Oct 27, 2013 | American Philatelic Society, Sequoia Stamp Club
From There to Jim Giacomazzi By Hank Washauer Stamp Chatter Editor About three years ago we lost our Chatter editor Ernie Lee who owned a print shop and who with his skills and professional equipment had been producing an outstanding newsletter for our club. It seemed...
Sep 30, 2013 | Presidents Message, Sequoia Stamp Club
As most of you know, our Sequoia Club is organized as a 501c7 under the Internal Revenue Code. What does that mean? It means that we are both a “hobby club” and a “social club” for our 120+ members. As a Governor of your management team my goals are “members first!”...
Sep 9, 2013 | Sequoia Stamp Club
The 1946 airmail stamp featured the venerable DC-4 Skymaster. The DC-4 at the time was a symbol of reliability and speed. The impressive red color alerted postal sort clerks that the letter is airmail and needed to be transported to the nearest airport mail facility....
Jul 30, 2013 | Sequoia Stamp Club
FYI: The two stamps which Phil is holding show the image of an armadillo. Armadillo is a Spanish word meaning “little armored one” and refers to the bony plates that cover the back, head, legs, and tail of most of these odd looking creatures. Armadillo Willy’s...
May 26, 2013 | Sequoia Stamp Club
The May 14th meeting of the Sequoia Stamp Club was devoted to an auction of material from the archives of the Western Philatelic Library (WPL). The WPL, was founded as the South Bay Philatelic Library in 1969. It was recently forced by the City of Sunnyvale to...
May 6, 2013 | Sequoia Stamp Club
Tara Murray, Director of Information Services/Librarian of the American Philatelic Research Library in Bellefonte, PA, visits the Sequoia Stamp Club in Redwood City, CA, on the evening of April 23, 2013. The APRL has one of the world’s largest and most...
