Aug 2, 2012 | Stamp Collecting How-tos, Stamp Collecting Videos
Here is a nice short video on how to soak stamps off paper.
Jul 29, 2012 | Sequoia Stamp Club
The national APS stampshow is only a few weeks away and close to the Bay Area this year — are you planning to go? http://stamps.org/STAMPSHOW-SS What is the StampShow? “The APS StampShow is the largest annual event held every August in differnt states....
Jul 20, 2012 | Stamp Exhibits
Among the members of any stamp club you will often find member who are avid diltiologists, better known as postcard collectors. It is a natural fit since many fine pieces of postal history went through the mails as postcards. I’m one of those folks —...
Jul 18, 2012 | Stamp Collecting Videos
A short video about the Philatelic Galleries at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Read more at: http://npm.si.edu/exhibits/2f_philatelic.html
Jul 14, 2012 | Stamp History
The Smithsonian has this really great article on the history of the postal truck and the criteria it uses for the purchase of new ones. “The Long Life Vehicle, or LLV, marked a major change in how postal officials approached buying vehicles. Until the 1980s,...
