Starting Tuesday April 10, 2018 we will meet at the Gardena Valley Baptist Church, 1630 W158th Street, Gardena, CA 90247. Join us for an evening of philatelic fun and sharing at our new convenient location between the 405 and 110 [...]
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NobleSpirit is offering on eBay mixed denomination lots of US postage stamps with a face value of $50 for $37.50 including shipping. [...]
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The entire history of mathematics in one hour, as illustrated by around 300 postage stamps featuring mathematics and mathematicians from across the world. From Euclid to Euler, from Pythagoras to Poincaré, and from Fibonacci to the Fields Medals, all are [...]
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We have reserved the private Dockside room of Tony P’s Dockside Grill for Tuesday Dec 12 6:30 – 9:30pm I’m hoping everyone can attend this year, it is a nice location on the water. Their address is 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina Del [...]
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SESCAL 2017 New Location: Ontario Convention Center 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764 Friday October 13 10-6 Saturday October 14 10-6 Sunday October 15 10-4 Come join Southern California’s largest stamp show! 200 Exhibit Frames 33 Stamp Dealers [...]
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In 2011 private investigator Dave Hooper was murdered in his office, assumedly the victim of a botched robbery but now his secret notebook, written in shorthand, has come to light though ex-girlfriend Carmen Cresswell could not decipher it. Alison Downing hired Dave to pursue a thieving boyfriend Jason Sharp as did cancer victim Barry Warnock […]
The May 24 PSLA meeting will feature the APS slide show Ryuku by Bert Keiner. Join us at 7:30 in Community Room A in the Westside Pavilion.
In this Philatelic Foundation article, Peter A. Robertson discusses how to detect stamps that have been regummed and the techniques used to create them. Link to article.
Jenny Invert from McCoy Block Recovered in New York One of the two missing 1918 United States Jenny Invert airmail error stamps from the famed McCoy block of four that was stolen in 1955 was recovered in early April. Full Article See Also: LA Times Article
Prince George Poses for the Most Adorable Royal Family Portrait — See the Cute Pic! Meredith B. Kile ETonline April 19, 2016 Prince George is just too cute! The 2-year-old heir to the British throne posed for a new royal portrait in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s upcoming 90th birthday, standing on foam blocks for […]
SESCAL 2016 Auction September 23-25, 2016 at Los Angeles, Ca. The Grand Award Winning “Skywalk” Collection of Nova Scotia Featuring over 2,000 lots of Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. Space is Limited. Consignment Deadline: July 1, 2016 SCHUYLER J. RUMSEY Philatelic Auctions, Inc. 47 Kearny St., Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94108, USA Telephone: 415-781-5127 […]
The April 26, 2016 meeting of the Philatelic Society of Los Angeles will feature the APS slide show: Errors, Varieties, Freaks, and Oddities on U.S. Stamps by Clyde Jennings of Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Jennings received the Luff Award of the APS in 1989 for his exceptional contributions to philately. A life member of the APS, […]
Mail Bag: Keep ‘Em Coming! Source: Atlas Obscura by Sarah Brumble [Contact: ] January 18, 2011 Kiddos, I can not even begin to express exactly how excited I became when I checked our post office box last week and found not one, not two, but THREE postcards lying in wait! Number one is a real stunner […]
Perfomaster 3000, ePerforationGauge and EZPerf measure stamp perfs. Details
A rare drop in postal prices will become effective Sunday, April 10, but no new stamps are planned to mark the change. Details