| This Saturday we will have the monthly bourse at the library. |
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We have programs for the next four months planned at the library, with the July program at EXPO. I will post more information when I receive it. This month's program should be a good one and I will update the information as I receive it. |
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Last week's Nooze received a lot of positive comments on Jerry's cover and a couple questions. We want to show your stamps and covers. If you have something that you want included in the Nooze, please contact me at pjflaherty58@gmail.com. |
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It looks like I forgot that there are people that read the Nooze that are not members of the library and some are not even stamp collectors. I sometimes make assumptions based upon what is common knowledge for me, but not for all of our readers. |
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First, I was asked who Jerry is. Jerry is involved in just about every stamp and coin club within an hour of his house. He is a fixture at every stamp show, often from open to close looking through piles and piles of stamps looking for a treasure. He is the president of the Maplewood Stamp Club. The king of puns or Dad jokes. He has assisted many boys and girls obtain their stamp and coin collecting merit badge in scouts all over the Twin Cities. Jerry knows more about the Washington/Franklin stamp varieties from the early 20th century than anyone I know. He is a retired Middle School Science teacher and proudly served our country in Viet Nam. He also volunteers at the library every Wednesday along with me. |
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I received more questions about the scarcity index that was referenced in his description. The scarcity index is about the scarcity/rarity of cancelled mail from cities throughout the country. It is only one of the factors that may enhance the value of a cover. It does not take into account where it went to, stamp(s) used, rate, destination, usage, etc. The index goes from 0 to 9. Zero represents an active post office. One through nine is for DPO's (Discontinued Post Offices). Nine is the rarest and may not even exist. A post office can be a DPO for many reasons. Often it is due to consolidation with the closing of smaller post offices with the mail being handled by a larger or more convenient post office. Some of these discontinued post offices become branch offices for the larger post offices. There are other reasons for creating a DPO. The town may no longer exist and may even be a ghost town. The post office may have simply changed its name or the post office moved. |
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People have enjoyed some of the unusual items sent through the mail in the past. Here is a souvenir moccasin that was mailed from Minneapolis to Duluth in 1907. This type of item has been banned in 1909 as the use of sorting equipment became more common and items that could not go through the sorting equipment or may have jammed the equipment could not be sent as first class mail. |
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To sign up for the Toozeday Nooze go to our website at NORPS.org, there you will find a link for the Toozeday Nooze and on the event page where you can sign up to receive the Nooze every week and keep up on events and programs at the library as well as happenings with the local stamp clubs and shows. I have been told this does not work with some phones but should be accessible from your computer. You do not need to be a member of the library to receive this, but I encourage you to do so. We are run and organized 100% by volunteers and your donations keep the doors open and the lights on. |
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If you have anything that you want shared let me know at pjflaherty58@gmail.com |
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