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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: John Gash Stamp Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0213
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet
8 cartons
Stamps, postcards
Date: 1870-2000
Abstract: John Gash is an avid stamp collector and retired history teacher. His stamp collection features foreign mint and foreign used
stamps, with particular emphasis on Greece and Israel, as well as some USA used stamps. Stamps date from approximately 1870
to 2000.
Physical Location: Payson 260, Row 21
Language of Material:
English
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The John Gash Stamp Collection contains stamps dating from approximately 1870 to 2000 and consists of 38 collections, which
is approximately 250,000 stamps in total. The collection includes stamp albums, loose stamps, and postcards. It features foreign
mint and foreign used stamps, with particular emphasis on Greece and Israel, as well as some USA used stamps.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John Gash. Transferred from President's Office.
[Box/item name], John Gash Stamp Collection, Collection no. 213, Special Collections and University Archives, Universities
Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Creator's original order maintained.
This collection combines two accessions, John Gash Stamp Collection and John Gash Stamp Books. The collection is unprocessed.
John Gash began collecting stamps as a child in the 1940s and later obtained his dealer's license. As a stamp dealer, he endeavored
to treat all his clients with kindness, respect, and honesty of the value of their stamps. He and his wife attended George
Pepperdine University in the 1960s. Although now retired, he served as a middle school history teacher and track and field
coach for 35 years in Santa Rosa, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stamps, postage
Philatelic collections ; Postage stamps--private collections
Postage stamps--United States
Cards, Postal ; Picture postcards ; Post cards ; Postal cards ; Postal cards