CSA Generals in
Attendance at the Southern Supper at the National Postal Museum at our
2005 Convention -- From Left: Brian Green, McCary Ballard, Roger Oswald,
Rick Calhoun, Ron Tate, Trish Kaufmann, Jerry Palazolo, Dan Warren, Tony
Crumbley, Peter Powell.
Future Conventions
& Meetings
The
2008 annual CSA convention will be held at CHARPEX 2008
in Charlotte, N.C. at the Harris Conference Center, 3216 CPCC
West Campus Drive,
Charlotte NC . The dates of the show are
July 25 – 27 2008.
Charpex show chairman Mike Lampson
can be reached at email:
exhibits@charpex.info for prospectus and other
details.
Keep
your schedules open for the following year’s events!
2008
CSA EVENTS
CSA Convention at CHARPEX,
Charlotte, North Carolina July 25-27, 2008
CSA Mid-Year Meeting Charleston, SC
November 14-16, 2008
Convention/Events
Coverage:
Annual
Conventions:
Special Note:
All photographs shown on the following
pages are provided courtesy of Gen.Trish Kaufmann and or/ Col. John Kimbrough.
Fall Mid-Year Gathering
another success... Colonels meet in lovely Mobile
at a perfect time of year Guest
Speaker Phillip Nassar, who made a fascinating presentation on the
recent and on-going recovery of the C.S.S. Alabama. The
Alabama cruised the whaling grounds around the Azores, the shipping
lanes along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., the Carribean, the
Brazilian coast, along South Africa, the Indian Ocean, South China Sea,
and the Bay of Bengal boarding 447 vessels, capturing 65 Union merchant
vessels, and sinking the U.S.S. Hatteras. She was at sea for 534
of the 657 days of her life. During this time she took 2,000 prisoners
with no loss of life. Until the engagement with the Kearsarge she
lost not one man to accident or disease aboard the ship. She is deemed
one of the ten most important vessels in naval history. For
much more information, see the website of the C.S.S. Alabama Association
at http://www.css-alabama.com/ The
full story of this delightful special Mid-Year Meeting is in the
photographs provided by Gen. Trish Kaufmann.
Click to view all of them.
A Convention
of Philatelists Unlike Any Other...
With
friendship and lots of social activities and opportunities to
acquire material, CSA conventions are an annual treat.
We sponsor the annual CSA
Philatelic Convention and Exhibition held at various World Series of
Philately national stamp shows across the country. The CONFEDERATE STAMP
ALLIANCE Convention and Exhibition is the major annual gathering of
Confederate collectors and features spectacular exhibits of Confederate
stamps and covers. The famous Southern Supper is a
major philatelic event. Each year at the Southern Supper, the
Confederate Stamp Alliance Awards are presented. These consist of the
Haydn Myer Award (service to the Alliance),
the CP Writers Award (best article in the
Confederate Philatelist since the last convention), and the
August Dietz Award (research and writing
since the last convention). Click the award
name to review a listing of past recipients. In addition to
these three awards, the exhibitors at the convention are recognized with
a series of various exhibiting awards the most prestigious being the
CSA Trophy for the best Confederate
Exhibit. The awards presentations are always a highlight of the Southern
Supper. The original inscribed plaque of
the Haydn Meyer Award is on display at the APRL (American Philatelic
Research Library) in State College, Pa. The archives of the Alliance
were moved to the APRL in 2002 and are available for research and study.
2008 Annual Convention at
CHARPEX in
Charlotte, N.C.,
on
July 25 - 27.
Click here for Show Information.
Watch for more information
coming soon!
Guest
Speaker Phillip Nassar, who made a fascinating presentation on the
recent and on-going recovery of the C.S.S. Alabama. The
Alabama cruised the whaling grounds around the Azores, the shipping
lanes along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., the Carribean, the
Brazilian coast, along South Africa, the Indian Ocean, South China Sea,
and the Bay of Bengal boarding 447 vessels, capturing 65 Union merchant
vessels, and sinking the U.S.S. Hatteras. She was at sea for 534
of the 657 days of her life. During this time she took 2,000 prisoners
with no loss of life. Until the engagement with the Kearsarge she
lost not one man to accident or disease aboard the ship. She is deemed
one of the ten most important vessels in naval history.