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Auction #7 Rules, Lot Descriptions, and Pictures have been uploaded to the website under Documents/Auctions

4th Quarter 2023 A. M. G. Courier has been uploaded to the website.

The Second Quarter A. M. G. Courier is now on-line. All Access member should be receiving their print copy soon.

Lot descriptions, with pictures, and bid sheets are now on-line for Auction #6. The auction closes September 5, 2023.

2nd Quarter A.M.G. Courier went to the printer on 7/12/2022.

The A.M.G. Auction #4 listings and descriptions, with pictures, are now on-line.

Enrique Setaro's American Expeditionary Force Messages collection is being auctioned by David Feldman as lot 40415 in the France section of the June 13-17 auction. Members can view his presentation from NY 2016 on American Expeditionary Force Messages under the Presentations sub-tab of the Documents tab.

The First Quarter A. M. G. Courier went to the printer on 4/25/2022, so should be in your hands by early May.

All dates for Auction #3 have been extended by exactly one week due to a delay in distribution of the last A.M.G. Courier.

The A.M.G. Courier went to the printer on January 31st and should be mailed the week of February 6th. The Courier contains auction descriptions for Auction #3. The Auctions tab under the Documents folder also contains the latest update to the auction descriptions along with pictures of all lots.

The 4th quarter 2021 A.M.G. Courier will not be published until the later part of January due to delays resulting from my recent move to Virginia and so we can include auction listings for the next club auction. The first quarter 2021 edition should be back on schedule.

The third quarter issue of our journal is now at the printers and uploaded to the Club's website

Version 3 of the Courier Index updated to Volume 9, Issue 3 (October 2021) is now available on the website under the Documents Tab

Second quarter issue of The Courier (Volume 9, Issue 2) is now uploaded to the website under Documents

Featuring a comprehensive article titled "Postal History In Korea During The Period of U.S. Military Government" and Auction Number 2, there should be something there for all our members. Our auction listing and all scans will be posted to the website once hard copies are published.

All A.M.G. Couriers from the year 2015 on are available for purchase on the website's Storefront. This is a great way for newer members to fill in their set of journals. A limited number of year sets and complete runs are available as well as individual copies.

The new format Courier Journal has now been completed by our intrepid Editor, Rich. The larger format (8.5" x 11") allows more 'real estate' for content and larger pictures and looks sensational. Now it's off to the printer.

Secretary / Treasurer, David Arking advises that as of the 26th March 2021, The Allied Military Government Collectors Club has been granted Domestic Non-Profit Corporation status. The Club is now incorporated in the State of Michigan under ID number 802635973. Accordingly all donations to the Club are now fully tax-deductible.

Invoicing for our first auction has now been completed and submitted to winning bidders. Congratulations to all for making this such a success.
Thank you to our Secretary/Treasurer, David for implementing Paypal as an added functionality.

Rich Pedersen's 'The Allure of AMG Collecting" that appeared in The American Philatelist Vol. 135, No.1 January 2021 has been picked up by The Possessions Society in their 1st Quarter Journal of 2021. Thanks to Len McMaster, editor of Possessions for the mention.

The proof of the first quarter A.M.G. Courier has been approved so it will be printed and sent to members in the near future.

Steve Wright was elected President, Harry Chamberlain was re-elected Vice President, and Henry David Arking was elected Secretary/Treasurer via write-in ballot. After being notified of his election, Steve Wright said he was no longer able to assume the President's role. Carl Scheriani has volunteered to fill the position and serve out the term. The transition to Henry David Arking as Secretary/Treasurer will take place after the membership renewal cycle is completed.

Results are in on the member votes to determine the best A.M.G. Courier article of 2019 and the best series of articles from 2015 thru 2019. The winner of best article for 2019 was Carl Scheriani's article in the third quarter edition titled "Ryukyu Islands - A Life-Time Passion". Finishing second was Richard Pederson's article titled "The Forgotten AMGs". The votes were widely split with nearly every candidate article receiving votes. There was a tie in the vote for the Best Article Series of 2015-2019 with "The Philatelic Literature Covering the Postage Stamps Issued by the AMG During and Following WW II" by Dave Beeby and "AMG Military Travel Permit Stamps" by Thomas Richards finishing with an equal number of votes. "Identification of AM Post Issues" by Wes Gregory was a close third. All nominated series received multiple votes. The APS will be notified of the winning articles and article series.

Additional Bush album pages have been posted including varieties and revenues for VG and FTT as well as postal stationery pages for the Ryukyu Islands.

All A.M.G. Couriers are now on-line for members to view and download. Courtesy of the original Editor, Jim Koncz, the last 2 missing journals, Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2, have now been made available for download to the club website.

Bush album pages have been uploaded for a variety of topics including FTT BOB, AMG VG Varieties, AMG VG Revenues, German Military Travel Permit Stamps, AMG FTT Gutter Pairs, and more. Access is to Members Only so, if you are not member, join the AMGCC today.

Proofs were approved this morning so you should be seeing it in the mail before long.

The digital (pdf) copy of the 4th Quarter A.M.G. Courier is now on-line under the Documents folder.

The final auction with AMG lots from the John Chaite stock will be held March 8-9, 2019. Lots have not been posted yet. Dutch Country Auctions also directly purchased some of the Chaite stock so anyone that is interested should contact them directly.

The 4th quarter of the A.M.G. Courier is in process but will be a little delayed so don't be alarmed if you don't see it in the next couple of weeks.

The stock of ex-AMGCC member, dealer John Chaite, who passed away last year, is being sold by Dutch Country Auctions in Auction 320, to be held January 11-12, 2019. Lots I spotted that might be of interest to AMGCC members include lots 338-339 (Ryukyu Islands), FTT (1221-1227 and 1647 which has some FTT), and Yugoslavia Trieste (1647). The web site for Dutch Country Auctions is https://dutchcountryauctions.com/auction/. You will have to register with Stamp Auction Network to bid. Contact the auction house if you have any questions by phone at (302) 478-8740 or E-mail at auctions@dutchcountryauctions.com.

To be included in the Fourth Quarter edition of the A.M.G. Courier, articles should be submitted no later than December 17th. Articles are still needed for the next edition.

Articles submitted for inclusion in the A.M.G. Courier to be mailed in October (September edition) should be received by the editor no lkater than September 15, 2018.

The AMGCC officers and directors are looking at options for creating a new AMG catalog. Further information will be published at a later date.

Deadline for Articles submitted for the next (2nd quarter) edition of the A.M.G. Courier June 11th.

As of September 30, 2017, the AMGCC is an APS chapter.

The third quarter edition of the A.M.G. Courier is at the printer. Members should receive their copy within the next two weeks.

The AMGCC has filed the paperwork with the American Philatelic Society (APS) to become an APS affiliate.

New members or existing AMGCC members who are renewing may now do so on-line.

The AMGCC is looking for feedback to improve its website.