Centennial Stamp Club
Poirier Community Centre
McGee Room
630 Poirier Street
Coquitlam, B.C.
CANADA V3J 6B1
(Site last updated July 25, 2010)
Established in 1967 and located in the Vancouver suburbs, we are one of the most active stamp clubs in British Columbia, Canada. If you are in the neighborhood, just drop in. All ages welcome! Visitors are especially always welcome. (For more details about the club, e-mail me, Wolfgang, at paperdrive@gmail.com)
Club benefits:
- Trading every meeting. Bring your duplicates and extras.
- Stamp valuations. Do you have stamps or a collection and are wondering about their value? Just bring to one of our meetings during the 7 PM to 8 PM time period and have members look at them and get opinions on value.
- Knowledge exchange. Some of our members have been collecting for years and are eager to share their insights into the hobby.
- Latest SCOTT Volumes and useful stamp literature available for members to borrow free of charge between meetings.
- Stamp auctions for members and visitors. Come and get your stamps auctioned at any of our scheduled auctions.
- Kids welcome anytime. Bring your kids and introduce them to a hobby that has existed for over 100 years and still going strong!
- Social interaction with fellow collectors ranging from novice to sophisticated collector.
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To see the new Fall 2010 Schedule click here.
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To see the past Spring 2010 Schedule click here.
- British Columbia Philatelic Society Meetings held in Burnaby, British Columbia.
- The Peace Arch Stamp Club Meetings held in White Rock, British Columbia.
- Fraser Valley Philatelic Club Meetings held in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
- Make sure to be informed. Stamp Collectors Against Dodgy Sellers
- Another site (with older but very relevant information) to help you from getting conned online Forgeries, fakes, dodgy sellers, scams
- Ebay http://www.ebay.com
The following are stamp-related web sites pertaining to Canada
- http://www.thestampexchange.com is a stamp exchange circuit in British Columbia Canada for trader members in North America.
- The Canadian Postal Archives
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Canadian Philately - An Outline (A BNAPS Publication)
- Canada Perfins Information
- Active Postage Stamp Chat Board Chat with fellow stamp collectors via online stamp forum.
- Yahoo Stamp Groups Yahoo Stamp Groups you can join
- Top Stamp Sites Top Stamp Sites on basis of visits
- Would you like how-to's, references, etc. about stamp collecting? See AskPhil
- Are you a beginner and have some questions? See the Beginner's corner
- Need help identifying stamps? Check out the Stamp Identifier
- Is that stamp really genuine? See the
Comparative Stamp Forgery Identification Site
Or check out the Stamp Forgery Guide . Topics of particular interest: - Want to find other stamp clubs on the web like this one? See Stamp Collectors Organizations.
- David Willis - President
- Terry Bertoia - Treasurer
- Wolfgang Richter - Secretary/Vice-President (For questions about the club, e-mail me, Wolfgang, at paperdrive@gmail.com)