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| EDITION 554 - 02/04/2025 |
| This Saturday will be a workday at the library. |
| The program for February is on Fakes and Forgeries by Bruce Johnson. Bruce will have examples for you to examine. He will also go into detail on identifying stamps and will inform you on what books to consult. Bruce is a long-time stamp dealer and has many years of experience identifying stamps and forgeries for dealers and auction houses. I have seen this presentation and found it fascinating. It will be on February 22nd at 11:00 AM |
| This week's cover has me questioning the story I was told. I have not been able to confirm everything in my research. This is a postal card with a county cancel. Back when postmasters had to supply their own canceling devices some chose to list the county name. Some even chose to list themselves as the postmaster in the cancel. This was also done when there were multiple towns/cities with the same or similar names in the same state. Earlier examples from smaller post office often had manuscript cancels. What makes this one interesting is that I have seen this type of cancel with the postmaster's name at the top. These types of cancels came in many shapes and sizes. While there were lots of unique ones, there were designs like this one that were a common format amongst county/postmaster cancels. The story with this one is the post office demanded that the postmaster's name be removed as the postmaster was a woman and she listed her full name. While it was not unusual to have a female postmaster in the 19th century, the ones that listed their name in the cancel usually had used just an initial for the first name. I know this was a common practice amongst female entrepreneurs in the 19th century as they feared men would not do business with a woman. When I checked to see who was the postmaster of Oaksville, New York on July 9, 1887 when this was mailed it was in fact a woman, Electa A. Seaton. If the story I was told is correct that would have normally be listed as E. A. Seaton. What further intrigues me is that Oaksville, New York is not listed as a city/town that ever had a county or postmaster cancel. The book I use is The Catalog of U.S. County and Postmaster Postmarks by Kennneth L. Gilman, which is the respected reference book on the subject. The other possibility is that this is a weak/uneven strike of the cancel and the name at the top did not show up. The top of the oval is complete, but I suppose it's possible that the name was not set correctly in the slug. The person I bought this from is standing by his story. When I asked him how he researched it he informed me that he was told the same story when he acquired the postal card. In any case I found it to be an interesting story and if anyone has anyway of confirming or proving this to be fiction, I would love to hear from them. |
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| Upcoming Events: |
| Date and Time | Fourth Saturday of the Month- February 22, 2025, at 11:00AM |
| Event | Upcoming Library Programs Fakes and Forgeries by Bruce Johnson. Bruce will have examples for you to examine. He will also go into detail on identifying stamps and will inform you on what books to consult. Bruce is a long-time stamp dealer and has many years of experience identifying stamps and forgeries for dealers and auction houses. |
| Location | Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave No. Minneapolis, MN
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| Date and Time | Tuesday 4, February 2025 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 4, February 2025 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 4, February 2025 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 5, February 2025 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 8, February 2025, 10:00 AM |
| Event | Work Day |
| Location | Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN |
| Date and Time | Saturday 8, February 2025 at 2:00 PM |
| Sponsor | GPS - German Philatelic Society |
| Event | Monthly meeting. |
| Location | Presbyterian Homes
9901 Penn Ave. S
Bloomington, MN
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| The GPS meets the second Saturday of each month. |
| Date and Time | Saturday 8, February 2025, 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 9, February 2025 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 10, February 2025 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 11, February 2025 at 7:00 p.m. |
| Sponsor | Lake Minnetonka Stamp Club |
| Event | Monthly Meeting |
| Location | All Saints Lutheran Church 15915 Excelsior Blvd. Minnetonka, MN 55345 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 12, February 2025 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 13, February 2025 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 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 15, February 2025 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 18, February 2025 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 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 19, February 2025 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 20, February 2025 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 | Saturday 22, February 2025, 11:00 a.m. |
| Event | Program Fakes and Forgeries by Bruce Johnson.
Bruce will have examples for you to examine. He will also go into detail on identifying stamps and will inform you on what books to consult. Bruce is a long-time stamp dealer and has many years of experience identifying stamps and forgeries for dealers and auction houses
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| Location | Northern Philatelic Center, 1110 Lowry Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN |
| Date and Time | Saturday 26, February 2025 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 | Thursday 27, February 2025 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 |