| The Georgia Federation of Stamp Clubs invites stamp collectors across the Southeast to attend Peach State Stamp Show 2003. This year's show will be held Sept. 26-28 in the Cobb County Civic Center, which is located at 548 S. Marietta Parkway in historic Marietta, Ga. The 36,000-square-foot venue is several miles north of I-285 (the Atlanta perimeter highway). Click here to view map with directions. |
| For a guide to what's available to see and do in the Marietta area, visit the web site of the Cobb County Convention and Visitors Bureau. |
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Three Full Days! Peach State is a full three-day show. Show hours are 10 am - 6 pm on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 26-27), and 10 am-4 pm on Sunday, Sept. 28. Admission and parking are free. |
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Exhibits  This will be Peach State's seventh year as an APS national show. Thus, the grand award winner at this year's show will qualify for the APS Champion of Champions exhibit competition at StampShow 2004. Over 2500 pages of philatelic exhibits will be on display at PSSS 2003. If you would like to exhibit at this year's, click here for a prospectus. Judges for PSSS 2003 are:
On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27, the panel of judges will critique the exhibits at 5:00 pm. |
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Dealer Bourse 
If you have any questions about the PSSS 2003 bourse, contact Dave Hill at 770-458-4456 or e-mail him at dhill30338@comcast.net.
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| 10:00 am | Show opens |
| 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Exhibit judging, closed deliberations (Room A) |
| 6:00 pm | Show closes |
| Saturday, Sept. 27 | |
| 10:00 am | Show opens |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am | Georgia Postal History Society annual meeting and seminar--Antebellum Savannah Domestic Integral Rate & Paid Postmarkers. Open to the public. (Room B) |
| 12:00 pm | Georgia Federation of Stamp Clubs tour of exhibits |
| 2:00 pm | American Air Mail Society SE Region annual meeting (Room B) |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm | American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors seminar (Room A) |
| 5:00 pm | Judges' critique (Room A) |
| 6:00 pm | Show closes |
| 7:00 pm | Awards ceremony (Upper Level - East Mezzanine) |
| Sunday, Sept. 28 | |
| 10:00 am | Show opens |
| 11:00 am | Georgia Federation of Stamp Clubs tour of exhibits |
| 12:00 pm | Georgia Federation of Stamp Clubs annual meeting |
| 2:00 pm | Drawing for two door prizes |
| 4:00 pm | Show closes |
Note: The youth area is open for the duration of the show.
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Show Theme This year's show theme marks the 230th anniversary of the Tybee Island Lighthouse on the coast of Georgia near Savannah. The brick base of that original structure is incorporated into the present tower, which was restored in 1999.  On June 13, 2003, the U.S. Postal Service released a set of five lighthouses along the coast of the Southeast from Florida to Virginia. First day of issue ceremonies for all five stamps were held at the Tybee Island Lighthouse, and this year's Peach State Stamp Show will honor Georgia's oldest lighthouse. 
Lighthouse Web Links |
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Lighthouse Souvenir Covers The Georgia Federation of Stamp Clubs is offering a special souvenir cover to mark the release of the Tybee Island Lighthouse stamp. The cover's cachet is in blue and black and shows the lighthouse along with the Tybee Lighthouse postmarked on the first day of issue with a special USPS pictoral cancel.
This cover will be available at Peach State
Stamp Show, or it can be purchased now by mail. The price is
$2.50 per cover, plus a SASE. To purchase by mail, send a check
made payable to Peach State Stamp Show to Bob Lieb, 1040 Mount
McKinley Drive, 
Fewer than 50 complete sets of the five different lighthouse stamps on the cacheted cover were prepared. These are available for $10 per set (and a SASE). |
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Door Prizes A drawing will be held Saturday and Sunday for two official programs for the first day of issue ceremony for the five lighthouse stamps. One of the programs has been autographed by all the dignitaries participating in the ceremony, including famous stamp artist Howard Koslow. You do not have to be present to win.
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Youth Activities
An adult-supervised youth area will be open after school on Friday, and all day on Saturday and Sunday. There will be fun galore, with activities to not only keep kids busy but also to provide an introduction to the hobby of stamp collecting. |
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Admission and Parking Admission to the show is free. Plenty of free parking is available at the Civic Center's parking lot. |
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Overnight Accommodations Headquarters hotel for PSSS 2003 is the Wellesley Inn & Suites located at 2225 Interstate North Parkway, West, in Atlanta. It is located at the intersection of I-75 and Windy Hill Road on the east side of I-75. The Wellesley is holding 20 rooms (all suites) until September 10th. After that date rooms are on a space available basis. Rooms are blocked out for 9/26 through 9/28. The rate is $59.00 plus tax, which includes a free continental breakfast. (Mention Peach State when making reservations.) The hotel has a shuttle to the Cobb Civic Center. For those flying into Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport, call the hotel to inquire about availability of limo service between the airport and hotel. For more information, contact the Wellesley Inn by phone at (770) 226-0242 or use the above website for e-mail. |
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For More Information Contact Don La Berteaux. Call 770-381-7114 or e-mail to donclab@earthlink.net. |
