Jul 10, 2013 | Presidents Message
“The only thing that’s permanent is change”. I regret to inform you that two of our members will no longer attend a Sequoia meeting. Gil Goodrich passed on 30 May and Charlie Rogers is in declining health. Both were typical of Sequoia’s strength and attraction to...
Jul 1, 2013 | American Philatelic Society
Congratulations to Sequoia member Kristin Patterson who has been re-elected to a second term as Director at Large for the American Philatelic Society, receiving more votes than any other candidate. Kristin is well known to local philatelists for her award winning...
Jun 22, 2013 | Stamp Collecting Videos
Here is a great British article about how U.S. stamps are made. Some history of printing stamps: Internal Revenue stamps and postage stamps were a big part of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s history. The BEP began producing revenue stamps in 1866. These...
Jun 16, 2013 | Stamp Issues
This weekend, the latest version of the Superman story was released in theaters. Superman is one of the oldest and most beloved heroes of American comics and has seen numerous incarnations on TV and the big screen. The U.S. Postal service in 2006 published a sheet...