Steve Sherman representing the Kalamazoo Stamp Club at the Expo Center.
The Southwest Michigan Postcard Club Show and the Fall Stamp and Cover Show sponsored by the Kalamazoo Stamp Club were held at the Expo Center.
Steve Sherman, a member of the stamp club, said the show is the biggest of its kind in West Michigan. He said the show has been around for at least 30 years and is more important than ever since there are no longer stamp shops.
"It's the one place where you can come to see a large amount of dealers and inventory," Sherman said.
Peter Foote, 79, traveled from Chicago with a couple other members of the Beverly Hills Philatelic Society for the show. He said he has been to the show three or four times and keeps coming back because of the quality of the exhibits.
"Some of these exhibits are fascinating," he said. "They have so many different facets to them."
Foote served in the Korean War and was most interested in the displays and memorabilia related to World War II. He especially liked the display of letters home from a man who was on the USS St.
Lo, formerly USS Midway, that was sunk by a kamikaze plane near the Philippines in the Battle off Samar.
Foote collects postage censor stamps from Ireland from the World War II era and added to his collection on Saturday.
Mike Dennany, 12, was at the show with his grandpa and was helping out at the youth table. His reason for collecting stamps was simple.
"They got fish on them," he said.
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Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/10/stamp_and_postal_memorabilia_c.html
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