San Jose Stamp Club

Filatelic Fiesta Nov 14 - 15 is cancelled. The pandemic is forcing this decision. There are a great number of uncertainties and deep concerns for everyone's safety. that this decision is required. Please watch our club website for news on upcoming shows. https://sanjosesc.com/

The SJSC's June meeting will be on June 3rd at 7:00pm. We will do this meeting on-line using Zoom. The link will be emailed to club members. Guests should PM us and we will provide the link. The meeting will open with some socialization time and announcements. Our program will be on the US 1997 Classic ... American Aircraft sheet of stamps that was developed by Jim Steinwinder. See more

Interesting Book: Empires in the Sky by Alexander Rose . For anyone interested in the airships behind the Graf Zeppelin stamps might want to check this out. I've not read this book, but I thought I'd bring it to stamp collectors attention. I welcome anyone who reads it to post a review.

May Meeting Canceled I'm sorry to report that the virus requires that we cancel our meeting normally scheduled for May 6th.

Fascinating presentation at our meeting on Wednesday March 4th on "Errors, Freaks, and Errors" by Peter Adams. He's an expert on these and everyone is encouraged to bring an item you'd like to have him evaluate or just to show to the group. Don't forget, we now meet in the Community Room of the Pearl Ave Library at 4270 Pearl Ave at 7:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

Stamp Show in Redwood City, CA, December 7 and 8 PENPEX Stamp Show, presented by the Sequoia Stamp Club, will be held December 7 and 8 at the Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, CA. Show hours are Saturday 10 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The show will feature:... 16 dealers 60 frames of exhibits a Silent Auction closing at 2:30PM on Sunday a Youth Area with activities and free stamps for kids. The U.S. Postal Service will be present both days with current items for sale. An Awards Banquet will be held Saturday night starting at 6 p.m. at Harry’s Hofbrau in Redwood City.

Christmas Shopping for Philatelists Shopping for stamp collectors can be challenging due to our wide and diverse collecting interests. A place to start is the USPS Gift Catalog titled "Delivering Cheer". There is a nice variety of collectibles,including toy mail vehicles, wall art, jigsaw puzzles and stationary. A variety of web sites offer an array of items with stamp themes including www.Allposters.com and https://seriouspuzzles.com/. Search "stamps" and you find a nice v...ariety of stamp themed posters and jigsaw puzzles. Most stamp collectors love books. My favorite fiction books involving stamps is Lawrence Block's "Hit" series. The many philatelic references makes reading them a lot of fun. An excellent read is "How the Post Office Created America" by Winfield Gallagher. While there are only a few references to stamps, I found a history of the Post Office is fascinating.