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We meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of most months between September and June. November and December we meet only on the second Thursday. Our headquarters is at the Village at Unity-Village Square Community Room, 1477 Long Pond Road in Greece. Click for a map to meetings. Buy/sell/trade runs from 7:00-7:30 PM, followed by the formal meeting at 7:30 PM. A silent auction concludes most evening's program. We will evaluate philatelic material free of charge for members of the public between 7:00-7:30 PM each meeting night.

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If you can't attend in person, join us via a Zoom connection using the following link and login details at 7:30 PM each meeting night:
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2024
Thursday, Jan 11....... Korean War POW Mail- live presentation by John Hotchner
Thursday, Jan 25....... Everyone a Dealer Night (Member Buy, Sell, Trade)- no Zoom broadcast this meeting
Thursday, Feb 8........ Linn's 2023 U.S. Stamp Popularity Poll 9.8 meg PDF
Thursday, Feb 22...... Fun with Abbott Labs Dear Doctor Postcards 10.4 meg PDF, 19.5 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Mar 14..... Kristallnacht- The Prelude, the Players and the Pogrom video presentation by Gregg Philipson
Thursday, Mar 28..... The History of Baseball as Depicted on Postage Stamps 81 meg PowerPoint presentation by David Schulz
Thursday, Apr 11...... Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History Virtual Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILx1mBkBmpc a YouTube video (web link) by NobleSpirit
Thursday, Apr 25...... McDonalds Postcards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaruhVTb_2gc a YouTube video (web link) by Hal Ottaway
Thursday, May 9....... 1935 King George V Windsor Castle Omnibus Issue 10.7 meg PDF, 84.2 meg PowerPoint presentation, Excel variety spreadsheet by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, May 23..... Railroad Destination Cancellations exhibit by Robert Lighthouse
Thursday, June 13..... 1924 Paris Olympics- Milo of Croton: From Design to Use 8.0 meg PDF, 83.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, June 27..... Uncovering Hidden Varieties: The Canadian Berry Stamps Saga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxOHUEuTfo&t=25s a YouTube video (web link) by Arnie Janson

Thursday, Sep 12...... TBA
Thursday, Sep 26...... TBA
Thursday, Oct 10...... TBA
Thursday, Oct 24...... TBA
Thursday, Nov 14..... TBA
Thursday, Dec 12..... TBA


Prior Seasons

2003
Thursday, Sept 11....... Ships on Stamps (Updated) ATA slide presentation with Florence Wright
Thursday, Sept 25....... Arlington Cemetery on Stamps slide presentation by John Babbitt
Thursday, Oct 9........... Annual Open House and "Everyone A Dealer Night"
Thursday, Oct 23......... Santa Clause Post Cards slide presentation by John Babbitt
Thursday, Nov 13........ Battleship Revenues live presentation by Walter Orton
Thursday, Dec 11........ Trains on Stamps (Updated) ATA slide presentation with Florence Wright
Tuesday, Dec 16.......... RPA members invited to Kodak Stamp Club's Kiloware Night (Kodak Park Cafeteria)

2004
Thursday, Jan 8......... "History of the APS" talk by Ada Prill
Thursday, Jan 22....... "Canal Zone Gems" APS slide presentation
Thursday, Feb 12....... "Lincoln- Life and Monuments" ATA slide presentation
Thursday, Feb 26....... "Lighthouses on Stamps" slide show/talk by John Babbitt
Thursday, Mar 11....... "Stamps of the Trans-Mississippi" APS slide presentation
Thursday, Mar 25....... "Auxiliary Markings" web presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Apr 8......... "Canadian Maple Leaf Issue of 1987-89" APS slide presentation
Thursday, Apr 22....... "Moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse" slide show/talk by John Babbitt
Thursday, May 13....... ROPEX Preparation Night
Thursday, May 27....... Open Discussion Forum
Thursday, June 10....... Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, June 24....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sept 9......... Question & Answer Session with Moderator Mark Hull
Thursday, Sept 23....... Visual APS HQ tour and What Can the APS Do for You? by Ada Prill
Thursday, Oct 14........ Weather & Philately web presentation by Tom Fortunato, Annual Open House
Thursday, Oct 28........ Nauru Postal History by Robert Stein of Tonawanda
Thursday, Nov 13....... Let Us Remember: The Vietnam Wall and Stamps by John Babbitt
Thursday, Dec 11........ Definitions in Philately by Mark Hull and Joe Doles

2005
Thursday, Jan 13........ New Issues of the US by Joe Doles
Thursday, Jan 27........ Philatelic Quiz by Ray Stone
Thursday, Feb 10........ Philately and the Web by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Feb 24........ General Discussion of Philatelic Subjects
Thursday, Mar 10....... Statue of Freedom and Stamps by John Babbitt
Thursday, Mar 24....... Nauru British Overprints by Robert Stein of Tonawanda
Thursday, Apr 14........ Philatelic Equipment by John Kellas
Thursday, Apr 28........ ROPEX Preparation Night
Thursday, May 12....... TBA by Rick Kase
Thursday, May 26....... TBA
Thursday, June 9........ Annual Business Meeting- at ROPEX, Webster Field House
Thursday, June 23....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sept 8......... Pizza and New Member Recruitment Night
Thursday, Sept 22....... APS Circuit Books & Sales by Ray Stone; What you did over the summer philatelically
Thursday, Oct 13........ Benefits of Joining the APS by Tom Fortunato; Stamp Collecting Month Open house, refreshments.
Thursday, Oct 27........ Live Auction Night ($5 minimum catalog value lots)
Thursday, Nov 17....... Errors, Freaks and Oddities Collecting by Jim Bell Holiday
Thursday, Dec 8......... Alexander Graham Bell in Philately by Ada Prill; Secret Santa Night- Bring a gift of up to $10 and receive a gift.

2006
Thursday, Jan 12........ The Secrets of the Washington-Franklins by George Fekete
Thursday, Jan 26........ Handmade Cachets and Covers by Diane Bombard
Thursday, Feb 9......... Computer Covers by L. Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Feb 23........ eBay, Anyone? by James Bell
Thursday, Mar 9......... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, Mar 23........ Live Auction- Sanders/Perry Estate Part I
Thursday, Apr 13........ eBay and Philately I by James Bell
Thursday, Apr 27........ New Member Recruitment Night
Thursday, May 11....... eBay and Philately II by James Bell
Thursday, May 25....... Live Auction- Sanders/Perry Estate Part II
Thursday, June 8........ Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, June 22....... Annual Strawberries Night
Thursday, Sept 14....... What did you do philatelically over the summer?
Thursday, Sept 28....... Selling Stamps on EBay by Jim Bell
Thursday, Oct 12........ Annual Open House and "Everyone A Dealer Night"
Thursday, Oct 26........ Memorial Auction Conclusion by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Nov 8......... Philatelic Slide Show (subject TBD)
Thursday, Dec 14........ Philatelic Papers by John Kellas

2007
Thursday, Jan 11........ Evolution of Mail and Postage Stamps web presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 25........ How to Collect Autographed FDC's by Jim Bell
Thursday, Feb 8......... Swap, Sell, Trade and Social Night
Thursday, Feb 22....... Ray Stone Philatelic Quiz
Thursday, Mar 8........ Pot Luck
Thursday, Mar 22...... Washington 2006 American Ambassadors First Day video
Thursday, Apr 12....... ROPEX Mailing Preparation Night
Thursday, Apr 26....... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, May 10...... ROPEX Night
Thursday, May 24...... Belgium by Don Grover
Thursday, June 14...... Luis Greif- "Mail on the Move" video
Thursday, June 28...... Annual Business Meeting and Strawberries Night
Thursday, Sept 13....... What did you do philatelically over the summer?
Thursday, Sept 27....... "Crisis in the Gulf" by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Oct 11........ "World War II on U.S. Stamps" by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Oct 25........ "Everyone a Dealer" Night
Thursday, Nov 8......... "The Red Cross on Stamps" by Dave Schue
Thursday, Dec 13........ "History on Postal Material" by Rich Spinelli

2008
Thursday, Jan 10........ "A Romp Through the RPA Web Site" by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 24........ "Zeppelins on Cover" by Terry Blum
Thursday, Feb 14........ "Proofs of United States Stamps" 8 meg PDF presentation by Mark Scheuer
Thursday, Feb 28....... "Charitable Donations" by Robert deLena
Thursday, Mar 13....... "V-Mail" by Joe Doles
Thursday, Mar 27....... ROPEX One Frame Competition
Thursday, Apr 10....... ROPEX Mailing Preparation Night
Thursday, Apr 24....... "Around the World" by Bob Lamb
Thursday, May 8........ Open Forum
Thursday, May 22...... "Hooker Stamps" by Ann Triggle
Thursday, June 12...... Open Forum
Thursday, June 26...... Annual Business Meeting and Strawberries Night
Thursday, Sept 11....... ATA Slide Show- The Olympics
Thursday, Sept 25....... RPA Banquet, Morningstar Restaurant (off-site)
Thursday, Oct 9.......... Stamp Collecting Month Open House, Kase s FDC Kreations (special Kids Hour 6:30-7:30)
Thursday, Oct 23........ Everyone-A-Dealer Night
Thursday, Nov 13....... ATA DVD Show- The Olympics
Thursday, Dec 11........ Christmas Party

2009
Thursday, Jan 8.......... Stamp Quiz Night by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 22........ ATA DVD presentation
Thursday, Feb 12........ Everyone-A-Dealer Night
Thursday, Feb 26........ Linn's 2008 Stamp Poll
Thursday, Mar 12....... ATA DVD presentation
Thursday, Mar 26....... ATA DVD presentation
Thursday, Apr 9......... ROPEX Mailing Preparation Night
Thursday, Apr 23....... Everyone-A-Dealer Night
Thursday, May 14...... Meeting at ROPEX!
Thursday, May 28...... U.S. Beer Stamps 14 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mark Scheuer
Thursday, June 11...... ATA DVD presentation
Thursday, June 25...... Annual Business Meeting and Strawberries Night
Thursday, Sept 10....... Welcome Back
Thursday, Sept 24....... Pot Luck
Thursday, Oct 8.......... RPA Banquet (offsite, Morningstar Restaurant, ticket required)
Thursday, Oct 22........ Open Forum- ROPEX and RPA Activities
Thursday, Nov 12....... Treasures & Tales from the Dollar Box by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Dec 10....... Meeting cancelled due to a snow storm

2010
Thursday, Jan 14........ 2010 USPS Stamp Issues by Joe Doles
Thursday, Feb 11....... ATA Slide Show, Maps on Stamps
Thursday, Mar 11...... Buffalo's "Abstract Expressionists" First Day Ceremony
Thursday, Mar 25...... Treasures & Tales from the Dollar Box by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Apr 8......... ROPEX Preparation Night
Thursday, Apr 22....... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, May 13...... Meeting at ROPEX, ESL Sports Centre
Thursday, May 27...... Census of US 1 & 2 on Cover 2.8 meg PDF presentation by Mark Scheuer
Thursday, June 10...... Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, June 24...... Strawberries Night
Thursday, Sept 9........ Welcome Back
Thursday, Sept 23...... A Tour of London (with Some Philately Thrown In) by Tom Fortunato 2010-09-23 meeting minutes
Thursday, Oct 14........ Everyone-A-Dealer Night 2010-10-14 meeting minutes
Thursday, Oct 28....... "The Postal System in South Central China" by Paul Brach
Thursday, Nov 11...... "The Bluenose: Stamps, Covers and the Schooner" by Doug Borden
Thursday, Dec 9......... Ray Stone Quiz Night and Christmas Meeting

2011
Thursday, Jan 13....... Bring Your Unidentifiables Night 2011-01-13 meeting minutes
Thursday, Feb 10....... RPA By-Laws Review 2011-02-10 meeting minutes
Thursday, Mar 10...... "Match and Medicine Stamps of Western New York" 6 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mark Scheuer
Thursday, Mar 24...... RPA Banquet- Keenan's Restaurant (off-site)
Thursday, Apr 14....... "How Rochester Celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 1934" by Donovan A. Shilling
Thursday, Apr 28....... TBA
Thursday, May 12...... Meeting at ROPEX- The Sports Centre at MCC
Thursday, May 26...... Live Auction (max. 5 lots per member)
Thursday, Jun 9......... Annual Business Meeting 2011-06-09 Annual Board Report Annual Board Report
Thursday, Jun 23....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sept 8....... Welcome Back and What I Did Philatelically This Summer
Thursday, Sept 22..... "APS Stamp Cruises" by Bill Arthur
Thursday, Oct 13...... "Birds on Stamps" by John Babbitt
Thursday, Oct 27...... "Everyone-A-Dealer" Night
Thursday, Nov 10..... "A Look at Christmas Seals" by Florence Wright
Thursday, Dec 8....... Live Auction and Christmas $5 Bring-A-Gift, Get-A-Gift

2012
Thursday, Jan 12...... Discussion Night
Thursday, Jan 26...... Linn's "Pick Your Favorite 2011 Stamps" Night
Thursday, Feb 9....... "Ireland" by Don Grover
Thursday, Feb 23...... TBA
Thursday, Mar 8....... RPA Banquet (off-site at Cerame's Italian Villa)
Thursday, Mar 22..... Stamp Bingo
Thursday, Apr 12...... ROPEX Prep Night
Thursday, Apr 26...... Kiloware Night
Thursday, May 10..... "Masonic Stamps and Envelopes" by Don Osborne
Thursday, May 24..... "Great Britain's Penny Reds" 9 meg PDF presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Jun 14....... Annual Business Meeting and Live Called Auction 2012-06-14 Annual Board Report Annual Board Report
Thursday, Jun 28....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sep 13...... Welcome Back
Saturday, Sep 22*..... Check Out the Brighton Reformed Church, 2-5 PM at Brighton Reformed Church, 805 Blossom Road
Thursday, Oct 11...... "Faces of Owls" live presentation by John Babbitt
Saturday, Oct 27*..... Live Auction and Stamp Kiloware, 2-5 PM at Brighton Reformed Church, 805 Blossom Road
Thursday, Nov 8....... RPA Centennial and ROPEX Discussion
Thursday, Dec 13...... "Woldenberg POW Philately Part 1" web presentation by Ray Stone

2013
Thursday, Jan 10...... "Woldenberg POW Philately Part 2" by Ray Stone
Thursday, Jan 24...... "World War II on Stamps Part 1" web or 31 meg PowerPoint presentation by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Feb 14...... "World War II on Stamps Part 2" by Luis Greiff, Jr
Thursday, Feb 28...... Linn's 2012 Popularity Poll
Tuesday, Mar 12....... 100th Anniversary Banquet (Locust Hill Country Club, by invitation)
Thursday, Mar 14...... Celebrating our 100th Anniversary
Thursday, Mar 28...... "Norden Stamp Series (1953-2012)" 25 meg PowerPoint presentation by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Apr 11...... ROPEX Discussion
Thursday, Apr 25...... Everyone-A-Dealer Night
Thursday, May 9....... ROPEX Discussion and Fall Meeting Programs
Thursday, May 23..... "Queen Victoria Era Stamps of St. Lucia" 11 meg PowerPoint presentation by Scott Martz
Thursday, Jun 13....... Annual Business Meeting 2013-06-13 Annual Board Report Annual Board Report
Thursday, Jun 27....... Season End Strawberry Festival
Thursday, Sept 12...... The Coming Year/ What I Did Last Summer 2013-09-12 meeting minutes.pdf
Thursday, Sept 26...... "Computers & Philately: Creating Album Pages" 18 meg PDF presentation by George Fekete 2013-09-26 meeting minutes.pdf
Thursday, Oct 10........ RPA Banquet and Auction (off site- Morningstar Restaurant)
Thursday, Oct 24....... "Psycho-Philately: Adolf Hitler" 10 meg PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Anthony Labrum 2013-10-24 meeting minutes.pdf
Thursday, Nov 14...... Minerals on Stamps 4 meg PDF presentation by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Dec 12....... "Medical Stamps" 13 meg PDF and 32 meg PowerPoint presentation by Steve Eisinger

2014
Thursday, Jan 9........... Exhibiting Basics- Part 1 1 meg PDF and 1.4 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 23......... "My Little Town, 14207: Black Rock, NY" 12 meg PDF presentation with notes by George Fekete
Thursday, Feb 13........ Exhibiting Basics- Part 2 by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Feb 27........ Stamp Quiz by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Mar 13....... "Hand Cancel Dies" 22 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Mar 27....... "Everyone-A-Dealer" Night
Thursday, Apr 10........ "Year Dating 1847 Issue Covers" 14 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mark Sheuer
Saturday, Apr 26......... Live Auction- viewing at 1:30, auction begins 2 PM
Thursday, May 8........ "Ellsworth Civil War Patriotic Envelopes" HTML Exhibit Pages, 61 meg PowerPoint by John Stoltz
Thursday, May 22...... "Before Photography Part 1: Velazquez" 4 meg PDF, 33 meg PowerPoint by Mario Sarra
Thursday, Jun 12........ "How Different Hobbies and Collections Attract Different Genders" by Robert DeLena
Thursday, Jun 26......... Business Meeting/Strawberries
Thursday, Sept 11........ "Postal Currency" by Art Cohen
Thursday, Sept 25....... The Future of ROPEX
Thursday, Oct 9.......... "World War II Memorial Issue" by John Babbitt (off site dinner meeting- Morningstar Restaurant)
Thursday, Oct 23........ "A Philatelic Trip Through Norway" 6 meg PDF presentation by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Nov 13....... "1898 Canada Map Stamp" 8 meg PDF, 54 meg PowerPoint presentation by Bob Lighthouse
Thursday, Dec 11........ "The Catharine McKie Correspondence of 1847 Issue Covers (Troy to South Easton, NY)" 2 meg PDF, 5 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mark Scheuer

2015
Thursday, Jan 8........... "What are Christmas Seals?" 12 meg PDF, 28 meg PowerPoint presentation by Florence Wright
Thursday, Jan 22......... "Flag Cancels" 4 meg PDF, 8 meg PowerPoint presentation by Charles Adrion and Mail Delivery 6 meg PDF, 10 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Feb 12......... "Before Photography Part 2: Goya" 10 meg PDF, 18 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mario Sarra
Thursday, Feb 26.......... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, Mar 12......... One-Two-Three Page Exhibit by Members
Thursday, Mar 26......... 2015 Stamp Quiz 2 meg PDF, 6 meg PowerPoint presentation by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Apr 9........... Called Auction (Club and Member Lots)
Thursday, Apr 23......... Club Discussion: How to Market Stamps, facilitated by Jack Darcy
Thursday, May 14.........No Meeting- ROPEX Setup
Thursday, May 28........ "Fakes and Forgeries" by George Fekete
Thursday, Jun 11......... "Kansas-Nebraska Series on Covers" by Mark Scheuer 8 meg PDF, 47 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mark Scheuer
Thursday, Jun 25.......... Business Meeting/Strawberries
Thursday, Sept 10........ What I Did Over the Summer
Thursday, Sept 24........ "A Look at Canada" by Bill Arthur
Thursday, Oct 8........... "A Trip to Washington 2006" by John Babbitt (off site dinner meeting- Morningstar Restaurant)
Thursday, Oct 22......... "Obscure, Confusing, Bizzare and Defunct Countries Around the World- Their Stamps and Coins" 18 meg PDF, 49 meg PowerPoint presentation by Steve Eisinger
Thursday, Nov 12........ Everyone-A-Dealer Night
Thursday, Dec 10......... Stamp Olympiad Quiz 1 meg PDF (and Answers 2 meg PDF) by Fred Haynes and Christmas Party

2016
Thursday, Jan 14.......... "Introduction to Dear Doctor Postcards" 4 meg PDF, 14 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 28.......... "2016 Cachet Contest" 2 meg PDF, 8 meg PowerPoint presentation and "Surprises from the Dollar Box" 2 meg PDF, 6 meg PowerPoint presentation by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Feb 11.......... "All About World Stamp Show-NY 2016" 5 meg PDF, 26 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Feb 25.......... "Seal Mail" 6 meg PDF, 8 meg PowerPoint presentation; .3 meg Seal Mail Script by Florence Wright
Thursday, Mar 10......... Mushrooms on Stamps 8 meg PDF, 101 meg PowerPoint presentation by Paul Brach
Thursday, Mar 24......... Postal Hand Dies Found in 2015 4 meg PDF, 8 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Apr 14......... Precancels 5 meg PDF, 40 meg PowerPoint presentation by Charles Adrion and Jim Sands
Thursday, Apr 28......... Railroading in Philately 11 meg PDF, 31 meg PowerPoint presentation, 104 kb script in Word by Florence Wright and Whitney McMahon
Thursday, May 12........ "The Life of a Famous Nassau Street Stamp Dealer" 5 meg PDF article by Robert DeLena
Thursday, May 26........ "What I found at ROPEX"
Thursday, Jun 2............ "Everyone a Dealer Night"- note special date
Thursday, Jun 23.......... Strawberries Night, "World Stamp Show-NY 2016 Overview" 20 meg PDF by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jul 14........... Live Auction
Thursday, Aug 11......... "A Look at our Electronic Library" by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Sept 8.......... "What I Did this Summer" by everyone and "Penny Black Reconstructed Sheet" web presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Sept 22........ Annual Business Meeting and Railroading in Philately- Part 2 11 meg PDF, 31 meg PowerPoint presentation, 104 kb script in Word by Florence Wright and Whitney McMahon
Thursday, Oct 13......... "Far Away Places with Strange Names- A to B Countries" 11 meg PDF, 36 meg PowerPoint presentation by Paul Brach
Thursday, Oct 27......... "Switzerland" by David Durham
Thursday, Nov 10........ "U.S. Fancy Cancels and a bit of Postal History to Explain Them" 1.2 meg PDF, 14 meg PowerPoint presentation by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Dec 8........... "Christmas in Philately" 9 meg PDF, 28 meg PowerPoint presentation, 261 kb script in PDF by Florence Wright

2017
Thursday, Jan 12......... "Identification Guides for U.S. 1, 2 and 3 cent Stamps" by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Jan 26......... "Bring a Guest Night" and "Everyone a Dealer Night"
Thursday, Feb 9........... Cachet Design Contest Finale and Linn's Best/Worst of 2016 Stamp Vote
Thursday, Feb 23......... Live Auction
Thursday, Mar 9.......... Cypripedium Orchids 3 meg PDF, 21 meg PowerPoint presentation, 363 kb script PDF by Paul Brach
Thursday, Mar 23........ Four Page Exhibit Competition
Thursday, Apr 13........ The U.S. Transportation Issue of 1981-1995 4.5 meg PDF by Terry Blum
Thursday, Apr 27........ My Stamp Collection 12 meg PDF, 25 meg PowerPoint presentation, 200 kb script PDF by Charlie Adrion
Thursday, May 11....... The World s Most Unusual Stamp (Tentative)
Thursday, May 25....... JFK on U.S. Covers 8.5 meg PDF, 19 meg PowerPoint presentation by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Jun 8........... USPS' Women on Stamps 1.1 meg PDF, Club Election
Thursday, Jun 22......... Annual Strawberry Meeting
Thursday, Jul 13.......... Joint RPA/RNA Meeting and Auction
Thursday, Aug 10........ "Everyone a Dealer Night"
Thursday, Sept 14........ "What I Did Last Summer and "Penny Red Project Update" 2 meg PDF, 4.5 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Sept 28........ "Everyone a Dealer Night"
Thursday, Oct 12......... Evolution of Mail and Postage Stamps web presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Oct 26......... Live Called Auction- Members may bring up to 5 lots each
Thursday, Nov 9.......... "Traditional Christmas Stamps" 4.2 meg PDF, 19 meg PowerPoint presentation by Florence Wright
Thursday, Dec 14........ "Hiking Peru- and its Stamps and Coins" 26 meg PDF, 56 meg PowerPoint presentation by Steve Eisinger

2018
Thursday, Jan 11........ Linn's 2017 Stamp Poll Vote 2.7 meg PDF presentation
Thursday, Jan 25........ "The Orient Express on Stamps" 10 meg PDF, 25 meg PowerPoint presentation by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Feb 8......... "Oh, That Rochester" 6 meg PDF, 41 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Feb 22....... "Modern Postal History- US Airmail" by K. David Steidley, Ph.D.
Thursday, Mar 8........ "Computers & Philately Overview" 6 meg PDF, 23 meg PowerPoint presentation by George Fekete
Thursday, Mar 22...... "Some of My Blackjacks" 8.3 meg PDF presentation by John Flannery III
Thursday, Apr 12....... "Everyone a Dealer Night"
Thursday, Apr 26....... "How I Got Into Cachet Making" 1.8 meg PDF, 3.4 meg PowerPoint presentation by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, May 10...... "Small Stamps" 1.4 meg PDF, 3.3 meg PowerPoint presentation by Paul Brach
Thursday, May 24...... A Look Through "Unusual Stamps"- http://www.eryx.it/dentelli/
Thursday, Jun 14........ "My Family Stamp Album" 6 meg PDF, 23 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Jun 28........ Annual Strawberry Meeting
Thursday, Jul 12......... US Philatelic Quiz Night 2.4 meg PDF, 2.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Sept 13........ Welcome back, What I did Over the Summer and "Dragons Error" presentation 2.1 meg PDF by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Sept 27........ A look at StampSmarter.com by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Oct 11......... No meeting- facility unavailable
Thursday, Oct 25......... Meeting Venue Discussion
Thursday, Nov 8.......... "Everyone a Dealer" Night
Thursday, Dec 13........ Club Auction and Holiday Gift Exchange

2019
Thursday, Jan 10......... "Messages on our Mail" 5.4 meg PDF, 6.3 meg PowerPoint presentation by Florence Wright
Thursday, Jan 24......... No meeting- facility unavailable
Thursday, Feb 14........ Joint meeting with the Rochester Numismatic Association- Hiking Japan: Its Coins and Stamps 48 meg PDF, 98 meg PowerPoint presentation by Steve Eisinger
Thursday, Feb 28........ Linn's 2018 US Stamp Popularity Poll
Thursday, Mar 14....... The New USPS Media Web Site https://media.usps.com/ by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Mar 28....... Everyone A Dealer Night
Thursday, Apr 11........ Bohemia and Moravia, Including the Thresienstadt Parcel Admission Stamp 3.4 meg PDF, 5.6 meg PowerPoint presentation by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Apr 25........ Don Quixote de la Mancha 4.8 meg PDF, 27 meg PowerPoint presentation by Mario Sarra
Thursday, May 9......... A Brief Look at ROPEX History 3.8 meg PDF by Fred Haynes, Odds and Ends 4.0 meg PDF by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, May 23....... Fancy Cancels and Other Things I Collect 3.6 meg PDF, 50 meg PowerPoint presentation by Larry Rausch
Thursday, Jun 13......... Estate Planning 113 kb PDF by Ronald H. Gonzalez, MD and Officer Elections
Thursday, Jun 27......... Annual Strawberry Meeting
Thursday, Sept 12....... "What I Did Last Summer
Thursday, Sept 26....... A Look at the APS Stamp Store
Thursday, Oct 10........ Everyone a Dealer Night
Thursday, Oct 24........ Baseball on Worldwide Covers 4.7 meg PDF, 11.7 meg PowerPoint presentation by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Nov 14....... The 1898 Canadian Map Stamp- Printing and Varieties 15.7 meg PDF, 20 meg PowerPoint presentation by Robert Lighthouse
Thursday, Dec 12....... Christmas Meeting

2020
Thursday, Jan 9.......... An Evening on eBay.4 meg PDF, 1 meg PowerPoint presentation by Charlie Adrion
Thursday, Jan 23........ The Forerunner Posts in the Holyland 2.4 meg PDF, 47.6 meg PowerPoint presentation by Jack Rosenstein
Thursday, Feb 13....... Number One and C1 3.4 meg PDF, 21.8 meg PowerPoint presentation by Steve Eisinger
Thursday, Feb 27....... 2019 Linn's Popularity Poll Voting
Thursday, Mar 12...... "Clean Out the Closet" Night
Thursday, Sep 10...... Zoom Meeting, Back Together I
Thursday, Sep 24...... Zoom Meeting, Back Together II
Thursday, Oct 9........ Zoom Meeting, Rochester Stampless Covers by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Oct 23...... Zoom Meeting, Rochester Carrier Covers by Jack Rosenstein
Thursday, Nov 13..... Zoom Meeting, "Stamps that Show or Reflect the Details of the Artwork" 1.7 meg PDF, 12.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by David Farnsworth
Thursday, Dec 10..... Zoom Meeting, "The 12 Days of Christmas" 6.7 meg PDF, 40.1 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato

2021

Thursday, Jan 14...... Zoom Meeting, Linn's 2020 U.S. Stamp Popularity Poll 1.6 meg PDF, 4.7 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 28...... Zoom Meeting, Everyone Show and Tell- My Favorite Philatelic Item Part 1
Thursday, Feb 11...... Zoom Meeting, Everyone Show and Tell- My Favorite Philatelic Item Part 2
Thursday, Feb 25...... Zoom Meeting, Member Buy/Sell/Trade Offers
Thursday, Mar 11..... Zoom Meeting, "A History of Panama and Its Canal in Forty-Three Postage Stamps (and Seven Picture Postcards)" 17.6 meg PDF by David Farnsworth
Thursday, Mar 25..... Zoom Meeting, Game Night- Nature Idioms 4.3 meg PDF, 101.1 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Apr 8....... Zoom Meeting, Open Discussion: Post-Pandemic RPA Meetings
Thursday, Apr 22..... Zoom Meeting, Rochester's Landmark Buildings 10.3 meg PDF, 39.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, May 13.... Zoom Meeting, Philatelic Estate Planning
Thursday, May 27.... Zoom Meeting, A Brief Tour of the USPS Media Web Site
Thursday, Jun 10...... Zoom Meeting, The Prexies and World War II 0.6 meg PDF by Jeff Shapiro
Thursday, Jun 24...... Zoom Meeting, BYOS (Bring Your Own Strawberries!)
Thursday, Sep 9........ Member Self-Confessions: How I Philatelically Survived the Pandemic
Thursday, Sep 23...... Minerals on Stamps 2021 5.7 meg PDF, 26.2 meg PowerPoint by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Oct 14...... The Eagle on United States Covers 2.1 meg PDF, 29.4 meg PowerPoint by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Oct 28...... Stamps and Color 9.8 meg PDF, 21.4 meg PowerPoint by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Nov 11..... Manchukuo in Philately: A Personal Perspective 4.6 meg PDF, 14.6 meg PowerPoint by John Kellas III
Thursday, Dec 9....... Philatelic Strip Search

2022
Thursday, Jan 13...... Idioms 2-Food 2.9 meg PDF, 64.6 meg PowerPoint by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jan 27...... Zeppelin Postcards in World War I 8.6 meg PDF, 15.5 meg PowerPoint by historian Steve Suddaby
Thursday, Feb 10...... Everyone a Dealer Night- bring your items to buy, sell and trade
Thursday, Feb 24...... Linn's 2021 U.S. Stamp Popularity Poll 1 meg PDF
Thursday, Mar 10..... Rochester Trivia Using Advertising Covers 4.7 meg PDF, 19.2 meg PowerPoint by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Mar 24..... Investing in Gold and Silver- A Contrarian View 11.4 meg PDF, 71.1 meg PowerPoint, 0.5 meg Presentation Text PDF by Steve Eisinger
Thursday, Apr 14..... Baseball, The Babe and Philately 3.1 meg PDF, 62.9 meg PowerPoint by Rich Spinelli
Thursday, Apr 28..... Rochester's Landmark Buildings 10.3 meg PDF, 39.9 meg PowerPoint by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, May 12.... Everyone a Dealer Night- bring your items to buy, sell and trade
Thursday, May 26.... Winston Churchill on U.S. Covers 13.6 meg PDF, 295 meg PowerPoint by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Jun 9........ Switzerland- A Panorama of its Stamps 35.3 meg PDF by Harlan F. Stone
Thursday, Jun 23...... RPA Business Meeting and John Kellas Night
Thursday, Sep 8........ Welcome Back! Plans for the upcoming year. Constitution Proposal 1.3 meg PDF, .4 meg PowerPoint presentation
Thursday, Sep 22...... My Titanic Cover that Missed the Boat 5.4 meg PDF, 17.5 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Oct 13...... Presidents and National Leaders on Worldwide Covers 9.1 meg PDF, 507 meg PowerPoint presentation by Luis Greiff, Jr.
Thursday, Oct 27...... Friends I Have Met in the Philatelic Dollar Box 3.5 meg PDF, 46.3 meg PowerPoint presentation by Rich Spinelli and Donald C. Spinelli
Thursday, Nov 10..... V-Mail: WWII Victory Mail, a live Zoom presentation by Gregg S. Philipson (via Zoom)
Thursday, Dec 8....... More Unusual Worldwide Stamps from 2019-2021 2.7 meg PDF, 13 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato

2023
Thursday, Jan 12...... US Postal Counterfeits by John Hotchner
Thursday, Jan 26...... Linn's 2022 U.S. Stamp Popularity Poll 2.8 megs PDF
Thursday, Feb 9....... Tagging Basics (bring your stamps to check!) 3.1 meg PDF, 104 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Feb 23..... The End Game- A Dark Story .7 megs PDF notes by Steve Eisinger
Thursday, Mar 9....... "How I Got Into Cachet Making" 1.8 meg PDF, 3.4 meg PowerPoint presentation by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, Mar 23..... The 3c Win the War Stamp - Common Stamp, Uncommon Usage 3.4 meg PDF, 58.4 meg PowerPoint presentation by Jeff Shapiro (via Zoom)
Thursday, Apr 13...... Norden Stamp Series 1953-2020 9.8 meg PDF, 34.8 meg PowerPoint presentation by Fred Haynes
Thursday, Apr 27...... Stamps of Unique Materials 2.0 meg PDF, 5.7 meg PowerPoint presentation by Kelly Armstrong
Thursday, May 11..... US Presidential Series of 1938- Interesting and Unusual Usages 3.0 meg PDF, 57.3 meg PowerPoint presentation, PDF Notes by Steve Suffet
Thursday, May 25..... Hey, Turn Me Over! 7.4 meg PDF, 98.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Jun 8........ Everyone a Dealer Night- bring your items to buy, sell and trade! (Sorry, no Zoom connection this evening)
Thursday, Jun 22...... Season End Wrap-Up, Member Survey 2023 2.9 meg PDF, .4 meg PowerPoint presentation
Thursday, Sep 14...... Welcome Back, What's New?
Thursday, Sep 28...... Withdrawn Stamps of the 21st Century: 2010-2023 9.9 meg PDF, 22.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Oct 12...... Finding Plate Numbers on Victorian GB Stamps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WY6-38sY2I&t=331s a YouTube video by Ourdadsstamps
Thursday, Oct 26...... Creating Better Philatelic Websites 2.6 meg PDF, 39.9 meg PowerPoint presentation by Tom Fortunato
Thursday, Nov 9....... Soaking Off Penny Black Stamps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwCoEBn5gUI a YouTube video by Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps and
                                  A Tale of Three Stamp Artists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEEbZW3AUs&t=80s a YouTube video (web link) by Ted Talks Stamps
Thursday, Dec 21..... Glorious Flight: The Jeannette C. Rudy Duck Stamp Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDiSr8XOUw
                                  a YouTube video from the Smithsonian's National Philatelic Collection


Board Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010 2010-10-06 board minutes
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2011-01-19 board minutes
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2011-07-27 board minutes.pdf
Thursday, August 8, 2013 2013-08-08 board minutes.pdf
Thursday, August 22, 2013 2013-08-22 board minutes.pdf