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Episode #189 - National Neither Rain Nor Snow Day, Secret Stamp Society, and Younger Collectors

Welcome to Stamp Show Here Today Episode #189 - Today we will be discussing National Neither Rain nor Shine Day, A secret stamp society that got some steel from the San Francisco Bay Bridge, and younger collectors. We also discuss starting a stamp collection at low cost and upcoming shows. Enjoy.

Episode #188 - Womens Right to Vote, Franking, President Trump takes on Postal Rates

Welcome to Stamp Show Here Today Episode #188 - Today we will be discussing womens right to vote, Franking, and President Trump taking on postal rates. Also a follow up on the Canada e-commerce contest, other postal related news, upcoming shows, new issues and a Hot Wheels release update.

Episode #187 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, UK Regional Issues, and 22 Karat Gold Stamps

Welcome to Stamp Show Here Today Episode #187 - Today we are discussing the Indianapoils Motor Speedway which opened August 19th 1909, the USPS announcement of Hot Wheels Stamps, 22 karat gold stamps, and United Kingdom Regional Issues. We also discuss some new issues being released as well as upcoming stamp shows for the weekend of August 24th - 26th. Images of the stamps we discuss during the podcast will be available on stampshowheretoday.com where you can also listen to and download episodes. Enjoy.

#186 - The APS convention wrap-up and BEES, Magic, Movie Stars and other topicals on stamps.

Welcome to episode #186.  Today we do a wrap-up of the APS convention in Columbus Georgia which ended last Sunday.  Scott and Mark were there, and they share their observations about the first day ceremony for the Dragon stamps as well as the market place and other tidbits. (1-minute marker).

As a follow-up we also went to and will discuss the first day ceremony for the Magic stamps (10-minutee marker).

We discuss the new issue coming from the Royal Mail for the “Old Vic” which is a 200-year-old theater in London and the subjects are many movie stars – who also were theater stars – GREAT for a topical collector. We then discuss another topical of BEES on stamps.  (15 ½-minute marker).

Lastly, we discuss how to mail your stamps. (26-minute marker)

#185 - The APS convention is coming and the ComiCon just finished - we discuss them both5

Welcom to episode $185.  Today we discuss the whole convention system - How can it improve and such - but as normal, we also stray from the subject a bit. (12 1/2 minute marker)

#184 Our annual Root beer Episode - Root beer and stuff

Welcome to episode #184.  This is our first annuall Root Beer Episode - History and recipies and Root beer related stuff (3 minute marker)

Enjoy

#183 Ice Cream Stamps will kill you and Local posts

Welcome to episode #183.  Today we are discussing “RANDOM STAMP STUFF” which today resulted in Local Posts and Florescent paper as well as Killer Ice-cream. (3 minute mark)

 

Enjoy

#182. We are here with President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki Finland so our conversation today is about Finnish Perforations

Welcome to episode #182.  Today we are here with President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki Finland so obviously our conversation today is going to be about Finnish Perforations.  After all, what else could we discuss? (14 minute marker)

We also discuss some FNR's that you can see on our Facebook page - the stamps show Monte Python, Dragons and many other topics (39 minute marker)

39 Minute Marker?  That has to be a typo.  39 minutes?  not possible.

#181 German East Africa in WW1 and Varnish Bars in Austria

Welcome to episode #181.  Today we discuss the German East Africa in World War 1 and General Vorbeck.  This interesting area, that most people couldn't point to on a map in a drunken bet but after this episode, you will know all these colonies and what they did in World War 1 (3-minute marker)

Then on a happier note, we discuss pre-war Austria and their experiment with adding varnish bars to stamps (13-minute marker)

Enjoy.

#180 - Today we tell you all the post office news you need to know (not really)

Welcome to episode #180 - Today we tell you all the post office news you need to know (not really). (3 minute marker)