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| EDITION 540 - 10/29/2024 |
| This Saturday we will have the monthly board meeting. |
| On Saturday we had our open house to show all that our library offers. We had great attendance with a lot of familiar faces and a few new ones. A potluck lunch was held with plenty to eat and lots of treats. The cake was especially good, and it had the library logo on it. I hope you got a glimpse of it early as the cake did not last long. The open house included the unveiling of our basement which houses periodicals, auction catalogs, a lounge area and the new stamp lab. Mark Stockburger gave a demonstration of the equipment in the lab. It is a stamp collectors utopia for those that want to identify varieties or flyspeck. There is a large worktable with both short and long wave lighting at the flick of a switch. Mark had examples of tagging, secret marks, paper types, etc. which are only visible under this lighting. He even showed a U.S. stamp with a luminescent ink that was previously unidentified. (He is working on getting that recognized.) We also have two microscopes where he had examples to help determine forgeries that would be difficult to identify under standard magnification methods. I had never used a microscope to help in identification of a stamp before. I found it very useful in identifying paper types. There are two electronic watermark detectors for you to use. In addition to the more sophisticated equipment that many of us don't otherwise have available there are all the regular tools used in stamp identification such as perf gauges, watermark detecting trays, color charts etc. I have collected stamps for 60 years and I learned a few things in the stamp lab. This is a very unique resource for all of us to have available to us. If you visit the library for no other reason than to utilize the stamp lab you will leave happy, and don't forget we still have 1000's of books to help in your research on just about any area of philately you can come up with. |
| We will continue to grow to better serve our stamp collecting community. We are planning to add a bindery area in the near future. If you have never visited the library, please come see all that we offer. If you have not visited in a while, come see all the changes as we continue to grow. If you are not a member, please consider joining. Sometimes the best part of coming to the library is visiting with friends with a common interest. We are open Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM to Noon. If you want to get more involved in the library or become a member, please email me at pjflaherty58@gmail.com I will get your information to the proper people. Lastly don't forget to check out our monthly programs. They will always be listed here in the Toozeday Nooze. |
| Below are a few pictures from the open house and Bob's presentation. |
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| Prior to the open house on Saturday Bob Hohertz gave a PowerPoint presentation on Minnesota Revenues. He showed examples of items that many of us had never seen or even were aware of their existence. You could tell by all the questions that there was a lot of interest from the group on Minnesota Revenues. Bob has a very extensive collection of this material and his knowledge on these is likely unsurpassed by any of us. I meant to ask him for some scans to include in the Nooze. I have a very small collection of Minnesota Revenues and instead of a cover this week I am including a few scans of those. Bob showed examples of all of these types plus so much more. |
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| It is that time of year again were schedules change due to the holidays. Please inform me of any change that you want listed for your club or I will assume nothing has changed. I did already hear from the Maplewood stamp club, and they are meeting on the third Thursday this month instead of the fourth. |
| If you have anything that you want shared let me know at pjflaherty58@gmail.com |
| Upcoming Events: |
| Date and Time | Fourth Saturday of the Month |
| Event | Upcoming Library Programs There will not be a program in November or December due to conflicts with holiday schedules. |
| Location | Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN
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| Date and Time | Saturday 2, November 2024, 11:00 AM |
| Event | Library Board Meeting |
| Location | Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 5, November 2024 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
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| Coffee and soft drinks are available. And cookies! And Sales Circuit books. |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 5, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 5, November 2024 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 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 6, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Thursday 7, November 2024 at 6:00 PM |
| Sponsor | Scandinavian Club - Chapter 14 Meeting |
| Event | Meeting |
| Location | Danish American Center 3030 West River Pkwy S Minneapolis, MN 55406 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 9, November 2024, 10:00 AM |
| Event | Work Day |
| Location | Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN |
| Date and Time | Saturday 9, November2024 at 2:00 PM |
| Sponsor | GPS - German Philatelic Society |
| Event | Monthly Meeting |
| Location | Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington 9901 Penn Ave. S. |
| The GPS meets the second Saturday of each month. |
| Date and Time | Saturday 9, November 2024, 1:00 PM |
| Sponsor | Twin City Postcard Club |
| Event | Monthly Meeting |
| Location | Windom South Recreation Center 5843 Wentworth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN |
| Come to buy, sell or trade from 1:00 to 4:00 PM |
| Date and Time | Sunday 10, November 2024, 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 |
| Date and Time | Monday 11, November 2024 at 6:00 PM |
| Sponsor | Lyon County Stamp Club |
| Event | Monthly Meeting |
| Location | Adult Community Center Marshall, Minnesota |
| Socializing, Trading and Identification |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 12, November 2024 at 7:00 p.m. |
| Sponsor | Lake Minnetonka Stamp Club |
| Event | Monthly Meeting |
| Location | All Saints Lutheran Church 5915 Excelsior Blvd. Minnetonka, MN 55345 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 13, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Saturday 16, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 19, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 20, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Thursday 21, November 2024 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. |
| Date and Time | Thursday 21, November 2024 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 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 26, November 2024 at 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. |
| Event | Monthly Meeting |
| Sponsor | Minnesota Postal History Society |
| Location | Southdale Library Ethel Berry Room 7001 York Ave. So. Edina 55435 |
| Gary Anderson will have a presentation on Watch Covers. |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 27, November 2024 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. |