Post Offices Adjust to a New Reality

How are post offices changing in a social media world?

The New York Times looks at European Postal Services. Not necessarily good news for the collector.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/world/europe/deutsche-post-reinvents-services-in-a-digital-world.html

China Opens Post Office in Space

Interesting article on China opening a post office in space on its newly established orbital space lab. New collecting opportunities?

http://news.yahoo.com/china-opens-space-post-office-docked-spacecraft-130205320.html

October Meeting

Please join us for our next meeting. Charles Wallis will be presenting a program on the UX 27 Jefferson Postal Card.

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday October 5.

September Meeting

Please join us at our next scheduled meeting. This month ... the ever popular auction!

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday September 7.

More social media

More USPS social media on both Facebook and Twitter

USPS and social media

Great information on US philately at Beyond the Perf courtesy of USPS

OKPEX

OKPEX 2011 scheduled in Oklahoma City October 21-22.

USPS Expanded Access Study List

List of Post Offices being considered for replacement by Village Post Offices - partner businesses that would offer postal products Village Post Office Study List 

Reference Information

Scott 2011 Stamp Catalogue available at the Norman Public Library. 2012 edition arriving soon.

Post Office Closings

Tulsa World article on the very real threat of Post Office closings Post Office Closings Will Hit Small Towns the Hardest - up to 100 in OK.

August 2011 Meeting

The August 2011 meeting of the Norman Stamp Club will be held Wednesday, August 3 at 7pm at St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman OK 73069, All are welcome.