Here is the response I received from my posting on another stamp forum:
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Both the All*Star Stamp Club and the Young Stamp Collectors of America are active and have strong memberships.
The All*Star program currently has 50 member clubs, with over 1300 members. The club leader joins the program, and then receives stamps, covers, stamp mounts, hinges, and prizes to share with their club several times each year - all from materials donated to the APS Youth Programs. Newsletters are also sent to the leaders. Once a leader pays the annual fee, each member of his/her club becomes an All*Star member and receives a certificate, an All*Star membership card, and pin. A birthday card and philatelic souvenir is sent to each member annually (as long as the club leader has parental/guardian permission to release the member's name, address, and birthdate to the APS Youth Coordinator.)
The YSCA is an on-line club for individuals. Each youth member receives a welcome packet containing information for the beginning collector, along with stamps and covers (again, from donated materials). We meet here on the Virtual Stamp Club chat room on the first Sunday of each month, from 7-8 pm, Eastern time. All youth members "attending" our meetings receive stamps, covers, and other prizes. YSCA members also receive newsletters, via e-mail, and have the opportunity of attending our "live" meetings, held at the APS winter show and StampShow. We currently have 546 YSCA members, 496 are youth members and 50 are adult supporting members.
Please e-mail me to receive a sample All*Star packet, or even better, to join both of these clubs.
Janet Houser
Posted 08/17/2009 11:42 am
I wonder if the SCF would qualify to enroll since we are internet based?
I received a priority box full of philatelic items from Janet Houser from the APS's All Star Stamp Club
! There was a USPS Stamp Price Guide, a large ziplock bag full of on/off paper stamps, a stack of covers and postcards, at least a dozen stamp lapel pins, the latest newsletter, brochures, USPS 2000 Commemorative Yearbook (no stamps), etc. I was quite surprised to say the least on these free materials to help promote stamp collecting to youth.
