The Christmas Philatelic Club (CPC) is a group of dedicated philatelists, specializing in all types of Christmas philatelic material.
The Club presently has an enrollment of over 100 members living all over the world. The CPC was founded in Harmony, Minnesota in 1969 by Kenneth W. Mackenzie.
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The Christmas Philatelic Club is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status-all donations to the CPC are tax-deductible.
For further information or comment, please contact:
Christmas Philatelic Club
P.O. Box 744
Geneva OH 44041-0744
Email: jpb4stamps@gmail.com
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Greetings! This is my first opportunity to address you as president of our club and no one is more surprised about that than I am. I never imagined that joining the CPC “just to get the Yule Log” would lead me here &emdash; but I’m grateful it did.
I truly love the CPC, I feel a kinship with all of you who share this wonderful passion for Christma and postal history. I also feel a strong connection to our founder, Kenneth Mackenzie. I’ve read all the early Yule Logs and watched how a small group of people who simply loved stamps and Christmas built something that has now thrived for 57 years. What a legacy we get to continue.
Our members collect far more than stamps. If it’s Christmas-related and has even the slightest connection to postal history, someone in this club collects it &emdash; and that diversity is one of our strengths. The Yule Log reflects that beautifully. A special thank you to all the editors over the years, and to Mike Wilson, our current editor, who continues to bring fresh ideas and energy.
I’m also delighted that our website is back in operation. A huge thank you to Alyn Lunt for stepping in as webmaster. (And yes, I still apollogize for those years when I was your webmaster!) I’m a software engineer by training, but my website skills are … let’s call them “light.” When the club needed help, I did what I could, but now that we have someone who truly knows what he’s doing, we can look forward to real improvements. Keep an eye on our website in the coming months.
Christine Sanders, congratulations again on your well deserved induction into the CPC Honor Roll. You’ve done just about everything for this club, and I’ve been lucky to work with you from the very beginning. Thank you for all you continue to do, especially on the CPC Christmas Stamp list.
As I begin this role, I would love to hear from you. What are you collecting? How do you organize it? What Christmas topics have captured your curiosity lately? Please share your ideas for the Yule Log, the website, or anything else that can help make our club even better. This is a community, and your voice matters.
Best wishes for a wonderful spring &emdash; and here’s to a joyful year ahead for the CPC.
Please let me know about any problems you might encounter and any suggestions you might have.
– Gene Borden
