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[[File:Cabeen House Facade.jpg|thumb|left|The Cabeen House at 1029 N. Dearborn in Chicago is home to the Collectors Club of Chicago.]] |
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[[File:President's Office Collectors Club of Chicago.jpg|thumb|The president's office at the Cabeen House in Chicago. This is where club files are located as well as where the club's board of directors meets.]] |
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[[File:CCC Main Library Reading Room.jpg|thumb|The main reading room on the second floor of the CCC clubhouse.]] |
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[[File:CCC General Philateilc References Library.jpg|thumb|Some of the holdings at the CCC library.]] |
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[[File:President's Office Collectors Club of Chicago.jpg|thumb|The president's office at the [[Richard McPherren Cabeen|Cabeen]] House in Chicago. This is where club files are located as well as where the club's board of directors meets.]] |
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The origins of the '''Collectors Club of Chicago''' (CCC) are traced to the informal meetings during the 1920s of specialized [[collecting|collectors]] residing in the local area. |
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[[File:CCC Main Library Reading Room.jpg|thumb|The main reading room on the second floor of the CCC clubhouse]] |
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[[File:CCC General Philateilc References Library.jpg|thumb|Some of the holdings at the CCC library]] |
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The origins of the '''Collectors Club of Chicago''' ('''CCC''') are traced to the informal meetings during the 1920s of specialized [[Collecting|collectors]] residing in the [[Chicago]] area. |
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The CCC was incorporated in accordance with the General Not For Profit Corporation Act on |
The CCC was incorporated in accordance with the General Not For Profit Corporation Act on October 13, 1928, in the [[State of Illinois]], with nine members being named directors and with meetings being conducted in members' homes. |
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Meetings continued at members' homes until World War II, at which time the meetings lapsed. On Sunday, |
Meetings continued at members' homes until World War II, at which time the meetings lapsed. On Sunday, November 26, 1944, a reorganization meeting of the then-charter-named "Chicago Collectors Club" was held at the home of Maj. Max G. Johl. Today's CCC is the result of that reorganization effort. |
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In 1967, CCC member Richard McPherren Cabeen offered the Collectors Club of Chicago his four-level brownstone home, located in |
In 1967, CCC member [[Richard McPherren Cabeen]] offered the Collectors Club of Chicago his four-level brownstone home, located in Chicago's downtown "Gold Coast" area at 1029 North Dearborn Street. His offer was accepted, and the building has served as the CCC Clubhouse since. |
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Because of the foresight of the Chicago-area's philatelic fraternity during the formative years, the current CCC membership enjoys the privileges and benefits of a permanent clubhouse building, a comprehensive philatelic library |
Because of the foresight of the Chicago-area's philatelic fraternity during the formative years, the current CCC membership enjoys the privileges and benefits of a permanent clubhouse building, a comprehensive philatelic library, and the opportunity to socialize monthly or more frequently with fellow collectors having similar interests. |
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Membership in the Collectors Club of Chicago is by invitation only and is ratified by current membership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collectorsclubchicago.org/constitution.php|title=Collectors Club Of Chicago|website= |
Membership in the Collectors Club of Chicago is by invitation only and is ratified by current membership.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://collectorsclubchicago.org/constitution.php |title=Collectors Club Of Chicago |website=CollectorsClubChicago.org |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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In late 2017, the Collectors Club of Chicago and author Hugh Feldman were awarded top honors for "U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad (1832–1875)" at the Auktionshaus Christoph Gaertner awards ceremony held at MonacoPhil. It was the 5th Annual C.G. International Philatelic Promotion Awards competition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cg-award.com/2017_en.php |title=2017 - CG International Philatelic Sponsorship Award }}</ref> |
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In summer 2019 in Omaha, author Dr. Yamil Kouri, Jr., won the Literature Grand and Large Gold awards in the American Philatelic Society's StampShow Literature Competition for his book ''Under Three Flags - The Postal History of the Spanish-Cuban / American War (1895–1898).'' The book was published by the Collectors Club of Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS StampShow/ ATA National Topical Stamp Show Palmares |url=https://stamps.org/Portals/0/2019%20Stampshow%20NTSS%20Palmares.pdf |website=American Philatelic Society |date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=December 23, 2021 }}</ref> |
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In late 2017, the Collectors Club of Chicago and author Hugh Feldman were awarded top honors for "U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad (1832-1875)" at the Auktionshaus Christoph Gaertner awards ceremony held at MonacoPhil. It was the 5th Annual C.G. International Philatelic Promotion Awards competition.<ref>http://www.cg-award.com/2017_en.php</ref> |
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Since 1968, the Collectors Club of Chicago, has published |
Since 1968, the Collectors Club of Chicago, has published 33 original research specialized philatelic handbooks, compendia, and anthologies:<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Leonard|title=The Collectors Club of Chicago|url=http://pbbooks.com/ccc.htm|website=Philatelic Bibliophole |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> |
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*''New York Foreign Mail Cancellations, |
* ''New York Foreign Mail Cancellations, 1870–1876'', Arthur Van Vlissingen and Morrison Waud (1968) |
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*''Chicago Postal History'', Editor: Harvey M. Karlen (1971) |
* ''Chicago Postal History'', Editor: Harvey M. Karlen (1971) |
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*''Franks of the Western Express'', M. C. Nathan (1973) |
* ''Franks of the Western Express'', M. C. Nathan (1973) |
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*''The United States 1869 Issue: An Essay-Proof History'', Fred P. Schueren (1974) |
* ''The United States 1869 Issue: An Essay-Proof History'', Fred P. Schueren (1974) |
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*''The United States Mail and Post Office Assistant'', Editor: Michael Laurence (1975)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWqbnQEACAAJ& |
* ''The United States Mail and Post Office Assistant'', Editor: Michael Laurence (1975)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWqbnQEACAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22|title=United States Mail and Post-office Assistant, 1860-1872 |date=1872 |publisher=Collectors Club of Chicago }}</ref> |
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*''Colorado Territorial and Pre-Territorial Postmarks'', David L. Jarrett (1976) |
* ''Colorado Territorial and Pre-Territorial Postmarks'', David L. Jarrett (1976) |
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*''The Express Mail of |
* ''The Express Mail of 1836–1839'', James W. Milgram, M.D. (1984)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t3ZRGwAACAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22|title=The Express Mail of 1836-1839: To Provide a Faster Mail Service Between the North and the South and the East and the West|last=Milgram|first=James W. |date=1977 |publisher=Collectors Club of Chicago }}</ref> |
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*''The Flight of the "Ville d'Orleans"'', Ernst M. Cohn (1978) |
* ''The Flight of the "Ville d'Orleans"'', Ernst M. Cohn (1978) |
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*''The Waterbury Cancellations, |
* ''The Waterbury Cancellations, 1850–1890'', Paul C. Rohloff (1979)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XOEsHQAACAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22|title=The Waterbury Cancellations, 1865-1890|last1=Rohloff|first1=Paul C.|last2=Diamond|first2=Alfred |date=1979 |publisher=Collectors Club of Chicago }}</ref> |
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*''The Postal Markings of New Jersey Stampless Covers'', William C. Coles, Jr. (1983) |
* ''The Postal Markings of New Jersey Stampless Covers'', William C. Coles, Jr. (1983) |
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*''Vessel-Named Markings on United States Inland and Ocean Waterways, |
* ''Vessel-Named Markings on United States Inland and Ocean Waterways, 1810–1890'', James W. Milgram. M.D. (1984) |
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*''The Minnesota Territory in Postmarks, Letters and History'', Floyd E. Risvold (1985) |
* ''The Minnesota Territory in Postmarks, Letters and History'', Floyd E. Risvold (1985) |
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*''British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century'', Ritchie Bodily, Chris Jarvis, and Charless Hahn (1986) |
* ''British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century'', Ritchie Bodily, Chris Jarvis, and Charless Hahn (1986) |
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*''Postage Due: The United States Large Numeral Postage Due Stamps, |
* ''Postage Due: The United States Large Numeral Postage Due Stamps, 1879–1894'', George B. Arfken (1991) |
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*''Chicago's Crabgrass Communities'', Harvey M. Karlen (1992)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8m3AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22 |
* ''Chicago's Crabgrass Communities'', Harvey M. Karlen (1992)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8m3AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22|title=Chicago's crabgrass communities: a history of the independent suburbs and their post offices that became part of Chicago|last=Karlen|first=Harvey M. |date=1992 |publisher=Collectors' Club of Chicago|isbn=9780916675042 }}</ref> |
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*''An Encyclopedia of Texas Post Offices: Texas Post Offices Under Five Flags'', Walter G. Schmidt (1993) |
* ''An Encyclopedia of Texas Post Offices: Texas Post Offices Under Five Flags'', Walter G. Schmidt (1993) |
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*''New Hebrides Islands: Military Postal History of the United |
* ''New Hebrides Islands: Military Postal History of the United States Forces, 1942–1946'', Stanley C. Jersey (1994) |
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*''The Stamps of the Mexican Revolution, |
* ''The Stamps of the Mexican Revolution, 1913–1916'', Nicholas Follansbee (1996)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A1ADCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22&pg=PT820 |title=The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico from Independence to the Present |last=Burian |first=Edward |date=August 15, 2015 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=9781477307236 }}</ref> |
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*''United States Patriotic Covers of World War II'', Lawrence Sherman, M.D, (1999) |
* ''United States Patriotic Covers of World War II'', Lawrence Sherman, M.D, (1999) |
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*''The United States Post Office Department in World War II'', Lawrence Sherman, M.D. (2002) |
* ''The United States Post Office Department in World War II'', Lawrence Sherman, M.D. (2002) |
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*''Chicago's Mail'', Harvey M. Karlen (2002) |
* ''Chicago's Mail'', Harvey M. Karlen (2002) |
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*''Canada's Registered Mail, |
* ''Canada's Registered Mail, 1802–1909, From Money Letters through Insurance for a Fee'', Horace W. Harrison, George B. Arfken, and Harry W. Lussey; Editor: K. Gray Scrimgeour (2002) |
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*''The Hungarian Hyperinflation of |
* ''The Hungarian Hyperinflation of 1945–1946: The Postage Rates Postal History of History's Most Impressive Inflation'', Robert B. Morgan (2003) |
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*''First United States Perforated Stamps - The 1857 Issue'', Jon W. Rose (2005)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O56TNwAACAAJ& |
* ''First United States Perforated Stamps - The 1857 Issue'', Jon W. Rose (2005)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O56TNwAACAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22|title=First United States Perforated Stamps: The 1857 Issue|last=Rose|first=Jonathan W. |date=2005 |publisher=Collectors Club of Chicago }}</ref> |
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*''Intercepted in Bermuda: The Censorship of Trans-Atlantic Mail During the Second World War'', Peter A. Flynn (2006)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nDGqNQAACAAJ& |
* ''Intercepted in Bermuda: The Censorship of Trans-Atlantic Mail During the Second World War'', Peter A. Flynn (2006)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nDGqNQAACAAJ&q=%22Collectors+Club+of+Chicago%22|title=Intercepted in Bermuda: The Censorship of Transatlantic Mail During the Second World War|last=Flynn|first=Peter A. |date=2006 |publisher=Collectors Club of Chicago|isbn=9780916675158 }}</ref> |
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*''U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Water: Star Routes, |
* ''U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Water: Star Routes, 1824–1875'', Hugh V. Feldman (2008) |
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*''United States Ten-Cent 1869 Covers: A Postal Historical Survey'', Michael Laurence (2010) |
* ''United States Ten-Cent 1869 Covers: A Postal Historical Survey'', Michael Laurence (2010) |
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*''Detained, Interned, Incarcerated: U.S. Enemy Noncombatant Mail in World War II'', Louis Fiset (2010) |
* ''Detained, Interned, Incarcerated: U.S. Enemy Noncombatant Mail in World War II'', Louis Fiset (2010) |
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*''Postage Due - The United States Postage Due Essays, Proofs and Specimens, |
* ''Postage Due - The United States Postage Due Essays, Proofs and Specimens, 1879–1986'', by Harry K. Charles, Jr. (2014) |
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*''The Prestamp Period of El Salvador (1525 - 1866)'', Guillermo F. Gallegos and Joseph D. Hahn (2015) |
* ''The Prestamp Period of El Salvador (1525 - 1866)'', Guillermo F. Gallegos and Joseph D. Hahn (2015) |
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*''Soviet Clandestine Mail Surveillance |
* ''Soviet Clandestine Mail Surveillance 1917–1991'', David M. Skipton and Steve Volis (2016) |
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*''U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad ( |
* ''U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad (1832–1875)'', Hugh V. Feldman (2017)<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pbbooks.com/landmail.htm |title = Railroad & Street Car}}</ref> |
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* ''Under Three Flags - The Postal History of the Spanish-Cuban / American War (1895–1898),'' Yamil H. Kouri Jr. (2019) |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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CCC Award of Excellence. This award is given at the discretion of the jury for an exhibit judged to be the most excellent with respect to content, presentation and completion. On an annual basis, it is available for the [[American Philatelic Society]] / [[American Topical Association]] / American First Day Cover Society Great American Stamp Show and internationally to select FIP ([[Fédération Internationale de Philatélie]]) and FIAF ([[Federación Interamericana de Filatelia]]) sponsored exhibitions. The made-in-the-USA award is a borosilicate glass crystal with high-definition, three-dimensional hand engraving. |
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CCC Gold Medallion Award. This award is given to a multi-frame Large Gold or very deserving Gold Medal exhibit for particular merit in: |
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CCC Robert Pratt Award. The CCC Pratt Award is named for Col. Robert H. Pratt, the pre-eminent Newfoundland stamp and postal history collector, researcher, and author. The award consists of a $US1,000 honorarium awarded annually in its entirety to one or more author(s) for articles or other publications related to the philately of Newfoundland as judged by the CCC Pratt Award Committee. |
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* Originality in concept |
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* Strong integration of research |
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* A new approach to exhibiting |
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* Exceptionally clear and informative exhibit write-up |
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* Visual appeal to the public. CCC allows for the Gold Medallion Award to be given to a single-frame exhibit in exceptional circumstances. Judges may designate the award to the Grand or Reserve Grand exhibit in a stamp show, but CCC asks that the award not be bestowed upon exhibits of lower merit. |
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CCC Robert Pratt Award. The CCC Pratt Award is named for Col. Robert H. Pratt, the pre-eminent [[Postage stamps and postal history of Newfoundland|Newfoundland stamp and postal history]] collector, researcher, and author. The award consists of a $US1,000 honorarium awarded annually in its entirety to one or more author(s) for articles or other publications related to the philately of Newfoundland as judged by the CCC Pratt Award Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collectorsclubchicago.org/pratt-newfoundland-philately-award/|title = Pratt Newfoundland Philately Award | Collectors Club of Chicago}}</ref> |
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CCC Philatelic Exhibitors' Award. The CCC presents an award given to a deserving exhibitor, as determined by the jury, at national philatelic exhibitions or shows. The award consists of philatelic handbooks published by the CCC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/society_awards/CollectorsChicago_Parameters.pdf|website=stamp.org|publisher=American Philatelic Society|accessdate=2017-03-26}}</ref> |
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==Landmarked Clubhouse== |
==Landmarked Clubhouse== |
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In a letter to the Club dated August 29, 1967, CCC member Richard McPherren Cabeen and his wife, Blema, formally offered the Collectors Club of Chicago their stately four-level brownstone home, located in Chicago's "Gold Coast" area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stamps.org/HOF-1970|title=American Philatelic Society|website=stamps.org |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stamps.org/HOF-1970#Cabeen|title=American Philatelic Society|website=stamps.org |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> On September 13, 1967, at a special meeting of the CCC Board of Directors, the Cabeen house gift was accepted. |
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[[File:Richard McPherren Cabeen image.gif|thumb|Richard McPherren Cabeen, a founding member of the Collectors Club of Chicago. His home was donated to the CCC in 1967. He was a stamp columnist in at least one local Chicago newspaper and authored a book on philately.]] |
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In a letter to the Club dated 29 August 1967, CCC member Richard McPherren Cabeen and his wife, Blema, formally offered the Collectors Club of Chicago their stately four-level brownstone home, located in Chicago's "Gold Coast" area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stamps.org/HOF-1970|title=American Philatelic Society|website=stamps.org|access-date=2017-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stamps.org/HOF-1970#Cabeen|title=American Philatelic Society|website=stamps.org|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> On 13 September 1967, at a special meeting of the CCC Board of Directors, the Cabeen house gift was accepted. |
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The Cabeen House at 1029 N. Dearborn St. attained a Chicago Landmark Status on |
The Cabeen House at 1029 N. Dearborn St. attained a Chicago Landmark Status on July 10, 2002, as part of the [[Washington Square Park (Chicago)#Washington Square Historic District|Washington Square Historic District]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Washington-Square-Park/|title=Washington Square Park |publisher=Chicago Park District |website=ChicagoParkDistrict.com |access-date=April 30, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Washington Square District Extension, 22-28 and 27-31 West Chestnut Street and 802-18, 811-67, 1012, 1023-29 and 1150-54 North Dearborn Street: preliminary landmark recommendation approved by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, June 7, 2000 |publisher=Department of Planning and Development|last3=Commission on Chicago Landmarks |date=2001 |location=Chicago, Illinois |oclc = 49419085}}</ref> and achieved listing on the United States [[National Register of Historic Places]] on 21 August 2003. |
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The Cabeen House hosts monthly social and general meetings for its members, accompanied by formal dinners and invited guest speakers. |
The Cabeen House hosts monthly social and general meetings for its members, accompanied by formal dinners and invited guest speakers. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Collectors Club of New York]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{Official website}} |
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* [http://www.collectorsclubchicago.org www.collectorsclubchicago.org] |
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* [http://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/2016/january/collectors-club-of-chicago-launches-website.html] |
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* http://www.msdastamp.com/websites.htm |
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The origins of the Collectors Club of Chicago (CCC) are traced to the informal meetings during the 1920s of specialized collectors residing in the Chicago area.
The CCC was incorporated in accordance with the General Not For Profit Corporation Act on October 13, 1928, in the State of Illinois, with nine members being named directors and with meetings being conducted in members' homes.
Meetings continued at members' homes until World War II, at which time the meetings lapsed. On Sunday, November 26, 1944, a reorganization meeting of the then-charter-named "Chicago Collectors Club" was held at the home of Maj. Max G. Johl. Today's CCC is the result of that reorganization effort.
In 1967, CCC member Richard McPherren Cabeen offered the Collectors Club of Chicago his four-level brownstone home, located in Chicago's downtown "Gold Coast" area at 1029 North Dearborn Street. His offer was accepted, and the building has served as the CCC Clubhouse since.
Because of the foresight of the Chicago-area's philatelic fraternity during the formative years, the current CCC membership enjoys the privileges and benefits of a permanent clubhouse building, a comprehensive philatelic library, and the opportunity to socialize monthly or more frequently with fellow collectors having similar interests.
Membership in the Collectors Club of Chicago is by invitation only and is ratified by current membership.[1]
Publications
[edit]In late 2017, the Collectors Club of Chicago and author Hugh Feldman were awarded top honors for "U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad (1832–1875)" at the Auktionshaus Christoph Gaertner awards ceremony held at MonacoPhil. It was the 5th Annual C.G. International Philatelic Promotion Awards competition.[2]
In summer 2019 in Omaha, author Dr. Yamil Kouri, Jr., won the Literature Grand and Large Gold awards in the American Philatelic Society's StampShow Literature Competition for his book Under Three Flags - The Postal History of the Spanish-Cuban / American War (1895–1898). The book was published by the Collectors Club of Chicago.[3]
Since 1968, the Collectors Club of Chicago, has published 33 original research specialized philatelic handbooks, compendia, and anthologies:[4]
- New York Foreign Mail Cancellations, 1870–1876, Arthur Van Vlissingen and Morrison Waud (1968)
- Chicago Postal History, Editor: Harvey M. Karlen (1971)
- Franks of the Western Express, M. C. Nathan (1973)
- The United States 1869 Issue: An Essay-Proof History, Fred P. Schueren (1974)
- The United States Mail and Post Office Assistant, Editor: Michael Laurence (1975)[5]
- Colorado Territorial and Pre-Territorial Postmarks, David L. Jarrett (1976)
- The Express Mail of 1836–1839, James W. Milgram, M.D. (1984)[6]
- The Flight of the "Ville d'Orleans", Ernst M. Cohn (1978)
- The Waterbury Cancellations, 1850–1890, Paul C. Rohloff (1979)[7]
- The Postal Markings of New Jersey Stampless Covers, William C. Coles, Jr. (1983)
- Vessel-Named Markings on United States Inland and Ocean Waterways, 1810–1890, James W. Milgram. M.D. (1984)
- The Minnesota Territory in Postmarks, Letters and History, Floyd E. Risvold (1985)
- British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century, Ritchie Bodily, Chris Jarvis, and Charless Hahn (1986)
- Postage Due: The United States Large Numeral Postage Due Stamps, 1879–1894, George B. Arfken (1991)
- Chicago's Crabgrass Communities, Harvey M. Karlen (1992)[8]
- An Encyclopedia of Texas Post Offices: Texas Post Offices Under Five Flags, Walter G. Schmidt (1993)
- New Hebrides Islands: Military Postal History of the United States Forces, 1942–1946, Stanley C. Jersey (1994)
- The Stamps of the Mexican Revolution, 1913–1916, Nicholas Follansbee (1996)[9]
- United States Patriotic Covers of World War II, Lawrence Sherman, M.D, (1999)
- The United States Post Office Department in World War II, Lawrence Sherman, M.D. (2002)
- Chicago's Mail, Harvey M. Karlen (2002)
- Canada's Registered Mail, 1802–1909, From Money Letters through Insurance for a Fee, Horace W. Harrison, George B. Arfken, and Harry W. Lussey; Editor: K. Gray Scrimgeour (2002)
- The Hungarian Hyperinflation of 1945–1946: The Postage Rates Postal History of History's Most Impressive Inflation, Robert B. Morgan (2003)
- First United States Perforated Stamps - The 1857 Issue, Jon W. Rose (2005)[10]
- Intercepted in Bermuda: The Censorship of Trans-Atlantic Mail During the Second World War, Peter A. Flynn (2006)[11]
- U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Water: Star Routes, 1824–1875, Hugh V. Feldman (2008)
- United States Ten-Cent 1869 Covers: A Postal Historical Survey, Michael Laurence (2010)
- Detained, Interned, Incarcerated: U.S. Enemy Noncombatant Mail in World War II, Louis Fiset (2010)
- Postage Due - The United States Postage Due Essays, Proofs and Specimens, 1879–1986, by Harry K. Charles, Jr. (2014)
- The Prestamp Period of El Salvador (1525 - 1866), Guillermo F. Gallegos and Joseph D. Hahn (2015)
- Soviet Clandestine Mail Surveillance 1917–1991, David M. Skipton and Steve Volis (2016)
- U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad (1832–1875), Hugh V. Feldman (2017)[12]
- Under Three Flags - The Postal History of the Spanish-Cuban / American War (1895–1898), Yamil H. Kouri Jr. (2019)
Awards
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CCC Award of Excellence. This award is given at the discretion of the jury for an exhibit judged to be the most excellent with respect to content, presentation and completion. On an annual basis, it is available for the American Philatelic Society / American Topical Association / American First Day Cover Society Great American Stamp Show and internationally to select FIP (Fédération Internationale de Philatélie) and FIAF (Federación Interamericana de Filatelia) sponsored exhibitions. The made-in-the-USA award is a borosilicate glass crystal with high-definition, three-dimensional hand engraving.
CCC Gold Medallion Award. This award is given to a multi-frame Large Gold or very deserving Gold Medal exhibit for particular merit in:
- Originality in concept
- Strong integration of research
- A new approach to exhibiting
- Exceptionally clear and informative exhibit write-up
- Visual appeal to the public. CCC allows for the Gold Medallion Award to be given to a single-frame exhibit in exceptional circumstances. Judges may designate the award to the Grand or Reserve Grand exhibit in a stamp show, but CCC asks that the award not be bestowed upon exhibits of lower merit.
CCC Robert Pratt Award. The CCC Pratt Award is named for Col. Robert H. Pratt, the pre-eminent Newfoundland stamp and postal history collector, researcher, and author. The award consists of a $US1,000 honorarium awarded annually in its entirety to one or more author(s) for articles or other publications related to the philately of Newfoundland as judged by the CCC Pratt Award Committee.[13]
Landmarked Clubhouse
[edit]In a letter to the Club dated August 29, 1967, CCC member Richard McPherren Cabeen and his wife, Blema, formally offered the Collectors Club of Chicago their stately four-level brownstone home, located in Chicago's "Gold Coast" area.[14][15] On September 13, 1967, at a special meeting of the CCC Board of Directors, the Cabeen house gift was accepted.
The Cabeen House at 1029 N. Dearborn St. attained a Chicago Landmark Status on July 10, 2002, as part of the Washington Square Historic District[16][17] and achieved listing on the United States National Register of Historic Places on 21 August 2003.
The Cabeen House hosts monthly social and general meetings for its members, accompanied by formal dinners and invited guest speakers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Collectors Club Of Chicago". CollectorsClubChicago.org. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "2017 - CG International Philatelic Sponsorship Award".
- ^ "APS StampShow/ ATA National Topical Stamp Show Palmares" (PDF). American Philatelic Society. August 1, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Hartmann, Leonard. "The Collectors Club of Chicago". Philatelic Bibliophole. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ United States Mail and Post-office Assistant, 1860-1872. Collectors Club of Chicago. 1872.
- ^ Milgram, James W. (1977). The Express Mail of 1836-1839: To Provide a Faster Mail Service Between the North and the South and the East and the West. Collectors Club of Chicago.
- ^ Rohloff, Paul C.; Diamond, Alfred (1979). The Waterbury Cancellations, 1865-1890. Collectors Club of Chicago.
- ^ Karlen, Harvey M. (1992). Chicago's crabgrass communities: a history of the independent suburbs and their post offices that became part of Chicago. Collectors' Club of Chicago. ISBN 9780916675042.
- ^ Burian, Edward (August 15, 2015). The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico from Independence to the Present. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477307236.
- ^ Rose, Jonathan W. (2005). First United States Perforated Stamps: The 1857 Issue. Collectors Club of Chicago.
- ^ Flynn, Peter A. (2006). Intercepted in Bermuda: The Censorship of Transatlantic Mail During the Second World War. Collectors Club of Chicago. ISBN 9780916675158.
- ^ "Railroad & Street Car".
- ^ "Pratt Newfoundland Philately Award | Collectors Club of Chicago".
- ^ "American Philatelic Society". stamps.org. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "American Philatelic Society". stamps.org. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Square Park". ChicagoParkDistrict.com. Chicago Park District. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Washington Square District Extension, 22-28 and 27-31 West Chestnut Street and 802-18, 811-67, 1012, 1023-29 and 1150-54 North Dearborn Street: preliminary landmark recommendation approved by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, June 7, 2000. Chicago, Illinois: Department of Planning and Development. 2001. OCLC 49419085.
