LIBRARY TO HOST STAMP CAMP

The Norman Public Library will host a family Stamp Camp 1 to 4 p.m . Oct. 27 in the Children’s Area of the library, 225 N. Webster Ave.

The program, for ages 8 and up (so it includes adults as well), will include representatives from the Norman Stamp Club and the U.S. Postal Service’s Norman office. There will be free stamps provided for participants, as well as door prizes and refreshments.

The event is being presented in commemoration of National Stamp Collecting Month in October.

Norman Stamp Club representatives will be available to help any Girl Scout or Boy Scout earn a collecting badge or stamp collecting merit badge at the program. Stamp Club members will help anyone interested in stamp collecting learn how to begin or answer any questions more advanced collectors may have about the hobby. Club members will also help library customers learn how to evaluate their collections.

The Norman Stamp Club (http://normanokstampclub.blogspot.com/) has taken part in similar events at the library for years. The club meets the first Wednesday of each month at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Norman.

The Stamp Camp serves as the week’s Saturday KidsClub event. The Saturday KidsClub takes place most Saturday afternoons that the library is open, often bringing in speakers or programs from around the community and covering a variety of topics.

For more information on the Stamp Camp, Saturday KidsClub  or other activities and offerings at the Norman Public Library, call 701-2600 or go online to www.justsoyouknow.us/norman.

 

Royal Mail Stamps

Stamp collecting in the United Kingdom has two highlights to celebrate this year. 2012 marks the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and London hosts the Summer Olympics. Find out more at:
http://www.royalmail.com/personal/stamps-and-collecting

July Meeting

The Norman Stamp Club will meet Wednesday, July 11. This is auction month! Look forward to seeing you there.

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday, July 11

May Meeting

The Norman Stamp Club meets this Wednesday. Our topic this month is bulk rate postage.

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday,May 2

The Norman Stamp Club will meet this Wednesday. This is auction month! Look forward to seeing you there.

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday, April 4

February Meeting

The Norman Stamp Club will meet this Wednesday. Topic is "How to Evaluate your Collection".
Look forward to seeing you there.

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday, February 1

We're a newly independent country.... now what?

Alright, we 've had a revolution, vote for independence etc. Now what??? What country code do our neighbors call, who issues passports and how do we deliver mail?

This is what faced the Republic of South Sudan in the wake of their secession from Sudan in 2011. They did issue their first set of  stamps in July 2011 and are currently working to attain membership in the Universal Postal Union, an arm of the United Nations which helps coordinate postal services.

Some interesting articles on starting a nation:

http://www.economist.com/node/18330465

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14014083

January Meeting

Happy New Year!

The Norman Stamp Club will meet this Wednesday. Topic is "show and tell", so please bring a stamp or a collection with a story. Look forward to seeing you there.

Where: St John's Episcopal Church, 235 West Duffy, Norman (Intersection of Duffy and Asp north of Campus Corner).
When: 7pm, Wednesday, January 4