The 2023 Annual Meeting of the George Washington Masonic Stamp Club will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2023 in the North Lodge Room of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Alexandria, VA. We anticipate starting with the usual cover and stamp exchange in the anti-room before the meeting, followed by the Annual Meeting. After the meeting members may go to Joe Theisman’s Restaurant across from the GWMNM, for a dutch-treat dinner.
During this years meeting the club will vote on new members and confir the Master of Philately degree for candidates waiting.
Election of club officers were held, approved and accepted at our previous meeting and the names have been posted on the officers page.
Our long time Cachet Chair, Michael R. Aulicino asked for someone to step in and replace him for the production and sales of covers. For the past two years, Michael has been a great help but this year our Webmaster and new Cachet Chair, Jeffrey M. Coney has taken the training wheels off and took care of the postmark, cover design and production. On George Washington's birthday, Wednesday the 22nd, he drove to the Mt. Vernon VA Post Office and handstamped the covers in the Post Office lobby.
Photos of the cover and stamp exchange in the anti-room before the meeting in 2020,
After the meeting, officers and members retired to Joe Theismann's Restaurant for dinner and a presentation from Walther Benesch "Dark Matter & Unseen Worlds" followed by disscussions and fellowship. To paraphrase some of Walter's comments, "this was an uplifting meeting and we have a renewed enthusiasum".
Read the Presidents 2020 Message.
Our Website will be seeing some new features and changes during the month of March 2020. Some have already started:
Membership Applications will be balloted upon at each meeting, and require a completed application, payment of the $20.00 Life Membership fee, and evidence of current membership in a recognized blue lodge (photocopy of current 2019 or 2020 Blue Lodge dues card, or letter from the Lodge Secretary on Lodge letterhead from a recognized Lodge).
At this time the linked Life Membership Application must be printed and mailed. Future additions to this site under consideration include an online application and payment method.
On May 19th 1947, during the fourth CIPEX (Centenary International Philatelic Exhibition) held in New York City, the Master of Philately Degree was first conferred. Originally managed by the Masonic Stamp Club of New York, currently the degree is under the control of the George Washington Masonic Stamp club (GWMSC) and is conferred once a year during our annual meeting in February.
The Club now meets once a year; In February.
At our Annual Meeting in February we confir the Master of Philately Degree on awaiting candidates.
Our Semi-Annual Meetings in September have been called off at this time.