Binghamton • Endicott • Johnson City • and Surrounding Areas • including Montrose, PA

Where stamps can be educational and fun!

Volume 1 Issue 2 February 2010
Officers: Stuart Geisler, President / Founder; Rick Erat, Vice President; Don Levis, Corresponding Secretary;
Jacqueline Miles, Assistant Editor / Recording Secretary; Ed Weisberg, Graphic Design / Printer; Seth Goldstein, Web Master
Greetings and Welcome to the new and exciting Triple Cities Stamp Club, where philately (stamp collecting) can be
educational, fun, exciting, and relaxing. Our mission is to bring the joys of this hobby to the young, old, experienced,
and beginners alike. We do NOT charge dues. Your “dues” are your joyful attendance and participation!

The Bundy Museum Agenda

This beautiful Victorian Museum
is the former residence of Harlow
and Willard Bundy, who founded
the computer giant
IBM. They started out
inventing and manu-
facturing time clocks, and won the contract
to provide The Columbian Exposition of 1892
with their time clocks. Visitors can “punch in” to the his-
tory of timeclocks in a gallery devoted solely to time
clocks in the Museum. This is one of the many wonders
of the Bundy!
www.bundymuseum.org (607) 772-9179.
Events:
February 5, 2010: First Friday featuring Photography by Teknari - (6:00pm)
February 12, 2010: Victorian Lecture Series: *A little Princess and a Little Queen*
Presented by Professor Mary Donnelly - (7:00pm)
February 13, 2010: ‘Postal History of American Slavery’: A Lecture by Philatelist
Stuart Geisler-Presented by The Triple Cities Stamp Club - (1:30pm).
Meeting
Our first meeting in 2010 will be on Saturday, February
13, from 1:30-3:00 PM at the wonderful Bundy Museum,
at 129 Main Street, Binghamton, NY. It is accessible by
car, on foot, and public transportation Bus Number 35
which runs every half hour on Main Street; for more bus
route information call B.C. Transit at (607) 778-1692.
This club meeting is open, and free, to the general public.
Children and beginners are urged to attend.
For more information...Stuart Geisler - 215-722-2614 -
for the F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 M e e t i n g -...-------
Stuart Geisler, (club president), will give a lecture, slide
presentation, and have a display on the Postal History of
Slavery. Included are vintage letters and correspondence
from plantation owners regarding slave transactions,
slave receipts, and a visual history of slavery depicted on
United States Stamps. The topic of Black Heritage
Stamps as an interesting collectible and investment will
also be covered, in honor of Black History Month.
Stamp Chest News
As an added benefit of belonging to this Club, we are
providing a treasure chest full of free
stamps for children, beginners and
advanced collectors. Under the guidance
of experienced collectors, new philate-
lists will be introduced to the joys of
stamps by taking free stamps from
the chest and studying them.
Projects will be devised to acceler-
ate the knowledge and understanding of stamps that
comes from mounting and identifying these free stamps.
ENJOY!
Favorite Stamp Column
This space in the Newsletter will be used to summarize
the lecture at the previous meeting. In this way, new
members will be able to review previously discussed top-
ics, and stay abreast of club activities. Club members are
also urged to present lectures on their favorite aspects of

philately. We will help you put together your lectures.

stampedestu@juno.com
or visit our web site - www.stuartstamps.com
 Monthly Investment Tip Beginners Corner
The Bundy Brothers won the contract to provide the en- The first stamps ever issued were in England, in 1840,
tire Columbian Exposition and World’s Fair of 1892 in and pictured the profile of Queen Victoria. These first
Chicago with time clocks. This Exposition commemo- stamps were designed by Sir Rowland
rated the 400th Anniversary of the Hill. Previous to postage stamps, the
Landing of Columbus. In the recipient of letters paid the postage to
Territory of Puerto Rico, they is- the mailman, not the sender. These
sued a stamp to commemorate first stamps were imperforate, mean-
this same event, Scott Catalogue ing that they did not have small teeth
#133. Try to acquire this stamp, (perforations) to separate one stamp
either used (cancelled) or mint from another. To separate a stamp
(unused). Either way, it is very scarce! If you want to from the sheet, they had to be cut with a pair of scissors
know more come to the Club by candlelight. The first American
stamp was printed in 1847, depicting
Benjamin Franklin, our first Postmaster.
This stamp, like the first British stamp,
was imperforate! Come to the Club its
free to Learn all about stamps.
Philately Definitions

Perforations: Teeth on the borders of a stamp that
allow the user to detach stamps from each other on a
sheet.

Imperforate: Stamps with no perforations, only de-
tachable using scissors or a paper cutter

Old Dog: A damaged old stamp.
Upcoming Events
¯ Saturday, February 13, 2010, 1:30-3:00 PM TRIPLE CITIES

Tweezers: A metal device used to pick up a stamp
without leaving oils, dirt, or fingerprints on it.
STAMP CLUB MEETING, 129 Main Street, Binghamton, NY
Free Dues,. Lecture
¯ Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:00AM-5:30PM BINGHAM-
TON STAMP BOURSE, Biinghamton Holiday Inn Arena,
2-8 Hawley Street
¯ Sunday, April 18, 2010, 10:00AM-5:30 PM, BINGHAMTON
STAMP BOURSE, Binghamton Holiday Inn Arena,
2-8 Hawley Street

Triple C ities S tamp H o rosc op es

A r i e s (3-21 to 4-19) This month is a good time to collect dogs on stamps.
Ta u r u s (4-20 to 5-20) Read a stamp catalog and learn the various color variations of a stamp to expand your collection.
Gemini (5-21 to 6-21) Beginners should go out and purchase a tong (stamp tweezers) to reduce damage to your new stamps.
C a n c e r (6-22 to 7-22) Advanced collectors should be very careful of forgeries when buying high-end stamps.
L e o (7-23 to 8-22) Start Collecting stamps of a new country today.
Vi r g o (8-23 to 9-22) Collecting Art on stamps will help enhance your understanding of artwork.
L i b r a (9-23 to 10-22) Donate your doubles to help new collector to starting collecting.
S c o r p i o (10-24 to 11-21) This month, tell a young person why they should start collecting stamps.
S a g i t t a r i u s (11-22 to 12-21) Re-cataloging your stamps with 2010 catalog and improve the value of your collection.
C a p r i c o r n (12-22 to 1-19) Go on a stamp vacation and visit a museum and post office.
A q u a r i u s (1-20 to 2-18) Up-grade to a better album and show off your collection.
Pi sc es (2-19 to 3-20) Try relieving someone stress by showing off your beautiful collection.