The 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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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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Starting 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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This 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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Effective 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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The inaugural sale of Garden City Philatelic Auctions sale has just been posted on the Stamp Auction Network where you will find 1,146 lots in many stamp and postal history categories. The live sale will be conducted at their Victoria location over two days, each starting at 8:00 am Pacific time: Saturday, September 28: Lots
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This presentation by Gray Scrimgeour focuses on the postal history of the James Bay area of Victoria, BC. As the earliest place of European settlement and the seat of the government in Vancouver Island, the colonial leaders lived here. Mail to and from many of these people is shown and the area’s history is described.
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The next Victoria Stamp and Postcard Fair will be held Sunday, June 23 at the Greek Cultural Centre, 4648 Elk Lake Drive from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Featuring local and regional dealers who offer stamps, postal history, supplies and other philatelic material for sale.
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In a move that demonstrates the strength of local philately, several well-known collectors are launching a new, live auction house here in Victoria. Stéphane Cloutier (former Auction Manager with Sparks Auctions, Ottawa), Firmin Wyndels (Weeda Stamps), and Steve Johnson (former Senior Lotter with Sparks Auctions, Ottawa) have just announced the creation of Garden City Philatelic
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This presentation by Gray Scrimgeour explains the history of the Mount Tolmie post office, which first opened in 1892 in what was then a rural area of Victoria. Using covers and illustrations, he explains the early postmasters and locations of the post office over time. Also shown are covers sent to and from other post
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