West University United Methodist Church, 3611 University Blvd., Houston, TX 77005

Date	Program	Comments
January 4	Postal Stationery	Brad Horton will present details his lifelong specialty, with emphasis on USA Postal Cards.
January 18	Club Auction	Bring up to five items to be sold in the Club Floor Auction! If you’re a buyer, then bring a load of cash! Bid early and often! Click here for your HPS Auction Sheet.
February 1	Everybody a Dealer Night!	Bring your extra stamps, covers, albums, collections, literature and any other philatelic stuff' to sell. This is your night!
February 15	State Revenue Stamps	Dr. Ed Kittenbrink will join us tonight to talk about his specialty. A field of collecting that is growing in interest with stamp collectors.
March 1	Texas Postal History	Jonathan Topper will share the work he is doing with the Cypress Historical Society and their post office archives.
March 15	USA WWI War Tax Rate	David Willig will be presenting the Postal History of the special WWI War Tax Rate and the changes in stamps needed for the rates.
April 5	AUCTION NIGHT!	Bring up to five items to be sold in the Club Floor Auction! If you’re a buyer, then bring a load of cash! Bid early and often! Click here for your HPS Auction Sheet.
April 19	Slide Show	Topic to be Determined. The subject is always interesting, so plan to attend!
May 3	Wine Revenue Stamps	Cabernet? Merlot? Who knows what delicious topics will be presented by Dave Nussmith tonight!
May 17	Isle of Man Postal History	William Drummond to present the interesting and surprising diverse postal history about this small island off the coast of England.
June 7	Post Card Exhibiting	Post Cards have grown in popularity with postal history and thematic collectors. Jay Stotts will present an overview of how post cards can be used in exhibits.
June 21	USA Fourth Bureau Postal History	Dr. Bill Fort will give his usual excellent presention of this diverse issue and its various rates and routes.
July 5	Postal History of Denmark	Always a popular topic. This small country has a very interesting history and is a favorite with philatelists. Jim Francis to present.
July 19	AUCTION NIGHT!	Bring up to five items to be sold in the Club Floor Auction! If you’re a buyer, then bring a load of cash! Bid early and often! Click here for your HPS Auction Sheet.
August 2	Mozambique Company Philately	Beautiful engraved stamps from this small company in Africa have fascinated philatelists for years. Ron Strawer to give an interesting overview of this far distant land and its stamps.
August 16	The American Philatelic Society	Denise Stotts, a Director with the APS will give an overview of the organization and its benefits for stamp collectors.
September 6	Greater Houston Stamp Show Preparation ATA Slide Show	Two items on the agenda tonight. We will talk about our final prep for our annual show, and.... Our slide show from the American Topical Society is: Pyramids on Stamps! The shows by the ATA are very informative and intersting. See you there!
September 17-19	Greater Houston Stamp Show in Humble, Texas	See details on this website.
September 20	Stamp Show Wrapup	We'll just be back from the Greater Houston Stamp Show. Time to wrap things up and report out on the show.
October 4	New York Foreign Mail	In the 19th Century, mail leaving the USA went through New York City, with special cancels and markings. Ardy Callender, our resident expert on the topic, will share his latest historical findings on the topic.
October 18	Express Mail	Larry Ballantyne will present his latest findings and research on Express Mail. Always interesting and informative. We will also appoint a nominating committee for 2011 officers.
November 1	AUCTION NIGHT!	Bring up to five items to be sold in the Club Floor Auction! If you’re a buyer, then bring a load of cash! Bid early and often! Click here for your HPS Auction Sheet. Also, we will have the report from our nominating committee.
November 15	Elections Planning for Christmas Party	Vote early and often for your favorite candidtae for 2011. The year is almost over! We will be planning our programs for 2011 and our annual Christmas Party.
December 6	Christmas Party	Our annual Christmas Party. Pot-Luck. Enjoy the holiday with your fellow philatelists!