The American branch of the Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group (FIPSG) resolved to hold a regional meeting at PACIFIC 97, just concluded in San Francisco.
A member in the area offered the use of his home and we were off and running. There were a few baubles along the way. The man coordinating everything lost his house and all communication from members in the middle of the process; but we still pulled it off.
We understand that there are slightly more than 100 members in North America. Of that number, we had approximately 10%. A very impressive showing.
The success of this meeting encourages us to attempt regional meetings at future APS conventions and international shows.
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Before we all got away, we posed for a
few pictures. In back: T.C.W. Yang, G. Holloway, M. Kerschbaum, J. Cowell, From left: P. Barasch, H. Evans, A. L. Spray, M. Lanssen, F. Hensel, R. Spafford, A. Barasch We could not get it into the picture but the house was flying the Falkland Islands flag (of course!). |
A meeting of the mindsWe had the dean of Falklands philately on hand and planned to make the most of it. L-R: J. Cowell, H. Evans, Ronnie Spafford, F. Hensel, K. Lam |
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