Coin and Stamp Show is in business at the Senior Center this weekend
Tallahassee Stamp & Cover Club's annual Coin and Stamp Show is returning with its 13th Annual Stamp and 11th Annual Coin show taking place on March 25-26 at the Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. North Monroe St.
There are several aspects to coin and stamp collecting beyond just simply collecting them. This includes what to collect, where to collect, how to keep them safe and when time comes how and where to dispose of them. At this show you can find the answer to all of these questions.
Stamps and coins are issued every year worldwide on various themes. Just from these new publication every year you can educate yourself on a wide variety of topics. The U.S. started issuing prominent American women on quarters to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions. This is a great way to enhance learning since it is Women’s History Month.
Stamps and Coins are filled with rich history. The U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress on July 26, 1775, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Earlier most of the mails were postpaid, meaning that the postage was paid by the recipient and not by the sender. This method caused a problem as most of the time the recipient did not accept the mail and this in turn caused financial burden to the postal system.
To resolve this conflict, the United Kingdom came out with the first pre-paid stamp on May 1, 1840, called ‘Penny Black’. Then the U.S. issued their first stamp in 1847. Likewise, coins have undergone many changes since the days of cowries and stones.
Several metals and alloys have been tried to come up with a standard specification acceptable throughout the world. The world’s first coins made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver, were released in Lydia, a kingdom tied to ancient Greece around 600 BC. The first U.S. minted circulating coins were copper cents.
Attending various shows both at a local and national level exposes you to wider varieties of materials and knowledge on coins and stamps.
Although we are in the age of advanced technological innovations with the implementation of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, the passion and enthusiasm towards collecting stamps and coins has not reduced. Still several rare and highly sought-after stamps and coins are bringing high premiums at the major auction companies.
Taking the clue, several countries have started incorporating blockchain technology in their stamps. The first official Crypto stamps were issued in May of 2018 by the National Post Office of Gibraltar followed by the world's first blockchain stamp by Austria in 2019.
Collectors and experienced dealers from Southeast United States will attend the show. There you can buy all the necessary supplies to help organize your precious collection and display them proudly. Dealers will also be available to provide free appraisals of stamp and coin collections
Tallahassee Stamp and Cover Club meets monthly, on the second Tuesday at 7 p.m., in the dining hall at the Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. The Tallahassee Numismatic Club meets monthly on second Wednesday at the Leroy Collins main library. Websites are tsandcc.info and tallahasseecoinclub.blogspot.com
If you go
What: Tallahassee Coin & Stamp Show, TALPEX 2, cohosted by Tallahassee Stamp & Cover Club and Tallahassee Numismatic Club; free family event with Kid Zone
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 25, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, March 26
Where: Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St.
Details: Visit tsandcc.info and tallahasseecoinclub.blogspot.com
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