Toozeday Nooze

Toozeday Nooze
EDITION 602 - 01/06/2026
This Saturday will be a workday at the library.
I hope to post this month's program at the library soon.
I had a couple of errors in last week's Nooze. I had the wrong date for the Golden Valley Auction, and I had the wrong location for the GPS meeting. Both have been corrected.
I have one final Christmas item for this season that I meant to post prior to Christmas, but I had left it at my office. The card is one supplied by the Knights of Columbus for U.S. soldiers to write home for Christmas during World War One. This soldier was writing home to his sister from, "Somewhere in France" as the card states. He was part of the American Expeditionary Forces and he sent this a month after the Armistice of Compiegne. He was looking forward to heading home soon and was hoping to beat this card home. It was censored and signed by the censor on both the front and the back of the card. The Armistice effectively ended the fighting with the Germans on November 11, 1918, and the release of English POW's started almost immediately. The Treaty of Versailles was not signed until June 28,1919 and did not go into effect until January 10, 1920. The release of non-English POW's was not as swift and stretched out until 1920 for many of the German POWs. If you were held in a Russian Camp that stretched out until 1924 for some due to other conflicts in Russia at the time. I enjoyed reading a positive wartime cover for a change. This was less than a dollar and it's hard for me to understand how someone can give up a piece of family history like this, but then again, my own mother threw away all the letters my dad had written home during World War Two. Fortunately, my grandma saved the ones he wrote to her, and they are now treasured family heirlooms. I'm sure this card passed through many collectors' hands over the last 100 years with only a small few taking the time to read it. My advice is to read the mail contained in your covers. Many of them share a fascinating story and some may have historical significance.
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Upcoming Events:

Date and Time Fourth Saturday of the Month- January 24, 2026 at 11:00AM
Event Upcoming Library Programs TBD
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN

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Date and Time Tuesday 6, January 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Sponsor Twin Cities Philatelic Society
Event Monthly First Meeting
Location LaBelle Condominiums II 1011 41st Ave. NE Columbia Heights, MN

Coffee and soft drinks are available. And cookies! And Sales Circuit books.
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Date and Time Tuesday 6, January 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sponsor Saint Cloud Area Stamp Club
Event Monthly Meeting
Location Atonement Lutheran Church 1144 29th Ave. N St. Cloud Please use South entrance

Regular meeting. Show and Tell, Identification and Circuit Books.
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Date and Time Tuesday 6, January 2026 at 6:00 PM
Sponsor First Tuesday Stamp Club
Event Monthly Meeting
Location Zumbro Lutheran Church 624 3rd Ave. SW Rochester, MN

Socializing, Trading and Identification
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Date and Time Wednesday 7, January 2026 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Event Stamp Academy
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN If you want to know anything about stamps, this is the place. There is an expert on staff every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and noon with over 30 years of experience cataloging stamps for some of the largest dealers in the country. For those people that have a collection that was handed down and are looking for what to do with the collection, this is a great opportunity to learn about your options.
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Date and Time Thursday 8, January 2026 at 6:30 PM
Sponsor Scandinavian Club - Chapter 14 Meeting
Event Monthly meeting
Location Danish American Center 3030 West River Pkwy S Minneapolis, MN 55406


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Date and Time Saturday 10, January 2026, 10:00 AM
Event Work Day
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN
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Date and Time Saturday 10, January 2026 at 2:00 PM
Sponsor GPS - German Philatelic Society
Event Monthly meeting.
Location Episcopal Homes 502 Lynhurst Ave. East St. Paul, MN

The GPS meets the second Saturday of each month.
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Date and Time Saturday 10, January 2026, 1:00 PM
Sponsor Twin City Postcard Club
Event Monthly Meeting
Location Windom South Recreation Center 5843 Wentworth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN
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Date and Time Sunday 11, January 2026 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sponsor Minnesota Stamp Events, LLC
Event Second Sunday Show
Location Maplewood Community Center 2100 White Bear Ave. Maplewood, MN 55109
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Date and Time Monday 12, January 2026 at 6:00 PM
Sponsor Lyon County Stamp Club
Event Monthly Meeting
Location Adult Community Center Marshall, Minnesota

Socializing, Trading and Identification
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Date and Time Tuesday 13, January 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Sponsor Lake Minnetonka Stamp Club
Event Monthly Meeting
Location All Saints Lutheran Church 15915 Excelsior Blvd. Minnetonka, MN 55345
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Date and Time Wednesday 14, January 2026 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Event Stamp Academy
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN If you want to know anything about stamps, this is the place. There is an expert on staff every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and noon with over 30 years of experience cataloging stamps for some of the largest dealers in the country. For those people that have a collection that was handed down and are looking for what to do with the collection, this is a great opportunity to learn about your options.
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Date and Time Thursday 15, January 2026 at 6:00 PM
Sponsor Twin City Philatelic Society
Event Monthly Second Meeting
Location LaBelle Condominiums II 1011 41st Ave. NE Columbia Heights, MN

Coffee and cookies are available. Circuits books and general meeting and discussion.
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Date and Time Saturday 17, January 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Event Library Bourse
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN Every stamp club member and all collectors are invited to participate in this free monthly event. We started this as a monthly event, and it has continued to grow and expand. Just bring your stamps, covers, stories and any other philatelic items to sell, trade and buy. There will be refreshments available, so come and participate. It's like a garage sale for stamp collectors. Come a little early to get the best spot and set up your stuff.
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Date and Time Tuesday 20, January 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sponsor Saint Cloud Area Stamp Club
Event Monthly Meeting
Location Atonement Lutheran Church 1144 29th Ave. N St. Cloud Please use South entrance
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Date and Time Wednesday 21, January 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Event Stamp Academy
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN If you want to know anything about stamps, this is the place. There is an expert on staff every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and noon with over 30 years of experience cataloging stamps for some of the largest dealers in the country. For those people that have a collection that was handed down and are looking for what to do with the collection, this is a great opportunity to learn about your options.
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Date and Time Wednesday 21, January 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sponsor Golden Valley Internet Stamp Auctions
Event Auction #407
Location http://www.gvstampauctions.com Soft close

2800 lots
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Date and Time Thursday 22, January 2026 at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Sponsor Maplewood Stamp Club
Location Community of Grace Lutheran Church 4000 Linden St White Bear Lake, MN
Event Monthly Meeting

Auction
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Date and Time Saturday 24, January 2026, 11:00 a.m.
Event Program TBD
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN
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Date and Time Wednesday 28, January 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Event Stamp Academy
Location Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN If you want to know anything about stamps, this is the place. There is an expert on staff every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and noon with over 30 years of experience cataloging stamps for some of the largest dealers in the country. For those people that have a collection that was handed down and are looking for what to do with the collection, this is a great opportunity to learn about your options.
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