Jul 8, 2012 | Sequoia Stamp Club
by Marsha Brandsdorfer The King James Bible by Marsha Brandsdorfer Illustrations of the Bible and its stories are presented on US and international stamps because of its strong influences on religion and literature. The original Bible was written in the language of...
Jul 2, 2012 | Sequoia Stamp Club
President’s Message: In the February issue of the APS journal, President Wade Saadi talked about an ad that was printed by the American Philatelic Association over 100 years ago. In an effort to attract new members, it asked the following question: “Are you a member...
Jun 29, 2012 | Sequoia Stamp Club
Bill Moll, currently a 98 year-old resident of Oroville, CA, is the only living charter member of the Sequoia Stamp Club. He and several other local stamp collectors founded the club in 1947 at Redwood City Fire House #2. Bill holds membership number 9. He served as...
Jun 24, 2012 | Sequoia Stamp Club
By Werner Sepper To combat forgeries and the illicit re-use of used but uncancelled stamps the Royal Mail in 2009 introduced a number of security features on self-adhesive stamps, primarily the 1st and 2nd class Non-Value Indicators (NVI or Forever). A number of...