EAGLE STAMP & POSTCARD CLUB
MEETINGS @ Eagle Methodist Church
1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
651 N. Eagle Road, Eagle, Idaho
Everyone is welcomed.
Bring a friend!
Non-members are most welcome to attend. If you have a collection that you'd like to dispose of, please feel free to bring it in for a free evaluation and possibly sell. A local stamp dealer will be in attendance.
Questions email: lesgmurray@q.com
P.O. Box 731, Meridian, ID 83680
The club gets numerous inquires as the value of collections and accumulations of stamps, etc – everyone is welcomed to bring in those items of stamps/covers/postcards/etc – there are usually some knowledgeable, fair, honest and experienced dealers and collectors to give some idea of condition, significance, value or buying offers. People are welcome to bring such collections/items to all meetings except the auction nights, unless they desire to place such items in the auction.
MEETINGS @ Eagle Methodist Church
1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM
651 N. Eagle Road, Eagle, Idaho
Everyone is welcomed.
Bring a friend!
Non-members are most welcome to attend. If you have a collection that you'd like to dispose of, please feel free to bring it in for a free evaluation and possibly sell. A local stamp dealer will be in attendance.
Questions email: lesgmurray@q.com
P.O. Box 731, Meridian, ID 83680
The club gets numerous inquires as the value of collections and accumulations of stamps, etc – everyone is welcomed to bring in those items of stamps/covers/postcards/etc – there are usually some knowledgeable, fair, honest and experienced dealers and collectors to give some idea of condition, significance, value or buying offers. People are welcome to bring such collections/items to all meetings except the auction nights, unless they desire to place such items in the auction.
CLUB MEETINGS
June 7, 7pm
SCAVENGER HUNT
1. Postcard or cover having a Moscow, Idaho postmark.
2. Postcard showing a major U.S. river dam.
3. U.S. 13-cent postal card.
4. Cover with at least two postmarks, each from a different country.
5. Stamp depicting a locomotive
6. Stamp depicting a train
7. Stamp issued prior to 1930 by any dead country.
8. Cover/postcard showing a naval ship of any country.
9. Cover/postcard depicting U.S. naval ship having a postmark from the
ship’s post office.
10. Mourning stamp issued by any country.
11. An airmail stamp, depicting one or more airplanes and including palm
trees.
12. A stamp from each of at least two countries which are part of an
omnibus issue.
13. First postage stamp issued, i.e., Scott No. 1, by any country.
14. A stamp issued by the Confederate States of America.
15. A U.S. Washington 2-cent red type III stamp.
16. A U.S. cover sent during WWII including a censor’s mark.
17. A WWII “V” cover.
18. A stamp showing the heads of at least three named persons (not a
crowd) as the central focus of the stamp.
19. Stamp depicting a lighthouse in a country other than the U. S.
20. Stamp commemorating the “Monaco Grand Prix” road race.
21. Stamp commemorating exploration of the Arctic.
22. Stamp showing a suspension bridge.
23. Stamp depicting the first submarine (SS1) formally commissioned by
the U.S. Navy.
24. First-day-cover commemorating Neil Armstrong as the first man to
walk on the moon.
25. Stamp issued by any foreign country depicting George Washington.
26. Set of at least 4 postage stamps depicting flowers including at least one
or more roses, carnations and tulips.
27. A perfin from a country other than the United States.
28. A stamp having a “bull’s eye” cancel.
29. A foreign stamp issued in the year of your birth.
30. A stamp depicting the current head of state of the country that issued
the stamp.
31. A Hawaiian postage stamp having a Honolulu post mark.
32. A precancel stamp from a city in the state of your birth.
33. First day cover with the Idaho stamp.
34. Stamp or stamps commemorating Columbus’s first voyage to the New
World.
35. “Postage” from New Nausea (Oregon).
NOTES
1. Unless specified otherwise, all scavenger hunt items may be from any
country.
2. Pick any 30 of the 35 items identified.
3. No item submitted may be classified as an error, freak, oddity; an
occupation stamp; or include a cache or postmark which is an
advertisement or event slogan.
4. Stamps submitted may be on or off paper, or on covers or post cards.
5. The term “depicting” or “showing” means any photograph, cache or
drawing which illustrates the described item.
6. Any submitted item called into question will be reviewed by a panel of
member judges to determine its eligibility.
7. Each item submitted is awarded one point; the entrant with the highest
score wins. In the event of a tie, the judges with select the winner based
on ingenuity and uniqueness in the choice of the items submitted.
8. The collected items comprising a participant’s submission, i.e., entry,
may be arranged or mounted in any manner to facilitate the ease of
exhibiting the entry. Informal prizes will be awarded for ingenuity and
how impressive an entry exhibit is.
Prizes will be awarded
First -- $25; Second and Third -- $10
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Stamp of the Month --
Website of the Month --
Name that stamp --
Door Prizes -- Mike D
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Stamp House - Open House, not at the church
April 9, 10 am - 2 pm
Beginner to advanced collector come enjoy some stamping fellowship. Stamps, covers, collections, and other philatelic items for sale.
FREE APPRAISALS. Questions answered!
208 384-1400 for directions and information or bob@idahostamphouse.com ============================================================
Listing of Website of the Month:
2016
October: www.exponet.info
November: www.metropostcard.com/glossaryp.html
December: auction night, no website of the month
2017
January: www.mindspring.com/~metkin/idahoindex.html
February: American Philatelic Research Library www.stamps.org/library
April: Smithsonian National Postal Museum postalmuseum.si.edu
October: www.phila.com
2018
February: www.stampcollectingspot.com/9-stamp-collecting-websites-everyone-should-know-about
May: www.ChicagoPostcardMuseum.org
June: www.stamp-collecting-resources.com
July: www.stampworld.com
October: www.iswcs.org
November: www.history.com/news/11-most-controversial-stamps-in-u-s-history
2019
February: stampdomain.com
March: postalhistory.com postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp
December: philatelicdatabase.com oquiststamps.com
2020
June: postcardvalues.com
October: thedigitalphilatelist.com/
December: stampsmarter.org/
2021
February: Own a Piece of History | Showpiece
2022
April: USPhila.com | Latest US stamps prices
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OFFICERS
President – Les M
Vice Presidents- Bryan W and Henry P
Treasurer - Mary P
APS Representative - Mike D
Program Chair – Paul K
Web Site –Bob P, bob@idahostamphouse.com
June 7, 7pm
SCAVENGER HUNT
1. Postcard or cover having a Moscow, Idaho postmark.
2. Postcard showing a major U.S. river dam.
3. U.S. 13-cent postal card.
4. Cover with at least two postmarks, each from a different country.
5. Stamp depicting a locomotive
6. Stamp depicting a train
7. Stamp issued prior to 1930 by any dead country.
8. Cover/postcard showing a naval ship of any country.
9. Cover/postcard depicting U.S. naval ship having a postmark from the
ship’s post office.
10. Mourning stamp issued by any country.
11. An airmail stamp, depicting one or more airplanes and including palm
trees.
12. A stamp from each of at least two countries which are part of an
omnibus issue.
13. First postage stamp issued, i.e., Scott No. 1, by any country.
14. A stamp issued by the Confederate States of America.
15. A U.S. Washington 2-cent red type III stamp.
16. A U.S. cover sent during WWII including a censor’s mark.
17. A WWII “V” cover.
18. A stamp showing the heads of at least three named persons (not a
crowd) as the central focus of the stamp.
19. Stamp depicting a lighthouse in a country other than the U. S.
20. Stamp commemorating the “Monaco Grand Prix” road race.
21. Stamp commemorating exploration of the Arctic.
22. Stamp showing a suspension bridge.
23. Stamp depicting the first submarine (SS1) formally commissioned by
the U.S. Navy.
24. First-day-cover commemorating Neil Armstrong as the first man to
walk on the moon.
25. Stamp issued by any foreign country depicting George Washington.
26. Set of at least 4 postage stamps depicting flowers including at least one
or more roses, carnations and tulips.
27. A perfin from a country other than the United States.
28. A stamp having a “bull’s eye” cancel.
29. A foreign stamp issued in the year of your birth.
30. A stamp depicting the current head of state of the country that issued
the stamp.
31. A Hawaiian postage stamp having a Honolulu post mark.
32. A precancel stamp from a city in the state of your birth.
33. First day cover with the Idaho stamp.
34. Stamp or stamps commemorating Columbus’s first voyage to the New
World.
35. “Postage” from New Nausea (Oregon).
NOTES
1. Unless specified otherwise, all scavenger hunt items may be from any
country.
2. Pick any 30 of the 35 items identified.
3. No item submitted may be classified as an error, freak, oddity; an
occupation stamp; or include a cache or postmark which is an
advertisement or event slogan.
4. Stamps submitted may be on or off paper, or on covers or post cards.
5. The term “depicting” or “showing” means any photograph, cache or
drawing which illustrates the described item.
6. Any submitted item called into question will be reviewed by a panel of
member judges to determine its eligibility.
7. Each item submitted is awarded one point; the entrant with the highest
score wins. In the event of a tie, the judges with select the winner based
on ingenuity and uniqueness in the choice of the items submitted.
8. The collected items comprising a participant’s submission, i.e., entry,
may be arranged or mounted in any manner to facilitate the ease of
exhibiting the entry. Informal prizes will be awarded for ingenuity and
how impressive an entry exhibit is.
Prizes will be awarded
First -- $25; Second and Third -- $10
=====================================================================================
Stamp of the Month --
Website of the Month --
Name that stamp --
Door Prizes -- Mike D
=====================================================================================
Stamp House - Open House, not at the church
April 9, 10 am - 2 pm
Beginner to advanced collector come enjoy some stamping fellowship. Stamps, covers, collections, and other philatelic items for sale.
FREE APPRAISALS. Questions answered!
208 384-1400 for directions and information or bob@idahostamphouse.com ============================================================
Listing of Website of the Month:
2016
October: www.exponet.info
November: www.metropostcard.com/glossaryp.html
December: auction night, no website of the month
2017
January: www.mindspring.com/~metkin/idahoindex.html
February: American Philatelic Research Library www.stamps.org/library
April: Smithsonian National Postal Museum postalmuseum.si.edu
October: www.phila.com
2018
February: www.stampcollectingspot.com/9-stamp-collecting-websites-everyone-should-know-about
May: www.ChicagoPostcardMuseum.org
June: www.stamp-collecting-resources.com
July: www.stampworld.com
October: www.iswcs.org
November: www.history.com/news/11-most-controversial-stamps-in-u-s-history
2019
February: stampdomain.com
March: postalhistory.com postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp
December: philatelicdatabase.com oquiststamps.com
2020
June: postcardvalues.com
October: thedigitalphilatelist.com/
December: stampsmarter.org/
2021
February: Own a Piece of History | Showpiece
2022
April: USPhila.com | Latest US stamps prices
=====================================================================================
OFFICERS
President – Les M
Vice Presidents- Bryan W and Henry P
Treasurer - Mary P
APS Representative - Mike D
Program Chair – Paul K
Web Site –Bob P, bob@idahostamphouse.com
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Club # 1529-197338
and
Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs
Club # 1529-197338
and
Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs
