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The Philatelic Gourmet is Featured in Linn’s

The January 25th, 2021 edition of Linn’s Stamp News Weekly featured an article on The Philatelic Gourmet by Michael Baadke. The article summarizes the latest issue of The Philatelic Gourmet and provides readers with a great picture of what they can expect when they become members of the Gastronomy Unit.

ATA Warm Up To Topicals Program

The American Topical Association has published its winter virtual program for 2021. The virtual program includes 11 zoom sessions on various topics from navigating auction sites to someone’s favourite stamp.

Navigating eBay.com for Topical and Thematic Collectors with Wayne Youngblood
Navigating DelCampe.net for Topical and Thematic Collectors with Tom Broadhead
100 Year Journey: The Story of People and Events of Eastern Europe Through Philately with Alan and Diane Bauer
Art Deco! The 1925 Paris Exposition with Tom Broadhead
Let’s Get Social! Connecting with Collectors through Social Media with Martin Kent Miller
Do You Think You Might Like to Try a Thematic Exhibit? with Dawn Hamman
Extraordinary, Ordinary Black Women on U. S. Postal Stamps with Charlene Blair
Ideas for Involving Youth in Stamp Collecting with Aimée Devine
Have Fun With a Mini Topic! with Michele Bresso, Susan Jones and Jennifer Miller
The Bird That Cries, “HELP!” with Carol Edholm
My Mom’s Favorite Stamp – The 150th Anniversary of Mississippi with Félix L. Pérez-Folch, Jr.

Head over to https://americantopical.org/events to find out more and register.

The Great American Stamp Show 2021

Remember the 2021 combined show will be held August 12-15, 2021 in the Chicago, IL suburb of Rosemont, located near O’Hare International Airport. More information will be on the ATA and APS websites and will be posted here and in The Philatelic Gourmet as it becomes available. Make plans now to attend.

About the Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit

The Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit was founded in 2018 and is now in its fourth year of serving topical collectors interested in stamps related to food, gastronomy, food crops, cooking, etc. The Philatelic Gourmet October 2020 issue contained an interesting article about Oktoberfest by Lee Strayer; information about the new Euromed Postal “Traditional Gastronomy of the Mediterranean,” by David Kent and David Wolfersberger; and a discussion of new issues by David Kent. The next issue will be published in April 2021.

Remember to visit our Facebook page at (https://www.facebook.com/pg/Gastronomy-on-Stamps-Study-Unit-324663011297499/community/?ref=page_internal).

An ATA registered study unit

The Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit is now recognized by the American Topical Association as a Study Unit.

Interested in becoming a member?

Please see the Membership Information page for more details, or contact David Wolfersberger (dewolf2@swbell.net).

Helping the study unit

If you are interested in joining the Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit, serving as an officer, or contributing to The Philatelic Gourmet, our quarterly journal, please contact David Wolfersberger.