Youth Holiday Stamp Design Contest

Douglas Moss writes to say The Texas Philatelic Association (TPA) and the Dallas-Park Cities Philatelic Society (DPCPS)have begun their 20th Annual Youth Holiday Stamp Design Contest.

The contest encourages youths from ages four to eighteen to design a postage stamp to celebrate the winter holidays. The artwork can relate to any winter holiday the participant wishes to recognize. The artwork should include a denomination and country name.

Entries are required to be postmarked October 1, 2008.

The winner of the contest will have their artwork featured on the cover of the November/December 2008 issue of The Texas Philatelist, the official journal of the TPA. First, second and third place winners by age group will be recognized in a feature article in the journal.

All children who enter the contest will receive a packet of stamps. The three best entries by age group will also be recognized. Doug says they will receive additional philatelic prizes beyond the packet of stamps.

For the official entry form and more information about the contest, please go to http://www.texasphilatelic.org/. You can also contact Douglas Moss at tpeditor@sbcglobal.net or mail him 305 Saint Luke’s Drive, Richardson, Texas 75080-4830