by Ed Bierman | Mar 14, 2016 | Stamp News
“I takes a village . . .” (you’ve heard that one before). Well it takes a community to support a library, and the philatelic community in the Greater Bay Area came through with an outpouring of generosity and support for the Western Philatelic Library. The WESTPEX...
by Ed Bierman | Mar 11, 2016 | Stamp News
By Larry Crain As I travel to Northern California stamp shows (including Reno and Southern Oregon), dealers ask what I collect or what I’m looking for. They never ask why. Well, the answer is obvious: I collect because it is fun. Now there are other reasons too, but...
by Ed Bierman | Feb 1, 2016 | Stamp News
Question: What is the most important thing to do to attract new membership and increase member participation in club activities? Answer: Publicity — showing members involved in club activities. When we started the Council Courier’s new look two years ago, most clubs...
by Ed Bierman | Jan 3, 2016 | Stamp News
Grand Open House February 6, 2016 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Western Philatelic Library will be moving to a new address: 3004 Spring Street Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.fwpl.org/ The FWPL volunteers are pulling together to prepare for the Open House February 6,...
by Ed Bierman | Dec 12, 2015 | Club Ideas
Quizzes are fun games to offer in your club’s newsletter or you can make it part of a contest for a meeting and offer prizes for the best knowledge of stamp history. Here is a quiz on Australian stamps. December Quiz from Australia by Stan Cronwall Publish in...
by Ed Bierman | Nov 28, 2015 | Club Ideas
Here is a list of activities and ideas for other clubs that are part of the Sequoia Stamp Club in Redwood City. They are in the Member’s Handbook. 1. Live Auctions: We have auctions approximately every 4th meeting. Members can place stamps or related items on...
by Ed Bierman | Nov 7, 2015 | Stamp News
Reprinted from the Post Boy November 2015 Volume 48, Issue 11 Newsletter of the Nevada Stamp Study Society Stamp Collectors know about having a lot of stamps taking up space in boxes, drawers and on stock pages. These are the extra ones you had to buy from the Post...
by Ed Bierman | Oct 12, 2015 | Stamp News
Ed Dimmick, a popular stamp dealer formerly from Walnut Creek and a steady fixture at Council shows, is featured in the April-June 2015 newsletter of the Gold Country Stamp Club. The crash of Showbox for iPad will surely affect the reputation and also users may search...
by Ed Bierman | Oct 2, 2015 | Stamp News
Fellow Collectors: This is my last quarter serving as the CNCPS President. It was an honor and great opportunity serving this Council and its members for two consecutive terms. Hightlights of changes during my term as president included updating the constitution and...
by Ed Bierman | Aug 30, 2015 | Club Ideas
Reprinted from the July 2014 Courier. The San Jose Stamp Club is expanding our hospitality at Filatelic Fiesta this year. Last year we premiered this idea and want to build on it. As you may recall, we hosted an area which included: Table with stamp club fliers Free...
