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            NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS - AUGUST 18, 2026

     Dear Friends & Collectors,
     Happy birthday to me (78th, to be exact...).  Another year, and another ton of paper passed through my hands.
     When I started in this business in 1971, I thought about someday retiring and moving down south, for the warmer Winters.  These days, I think about moving up north, for the cooler Summers.  This June we had a 3 day run where the temperature averaged 100 degrees.
     This past July, the USPS handed us a gift; they raised the postal rates again.  ..but ...NO RATE CHANGE here.  I'm holding the line.
     When I entered this area of Philately (in 1981) I sold Postal Cards like crazy.  These days, it's Envelopes by UPSS #.
     AS a result, my stock of "regular envelopes" is weak.  That's because whenever a new envelope comes in, it heads straight to the UPSS file drawers.
     Currently, there are some new inventory groups listed:
     1.  OF COURSE, when I pick up new envelopes -- especially when they come from OLD-TIME holdings - there are always Cut Squares and Full Corners generated.  Many of the old-timers - even the big names - weren't as fussy about condition as the modern collectors.  For which I am thankful.
     2.  I' ve added a few U.N. air letter sheets.  I now have a few copies of the UC15 ALS... both mint and FDC... as well as the UC2, both WITH and WITHOUT white border.
     3.  I've begun listing WRAPPERS by UPSS #, for the first time.  Many more floatng around the officel I just have to find them and list them!
     4.  I'm still running EBAY auctions, with plenty of material waiting to be listed.  Recently, I'm been listing non-sports cards.  This is HOUSECLEANING, nothing more, and I'll be back to the EFOs, Postal History, Advertising, and other bizarre specialized Stationery...plus "Stamps" and Cinderella items.
     You can check out my listings of "NEW INVENTORY" - top line in the column at the left.

          Best Regards (and keep cool)
               Steve