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Guide to the San Diego Stamp Club Records
MS 253
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Title: San Diego Stamp Club Records
Identifier/Call Number: MS 253
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1915 February 4 –1916 September 28
Abstract: The collection contains records of the San Diego Stamp club from its inception on February 4, 1915 through September 28, 1916.
creator:
San Diego Stamp Club.
This collection is open for research.
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The San Diego Stamp Club was founded on February 4, 1915 with thirteen members in attendance at its first meeting held in
the Timken Building in downtown San Diego. The purpose of the club was to “promote and further the interests of stamp collectors”
in the greater San Diego area. It is unknown how long the Club remained in operation.
Collection is arranged by subject.
San Diego Stamp Club Records, MS 253, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
Collection processed by Amanda Hughes on December 18, 2012.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
The collection consists of various documents pertaining to the business of the San Diego Stamp Club, mainly during the Club’s
first year of operation. Documents contained in the collection include administration and finances, meeting minutes, membership,
correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Philatelic Society.
San Diego Stamp Club.
San Diego (Calif.)
Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting -- Societies, etc.