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.
Email lesgmurray@q.com
www.eaglestampandpostcardclub.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.
Email lesgmurray@q.com
www.eaglestampandpostcardclub.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 MEETING
August 6, 2019
SCAVENGER HUNT
1. Postcard or cover having a Lewiston, Idaho postmark.
2. Postcard showing early Boise scenes.
3. U.S. 5-cent postal card.
4. Cover with at least two postmarks from different countries.
5. Stamp depicting a locomotive
6. Stamp depicting a train
7. Stamp issued prior to 1940 by any dead country.
8. Cover/postcard showing a naval ship of any country.
9. Cover/postcard depicting U.S. submarine having a postmark from the submarine’s post office.
10. Mourning stamp issued by any country.
11. Stamp, not an airmail stamp, depicting one or more airplanes.
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 “franked” U.S. cover sent during WWII.
17. A stamp showing the heads of at least three named persons (not a crowd) as the central focus of the stamp.
18. Stamp depicting a lighthouse and a bridge.
19. Stamp commemorating the “Le Mans” road race.
20. Stamp commemorating exploration of the Antarctic.
21. Stamp showing a covered bridge.
22. Stamp showing a Puget Sound tugboat.
23. First-day-cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
24. Stamp issued by any foreign country depicting Franklin D. Roosevelt.
25. Stamp or stamps depicting flowers including at least one or more roses, carnations and daisies.
26. A cover having one or more U.S. Christmas seals attached.
27. A stamp-on-a-stamp.
28. A stamp socked-on-the-nose, such that the name of the town can clearly deciphered.
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.
NOTES
1. Unless specified otherwise, all scavenger hunt items may be from any country.
2. 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.
3. Stamps submitted may be on or off paper, or on covers or post cards.
4. The term “depicting” or “showing” means any photograph, cache or drawing which illustrates the described item.
Stamp of the Month: Ron Mc
Website of the Month: Bob P
Name that Stamp: Les M
DOOR PRIZES: Mike D
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Beginner to advanced collector come enjoy some fellowship and free appraisals. Questions answered!
Stamp House - Open House, not at the church
Saturday, August 10 – 10 AM to 2 PM
208 384-1400 for directions and information or bob@idahostamphouse.com
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.
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.cm
March: postalhistory.com postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp
OFFICERS
President – Les M
Vice President- Brian W
Treasurer - Ron M
APS Representative - Mike D
Program Chair – Paul K
Web Site –Bob P, bob@idahostamphouse.com
August 6, 2019
SCAVENGER HUNT
1. Postcard or cover having a Lewiston, Idaho postmark.
2. Postcard showing early Boise scenes.
3. U.S. 5-cent postal card.
4. Cover with at least two postmarks from different countries.
5. Stamp depicting a locomotive
6. Stamp depicting a train
7. Stamp issued prior to 1940 by any dead country.
8. Cover/postcard showing a naval ship of any country.
9. Cover/postcard depicting U.S. submarine having a postmark from the submarine’s post office.
10. Mourning stamp issued by any country.
11. Stamp, not an airmail stamp, depicting one or more airplanes.
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 “franked” U.S. cover sent during WWII.
17. A stamp showing the heads of at least three named persons (not a crowd) as the central focus of the stamp.
18. Stamp depicting a lighthouse and a bridge.
19. Stamp commemorating the “Le Mans” road race.
20. Stamp commemorating exploration of the Antarctic.
21. Stamp showing a covered bridge.
22. Stamp showing a Puget Sound tugboat.
23. First-day-cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
24. Stamp issued by any foreign country depicting Franklin D. Roosevelt.
25. Stamp or stamps depicting flowers including at least one or more roses, carnations and daisies.
26. A cover having one or more U.S. Christmas seals attached.
27. A stamp-on-a-stamp.
28. A stamp socked-on-the-nose, such that the name of the town can clearly deciphered.
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.
NOTES
1. Unless specified otherwise, all scavenger hunt items may be from any country.
2. 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.
3. Stamps submitted may be on or off paper, or on covers or post cards.
4. The term “depicting” or “showing” means any photograph, cache or drawing which illustrates the described item.
Stamp of the Month: Ron Mc
Website of the Month: Bob P
Name that Stamp: Les M
DOOR PRIZES: Mike D
==========================================================
Beginner to advanced collector come enjoy some fellowship and free appraisals. Questions answered!
Stamp House - Open House, not at the church
Saturday, August 10 – 10 AM to 2 PM
208 384-1400 for directions and information or bob@idahostamphouse.com
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.
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.cm
March: postalhistory.com postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp
OFFICERS
President – Les M
Vice President- Brian W
Treasurer - Ron M
APS Representative - Mike D
Program Chair – Paul K
Web Site –Bob P, bob@idahostamphouse.com
