SESCAL 2012 Coming Up Next Month

The 68th annual Stamp Exhibition of Southern California (SESCAL) will be held October 5-7, 2012 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel.

 Admission is free with a reduced parking rate of $8.00 with validation.

The theme of SESCAL 2012 is "The Graf Zeppelin - 1929 Round-The-World Flight." A show cachet and special cancels will be available.

There will be a large dealers bourse, exhibits, USPS substation, award banquets, club and society meetings, and philatelic auction.

SESCAL is one of the American Philatelic Society's World Series of Philately exhibitions and will offer a 2-day educational course, "U.S. Bank Note Company Issues: 1870-1890," taught by Clark Frazier on October 3-4, prior to the beginning of the show on October 5. To sign up, contact Gretchen Moody, APS Education Director at (814)933-3803, ext.239.

A Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop will also be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from noon to 4 PM. Seats are limited so please register early by calling (818) 903-4451.

For more information about SESCAL, click here.