Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania (Unit 22)
Founded to specialize in the Pacific Islands area, mainly south of the Tropic of Cancer including Australia and New Zealand. Annual dues: U.S. $17, outside U.S. $24. Benefits: sales book circuits, exhibition awards, special awards, library, annual convention. Website: www.sasoceania.org. Contact: Stuart Leven, P.O. Box 24764, San Jose , CA 95154-4764. E-mail: stulev@ix.netcom.com

Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society (Affiliate 47)
Founded in 1969 and incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1970 to foster and promote interest in the study, collecting, and exhibiting of Ryukyu Island philately and related material, and to provide a forum for friendly cooperation among all philatelists with similar interests. Following several years of somewhat limited activity, the RPSS is now experiencing a resurgence of both interest and collector support. Near-term objectives include reestablishment of the RPSS Expertization Service and supporting the APS with this vital service. The society’s official quarterly publication, From the Dragon’s Den, has seen eight new issues in the past twenty-seven months and a membership drive is now underway. Persons interested in membership are encouraged to write the RPSS Secretary at P.O. Box 240177, Charlotte, NC 28224, or contract by e-mail at
secretary@ryukyustamps.org. Membership and printable application forms are available at the society’s recently updated website www.ryukyustamps.org.

The Carto-Philatelic Society (Affiliate 158)
A non-profit organization affiliated with the American Topical Association, the CPS is a worldwide membership of collectors of maps on stamps. In 1955 the CPS reorganized with David Wolfersberger, president, Al Underberg, vice-president, Alf Jordan, secretary-treasurer, and Miklos Pinther, president emeritus. Annual dues: $15 for U.S., Canada and Mexico, $18 elsewhere. Benefits: the quarterly newsletter The New Carto-Philatelist and a directory. Website: www.mapsonstamps.com. Contact: Alf Jordon, 156 West Elm Street, Yarmouth, ME 04096.

State Revenue Society (Affiliate 164)
Founded in 1955 to promote the study and collection of state and local revenue stamps of the United States. Annual dues: $15 U.S., and $30 overseas. Benefits: the quarterly publication State Revenue News, auctions, library, and exhibition awards. Website: www.hillcity-mall.com/SRS/. Contact: Scott M. Troutman, P.O. Box 421, Duncansville, PA 16635-0241.

Gay and Lesbian History on Stamps Club (Affiliate 205)
The GLHSC is study unit 458 of the American Topical Association and member #72 of the American First Day Cover Society. Its objectives are to promote and foster an interest in the collection, study, and dissemination of knowledge of worldwide philatelic material that depicts: notable men and women and their contributions to society for whom historical evidence exists of homosexual or bisexual orientation; mythology, historical events and ideas significant in the history of gay culture; and flora and fauna scientifically proven to having prominent homosexual behavior. Even though emphasis is placed on the above aspects of stamp collecting, GLHSC strongly encourages other philatelic endeavors. Its quarterly publication is the Lambda Philatelic Journal. Annual dues: U.S., Canada, Mexico are $10, all others $15. Website: www.glhsc.org. Contact: Lambda Philatelic Journal, P.O. Box 190842, Dallas, TX 75219-0842. E-mail: GLHSC@aol.com.

The American Ceremony Program Society (Affiliate 217)
Also a member of the American First Day Cover Society and the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society, the ACPS was founded to unite all collectors and related organizations with knowledge and experience with Ceremony Programs. Annual dues: U.S. $7; life memberships $100. Benefits: the quarterly journal The Ceremonial, auctions, library, and annual convention. Website: www.webacps.org. Contact: John E. Peterson, 6987 Coleshill Drive, San Diego, CA 92119-1953. E-mail: jkpete@pacbell.net.

German Colonies Collectors Group (Affiliate 236)
A study group of the German Philatelic Society, the GCCG encourages the philately of the German Colonies and Post Offices abroad and related areas. Annual dues: U.S. and Canadian $15, rest of world $26 (air mail). Benefits: the quarterly publication Vorlaufer, annual convention, chapters, study groups, award-winning publications, and a library. Website: www.gps.nu/studygroup/colonies/info.html. Contact: Rev. Jack Neilson, 15 Fairview Heights, Parkersburg, WV 26101.

APS Affiliate Coordination Committee,
J.E. McDevitt, Chairman
3561 Country Court North
Mobile, AL 36619-5335