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SOPEX 2025 Exhibit Winners
Larry Maddux's Grand Prize winning exhibit on Oregon Express Companies SOPEX is one of the remaining shows in the Pacific Northwest that...
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Jun 172 min read
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SOPEX 2025 Photo Roll
The Awards Table, SOPEX 2025 This past weekend another edition of SOPEX 2025, the Southern Oregon Philatelic Exhibition, has come and...
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Jun 91 min read
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Happy 25th, Pear Blossom Festival!
Rogue Valley Pear Blossom Festival History, 25th Anniversary -- 1978 "Representatives of several Medford civic groups (including the...
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Jun 42 min read
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The Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive
"The first white men to arrive in Bear Creek Valley were probably members of the Applegate Wagon Train Party along a southern route from...
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Jun 42 min read
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Wings Over Oregon
Wings Over Oregon : 50 Years of Commercial Aviation "In 1925 the United States Post Office began to contract with private firms to carry...
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May 292 min read
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Applegate Trail Covered Wagon Mail
The Applegate Trail "In June, 1846, an exploration party headed by Jesse Applegate, brother Lindsay, and Levi Scott, rode South through...
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May 282 min read
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Medford's Pear Blossom Festival
"You are cordially invited to attend and view the Rogue Valley Annual Pear Blossom Festival and Parade , Saturday the Twenty-Fourth of...
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May 261 min read
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Evelyn Honors the United States
The very first time I attended a SOPEX show, Jim Bryan had a table with an assortment of beautiful and unique cachet covers. At the time...
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May 222 min read
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Announcing SOPEX 2025 Dealers
With less than a month to go before SOPEX 2025 on June 6th, we are happy to announce our finalized list of dealers who will be in...
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May 81 min read
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May Auction Highlights
Last night was our regular May meeting (first Thursday), and one of our four-times-per-year club auction nights. Club members are...
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May 21 min read
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Can we give away a million stamps?
Organizers of the Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo have launched a campaign to gather 3 million stamps for various giveaways at the show....
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Apr 111 min read
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April 2025 President's Pen
Have you been busy going through your March auction purchases? Have you put them in order in your stamp binders or are you still waiting...
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Jun 20, 20241 min read
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Why Collect Stamps?
Stamp collecting, also known as philately, is a beloved hobby that has been captivating individuals for generations. The allure of...
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Jun 20, 20241 min read
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2025 Stamp Shows in the Area
WESTPEX - April 26-28 in Burlingame, CA PIPEX - May 3-5 at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, OR SOPEX - Friday, June 6 (11AM - 5PM) and...
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Jun 20, 20241 min read
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