Golden Gate Stamp Club
San Francisco
![Janis Joplin stamp zne-jb-janisjoplin.jp](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_0fbb1adda8f84882bfce3bcc593ac85c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Janis%20Joplin%20stamp%20zne-jb-janisjoplin_jp.jpg)
About Us
Great news: In-person meetings have returned!
Questions? email us at bob@lgbtpartnership.org
Golden Gate Stamp Club meets on first and third Mondays of every month, 7:00pm - 8:30pm, at the Taraval Police Station Community Room (2345 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA). Meetings start with updates from members about all things stamps - shows, interesting articles, literature, etc., followed by a show-and-tell focused on a previously chosen subject. The last part of each meeting is an exchange of stamps and postal history brought in by members.
Our annual membership fee is $10 and collectors of all stripes and colors are welcome!
2024 Meeting Schedule (in-person) (7:00-8:30pm)
| Jan 1 & 15 | Feb 5 & 19 | Mar 4 & 18 | Apr 1 & 15| May 6 & 20 | Jun 3 & 17 | Jul 1 & 15 | Aug 5 & 19 | Sep 2 & 16 | Oct 7 & 21 | Nov 4 & 18 | Dec 2 & 16 |
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Bob Gordon Term: 2023-2025
President
Bob serves as President for the Club. He runs our meetings and stamp exchange.
Our Collections
![Stamp Art by Paul V. Turner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_82505833cdef4f339b05dd2a4a47456c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_202,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_82505833cdef4f339b05dd2a4a47456c~mv2.jpg)
Paul surprised us one night with this beautiful collage, making use of duplicate stamps of various shades.
![Penny Black cover](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_80dc42a3928745d088466f9ae2b0ca70~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_32,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_80dc42a3928745d088466f9ae2b0ca70~mv2.png)
A nice example of this classic stamp
![1964 Japan Tokyo Olympics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_777c559636684b17b65d3aad29abfd91~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_88,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_777c559636684b17b65d3aad29abfd91~mv2.jpg)
Signed by Isao Okano, a gold medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics (when judo was introduced as an Olympic sport), world champion the following year, and a two-time winner of the All-Japan Judo Championships.
![Portland Maine precancels](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_69cd365754e44f968eb2a55db2ebb967~mv2_d_1270_1660_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_192,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_69cd365754e44f968eb2a55db2ebb967~mv2_d_1270_1660_s_2.jpg)
This is Bob's collection of Portland, Maine precancels. Portland, Maine was where he grew up and lived until he moved to San Francisco.
![Denmark 1984](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_cd625262030340ab9f37f24f0d8a9e5d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_89,h_72,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_cd625262030340ab9f37f24f0d8a9e5d~mv2.png)
Jewish Community
![Monaco 1989](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_0d84eaf02a7d42e4ac0b925427805128~mv2_d_1625_1208_s_2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_36,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_0d84eaf02a7d42e4ac0b925427805128~mv2_d_1625_1208_s_2.png)
Philexfrance '89 exposition mondiale de philatélie, Paris, 7–17 July 1989
![1938 USA President Warren G. Harding](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_5575179165134d839c2f19c6c98a92ef~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_81,h_100,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_5575179165134d839c2f19c6c98a92ef~mv2.png)
![Pan-Am invert](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_a2621c8fc09f412ca613ab7e97134b8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_151,h_116,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_a2621c8fc09f412ca613ab7e97134b8e~mv2.jpg)
One of American philatelic classics. Check the link for a Wikipedia page about it.
Go to link![Israel Scott 7 Doar Ivri](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3a92c_64c57ce498ba4cfea973b55b732d2e51~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_117,h_157,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e3a92c_64c57ce498ba4cfea973b55b732d2e51~mv2.png)
Israel Scott #7, 1948 Doar Ivri. Full tab with sock on the nose cancel from Hakirya, September 1948.