)
At: Merrill Gardens of Wichita Falls
5100 W. Kell Blvd. (at Barnett Rd.), Wichita Falls, TX 76310
Contact: George I. Woodburn, [email protected], Tel.: (940) 889-3298
P.O. Box 586, Seymour, TX 76380-0586 (c.2010)
Show: Wichita Falls Annual Stamp & Coin Show
aka: Wichita Falls-Red River Coin & Stamp Show
(known Mar. 31- Apr. 1, 2007, Apr. 3-4, 2009 {43rd}, June 1-2, 2012 {46th; 30 dlrs})
Venue: Multi-Purpose Event Center (MPEC)
1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 (c.2007-2012)
Show contact: Gene Wheeler, 940-888-3832 (c.2009)
PO Box 747, Seymour, TX 76380 (LSN-20090316:46)
Show Contact c.2012: E. B. Robinson, 940-631-0817, [email protected]
1515 Bentwood Dr., Iowa Park, TX 76367 (coinworld.com/events c.20120511)  

76548 Twin Lakes Coin & Stamp Club TPA-02, APS-05
6:30 p.m. last Tue.
Harker Heights Library, 901 S. Ann Boulevard, Harker Heights, TX 76548-1256
Robert B. Knowles, PO Box 5087, Temple, TX 76505 (c.2005)
or: Bob Pierce, [email protected]
906 Nola Ruth Blvd., Harker Heights, TX 76505-5087
"Last known information: group disbanded in 2008" (c.2010 TPA)
old ref URL: www.texasphilatelic.org/chapters/twinlakes.htm '404' c.201012  

76701 Heart of Texas Stamp Club APS-11, TPA-10 (Ref. URL)
Publication: HOT Stamp News (multipage newsletter)
Meets: 6:30 p.m., 1st Thur. (August is an ice cream social at a member's home)
At: Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center, Baylor University
(North side of South University Parks Drive a block east of I-35), Waco, TX 76701
Contact: James B. Berryhill, Jr., [email protected] (c.2011), Tel.: (254) 752-9810 (c.?)
C/O 104 Palomino Crossing, Waco, TX 76712-8885
old: James B. Berryhill, Jr., [email protected] c.2005
1700 Plum Circle, Waco, TX 76706  

76903 Concho Valley Stamp Club TPA-10
Meets: 7:00 p.m., 4th Thur (except Nov-Dec)
Wells Fargo Bank (second floor; formerly 'Norwest Bank')
36 W. Beauregard Ave. (at Irving St.), San Angelo, TX 76903-5833
Contact: Gene Hirschfelt, (915) 949-6249, [email protected]
5229 Beverly Dr., San Angelo, TX 76904-8740

77005 Houston Philatelic Society, @ APS-11, TPA-10 (Alt. Ref. URL)
Meets: 1st/3rd Mon. 7:30pm (except 3rd in Dec.)
At: West University United Methodist Church, "Drummet Room"
3611 University Blvd., Houston, TX 77005-3359
Contact c.2005, 2012: Mr. Larry F. Ballantyne, [email protected]
P. O. Box 6634, Katy, TX 77491-6634
Contact c.2005, 2010: Jonathan Topper, [email protected], Tel.: (832) 518-6558
11210 Steeplecrest Dr. - Suite 120, Houston, TX, 77065
Annual Show: (in Sept.) HOUPEX (now: The Greater Houston Stamp Show)
known: Sep 20-22, 2002. Sep 16-18, 2005. Sep 15-17, 2006. Sep 14-16, 2007. Sep 17-19, 2010. Sep 21-23, 2012
Venue (all known dates except c.2002 {unk}; 56th Annual): Humble Civic Center
8233 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble, TX 77338, (about 33 dealers c.2012)
(Exit U.S. Highway 59 at Will Clayton Parkway and go east)
"We give out boxes and boxes of stamps and philatelic material (about one mini-van full) to children and beginning adult collectors every year at our Greater Houston Stamp Show!" (so give generously - aj)
Show Contact c.2007, 2012: Mary Jane Menzel, 713-688-5850, [email protected]
PO. 924243, Houston, TX 77292 (LSN-20120423:38)
or Society Rep. c.2005, 2012: Denise Stotts, [email protected], 281-923-1601

old: www.houstonphilatelic.org/ '404' c.2010  

77058 Johnson Space Center Stamp Club APS-11, TPA-10
or: TPA Info Pg.
P.O. Box 58247, Houston, Texas 77258-8247
Meets: 2nd/4th Mon.(on holidays except Thanksgiving & Xmas [none] it's on Tue.), 7pm:
At: Gilruth Center, Johnson Space Center
2101 NASA Parkway, Clear Lake City (S. Houston), TX 77058
(From NASA Road One, turn onto Space Center Blvd.; enter NASA facility at Gate #5 and park in the first parking lot.)
eContact {website c.2012}: Stan Schmidt, @AOL.com *, [email protected] c.2002
or: e-mail: Verne Harms
JSCSC provides cancellations for the various space flights. Collectors just need to send a SASE to the club's post office box marked "cachet service."

77079 American Ceremony Program Society
Publication: The Ceremonial...
Mrs. Monte Eiserman, @
14359 Chadbourne, Houston, TX 77079-6611, USA    

77339 Kingwood Stamp Club APS-11
NB: c.2011 via APS: Club is "On Hiatus"
Meets: 7 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues. (except 4th Tues. in Dec.)
At: Homewood Suites by Hilton, 23320 U.S. Hwy. 59 North, Kingwood, TX 77339-4471
(just north of Kingwood Dr. on east side of highway)
Contact: Patricia Thirolf, (c.2005, 2011 APS, c.2010 TPA)
3710 Glade Forest Dr., Kingwood , TX 77339-1951
Shows: Kingwood Stamp Club Annual Show (known mid July 2007):
Dennis Ludlow, 713-898-1872, [email protected]  

77429 Military Postal History Society APS-05
eContact : George Cosentini, Secretary : @ (c.200111)
P.O. Box 32, Cypress, TX 77429-0032
Meets at APS shows (see 'up' arrow)  

77532 American Society for Philatelic Pages and Panels (x) (ASPPP)
PO Box 475, Crosby, TX 77532  

77627 Southeast Texas Stamp Club APS-11
aka: South East Texas Stamp Club
Meets: 3nd Thur. (was Tue. till '11), 7:00 p.m.
At: Nederland City Hall
1400 Boston Ave., Nederland, TX 77627
Contact c.2005, 2011: Otis Barnes,
6633 Washington St., Groves TX 77619-5424
or: William (Bill) J. Windle, [email protected], 409-962-3138
6927 Olympic Drive, Port Arthur, TX 77642  

77840 Bryan-College Station Stamp Club APS-11
Meets: 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
3306 Longmire Dr., College Station, TX 77845-5812
Contact: George B. Dresser, [email protected]
501 Fairview Ave., College Station, TX 77840-2933
&
Texas A&M University Stamp Club (Inactive? c.2005) APS-05
501 Fairview Ave., College Station, TX 77840 (see below)
&
British North American Philatelic Society - Texas Prairie Beaver Chapter TPA-10: Unit 1, BNAPS-10
BNAPS Newsletter 12/2008
Meets: Quarterly in member's homes
Contact: George B. Dresser, Tel.: (409) 696-4361 (c.2010 BNAPS)
[email protected] (c.2010 TPA), [email protected] (BNAPS)
501 Fairview Ave., College Station TX 77840-2933
old: www.bnaps.org/prairie.htm
&
Air Mail Study Group - BNAPS SG BNAPS-10
Mr. George B. Dresser
[email protected] c.2005, [email protected], Tel.: (409) 696-4361 (c.2010)
501 Fairview Ave., College Station, TX 77840-2933 (c.2005 BNAPS)

77901 Victoria Stamp Club APS-11, TPA-10 * (Ref. URL)
Meets: 7:00 p.m., 1st Mon.
1st Victoria National Bank (Town & Country Room)
101 S. Main St., Victoria, TX 77901-8154
Contact: Gerald FitzSimmons, [email protected], [email protected] *
105 Calle Ricardo, Victoria TX 77904-1203    

78217 San Antonio Philatelic Association (SAPA) TxPA-10 *, APS-11 *
Publication: The Philatex (Bi-monthly newsletter)
Write/Meets: 7:30pm, each Fri. :
At: MacArthur Park Lutheran Church
2903 Nacogdoches Road, San Antonio, TX 78217-4522
(bourse on 4th Fri.) c.2012. Over 100 members c.1999, 120 c.2009
Contact c.2005, 2011: Manfred (Fred) Groth, [email protected], [email protected] *
c.2011: Apt. 2303, 1 Towers Park Lane, San Antonio, TX 78209-6441
c.2005: 531 Santa Helena, San Antonio, TX 78232-2787 (Fred's address no longer listed c.2010)
"We are one of the few stamp clubs that still meets every week!"
Attention show cachet collectors: we have a supply of stamped cachet envelopes for various SAPA-organized shows still available. Contact us for details.
old: www.delphi.com/stamps/apstexas.html
old: www.netxpress.com/users/winphins/sapahp.html
old: www.aisi.net/chuck/sapa/sapahp.html

78231 Éire Philatelic Association - Lone Star Chapter TPA-10, EPA-10
Covering central Texas.
Coordinator (c.2010: EPA): Robert J. Joyce, [email protected]
14302 Oak Shadow, San Antonio, TX 78232 (TPA & EPA)

78401 Seagull Stamp Club TPA-10*, APS-05
Meets: 2nd Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
At: Main Library, 805 Comanche St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401-2715
Contact: Stephen R. Powell, P.O. Box 30574, Corpus Christi TX 78463-0574
or: Jim & Barbara Stever, [email protected], [email protected] *
44 Camden Pl., Corpus Christi, TX 78412-2613  

78468 Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections
PO Box 8888, Corpus Christi TX 78468-8888

78501 McAllen Stamp Club APS-11 (new club c.2011) (x)
Meets: 7 p.m., 2nd & 3rd Mon.
At: McAllen Public Library, (see note) 601 N. Main St., McAllen, TX 78501
Contact: Mr. Edmundo Crespo, [email protected]
1700 Merlin Dr., Mission, TX 78572

Note: "The second milestone is the closing of the Old Main Library at 601 North Main Street.
...
Old Main Library will close its doors to the public on Wednesday, November 23, {c.2011} at 6:00PM. This will enable the library to move its collection and staff to the New Main Library at 4001 North 23rd Street and Nolana Avenue." (McAllen, TX 78504 - cite)

78550 Magic Valley Stamp Club TPA-10 (Ref. URL)
c/ 20054 Reynolds Rd. Lot 203, Rio Hondo, TX 78583-3106
Meets: 4th Tues., 7:30 p.m. (Sept. - May)
At: Camelot Retirement Center, Dining Room, 1000 Camelot Dr., Harlingen, TX 78550-8423
(near Valley Baptist Hospital)
Contact: Richard Steeno, [email protected], Tel.: (956) 432-2906
2014 E. Bowie Ave., Harlingen, TX 78550-5164
Currently 40 members (c.2010), founded in the late 1940s.  

78731
Texas Precancel Club (TPC) TxPA-10 {f.1950}
Meets: at various events throughout the USA.
TPC Secretary/Webmaster: John C. Foster, @hot (c.2010)
4113 Paint Rock Dr, Austin, TX 78731-1320
Treasurer: Jerry Alderson, @sbc (c.2008)
old: www.eden.infohwy.com/~rets0f/txpcclub.htm
old: www.eden.com/~rets0f/txpcclub.htm (same?)
old: retsof.home.texas.net/txhome.htm

78739 Texas Postal History Society (TPHS) TxPA-10*, APS-05 {f. 1975}
Publication: Texas Postal History Society Journal
Meets Annually: during TEXPEX (Apr.) and Greater Houston Stamp Show (Sept.)*
Secretary-Treasurer: Lyle Boardman, @att, @AOL *, Tel.: (512) 282-4150 *
3916 Wyldwood Road, Austin, TX 78739-3005
Journal Editor - Tom Koch @tx.rr
Editor Emeritus - Jim Stever
President - Vince King, @verizon
Vice President - Jim Doolin, @att
"The area called Texas has been under five postal administrations including Spain, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America and United States. The rich history of Texas adds considerable flavor to any area the collector wishes to explore."
old: www.computek.net/public/mml/tphs/tphs.html (c.1999)
old: www.texasphilatelic.org/tphs.htm c.2002
old: users.waymark.net/texpex/tphs.htm (c.2005)
www.texasphilatelic.org/texpex/TPHS/ '404' (but posted @ TPA c.201012)

78748 Austin Texas Stamp Club TPA-10*, APS-11 {f. 1938}
Publication: STAMPede (multipage newsletter)
Meets:
>7:30 p.m. 1st Tue. (except holidays) (Presentation-Show & Tell ..)
At: Lakewood Homeowners Association Clubhouse, 7317 Lakewood Dr., Austin
>7:30 p.m. 3rd Tue. (except holidays) (Auctions, Trading)
At: South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Rd. (@ Ben White Rd.), Austin
Secretary c.2010: Lyle Boardman, [email protected]
Board: John G. Karabaic, [email protected], [email protected] *
9409 Queenswood Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Board & Auctions: Phil Nordstrom, [email protected]
6311 Maury Hollow, Austin, TX 78750-8257
"The club welcomes anyone interested in stamp collecting."  

79007 Borger Stamp Club
Meets: 1st Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.
At: Hutchinson County Library-Borger Branch, Club Room
625 Weatherly St. (north side at 7th St.), Borger, TX 79007-3621
Contact: Ann Whitesides
311 Dallas St., Borger, TX 79007-6415
P.O. Box 3244, Borger, TX 79008-3244
old: home.flash.net/~jstamp/stamp4.html#J42

79036 Croatian Philatelic Society (CPS) TPA-02, APS-05 {f.1972} (Considered to be 'Inactive' c.2010 TPA)
Publication: Trumpeter
Mr. Eck Spahich, @cbl1, Tel.: (806) 857-0129
PO Box 696, Fritch, TX 79036-0696
"The CPS is a non-profit organization devoted to the study and exchange of information on Croatian and related (Balkan) postal issues, postal history and numismatics."
old: http://www.croatianstamps.com/ '404' c.201205
older: www.croatianmall.com/cps/
oldest: www.dalmatia.net/cps/  

79413 South Plains Stamp Club TPA-10, APS-11
Meets: 7:30 p.m., 4th Tue. (2nd Tue. in Nov-Dec)
Lubbock Community Garden & Arts Center
4215 S. University Ave., Lubbock, TX 79413-3233
Contact: J. Keith Young, P.O. Box 68154, Lubbock, TX 79414-8154

79605 Key City Stamp, Coin and Sports Card Club
Meets: "Please write the contact listed below" c.2010
old: 7:00 p.m. 1st Thurs. (c.2005)
At: Rose Park Senior Citizens Center
7th and Barrow Sts., Abilene
Contact: P.O. Box 4037, Abilene TX 79608-4037 (TPA c.2012)
Contact: Russell Sounders, 2625 S. 21st St., Abilene TX 79605-5921
Contact data via TPA (c.2002, 2010)

79607 State Revenue Society  
Kent Gray, Sec.
Box 9726, Dyess AFB, TX 79607  

79711 Permian Basin Stamp Club APS-05, TPA-02
Mike Cherrington, [email protected]
PO Box 60141, Midland, TX 79711-0141
pbstampclub.virtualave.net
permianbasinstampclub.homestead.com/Homepage.html
Last known information: group disbanded in 2005 (via TPA c.2010)  

79902 El Paso Philatelic Society TPA-10, APS-11
P.O. Box 222237, El Paso TX 79913-5237
Meets: 7 p.m., 2nd Tues.
At: Church of St. Clement, 915-533-4915
810 N. Campbell (at Montana), El Paso, TX 79902
Contact c.2011: Mr. Harold Schultz, [email protected]
7000 Mineral Ridge Dr., El Paso, TX 79912
Ron Kramer, [email protected] (c.2010)

old: Amy Wieting, [email protected] c.2005, [email protected] c.2001
2990 Trawood, #11F, EI Paso, TX 79936 (c.2002, 2005)
old: www.hooked.net/users/galan/sfes.htm (c.1999?)

See Also:
Postmasters and Post Offices of Texas: 1846-1930, Jim Wheat (via TPA)
Note: "An entity doing business as "genealogyfinder.com" is offering my Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930 material for sale, in CD format, without my authorization."

 


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