cebu stamp club inc

The advent of technology has tremendously made things easier for Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated (CSCI) in its quest to promote the hobby of stamp collecting or philately to a wider base of stamp collectors and enthusiasts.

In 1996 when the club started its operations, we recall that having a website was a very expensive thing to have. Communicating by Yahoo Messenger or even friendster was never the fad. Yes, we do have our email address then but not all people use it the way they do now.

This Year of the Rat, we have lots of exciting things to do. Just recently, the CSCI website http://cebustampclub.tripod.com was given a new look and a new website will be launched in the later part of the year that will feature complete photos of Philippine stamps from 1946 up to 2006. Well, this site won't offer catalog  prices for the stamps portrayed though.

The monthly meetings are going to be held in the same venue and we are planning to have two or three exhibits this year and one competition among members. Quarterly Stamp exchanges and bourses as well as stamp auctions are going to be held in our meetings too.

With the Board of Trustees finally giving its stamp of approval to finally join the Philippine Philatelic Federation after years of deliberation, we look forward to be accepted and host a national philatelic event here in Cebu.

Cebu Stamp Club members are entitled to receive their membership i.d. card and number, the monthly stamp modules, the CSCI Newsletter, join competitions and exhibits, auctions and stamp exchanges and have the privilege of having their names and photos in our website and newsletter. We will be coming out too with a privilege card that will entitle paying members discounts from different shops and establishments in malls here in Cebu.

Those who are part of the Cebu Stamp Club friendster site are all entitled to receive a copy of the CSCI Newsletter every month upon request. We are thinking of coming out with a stamp exchange circuit for these individuals this year. 

Whew! We all agree that it will be a very busy 2008 for us but we are going to have fun doing it with the passion and commitment to share the hobby to one and all!      

Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated (CSCI) is celebrating 2007 with a big bang..

We will be ten years in promoting Philippine Philately this year and a grand reunion party for members is planned.

To coincide with the anniversary, a grand exhibit will be launched in one of the big malls here in Cebu which will highlight our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

Stamps and philatelic materials from 1906 to the present featuring Rizal and Rizaliana themes will be presented.

Also, a philatelic competition will be featured together with the Rizal exhibit which will highlight stamps owned by Cebu Stamp Club members..

For more details or questions on club membership, email us at cebustampclub2001@yahoo.com and cebustampclub_inc@yahoo.com or get in touch with rich uy @ 09163209931.

visit us at our website: http://cebustampclub.tripod.com

    



       


 

Why Stamps Indeed!

Basically, each one of us has an inborn desire to collect things. By collecting different kinds of stamps, we find ourselves enjoying the hobby while at the same time meeting new friends. Collecting stamps helps us to relax and be relieved of stress while others collect stamps as an investment. As a whole, stamp collecting enables philatelists (another word for stamp collectors) to enjoy the hobby and have lots of fun and excitement.

People usually ask what is a stamp? I usually tell them that a postage stamp is a small piece of paper, distinctively imprinted on the face and usually gummed at the back, issued by a government for a specific price or rate and required to be affixed to a letter, parcel, document or commodity subject to duty as evidence that the prescribed fee or postage for carrying or delivering that mail from the sender to the addressee has been paid.

Stamps are acquired by collectors in different ways:

a) FROM YOUR OWN LETTERS. The letters that you receive, friendly or otherwise are a good source of stamps for your collection. If you have penpals, arrangements may be made so that only stamps with philatelic value may be used in your correspondence.

b) FROM NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. You can ask the stamps from these people. You must be on the lookout for a potential stamp contact.

c) FROM OFFICES. Most offices discard the envelopes of the mails they receive right after opening them. Ask the person in charge of incoming mails to save the stamps for you.

d) THROUGH EXCHANGES. In the course of your stamp collecting, most likely you will acquire duplicates. Exchange them with fellow collectors. Do not throw away those duplicates. Exchange may be done on a one on one basis, or in any manner agreeable to both parties. The Cebu Stamp Club Inc. regular meeting is the best place to conduct your stamp exchanges. Also, CSCI has list of international stamp exchange sites where you can send and receive stamps from collectors in different countries.

e) BUYING FROM DEALERS. You can also acquire stamps by buying packets on topicals or countries. You can purchase stamp packets during the regular meetings of CSCI.

f) BUYING FROM POST OFFICES. Philippine mint stamps are sold at the Philatelic Section of most post offices of the Philippine Postal Corporation, while stamps from different countries may be bought through the different Postal Administrations offering them. CSCI has a list of Postal Administrations where you can order your new issues from selected countries.

g) STAMP AUCTIONS. You can acquire hard to find stamps at the stamp auctions of the Cebu Stamp Club, Inc.

So what are you waiting for? Get hook into the hobby and enjoy the pleasures of stamp collecting.

Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated (CSCI), a non stock, non profit philatelic organization was conceptualized in 1996 and began full operations in 1997.

CSCI was established to be unique and different from other stamp clubs and is proud to be among the most active and dynamic stamp clubs in the country with members coming not only from different places in the Philippines but from other countries as well.

Aside from a membership composed of professionals, students, businessmen and politicians, Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated is the acknowledged leader in the promotion of philately in this part of the nation working hand in hand with the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost). It is also consistent in winning top awards and citations in various philatelic events and exhibitions.

Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated (CSCI) not only prides itself in the field of philately but is also very active in the promotion of Cebuano arts, culture, history and tourism. Our collaborations with Philpost and other government institutions, NGO's, corporations and the academe have always lived up to these causes.

Together with the City Government of Cebu, CSCI was responsible in having the first Cebu sponsored stamp, the TRES DE ABRIL UPRISING become an official stamp on June 12, 1998.

Our official club motto is "Philippine Philately Promotes Peaceful Progress" (coined by CSCI member David Mario Blair Taylor of England in a motto contest in 1996).

CSCI official website is http://cebustampclub.tripod.com

Email us at cebustampclub2001@yahoo.com and cebustampclub_inc@yahoo.com for comments and suggestions.