Plate Number Coil Collectors Club (PNC3)

2013 Archive of PNC News

As articles age, the possibilities increase that the links below may no longer work, especially those to sites other than ours.

Plate Number Coil News

DECEMBER 2013

12/22/13 - The January, 2014 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon. This issue contains an Auction Lot Consignment Form. Lots must be in the hands of the auctioneer by January 25, 2014.

12/7/13 - The PNC3  website now supports mobile devices!  Click on the 'Go to the Mobile Site' button on the left or use pnc3.org/mobile

Start getting your Auction Lots ready. PNC3 Auctioneer Joe Sedivy is issuing a call for lots for Auction #50. All lots must be in his hand by January 25, 2014. There will be an 'Auction Lot Consignment Form' in the January Coil Line

I'm happy to announce that Richard Nazar has posted his "1995 PNC Catalog" online. The URL is at Nazar Catalog. This link will take you to his site and then you can click on the catalog link. The catalog is in PDF format and is quite large and takes a while to load.

NOVEMBER 2013

11/26/13 - The December, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon. This issue contains a 2014 Dues Renewal Form.

OCTOBER 2013

10/25/13 - The November, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon. This issue contains a 2014 Dues Renewal Form and a Catalog order form.

10/3/13 - The PNC3  website now supports mobile devices!  You will find the new site at pnc3.org/mobile.  This is the first time I (Allan) have built mobile support for a website.  So please let me know how I did and what I need to do in order to improve the system.

SEPTEMBER 2013

9/26/13 - The October, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon. This issue contains the fall auction bid sheet and a Catalog order form.

AUGUST 2013

8/26/13 - The September, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.

8/9/13 - Tomorrow, Saturday the 10th, PNC3 will hold the Annual Board Meeting at 9 a.m. and the General Membership Meeting at 4 p.m. Both meetings will be held during the APS StampShow in Milwaukee, WI. The venue is the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.

8/8/13 - At the annual Media Briefing today held at the APS StampShow in Milwaukee, WI, the Postal Service announced their plans to issue a PSA 'Snowflakes' Presorted Standard rate coil of 10,000 in November.

 

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JULY 2013

7/27/13 - The August, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.  This issue contains an Auction Consignment Form that can be duplicated and sent in with your auction lots.

7/26/13 - After a week since going live with the revamped web site, we have fixed the majority of the broken links. We only have a few minor trouble spots.

Please note that the 2011, 2012 and 2013 issues of Coil Line have been moved to the "Members Only" area and will not be available online until we set up a password program. If there is an urgent need for a particular issue, please contact myself or Frank Covey.

7/18/13 - We are going live with the revamped site tonight. Since we have done a massive overhaul, expect some broken links. Please report these and we will get them fixed.

7/5/13 - Data pages for all of the coil stamps issued in 2012 have been posted.  I still need to upload pictures, but the data is there. The links are below.

Spectrum Eagle,    Aloha Shirts,    Weather Vanes,    Ashton Potter Four Flags,    Sennett Security Four Flags,   

Avery Dennison Four Flags,    1¢ Bobcat,    Set 6 - Flags of Our Nation

Data pages for the 2013 coils have been added.  Need Pictures yet, and some details are tentative.  The Links are below.

Kaleidoscope Flowers,    Apples,    Patriotic Star,    Ashton Potter, A Flag for All Seasons,

Sennett Security, A Flag for All Seasons,    Avery Dennison, A Flag for All Seasons,

1¢ Water Activated Bobcat (To be issued in August)

JUNE 2013

6/26/13 - The July, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.  This issue contains an Auction Consignment Form that can be duplicated and sent in with your auction lots.

MAY 2013

  5/30/13 - The June, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.  This issue contains an Application Form that you can share with friends and potential new members.

APRIL 2013

4/26/13 - The May, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.  This issue contains an Order form for the latest Catalog Committee offerings, and the Auction Results.

MARCH 2013

3/25/13 - The April, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.  This issue contains an Order form for the latest Catalog Committee offerings.

3/2/13 - Doug Iams reports that "I've had two reports of all 2's on the 3c Coffeepot and one report of all 2's on the 10c Clock".

FEBRUARY 2013

2/26/13 - The March, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.  This issue contains a Bid Sheet for the Spring Auction, along with the listing of the auction lots.

JANUARY 2013

1/22/13 - The February, 2013 issue of Coil Line has been posted.  Those members who elected to receive Coil Line electronically will receive the URL soon.

 

1/14/13 - A revised version of the club Bylaws has been posted at Revised Bylaws

1/5/13 -  Regional Meeting at AmeriStamp Expo 2013,  Louisville KY January 19

          Past President Ron Maifeld will host a PNC3 Regional Meeting at the American Philatelic Society (APS) winter stamp exhibition, AmeriStamp Expo 2013 in Louisville.  The meeting will be on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.  We have room  L11 for two hours.

  The expo will be held Friday – Sunday, January 18-20 at the Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 South Fourth Street, Louisville KY  40202.  The PNC3 booth will be #Z.  If anyone can help staff the booth, please let Ron Maifeld know as soon as possible.

          According to the APS, the exhibition is expected to host approximately 75 dealers, over 300 frames of exhibits, and the meetings of about 25 national hobby societies.  For more exposition details, consult the APS website www.stamps.org or contact Barb Johnson, 814-933-3803 extension 217.\

1/9/13 - Rob Washburn announces his brand new website of mostly modern US postal history, especially tough to find PNC covers. It's www.modcoverguy.com.

OrcoExpo – Anaheim, Calif.    January 12, 2013

          It’s confirmed! John Himes and Jeff Haas will be hosting a PNC3 club meeting at the OrcoExpo Stamp Show on Saturday, January 12, 2013.  The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in the Teak Ebony Room of the Embassy Suites, Anaheim South Hotel, 11767 Harbor Blvd. (one mile south of Disneyland, just north of Chapman Avenue), Anaheim, California 92840.  Both parking and admission are free.

          All club members are invited to attend, and guests are welcome.  If you need any additional information, feel free to contact John or Jeff:

John Himes johnwhimes@yahoo.com

714.826.8552 (evenings)

Jeff Haas jhconsult@yahoo.com

949.219.3179 (work number, daytime)

          As usual, we’ll try to make sure there are some great door prizes for everyone who attends.  We’ll discuss the latest news in the PNC world, and we’ll make sure there’s sufficient time for buying, selling, and trading amongst the club members at the end of the meeting.

          We hope to see you there!