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Program – FALL/SPRING 2009-10

Hintonburg Community Centre – 1064 Wellington Street

Room opens at 6.30 pm. Meeting at 7.30 pm.

 

Visitors Always Welcome and Encouraged

 

SEPTEMBER is Introduction Month

            September 3:   Closed – Room Unavailable

            September 10: First Meeting – Welcome Back!

            September 17: Show & Tell – Best Finds & Discoveries

            September 24: Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

 

OCTOBER is Canada Month

            October 1:       Philatelic Foundations – “Tagging & Gum”

            October 8:       Trip To Canadian Postal Museum – H.M. the Queen’s Collection

            October 15:     Table Auction

            October 22:     Book & Supply Exchange/Sale

            October 29:     Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

 

NOVEMBER is Postal History Month

            November 5:   Philatelic Foundations –“Postal History? “

            November 12: Lecture Series (TBA)

            November 19: Exhibit Night

            November 26: Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet – USSG Postal History

 

DECEMBER is “Deception” Month

            December 3:    Philatelic Foundations – “Fakes & Forgeries”

            December 10:  Floor Auction

            December 17:  Open Meeting – Christmas at the OPS

            December 24:  No Meeting – Christmas Eve

            December 31:  No Meeting – New Year’s Eve

 

JANUARY is Great Britain Month

            January 7:        Philatelic Foundations – “Perforations”

            January 14:      “The British Invasion”

            January 21:      Exhibit Night

January 28:      Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

 

FEBRUARY is Germany & Colonies Month

            February 4:      Philatelic Foundations – “Local & Private Posts”

            February 11:    Mini-Ex (Date Subject to Change)

            February 18:    Lecture Series (The One Country Collection)

            February 25:    Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

 

MARCH is United States Territories Month (Hosted By The United States Study Group)

            March 4:          Philatelic Foundations – “The Four R’s – Finding Faults”

            March 11:        “The American Revolution”

            March 18:        Table Auction

            March 28:        Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

 

APRIL is Revenues & Cinderellas Month

            April 1:            Philatelic Foundations – “Beyond the Back-of-the-Book”

            April 8:            Lecture Series (TBA)

            April 15:          Exhibit Night

            April 22:          Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

            April 29:          Guest Lecturer

 

May is Celebrate the OPS Month

            May 1-2:          ORAPEX 2010

May 6:             Estate Planning Seminar

            May 13:           Floor Auction

            May 20:           Open Meeting – Study Groups Meet

            May 27:           Annual General Meeting (AGM)

 

JUNE Meetings Are Open Meeting

            June 3:             “Celebrate the OPS “Banquet

            June 10:           Open Meeting

            June 17:           Open Meeting

            June 24:           Open Meeting

 

 

Note: Program is subject to change if circumstances warrant.