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APNSS membership is open to anyone interested in the collecting and
study of US plate number singles. Junior membership is open to
responsible minors with the approval of their parent or guardian.
To request a membership packet, email the Secretary at 
or mail your
request to Rick Burdsall, APNSS Secretary, P.O. Box 1023, Palatine, IL
60078-1023.
Dues are $10 per year in US and Canada, or $18 for two years.
Electronic delivery (by email) is available and encouraged to hold down society expenses. Dues for members in other countries, $10 per year by electronic delivery. Life membership is
$125 if over age 60 at conversion, or $150 if under age 60.
Dues can be mailed to the Secretary at P.O.
Box 1023, Palatine, IL 60078-1023. Make checks payable to
APNSS. Payment of dues may also be made in mint U.S. plate number singles in any denomination at
face.
Member Address Changes
To change or correct your address, email your new address details to the Secretary at .
For seasonal or temporary address
changes, be sure to mention the effective dates.
APNSS Officers
President:
Bruce Wilson, Idaho
Vice President:
vacant
Secretary:
Rick Burdsall,
Illinois
Treasurer:
Rick Burdsall,
Illinois
Director:
Eric Chaulsett,
California
Director:
James Cochrane,
Kansas
Director: Jack Salyer, California
Director: Merle Wright, Texas
Committees
Plate Numbers
Editor: Rick Burdsall, Illinois
Acting Auction Director: Rick Burdsall, Illinois
Librarian and Historian:
Juan Riera, Florida
ZIP, Mail Early, Copyright: Rick Burdsall, Illinois
Estate Planning Consultant: Open - contact the Secretary if interested
Hebert's Catalog
Publisher/Editor,
2018, 2011 and 2007 Editions: Rick Burdsall, Illinois
Hebert's Catalog
Publisher/Editor,
1998-2005 Editions:
Jim Ragsdale,
formerly of Arizona
Webmaster:
Rick Burdsall,
Illinois
APNSS is strictly a nonprofit
organization. We have no full-time paid staff. The members and
officers who produce Plate Numbers and the Hebert's Catalog,
prepare and fulfill
the regular auction, recruit new members and keep the web site updated
receive no compensation except the satisfaction of working for a
worthwhile cause.
Publicity
APNSS is always interested in new members.
For publicity and recruitment:
- We frequently have booths at APS shows --
such as at Phoenix in 2017, ARIPEX in Phoenix in 2016, Milwaukee in 2013, Riverside in February 2007, Chicago in
August 2006, Grand Rapids in August 2005, and Sacramento
in August 2004. We are always looking for volunteer members to help
with a booth at a local or regional show.
- Members distribute our APNSS application form
at the entrance table of many local shows
- CHICAGOPEX '19, Itasca, IL -
November 2019
- COMPEX '19, River Grove IL -
May 2019
- CHICAGOPEX '18, Itasca, IL -
November 2018
- COMPEX '18, River Grove IL -
May 2018
- CHICAGOPEX '17, Itasca, IL -
November 2017
- COMPEX '17, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2017
- CHICAGOPEX '16, Itasca, IL -
November 2016
- COMPEX '16, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2016
- CHICAGOPEX '15, Itasca, IL -
November 2015
- COMPEX '15, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2015
- CHICAGOPEX '14, Itasca, IL -
November 2014
- COMPEX '14, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2014
- CHICAGOPEX '13, Itasca, IL -
November 2013
- COMPEX '13, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2013
- CHICAGOPEX '12, Itasca, IL -
November 2012
- COMPEX '12, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2012
- CHICAGOPEX '11, Itasca, IL -
November 2011
- COMPEX '11, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2011
- CHICAGOPEX '10, Itasca, IL -
November 2010
- COMPEX '10, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2010
- CHICAGOPEX '10, Itasca, IL -
November 2010
- COMPEX '09, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2009
- CHICAGOPEX '08, Arlington Heights IL -
November 2008
- COMPEX '07, Arlington Heights IL -
May 2007
- CHICAGOPEX '06, Arlington Heights IL -
November 2006
- Fort Hays Stamp Show, Hays KS - October
2004
- Glenexpo, Niles IL - 2004; Glen Ellyn IL - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
- Midwest Stamp Dealers show, Oakbrook IL - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- SUPEX (Suburban Collectors of Chicago)
show, Countryside IL - November 2006
- Local show in Prospect Heights IL - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Local show in Buffalo, 2005
- Local show in New
Orleans, 2005
- Many new members find us through this web
site
- There are links to the APNSS web site
from APS, USSS, PNC3, and a number of other philatelic web sites
- In March 2007, we supplanted entries for
the Analog Private Network Signaling System and now occupy the top
several "hits" in searches for "APNSS" in Google. As of February 2019, we remain the top search hit. As of June 2016, we occupied the top three search hits, plus the primary spot in the dictionary of abbreviations.
- We were featured in the "Affiliates"
column of the February 2004 issue of American Philatelist and
had an ad in the October 2004 issue
- We were featured in the "Glassine Surfer"
column of the June 2005 issue of American Philatelist
- APNSS and Hebert's Catalogue of Plate
Number Singles were both mentioned in an article on stamp collecting
formats by Rick Miller, which appeared in the Nov. 14, 2005 issue of
Linn's Stamp News (page 36)
- Regular ads in philatelic publications
- We frequently advertise in the Philatelic
Societies section of Linn's Stamp News and Stamps
- We place frequent membership notices and
classified ads in
the USSS's monthly journal The United States Specialist
- APNSS was included in a listing of
specialist societies in the November 2004 U.S. Stamp News
- APNSS is listed in the Encyclopedia of
Associations
- Individual members include APNSS
membership information when buying or selling plate number single lots
on eBay, BidStart and other internet auctions
- Several libraries are members and receive
copies of Plate Numbers for their archives, including the Library of Congress
in Washington, DC; the
American Philatelic Research Library
in Bellefonte, PA; and the
Postal History Foundation
in Tucson, AZ
Our steadiest and most popular recruitment
method is direct referrals of philatelic friends by current APNSS members. To request some blank application forms, or to request a membership packet
for yourself or to be sent to a prospective member, write or email the Secretary at
Auction
One of the significant benefits of APNSS
membership is the mail auction. Selected issues of Plate Numbers
include a mail auction of 100-200 lots of plate number singles,
as well as plate blocks and other marginal markings. Prices realized
are published in the following issue of Plate Numbers. See the Auction page for more details.
Call for Lost Members
We
occasionally lose track of a member, most often because a post office box
is closed and no forwarding address is given, or the forwarding expires.
If you are listed below, or have a new address or email address for a
member listed below, please contact the Secretary at
-
Sam Wilkinson LM#1 formerly of Dallas, TX - found!
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Paul Kuehn
#518 formerly of Naples, FL - found!
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Larry Hale #572 formerly
of Cincinnati
- Dennis Lemke #568 formerly
of Elgin, IL
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William Loeffler #578 found! And welcome back.
- Robert Meeker #433 formerly of
Mansfield, OH
- Jay Dennis of Perrysburg, OH
- Damon Smith formerly of Baltimore, MD
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This page last updated
March 6, 2020.
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