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Welcome
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to the
Big Lick Stamp Club
of
Roanoke Valley
Roanoke, Virginia
Next Big Lick Stamp Club Meeting
Sunday, November 16
The next regular monthly meeting of the Big Lick Stamp Club is Sunday, November 16, at Beth Israel Synagogue. Following the regular business session of the monthly meeting, Vice President Hobie Pillsbury will provide members and guests with a philatelic program, subject of which will be announced later. Prior to the regular meeting, the Executive Board will meet. The Executive Board meeting, made up of all Club Officers and Directors, is open to all members to attend. Big Lick Stamp Club meetings are open to guests.
Executive Board Meeting begins at 1:00p
Meeting time and date: 2:00pm, Sunday, November 16
Program: To Be Announced
Location: Beth Israel Synagogue, 920 Franklin Road (intersection of Franklin Rd. and Highland Ave.), Roanoke, VA. Entrance is at the back of the synagogue, on the left off of Highland Ave. There is ample parking in the back AND to the left of the synagogue, Ingress and egress are very easy. A few steps up (ram,p access available) from the back parking lot is the entrance. The social hall is on the right upon entering. Click HERE for directions.
Big Lick Stamp Club
Holiday Social
The Big Lick Stamp Club Holiday Social will be held Sunday, December 21, at 2:00pm, at The Green Goat, 802 Wiley Drive, SW, Roanoke, Virginia. Last year's get-together at The Green Goat was such a success that your Board of Directors decided to do it again. More details will be available at the November 16, BLSC meeting, and later on this website. This is a members and invited guests ONLY event.
Are you a member of the Virtual Stamp Club? You might want to give it a look. Host Lloyd A. de Vries started this club some 15 or more years ago and has done a wonderful job of keeping stamp and cover collectors up-to-date with the latest in philatelic news. I think that you'll enjoy the Virtual Stamp Club. I find it none intrusive - No Junk, No Pop-up Ads, No Spyware.
Also as a stamp and/or cover collector you might be interested in The Stamp Collecting Forum, one of many Delphi Forums. It's been around for as long as the Virtual Stamp Club. This particular forum is dedicated to stamp collecting. You can learn a lot at this site and you are welcome to post messages and replies but to do this you must register. You do NOT have to register to read the many messages that are posted. Give it a try.
Click on above box for information about the fifth and final in a series of limited edition Boston 2026 show promotional labels created by stamp designer Chris Calle, as well as up-to-date show news.
2024 U.S. Issue Album Pages Available Now!
The APS 2024 U.S. issue album pages are available to download now — exclusively for APS members! The album contains the issues of 2024, from Love to Winter Whimsy.
To download, APS members can log into stamps.org with the same email address associated with their membership, then visit the Stamp Albums page. Click on United States 2024 Issues (December 2024) to download the album pages as a PDF.
Not yet a member? Join today and you'll gain access to this and other member benefits within two business days.
StampEd Issue 4 is Here
The fourth issue of our digital magazine, StampEd, is now available to read and download at www.StampEd.pub!
In this issue, we visit the world of the Disc and the issues of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office via an exclusive interview with the Discworld Emporium, investigate the U.S. cheap postage movement, inquire about philatelic guilty pleasures, and so much more — dive in, won't you?
Click HERE to go to Gallery and view 2024 BLSC Holiday Party
There are still some
RoaPEx 2025 Fall Stamp Show,
50th Anniversary Cachet Covers available for purchase. Click HERE for images and details to order.
Most Recent U.S. Stamp Issues and Date of Issue
U.S. Postal Service New Prices Effective July 13, 2025
Product Prices
First-Class Letters (1 ounce) 78 cents
First-Class Add'l ounce 29 cents
First-Class Non-Machinable Add 49 cents
Semi-postal 90 cents
Domestic postcards 62 cents
Flats (1 ounce) $1.63
Flats Add'l ounce 27 cents
International postcards $1.70
International letter (1 ounce) $1.70
You can now view ATA My One-Page Exhibits online at https://ataexhibits.com/. Many Big Lick Stamp Club members entered exhibits this year. More than 144 pages of exhibits were entered from 16 countries. Begin planning now to exhibit in 2026.
STAMPING GROUND
Welcome to ATA Stamping Ground!
So what is Stamping Ground? It is an online gathering place, a community for topical collectors around the world. While the full array of content will be exclusively reserved for ATA members, this collaborative online environment is open to topical collectors worldwide. The community is dedicated to topical collecting and managed by ATA. At Stamping Ground one can ask questions, start or join-in on various topical discussions, connect with other topical collectors with your interests, and share your knowledge with other topical collectors.
For more details and to get started go to
https://stampingground.americantopical.org.
It’s easy to join ATA!
Click here to join the ATA. You will receive a welcoming email with information so you can access the members-only section of the website. We want you to use and enjoy ATA services. If you have questions or need help, contact our congenial executive director Jennifer Miller online or by calling 618-985-5100.
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