Learn About Philately at the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop

The 11th annual Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop will be Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 at the Renaissance St. Louis Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Held in conjunction with the annual St. Louis Stamp Expo, the Workshop will provide a unique opportunity to meet stamp dealers and collectors, view 3000 pages of philatelic exhibits, attend seminars and a public auction. This workshop is open to both those Scouts who have already formed stamp collections and those just starting to collect. The $5 registration fee will cover admission to the Stamp Expo and the Souvenir Expo Cover. As an option, Scouts may stay after the workshop is completed until the Stamp Expo closes at 6 pm. (Lunch is not provided.) Space is limited to the first 20 scouts registering by January 29, 2010. There will no refunds for Scouts who fail to attend.

Participants should bring a current Stamp Collecting Merit Badge pamphlet and must bring their Troop approved Merit Badge card. Please note that this is a Class A uniform event. Those wishing to complete the requirements for the badge at the workshop must bring the materials required to fulfill requirements # 3, #8, and one part of requirement 7 (#7b will be completed in the workshop). Instruction will be provided for beginning collectors.

Attendance at the workshop does NOT guarantee that you will pass the requirements for the merit badge.

Registration Form

For additional information contact David L. Straight (day) 314-935-5465 or (evening) 314-993-9693; or (e-mail) dls@wustl.edu