President’s Message – July 2018

President’s Message – July 2018

We’ve had a strong club year thus far.  We had a superb Sequoia scholarship winner just a few days ago, interesting program presentations, a flourishing youth program, the contribution of great new circuit books in response to my call, intake of new Scott catalogs and...
Member Presentation at WESTPEX

Member Presentation at WESTPEX

Peter Adams will be giving his talk about Errors, Freaks, and Oddities at Westpex on Saturday, April 28 at 1:00 in the Santa Barbara Room. This talk is an expanded version of his talk that he gave to the Sequoia and San Jose stamp clubs. He will be talking about what...

The Triangle Cancellations of Ireland

by Christopher J. Palermo This article explores the use of triangle-shaped postal cancellations on wrappers of newspapers and other printed materials in the territory of Ireland based upon secondary sources and the author’s collection. In England and Ireland before...
Postcard Corner – San Francisco Zoo

Postcard Corner – San Francisco Zoo

This linen postcard is from the 1930s showing the elephant enclosure at the zoo. The San Francisco Zoo was originally named the Fleishhacker Zoo after its founder, banker and San Francisco Parks Commission president Herbert Fleishhacker. In 1929 a zoo was planned next...
Patterson Honored with the Chaloner Memorial Award

Patterson Honored with the Chaloner Memorial Award

The Council of Northern California Philatelic Societies’ highest recognition award for service to Council area philately was awarded to Sequoia Stamp Club member, Kristin Patterson at the PENPEX 2017 Awards Banquet. The recipient’s name is engraved on a perpetual...
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