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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

 

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Suzanne

30 Jul 2013
03:50:18am
You don't have to be specific on the milage. Just curious how far anyone has travelled to go to a stamp show.

For me I live in Hamilton Ontario, and I've been to Fredricton New Brunswick, Earl's Court in London England, and Edmonton Alberta in
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30 Jul 2013
04:14:52am
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

I plan my holidays around stamp shows.
In 2010, I spent a week in London especially for the Greatest show on earth.

So around 2,000 miles at a guess !

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Mike

30 Jul 2013
08:57:38am
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

My wife and I went to the huge show in San Francisco in 1997, which is about 3,000 miles from Florida.

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30 Jul 2013
08:59:01am
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

No more than 40 miles. The Twin Cities hosts a number of shows a year including a recurring show every month. I haven't had the desire to go further afield as of yet.

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30 Jul 2013
03:44:19pm
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Went from Poughkeepsie, NY to Philadelphia for INTERPHIL '76, and from Syracuse, NY to Toronto for CAPEX '78. All other shows I have gone to have been within 100 miles of where I lived.

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30 Jul 2013
09:52:54pm
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

There are those I know who would say "Not far enough" as I have always returned home....Big Grin

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31 Jul 2013
12:01:38am
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Our Daughter and Son-in-Law live in San Francisco and had a new baby recently. Naturally the Grandparents (Us!)wanted to visit several times to see our Grandson. The Grandfather (Me!) made sure one of those 1000 mile round trips from Oregon was the same weekend as Westpex.

An afternoon away was hardly noticed. Winking

Worked well for all parties concerned. Big Grin Cool

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05 Aug 2013
12:52:56pm
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Northern New Jersey to Washington DC for World Stamp Expo in 1989.

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jahayward

05 Aug 2013
01:29:55pm
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

New York City to Columbus,Ohio for APS StamShow in 2011.

I am looking forward to driving to St. Louis, MO next year for the ATA National Topical Stamp Show! Ten months but who is counting!Winking

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06 Aug 2013
10:56:57pm
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

I've never had the pleasure, but plan on going at the end of this September. Long Beach (Ca.) Coin and Stamp Expo, about 25 miles away


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11 Aug 2013
02:21:47pm
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Ottawa, Ont. to New York City for the MegaStamp Event!

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20 Aug 2013
02:58:43am

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re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

While on holiday in the UK I went to Stampex round trip 24,000 miles.
Brian

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29 Aug 2013
08:00:49pm

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Well i could cheat a bit and say 1400 miles to Biloxi Ms. but we were going to my Dads place in Bradenton Fl. so it was only a 700 mile detour..and my wife got to see Mardi Gras in New Orleans and then i got the hell out !!Happy

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cocollectibles

29 Aug 2013
09:06:12pm
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I'm so ticked off! I didn't check to see if there were any stamp shows in Vancouver before booking my flight. I arrive in the evening of September 21 and a friend told me of this:

VANPEX 2013, the annual stamp exhibition of the BC Philatelic Society, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20/21 West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Avenue, in Burnaby, BC

Ugh. That would be almost 2800 miles to go to a stamp show!

Cheers,
Peter

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30 Aug 2013
08:38:49pm

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Peter, We were in Vancouver years back...i found 3 brick and mortar stamp dealers...do not know what the situation is now..Great place..the city,water, mountains. My wife has family in the flower auctions there !

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cocollectibles

31 Aug 2013
09:28:33am
re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Vancouver is my home town, so I'm terribly prejudiced when I say that it is the most beautiful city in North America (San Francisco is a close second). When I left in the 1980s there were a couple of stamp stores, not the mall type store but "real" stores, but I think there's only one left. But in the old days, you could find philatelic gems in ethnic stores along Robson Street; I got many of my used USSR stamps from a Russian store that sold newspapers, postcards, etc. and all I had to do was ask if they had any old envelopes that I could buy. Similarly, with a Greek store.

Back to the post though, aside from this lost opportunity to go 2700 miles to a stamp show, the furthest I'd ever gone is from Atlanta to Savannah for a local club meeting and show. That's about a 2 hour drive.

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Suzanne
30 Jul 2013
03:50:18am

You don't have to be specific on the milage. Just curious how far anyone has travelled to go to a stamp show.

For me I live in Hamilton Ontario, and I've been to Fredricton New Brunswick, Earl's Court in London England, and Edmonton Alberta in

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30 Jul 2013
04:14:52am

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

I plan my holidays around stamp shows.
In 2010, I spent a week in London especially for the Greatest show on earth.

So around 2,000 miles at a guess !

Londonbus1

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Mike
30 Jul 2013
08:57:38am

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

My wife and I went to the huge show in San Francisco in 1997, which is about 3,000 miles from Florida.

Mike

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smauggie

30 Jul 2013
08:59:01am

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

No more than 40 miles. The Twin Cities hosts a number of shows a year including a recurring show every month. I haven't had the desire to go further afield as of yet.

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michael78651

30 Jul 2013
03:44:19pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Went from Poughkeepsie, NY to Philadelphia for INTERPHIL '76, and from Syracuse, NY to Toronto for CAPEX '78. All other shows I have gone to have been within 100 miles of where I lived.

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drmicro68

30 Jul 2013
09:52:54pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

There are those I know who would say "Not far enough" as I have always returned home....Big Grin

Roger

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jkjblue

31 Jul 2013
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re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Our Daughter and Son-in-Law live in San Francisco and had a new baby recently. Naturally the Grandparents (Us!)wanted to visit several times to see our Grandson. The Grandfather (Me!) made sure one of those 1000 mile round trips from Oregon was the same weekend as Westpex.

An afternoon away was hardly noticed. Winking

Worked well for all parties concerned. Big Grin Cool

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05 Aug 2013
12:52:56pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Northern New Jersey to Washington DC for World Stamp Expo in 1989.

Bob

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jahayward

05 Aug 2013
01:29:55pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

New York City to Columbus,Ohio for APS StamShow in 2011.

I am looking forward to driving to St. Louis, MO next year for the ATA National Topical Stamp Show! Ten months but who is counting!Winking

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tuscany4me

06 Aug 2013
10:56:57pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

I've never had the pleasure, but plan on going at the end of this September. Long Beach (Ca.) Coin and Stamp Expo, about 25 miles away


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11 Aug 2013
02:21:47pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Ottawa, Ont. to New York City for the MegaStamp Event!

David

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snowy12

20 Aug 2013
02:58:43am

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re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

While on holiday in the UK I went to Stampex round trip 24,000 miles.
Brian

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philb

29 Aug 2013
08:00:49pm

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re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Well i could cheat a bit and say 1400 miles to Biloxi Ms. but we were going to my Dads place in Bradenton Fl. so it was only a 700 mile detour..and my wife got to see Mardi Gras in New Orleans and then i got the hell out !!Happy

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cocollectibles

29 Aug 2013
09:06:12pm

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

I'm so ticked off! I didn't check to see if there were any stamp shows in Vancouver before booking my flight. I arrive in the evening of September 21 and a friend told me of this:

VANPEX 2013, the annual stamp exhibition of the BC Philatelic Society, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20/21 West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Avenue, in Burnaby, BC

Ugh. That would be almost 2800 miles to go to a stamp show!

Cheers,
Peter

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30 Aug 2013
08:38:49pm

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re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Peter, We were in Vancouver years back...i found 3 brick and mortar stamp dealers...do not know what the situation is now..Great place..the city,water, mountains. My wife has family in the flower auctions there !

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cocollectibles

31 Aug 2013
09:28:33am

re: How far have you gone to go to a stamp show?

Vancouver is my home town, so I'm terribly prejudiced when I say that it is the most beautiful city in North America (San Francisco is a close second). When I left in the 1980s there were a couple of stamp stores, not the mall type store but "real" stores, but I think there's only one left. But in the old days, you could find philatelic gems in ethnic stores along Robson Street; I got many of my used USSR stamps from a Russian store that sold newspapers, postcards, etc. and all I had to do was ask if they had any old envelopes that I could buy. Similarly, with a Greek store.

Back to the post though, aside from this lost opportunity to go 2700 miles to a stamp show, the furthest I'd ever gone is from Atlanta to Savannah for a local club meeting and show. That's about a 2 hour drive.

Cheers,
Peter

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