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Real FDCs: Sent Through The MailVSC member Fan Ming goes to great lengths to get first day covers from around the world that have actually been around the world.   B ette Davis, Lunar New Year, and buy us some peanuts and Crackerjack: Those are some of scheduled stamp subjects. Updated 05/03! (with our exclusive easy-to-print format!) 2008 US Stamp Schedule Tentative Schedule with images, first day servicing information, USPS order numbers, Scott catalogue numbers, links to discussion AND technical info! Updated 03/30! 2008 US Stamp Gallery with larger images of nearly all the stamp designs. Then vote in our 2008 U.S. Stamp Polls  2008
Great Britain Stamp ScheduleALL-NEW Updated 03/24! Britain in 2008 honors the centenary of SOS as the signal for distress at sea, and that of the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, as well as movie anniversaries, police dogs, and Northern Ireland. Details here. Canadian Stamps  Rats! The Lunar New Year Series Ends2008 stamps also include North America's first Braille stamp, master photographer Yousuf Karsh, hockey, flowers and Anne of Green Gables. More countries' 2008 stamp programs 
The License Plate Game
Columnist John M. Hotchner says stamp collecting can learn something from those long car trips we used to take as kids. 
Internet & Stamps!
Vol. 41 - Address for Success Veteran philatelic writer Lloyd de Vries says stamp collecting publications should go electronic, and he has some suggestions for making a go of it. More... Frank Sinatra Stamp Scheduled For Spring 
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he design for the much-requested stamp was released December 12, and the
VSC has the details.Nancy Sinatra collects stamps, she tells The VSC. Listen to an excerpt from our audio interview. Nancy Sinatra says the family liked the stamp design right away. Listen here... W here does Nancy Sinatra think the stamp's first day ceremony should be held? Give a listen. Lloyd's Fun FDCs! All 10s - Sometimes a larger envelope just makes sense! What Size Is A Plate Block? F our stamps, 6, 8, 20? VSC member Rick Burdsall has the answers, because it's not the same for every issue. 
"Help! I just inherited this collection!"
J ust been given Aunt Matilda's old stamp collection and don't know what to do with it? We can help. Virtual Stamp Club? How can I join?
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he Virtual Stamp Club was chartered in 1995 as the first electronic chapter of the American Philatelic Society. It is now also a chapter of the American First Day Cover Society. It's a stamp club for those of us online.Membership requirements are simple: Show up! It's FREE! Enter our Message Board and you can count yourself a member of the VSC, APS Chapter #1461, AFDCS Chapter #84. That's all there is to it: No dues, no applications, no oaths, no secret handshakes. The best philatelic news, information and discussion is here in the Virtual Stamp Club! Buy/Sell/Trade P lace a free buy, sell or trade adlet in our Message Board's Buy/Sell/Trade Folder. It's limited to stamps, covers and other philatelic materials, and there are a few other restrictions. Check the Forum Rules . Quotable: "It's part of history and I couldn't just turn around and sell it." — John Shedlock, on why he's keeping the C3A Jenny Invert he won in a sweepstakes. Last Updated May 9, 2008 |
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Rules for Collector Cancellations No Junk No Spyware No Pop-Up Ads On This Site Sponsor For: 2003 "Every Cover Has A Story" Contest! Read these stories and join the discussions in the Message Forum. Advertise at The Virtual Stamp Club!  Lloyd A. de Vries Forum Host lloyd @virtualstampclub.com |
