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    SESCAL 2020

    Sescal 2020 will take place Oct. 2-4 at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, Calif. By Linn’s Staff The 76th annual stamp exhibition of Southern California, Sescal 2020, will take place Oct. 2-4 at the Ontario [...]

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  • New PSLA Meeting Location

    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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  • Mixed Lot of US Postage for 75% of Fa...

    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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  • History of Mathematics in 300 Stamps

    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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  • Soaking Classics Forever Stamps

    The new Classics Forever stamps contain a water-soluble layer to facilitate removing the stamps from the envelopes.  Charles Snee (csnee@amosmedia.com) in Linn’s Stamp News reports that the stamps are indeed soakable, but require hot water and patience. Full [...]

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SESCAL 2020

April 8, 2020 Written by ekawasaki
SESCAL 2020

Sescal 2020 will take place Oct. 2-4 at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, Calif. By Linn’s Staff The 76th annual stamp exhibition of Southern California, Sescal 2020, will take place Oct. 2-4 at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, Calif. This year’s show has a new […]

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New PSLA Meeting Location

March 28, 2018 Written by ekawasaki

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 highways.  Free parking and many restaurants nearby. Details: New PSLA Meeting Location.

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Mixed Lot of US Postage for 75% of Fa...

February 17, 2018 Written by ekawasaki

NobleSpirit is offering on eBay mixed denomination lots of US postage stamps with a face value of $50 for $37.50 including shipping. Link.

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History of Mathematics in 300 Stamps

January 10, 2018 Written by ekawasaki

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 featured in attractive, charming and sometimes bizarre stamps. No knowledge of mathematics or philately required.

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Soaking Classics Forever Stamps

October 8, 2016 Written by ekawasaki

The new Classics Forever stamps contain a water-soluble layer to facilitate removing the stamps from the envelopes.  Charles Snee (csnee@amosmedia.com) in Linn’s Stamp News reports that the stamps are indeed soakable, but require hot water and patience. Full Article

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Scott Catalogs Reorganized

October 8, 2016 Written by ekawasaki

By Donna Houseman The 2018 edition of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue marks the 150th anniversary edition of the Scott catalogs. John Walter Scott published the first edition of the Scott catalog in 1868, and his vision and love for the stamp hobby live on today. The Scott Standard catalog lists more than 700,000 […]

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PSLA Annual Meeting

September 18, 2016 Written by ekawasaki

The next PSLA meeting (Tuesday September 27) is the annual business meeting.  Nominations for the officers for 2017-18 are complete and voting will take place at the meeting.  You must be present to vote, and write-ins are not permitted.  The treasurer will present an annual finance report.  We will have a discussion about SESCAL (don’t […]

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Butterfly First Day of Sale Ceremony ...

September 18, 2016 Written by ekawasaki

The American First Day Cover Society and the USPS will hold a First-Day-of-Sale Ceremony at SESCAL on Saturday September 24 at the Airport Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles at 10:00AM in Catalina C for the new Butterfly Stamp.  With no first day ceremony, this is the premier event for the launch of 68-cent stamp for […]

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Schuyler Rumsey offers two auctions a...

September 8, 2016 Written by ekawasaki

Source: http://www.linns.com/news/auctions/2016/september/schyler-rumsey-two-auctions-sescal-show.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=lsn_editorial_stamp-market-insights&utm_content=September 03, 2016 07:00 AMBy Michael Baadke The annual Sescal stamp show and exhibition is taking place Sept. 23-25 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 5711 W. Century Blvd., in Los Angeles, Calif. Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions will participate each day of the show with public auction sessions at the Los Angeles hotel highlighting […]

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Letter Delivered with No Address

September 3, 2016 Written by ekawasaki

Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/tourist-draws-map-on-letter-instead-of-address-iceland-delivers/ar-AAiqof8?li=AA5hNe A postman has gone above and beyond by managing to deliver a tourist’s letter after he scribbled a map instead of an address on the envelope. According to the Daily Mail and the India Times, the holidaymaker had visited a farm in Búðardalur, west Iceland, and presumably wanted to say thank you for a […]

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