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2008 OLYMPIC NEWS

(USPS Pictorial Postmarks)

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Sailing Trials to be

Honored with Postmarks

PODOLSKY COLLECTION AUCTION IS NOT INCLUDED IN CURRENT AUCTION

NEXT SPI AUCTION WILL BE SOON

(Need New Auction Chairman)

JUNE 3-8, 2008

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA

www.slovolympfila.sk http://www.slovolympfila.sk/

Since 1964, Sports Philatelists International (SPI) has served the needs of both novice and experienced Olympic and sport stamp collectors throughout the world. SPI is a member of the American Philatelic Society, the American Topical Association and is the United States member of the Federation International de Philatelie.

SPI is concerned with an area of stamp collecting called thematic or topical philately. As more and more stamps are issued and the prices of the older material rise to unknown heights, it is increasingly difficult to "complete" a collection. Collectors looking for ways to put boundaries on their collections frequently decide to collect by topics. A collector chooses a subject of interest and looks for philatelic material illustrating the chosen subject. For SPI members their chosen topic is sports-related.

Every member of SPI receives a subscription to the quarterly Journal of Sports Philately (JSP). In addition to this journal, SPI conducts a quarterly mail auction of philatelic items. The Society sponsors a Best-of-Show award to encourage the exhibiting of sport thematic material at local, regional and national exhibitions. All members receive a membership handbook every two years to promote correspondence between collectors with similar topical interests. E-mail addresses are included.

SPI is a diverse and international organization. Members come from 38 countries and have interests in 72 sports and 31 Olympic sub-topics.

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