The Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs has some 35 member clubs and philatelic organizations in Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. The Victoria Stamp Club (through its predecessor clubs) has a been member since the Federation was founded. The Federation hosts PIPEX (Pacific International Philatelic Exposition) an annual American Philatelic Society […]
The Pacific Northwest Regional Group of the British North America Philatelic Society (BNAPS) has announced a meeting to be held in conjunction with the Victoria Stamp & Postcard Fair on Sunday, May 4, 2025. The location is the Sandman Hotel, 2852 Douglas Street, Victoria. Planning is still underway, but the program will include presenters on
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The 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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Back in January 2024, VSC member Larry Margetish published his new book, “The Story Behind Canada’s Caricature and Landscape Issues.” The book was recently reviewed by Tony Shaman for The Canadian Philatelist, journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. You can read Tony’s review below. The book is published by the British North America
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Some collectors enjoy creating their own album pages and there are many ways to do this. AlbumEasy is free software that allows you to design individual pages from simple text commands and then print them as PDF documents. Developed by Vancouver Island philatelist, Clive Levinson, it is available for free download. His website also offers
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This month’s Victoria Stamp and Postcard Fair was a roaring success, featuring 10 regional stamp dealers and exhibitions by both school kids and experienced collectors. We welcomed new and familiar faces. It was a great family event attended by many young people who are learning about the hobby and how to build and present their
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The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada presents its monthly ‘Stamp Talk’ series on Zoom, this month featuring Garfield Portch speaking about “Philatelic Expertizing.” Learn about getting your items expertized. Garfield Portch is a member of the expertizing committee at the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation. This Zoom presentation is free and open to all
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A Modern Outlook on a Traditional Hobby The American Philatelic Society (APS) has just launched a new digital magazine, StampEd, aimed at inspiring a new generation of stamp collectors. StampEd will be released on a quarterly basis, online-only, and is completely free, easy to access (no log-in required), and sharable. Growing our hobby means attracting
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April 14, 2024 BUY SELL TRADE EXHIBIT This year, instead of the Victopical Stamp Show, we will have exhibit frames sponsored by the Victoria Stamp Club at the Stamp and Postcard Fair. This will be a non-competitive exhibit, no judging. Prizes! And instead of the normal 16 page (8 ½” by 11”) exhibit format, submit
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Fundamentals – Learn What Judges Look For Material vs. Presentation What is shown on the pages is what counts (i.e., the material), and its simple description – not how fancy a page is used. But be neat. The description should show that the exhibitor understands the material. Be concise. The material missing from an exhibit
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