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February Stamp and Postcard Fair
Read more: February Stamp and Postcard FairThe first stamp and postcard fair of the year happens on Sunday, February 9 with local dealers offering stamps, postal history, supplies and other philatelic material at our new location at the Sandman Hotel, 2852 Douglas Street. Free Admission, Free Parking, Free Stamps for Kids.
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2025 Stamp & Postcard Fair Schedule
Read more: 2025 Stamp & Postcard Fair ScheduleThe Victoria Stamp Club has announced the schedule for the 2025 Stamp and Postcard Fairs: All dates are Sundays. The Fair will be open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm each day and there is no charge for admission. Also new for the coming year is a change of location: SANDMAN HOTEL VICTORIA 2852 Douglas…
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New Meeting Venue for Sidney Stamp Club
Read more: New Meeting Venue for Sidney Stamp ClubStarting in 2025, the Sidney Stamp Club will meet in the Highway Christian Fellowship, 10384 McDonald Park Road, Sidney. Meeting dates and times are unchanged, except for the April 2025 meeting which will occur April 5, not April 12. Check the Club page for more details about programs and activities.
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RPSC – PHSC Joint Symposium on Postal History
Read more: RPSC – PHSC Joint Symposium on Postal HistoryPlease join us for The RPSC-PHSC Joint Symposium on Postal History Via Zoom Saturday, November 9, 2024 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm EST (All times Eastern) The Zoom Symposium will feature three concurrent streams presenting material which is designed to interest beginner, intermediate and advanced collectors of postal history. Pre-registration is not necessary – simply…
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Cable Repair in the Pacific: 1937–1942
Read more: Cable Repair in the Pacific: 1937–1942This article by Gray Scrimgeour and Ian Kimmerley describes mailed items from an extensive correspondence (1937–1942) involving Henry Porter, a trans-Pacific cable repair worker based in Victoria, British Columbia. Most of the correspondence is between Porter while he was travelling and his family in Victoria. There also are some cable-work related covers. Most of Porter’s…
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New Meeting Place and Date
Read more: New Meeting Place and DateEffective October 3, 2024 the Victoria Stamp Club will meet in a new place and on a different date for the first meeting of each month. The meeting schedule will change from the 2nd Friday to the 1st Thursday of each month. The meeting times (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm) will not change. The new…
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February 2025
Victoria Stamp Club – 1st Thursday
Sidney Stamp Club Meeting
Victoria Stamp & Postcard Fair
Victoria Stamp Club – 3rd Friday
March 2025
Victoria Stamp Club – 1st Thursday
Sidney Stamp Club Meeting
Victoria Stamp Club – 3rd Friday
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