Stamp Show Here Today - Postage stamp news, collecting and information

This double length episode is dedicated to SESCAL 2014. From the beginning to the 25 minute mark, it is our standard show, recounting stories and histories from SESCAL. After the 25 minute mark, this episode features interviews taken live from the SESCAL 2014 bourse showroom floor, from dealers to clubs and even the SESCAL Chairman, Carl Schaff II. Enjoy!

Guest speaker Brian Metz of ocstampstore.com joins us; This week in history October 16 1861 - the Confederacy sells stamps; Updates: #stampstories and #wwtt; and Reperforating - the where, the how, and the why. This episode is longer to cover the issue of reporforating, but is worth the listen!

The London Post Office Tower opens; #StampStories and #Not4Sale; in pop culture the upcoming Dupont movie "Foxcatcher"; the history and reason behind the stamps of the United Nations.

Oct. 8, 2014: Hawaiian Missionary Stamps; Updates; Interview with Mr. Wayne Youngblood, Vice President of #Regency-Superior Auctions; anticipated new #USPS Stamps releases.

The search for the two missing McCoy C3a 24 cent inverts - a 60 year old mystery; Scenic American Landscapes airmail stamps; gearing up for SESCAL; the History of Grading.

Our earliest memories of stamp collecting; #StampStories; the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 that caused some interesting revenue stamps; how some stamp errors can be faked.

Star Trek; Ireland Covers; the number of new un-inverted Jenny sheets in circulation; the new "Farmers Market forever stamp" controversy; gum conditions and regumming.

Introductions; why the name Stamp Show Here Today; what we collect; how we got started; answering some common philatelic questions.

Short and sweet, this is just a little information on what to expect and what to learn. This episode might change time to time, so keep an ear open.