You have come to the website for the San Jose Stamp Club. The club welcomes anybody with an interest in stamps, from the beginner to the seasoned collector. The club meets twice a month. At the meetings we have presentations by club members, share information, plan the various social activities the club has, work on various youth activities the club conducts and plan and promote the annual club show (Filatelic Fiesta) which occurs every November. It is always fun and enlightening to attend the meetings. Come and join us for a good time and a chance to learn more about the wonderful hobby of Stamp Collecting.
“Stamp Collecting dispels boredom, enlarges our vision, broadens our knowledge, makes us better citizens and in innumerable ways, enriches our lives.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt (U.S. President. 1882-1945)
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San Jose Stamp Club 
I would love to join this stamp collection need more information on how to do it please
Hello Joe, we’d love to have you come join one of our club meetings. We meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month in the Community Room of the Pearl Ave Branch of the San Jose Library. It is located at 4270 Pearl Ave, SJ. Meetings start at 7:00pm; come to door on the far right. Meetings are open to guests and usually feature a guest speaker. Club members range from beginners to very experienced and collect wide range of collecting. With the pandemic waning we plan to return to having social functions as well this year.
If you have any questions about the club, please send an email to: sanjosetampclub@gmail.com
Our next meetings are on February and March 1st at 7:00pm.
Hello, are you still giving referrals to dealers for people who are looking to sell collections? Thanks!
Hello, are you still giving referrals to dealers for stamp collections? Thanks!
Yes, the club can provide you a list of dealers, but to give you ones that will be useful, please tell us something about the nature of your collection. Please send a description and some photos to the club email at: sanjosestampclub@gmail.com
Are u buying rare stamps if u are I would like to visit your store for both of us to win
Sorry, but the San Jose Stamp Club does not buy any stamps. We do accept donations of stamps, collecting supplies, and reference books for our beginner, youth, and senior programs.
Are the stamps you’re trying to sell from the USA, around the world, or one countries? By what standard do you believe the stamps are rare? Please keep in mind that most stamps issued after the 1920’s where issued in such high quantities that they are rarely rare. If you email a few photos of what you think are the better stamps and I might be able to refer you to an appropriate dealer. Send the photos to: sanjosestampclub@gmail.com
I have some to donate. I am sending you an email – Lynn
HI I am 16 and I am interested in joining I collect stamps and first day issue covers and I have a pretty big collection of both how do I join?
I have a large collection of philatelic covers related to the various Lockheed companies that I would like to dispose of. The covers include aircraft, space, shipbuilding, etc items. If there is anyone in your club with a topical interest in Lockheed material I would be glad to forward a disc with the material.
Regards,
John
Hello John,
Thank-you for contacting the San Jose Stamp Club. These covers sound fascinating. I welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you, but it would be best we do it through our email address: sanjosestampclub@gmail.com
There are one or two people I can refer you to for your collection.
Hello, If anyone can help me, I’d appreciate to know where I can buy reliable supplies of good quality papers, albums, etc…for my stamp collection. I thank you in advance
Hello Terry,
Thank-you for contacting the SJ Stamp Club, In the age of COVID, the best place to get supplies is with two on-line dealers with the lowest prices:
Brooklyn Gallery: http://www.brooklyngallery.com/
Subway Stamps: http://www.subwaystamp.com/
Thank-you for contacting the SJ Stamp Club. I attempted to post a reply earlier, but it appears something went wrong. For a range of supplies, the best options are on-line at:
Subway Stamps: https://www.subwaystamp.com/
Brooklyn Galleries: https://brooklyngallery.com/
Hi, I am a stamp collector who is helping out a friend. He has inherited a large amount of stamps that he might sell or donate either to a company or to a person. He lives in the Bay area so it would have to be local to that region. Does anyone know anyone who accepts donations in the Bay Area? Thanks.
Courtney, it is nice to hear from you. The San Jose Stamp Club has a very active youth/beginner program. We hosted approximately 100 youth at booth with stamp collecting projects. We are able to offer these programs with the stamps that are donated. We’d love to add these stamps to the material we use to offer these programs. Please send an email to sanjosestampclub@gmail.com to make arrangements to meet up someplace. The vast majority of stamps are collectible, but not valuable. If it turns out the stamps are valuable, we can discuss your options.
I, too, have a small collection of stamps which I would like to donate to a collector. I can be reached at lounrc@yahoo.com.au
Dear Sir:
My name is Akshat and I am a seventh grader. I have inherited a huge collection of stamps from my grandfather. I would like to learn what characteristics a stamp may have and what they signify. For this reason, I am interested in attending the monthly meet-ups. Being a student I can only attend over the weekend. Please let me know the process of becoming a member. Thank you.
Akshat
Hi Akshat, it is great to hear from you. I think the best way for you to learn about stamp collecting and what to do with the stamps you inherited from your Grandfather is to get you a mentor. The San Jose Stamp Club meetings are at 7:00pm on the first and third Wednesday and everyone is welcome to attend. However, since that is a school night and I’d like you to have the opportunity to get personal attention, I suggest we find a mentor for you to help you one-on-one. Please send your personal information and little about your goals to the club email address at: sanjosestampclub@gmail.com
I have some stamps that were collected many years ago .I want to donate to a person who is starting a collection . No charge for the stamps They can email me at bobmag@comcast.net
Bob Mag
Hi my name is Tina Capote. I have a one cent Benjamin franklin stamp and I just want to see if someone can look at and let me.know if it is in fact a rare one. Please contact me.via email. Thanks
Tina, someone would have to look at the stamp to determine value. There are several variations of early stamps that causes value to range from a few pennies to a few thousand. Condition also has a HUGE effect on value. Please keep in mind that it is more likely to be worth a modest value because these are the stamps that are more common.
Do you live in the San Jose area? It can be evaluated if you bring it in to be examined.
Please send an email to sanjosestampclub@gmail.com and perhaps with a photo to make arrangements to have it looked at.
San Jose, San Jose Stamp Club.
Good Day sir,
I am from India, a having a hobby of Philately, My subject is early india cancellation. Also having a research work and collocation which had awarded Silver medal at national level exhibition organised by Postal department of Government of India.Also a life member of Philately congress of Indis is a oldest forum in India.
I wish to visit San Jose during late July 2018 to Nov 2018, during this period my head camp will be San Jose .
I wish to attend few sessions at your esteem stamp club. An can also make presentation if permitted by the club authority.
In view of the above your response is requested to plan my vacation staying at San Jose.
Regards
Kalpesh Patel
A-1 Raj Apartment,
B/ h, Kothawala Flats
Gandhikunj, Kocharab
Ellisbridge,Ahmedabad,
380006.
kmp.for.u@gmail.com
Land line no 079 26581241.
Mobile 091-9427088339.
Stamp Collecting has become the most significant provision that offer wonderful opportunities of meetings with various people of this divine universe of mankind,
Punya R. Sthapit, NEPAL (Email – sthapitpunya@gmail.com)