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Travel Stamps

The Stamp Collecting Report, I'm Lloyd de Vries. 

MUSIC: On the Road again.... [and under]

Memorial Day Weekend traditionally marks the start of the summer travel season, and there are 
a number of major stamp shows that could provide a jumping-off point for a vacation.

The National Topical Stamp Show is in Milwaukee in mid-June. Topicalists collect stamps by 
SUBJECT, and the show's themes this year are Native Americans, wildlife and the Olympics.

In late July, the first day cover collectors -- the people who celebrate when stamps are 
issued -- meet in Northern Virginia. And, appropriately enough, ten Aviation stamps will be 
issued at their Americover convention.

A week later is the overall national convention for stamp collectors, in Grand Rapids, 
Michigan.

"There's over 150 dealers, several first day ceremonies, 150 meetings and seminars, about 
15,000 pages of exhibits."
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...says show organizer Ken Martin.

Admission to all these stamp shows is free.

You'll find more details about these shows at virtual-stamp-club-dot-com.

And that's Stamp Collecting this week. 


I'm Lloyd de Vries, CBS News.
 

Shows In This Week's Radio Report 
ATA's National Topical Stamp Show, Milwaukee, June 17-19

AFDCS' Americover, Vienna, Va., July 29-31

APS' Stampshow, Grand Rapids, August 4-7

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