Jun 22, 2015 | Presidents Message
At the Sequoia Stamp Club 2015 season midpoint, I have been impressed with the quality and substance of our meetings. Our members have stepped up to offer fun activities, lively auctions, and worthwhile presentations. Our VP, Jim Giacomazzi, has managed the Larry...
Jun 10, 2015 | Sequoia Stamp Club
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) in San Francisco. It was nothing short of a miracle that it even took place having to overcome the Great Earthquake of 1906 and the shadow of World War I hanging over the...
May 19, 2015 | Sequoia Stamp Club
The Peninsula Philatelic Exhibition (PENPEX) held its first show on November 10 & 11, 1951. Since then 41 stamp shows have been held in Redwood City under the name PENPEX. PENPEX was incorporated as a non-profit public benefit corporation on January 7, 1994, but...
Apr 8, 2015 | Sequoia Stamp Club
By Ken Perkins And another one gone And another one gone And another one bites the dust. (lyrics by John Deacon of Queen) The Globe Stamp store of Oakland. Richard Wolffers in San Francisco. Laurel Stamps in San Carlos. The Stamp Shoppe, with two locations: San Carlos...