WE PROMOTE AND STUDY THE POSTAGE STAMPS AND REVENUE STAMPS OF NICARAGUA AND THEIR USAGE
		NICARAO
THE NICARAGUA STUDY GROUP
president’s message / MENSAJE DEL PRESIDENTE	how to join the group		contacts		bylaws
stamps		covers		postmarks and cancels
library		sample issues of NICArao journal		exhibits

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Welcome to the Nicaragua Philatelic Study Group (NSG) website! Feel free to explore our resources on Nicaraguan philately, and we welcome your comments and ideas. Special thanks to Jean-Michel for his excellent work on this website. I assumed the role of President of the NSG and editor of our newsletter, NICARAO, in August 2023. I extend my gratitude to our previous President, Glen Stafford, for his dedicated service and significant contributions to our philatelic study group. I also want to thank Michael Schreiber for his outstanding work as the previous editor of NICARAO for the past 12 years. Additionally, I would like to welcome our new secretary-treasurer, Kurt Streepy. If you’re not yet a member of the NSG, we encourage you to join us. Nicaraguan philately offers a fascinating array of topics, including reprints, provisional overprints, remonetized stamps, and much more. Join us for a year and you won’t regret it. Here’s how to become a member: NSG annual dues, which include a subscription to NICARAO and the Index to the stamps and covers of Nicaragua, are $25 USD for U.S. addresses, $28 USD for Canadian addresses, and $38 USD for the rest of the world, or $12 USD for an electronic subscription only. Payments must be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. Dues can also be paid online through PayPal to ksstreepy@gmail.com at slightly higher amounts. For more information, please contact our new treasurer and secretary, Kurt Streepy, at ksstreepy@gmail.com. Best regards, Erick J. Rodriguez President, NSG MENSAJE DEL PRESIDENTE ¡Bienvenidos al sitio web del Grupo de Estudio Filatélico de Nicaragua (NSG)! Siéntanse libres de explorar nuestros recursos sobre la filatelia de Nicaragua, y sus comentarios e ideas son siempre bienvenidos. Un agradecimiento especial a Jean-Michel por su excelente trabajo en este sitio web. Asumí el cargo de Presidente del NSG y editor de nuestro boletín, NICARAO, en agosto de 2023. Quiero extender mi gratitud a nuestro anterior Presidente, Glen Stafford, por su servicio dedicado y sus significativas contribuciones a nuestro grupo de estudio filatélico. También quiero agradecer a Michael Schreiber por su sobresaliente trabajo como editor anterior de NICARAO durante los últimos 12 años. Además, me gustaría dar la bienvenida a nuestro nuevo secretario-tesorero, Kurt Streepy. Si aún no eres miembro del NSG, te animamos a unirte a nosotros. La filatelia nicaragüense ofrece una fascinante variedad de temas, incluyendo reimpresiones, sobrecargas provisionales, sellos remonetizados, y mucho más. Únete a nosotros por un año y no te arrepentirás. Aquí está cómo convertirse en miembro: Las cuotas anuales del NSG, que incluyen una suscripción a NICARAO que se pública cuatro veces al año (edición en inglés o español, su preferencia) y acceso a los catálogo especializado de sellos de Nicaragua y de tarjetas y sobres pre-impresos de Nicaragua y cualquier otra publicación que surja desde nuestro grupo para sus miembros; la membresía anual es de $25 USD para direcciones en EE. UU., $28 USD para direcciones en Canadá, y $38 USD para el resto del mundo, o $12 USD solo para una suscripción electrónica. Los pagos deben hacerse en dólares estadounidenses y girados en un banco de EE. UU. Las cuotas también se pueden pagar en línea a través de PayPal a Secretarynsg@gmail.com con cantidades ligeramente superiores. Para más información, por favor contacte a nuestro nuevo tesorero y secretario, Kurt Streepy, en Secretarynsg@gmail.com. Saludos cordiales, Erick J. Rodriguez Presidente, NSG

HOW TO JOIN THE STUDY GROUP NSG annual dues, which include a subscription to Nicarao and the Index to the stamps and covers of Nicaragua, are: $25 USD for U.S. addresses, $28 USD for Canada addresses, and $38 USD for the rest of the world, or $10USD for those requesting only electronic subscription. Checks must be payable in U.S. dollars and be drawn on a U.S. bank. Dues also are payable online through PayPal to Secretarynsg@gmail.com at slightly higher amounts (around 10 %). For more information, please contact Kurt Streepy at ksstreepy@gmail.com.

CONTACTS Any information you need, contact Secretary – Treasurer: Kurt Streepy at ksstreepy@gmail.com. También puede contactar el Presidente / Editor de Nicarao: Erick J. Rodriguez en nsgsec@yahoo.com

BYLAWS November 2012 Bylaws of the Nicaragua Study Group Article I - Name The name of the organization shall be “Nicaragua Study Group” and its journal shall be named “Nicarao.” Article II - Purpose The organization’s purpose shall be to study the postal and fiscal emissions of Nicaragua and its postal history and fiscal history and to disseminate the results of such study among its members, other philatelists and the general public. Article III - Members Any natural person may become a member of the organization on payment of its annual calendar-year dues, as established by the officers. The fiscal year of the group shall match the calendar year. Article IV - Officers The organization’s officers shall include a president, a secretary-treasurer and an editor, but the officer positions may be combined or be held by the same person as necessary, as determined by the president. The president shall preside over the group’s affairs and may appoint officers, committees and heads of committees as the president deems necessary. The president shall fill any vacancies as the president deems necessary. The secretary-treasurer shall maintain a list of the group members and a file of the group’s publications, shall receive any ballots and announce their results in the group’s journal, shall advise members when annual dues are payable; shall receive and deposit such dues and other group income in a chartered bank or chartered credit union; shall pay from such funds any correct and invoiced obligations of the group, including reimbursing officers for out-of-pocket expenses; shall maintain a budget for the group; shall publish an annual treasurer’s report in Nicarao, and shall report the fiscal status of the organization as required by law. The editor shall produce the group’s quarterly journal, shall solicit articles and other content for it and edit it, shall arrange for printing the journal or creating other necessary files, and shall distribute the journal to members and others. Quarterly issues shall be dated January, April, July and October, or some similar sequence. In conjunction with the group’s purpose, additional issues or other publications may be published at the discretion of the officers. Article V - Elections The group shall conduct elections only as necessary. By February 1 of any year, a minimum of two members may nominate in writing any one or more of themselves as an officer or officers of the group. This offer shall name the candidate or candidates for the office or offices and shall state their willingness to serve. If any sitting officer or officers do not defer to the offer, then an election shall be held by ballot distributed with the July issue of the group’s journal, the results shall be published in the October issue, and anyone newly elected shall begin in office as of November 1. Article VI - Tenure of Officers and Emergencies Each officer shall serve an open term and as necessary shall recruit a replacement for that office, usually with the help of the president and subject to the approval of the president. If the group is unable to fill the position of president, the group may continue to function as the members see fit. If the group has no members willing to serve as editor and secretary-treasurer, then within 12 months one or two members may reinstitute themselves as those two officers and shall act in accordance with the purpose of the organization and these bylaws. In the event that the group formally dissolves, members may receive reimbursement of no more than their current year dues and paid-up future dues, but no reimbursement is guaranteed. Any remaining funds shall be donated to the American Philatelic Society. Article VII - Not for Profit No income or profit from the operation of the group, aside from reimbursement of correct and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses, shall inure to any officer or member of the group. Article VIII - Amendments and Ballots The secretary-treasurer shall distribute to all members a ballot for any amendment to these bylaws or for any election. A majority of those returning ballots to the secretary-treasurer shall determine the outcome of any ballot. The president shall break any tie vote. The bylaws are as revised in 2012 and adopted by the membership in summer 2012 (previous bylaws published in 1997)

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