Apr 15, 2016 | Other
For stamp collectors who would prefer to attend a stamp club during daytime hours, two options are now available. The Little House Stamp Club, which previously met in Menlo Park, is now assembling at the CAB at Red Morton Park in Redwood City on the 1st Wed of every...
Jun 30, 2015 | Other
by Marsha Brandsdorfer When I was a young girl, for several years, my parents took my two brothers and me on a summer vacation to a “bungalow colony” in Connecticut. This was the 1960s, when we could keep doors unlocked, and run around the grounds to meet with other...
Mar 15, 2015 | Other
by Marsha Brandsdorfer Howard Hughes had an eccentric personality. Hughes was the richest man of his time, known for his many affairs with celebrities, both male and female. He inherited his riches from his father’s successful business, the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company,...
Oct 6, 2014 | Other
Frank Mott joined SSC in 2006 as member #627. On May 14, 2014, at age 99, Frank passed away just two months short of his 100th birthday. Frank was born in Canada July 16, 1914. He immigrated to Northern California at age 9 and grew up in Palo Alto. He was a regional...
Jul 8, 2014 | Other
By: Miriam S Thurston At the 2013 PENPEX Stamp Show I displayed a 24 page topical exhibit titled: Native American Indians on Stamps/Postcards/Cachets/Souvenir Sheets. This article is based on one of the pages of the exhibit which features a Native American tribe of...
Apr 20, 2014 | Other
Make sure to attend the largest and most active stamp show in the San Francisco Bay Area. WESTPEX opens at 9:30 am on Friday, April 25 with an opening ceremony. Attendees will be given a show cachet. Show hours are 10 to 6 pm on Friday and Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm...
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