Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated monthly meetup on May 18, 2008 at 2pm McDonalds Jones, Cebu City.   Interested stamp collectors in the area are invited as guests. Email us at cebustampclub_inc@yahoo.com for confirmation of attendance or text us at 09152621988.   The CSCI Newsletter May 2008 issue will be available online next week.

Recent Exhibit     August 23 - 26, 2007 "Philippine Heroes On Stamps" An exhibit featuring the stamps of our national heroes in commemoration of National Heroes Day. A joint project of the Cebu City Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) and Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated (CSCI). Exhibit venue: Elizabeth Mall Activity Center, Cebu City.

The Month in Review   Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated has been getting feedbacks from people who say that they were once stamp collectors. The reason they gave us for not collecting anymore is that people no longer use the snail mail. Thus, they don't have pen pals as they used to. People now prefer to communicate via SMS, online chat, and the email. Of course, it is very convenient to use the internet to send and receive messages and one can make use of this technology to increase ones stamp collection.   There are a lot of sites online where people from different countries exchange stamps. One can join these groups and gain new friends as well as stamps from a lot of places. Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldstampsclub/    and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allstampsparadise/.   This month's meetup will be on May 18, 2008 at the 2nd floor of McDonald's Jones, Cebu City at 2pm. We are expecting some new faces to join us in that meeting.   Luke Ferrara (M080002) and Marveliza Ingram (M080003) both from Australia have officially joined the club as well as Fritzie Manatad (M080004).   We have just upgraded our homepage and it comes with a refreshing look and design. Even with the limitations, we were still able to add some effects to the site.   The club is set to launch two websites this year. The first one is an alternate webpage of Cebu Stamp Club and will be out this month in a different host. Another site called Philippine Stamps will feature complete images of Philippine stamps issued from 1854 to the present.   The 2nd Quarter Stamp Auction is scheduled next month and will be held in the same venue at 888 Asian Gourmet, Andres Abellana St., Cebu City.   Stamp collectors in the area are invited to join us in the auction. Just text us at 09152621988 for reservations and confirmation of attendance. (reprinted from the CSCI Newsletter May 2008 Issue)

The CSCI Stamp Exchange Circuit   We would be glad to swap stamps with anyone who are friends with Cebu Stamp Club. These are the rules for the exchange: STEP ONE You should be a friendster of  Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated (CSCI) at www.friendster.com/cebustampclub Once a friend, click on GROUPS and be part of the CSCI friendster group. Send us your postal and email address. We also prefer if you add us as a friend in yahoo messenger cebustampclub_inc@yahoo.com so we can keep in touch.   STEP TWO Send us your want list. What country or topic you wish to receive and what stamps you will be sending us. Stamps should be "used" stamps only. Stamps for exchange should be 30 pcs only (15 large and 15 small). Stamps should be in perfect condition, never crumpled and creased, no coloring and the teeth (perforation) must be intact. Damaged, folded or stamps with a tear must not be sent. The cancellation on the stamps must not be heavy. Defective stamps are automatically returned and must be replaced by a perfect one to ensure a quality exchange. Please do not send duplicates. Fold a cardboard and place the stamps inside so they will be protected before placing them inside the envelope. STEP THREE Never allow the post office to use metered stamps. Always ask the teller that you want a stamp on the mail. Inform us when the stamp was mailed. Give us feedback once you received the stamps from us by sending a comment in our friendster page. OUR POSTAL ADDRESS: Richard Allan Uy Cebu Stamp Club, Inc. Uy's Compound, AE-54 Velasquez St. Subangdaku, Mandaue City, 6014 Cebu Philippines Happy stamp collecting everyone!   (note: The above stamp circuit info is copyrighted and permission is required if you wish to copy it for any reasons.)

Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated will be launching this year two new websites. The first one is an alternate webpage of Cebu Stamp Club and the other one tentatively titled Philippine Stamps will feature images of Philippine Stamps issued from 1854 to the present. Check it out soon!