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WE HAVE BEEN IN THE STAMP BUSINESS FOR OVER 41 YEARS AND ARE LIFE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY (APS). WE ARE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY (SCCS) AND THE AMERICAN TOPICAL ASSOCIATION (ATA). WE PREVIOUSLY OPERATED UNDER THE NAME OF PALOS VERDES STAMPS. ALL SOUVENIR CARDS ARE PRISTINE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE YOUR COLLECTING AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. OUR WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO BE A STAMP STORE ON THE WEB.

WE PRESENT DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW YOU MAY JOIN THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY (SCCS) AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE ALONG WITH RELATED SCCS INFORMATION.

JOIN THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY TODAY. JOIN THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY TODAY. JOIN THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY TODAY.

WE ARE SELLING ALL BEP PHILATELIC CARDS AT 50% AND ALL BEP NUMISMATIC CARDS AT 25% OFF OUR LISTED PRICE.

ALL COLLECTIONS HAVE CHARGES FOR SHIPPING, HANDLING AND INSURANC E WHICH ARE PURCHASER LOCATION DEPENDENT.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TABLES ON SOME OF THESE PAGES ARE LARGE AND TAKE A MINUTE OR MORE TO LOAD. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK RICHARD AND CORY SCOTT FOR THEIR INVALUABLE INFORMATION REGARDING SOUVENIR CARDS.

ITEM NUMBER	TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SOUVENIR CARDS FOR SALE	CLICK TO VISIT
1	"FORERUNNER" CARDS	CLICK
2	"BEP" CARDS (BUREAU OF ENGRAVING CARDS) WE HAVE PURCHASED AN ESTATE WITH A COLLECTION OF CANCELED CARDS. THEY ARE NOW IMAGED, ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND PRICES. ALL PHILATELIC CARDS ARE BEING SOLD AT 50% OFF LISTED PRICE.	CLICK
3	"PS" CARDS (USPS SOUVENIR CARDS) WE HAVE QUIT SELLING PS CARDS. YOU MAY VIEW THE IMAGES BY CLICKING. WE ARE SHOWING THESE CARDS AS A SERVICE TO COLLECTORS	CLICK
4	"SO" SOUVENIR CARDS (SEMIOFFICIAL CARDS PRIMARILY ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY). ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF THE CARDS ARE NUMISMATIC THERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS OF POSTAGE STAMP EVER SEEN ON THE PHILATELIC CARDS.	CLICK
5	UNITED NATIONS SOUVENIR CARDS FOR NEW YORK, GENEVA & VIENNA WE HAVE QUIT SELLING UN CARDS. YOU MAY VIEW THE IMAGES BY CLICKING. WE ARE SHOWING THESE CARDS AS A SERVICE TO COLLECTORS.	CLICK
6	U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE "BD" DUCK CARDS	CLICK
7	THE APS (AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY) STAMP SHOW CARDS	CLICK
8	THE FEDERAL MANAGER ASSOCIATION CARDS THROUGH 2002. WE HAVE PURCHASED A LIMITED NUMBER OF THESE CARDS.	CLICK
9	THE ASDA (AMERICAN STAMP DEALERS ASSOCIATION) CARDS. YOU MAY VIEW THE FIRST 100 BY CLICKING HOWEVER WE ARE NOT STOCKING THEM. SEE NOTE BELOW FOR CARDS STILL AVAILABLE. WE HAVE QUIT SELLING ASDA CARDS AS SHOWN. YOU MAY VIEW THE IMAGES BY CLICKING. WE ARE DOING THIS AS A SERVICE TO COLLECTORS. WE HAVE A LIMITED STOCK BETWEEN #120 AND #225 WHICH YOU MAY PURCHASE AT $6.00 MINT AND $10.00 CANCELED. SEND US YOUR WANT LIST.	CLICK
10	ANA SOUVENIR CARDS - ALL ARE ISSUED AT COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED SUPPLY OF THESE CARDS. WE HAVE JUST ADDED NEW MPC AND OTHER ANA CARDS.	CLICK
11	BEP SPECIALTY "DOOVAS" CARDS.	CLICK
12	THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (ABNC) ARCHIVE SERIES THE TOTAL SIX YEARS OF FOLDERS CONTAINS 502 DIFFERENT INTAGLIO VIGNETTES. THIS IS A SERIES FOR THE ENGRAVING EXPERTS WHO WANT THE BEST OF ABNC ART. EACH YEAR CONTAINS TWELVE PAGES OF DIFFERENT VIGNETTES EACH IN A PLASTIC PROTECTOR. THERE ARE SEPARATE DESCRIPTOR SHEETS WHICH DEFINE AND IDENTIFY EACH VIGNETTE.	CLICK
13	THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY PAGES SHOW THE NATIONAL SCCS CARDS N1 TO N15, THE METRO SCCS CARDS M1 TO M29 AND THE WASHINGTON SCCS CARDS W1 TO W51 PLUS LATER ONES WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN NUMBERED. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE CARDS FOR SALE.	CLICK
14	DESCRIPTIONS OF IPPDS&E CONVENTION BOOKS: F1955B (63rd), F1959A (67th), F1965B (71st), F1973A (75th), F1975D (76th), F1981A (79th) AND F1983A (81st). WE HAVE F1973A AND F1983A FOR SALE.	CLICK
15	EDUCATION CARDS ARE SOLD AS A SET. THEY WERE PRINTED BY THE VONCORP, DUNEDIN FLORIDA AND DEPICT MANY OF THE EARLY STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES IN FABULOUS COLOR. THESE WERE SOLD AS A SET AS AN AID TO THE COLLECTOR. PLEASE CLICK ON THE RIGHT TO SEE ALL 31 IMAGES OF US STAMPS, PROOFS AND ESSAYS. THIS COLLECTION IS FOR THE SERIOUS STAMP COLLECTOR.SOLD	CLICK
16	WE PROVIDE A LISTING AND IMAGERY OF ALL THE FEDERAL MANAGER ASSOCIATION CARDS FROM THE BEGINNING THROUGH 2002. WE HAVE JUST LISTED A NUMBER OF THEM FOR SALE.	CLICK

ITEM NUMBER	COLLECTIONS OF SOUVENIR CARDS OR RELATED ITEMS FOR SALE	CLICK TO VISIT
1	HERE IS ANOTHER HIGH QUALITY COLLECTION OF PS CARDS HOUSED IN TWO PRISTINE ALBUMS. IT CONTAINS ALL THE PS CARDS FOR PS2 TO PS70 EXCLUDING PS9 AND PS61. SALES PRICE IS ONLY $100.00 SOLD	CLICK
2	THIS PS CARD COLLECTION COMES IN TWO PRISTINE ALBUMS AND CONTAINS THE RARE PS1 WHICH CATALOGUES $450.00. THE CARDS ARE CONTINUOUS FROM PS1 TO PS70 MISSING ONLY PS9 AND PS61. THE SALES PRICE IS A FANTASTIC $225.00. SOLD	CLICK
3	A FANTASTIC BEGINNERS BEP CARD COLLECTION WITH ALL THE EARLY EXPENSIVE CARDS CONTINUOUS FROM BEP1 TO BEP60. SEE THE IMAGERY FOR ALL THE CARDS. SALES PRICE IS $500.00 FOR OVER $1000.00 WORTH OF CARDS. SOLD	SOLD
4	PRISTINE BEP AND PS CARDS IN A PRISTINE ALBUM. THIS GREAT COLLECTION IS FOR THE BEGINNER WHO WANTS TO START OFF WITH THE BEST MOST EXPENSIVE CARDS AT THE VERY B EGINNING. CATALOGUE IS $1,250.00+, SALES PRICE IS ONLY $600.00. SOLD	SOLD

ITEM NUMBER	THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OR COLLECTIONS ARE ON DISPLAY FOR YOUR VIEWING. THEY ARE EITHER SOLD OR NOT FOR SALE. THIS IS JUST A SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS TO VIEW ITEMS RELATED TO THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTING HOBBY	CLICK TO VISIT
1	WE INVITE YOU TO VIEW THE ITEMS FROM THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING BANQUET HELD TO HONOR THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF STAMP PRODUCTION.	CLICK
2	FANTASTIC CANADIAN POSTAL MUSEUM BOOK LOADED WITH ENGRAVING WORTH LOOKING AT. THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR SALE. WE ARE PROVIDING THIS AS AN INSIGHT TO FABULOUS ENGRAVINGS.	CLICK
3	THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR SALE. WE PRESENT IT AND AN OUTLINE TO PROVIDE AN INSIGHT TO THE ABNC.	CLICK

WE PRESENT THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO JOIN THE SOUVENIR CARD COLLECTORS SOCIETY.

SCCS DUES ARE $25.00 FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP. DEALER MEMBERSHIP IS $35.00. LIFE MEMBERSHIP IS $250.00. OVERSEAS MEMBERSHIP IS $30.00. FOREIGN DEALERSHIP IS $40.00. DEALER LIFE MEMBERSHIP IS $300.00. WHEN A PERSON JOINS THE SOCIETY FOR ONE YEAR HE WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF EACH OF THE 4 JOURNALS PUBLISHED THAT YEAR. BELOW WE SHOW AN IMAGE OF THE FIRST SCCS JOURNAL FOR 2002 AND AN IMAGE OF THE SCCS NUMBERING SYSTEM CATALOGUE. THE NUMBERING SYSTEM CATALOGUE MAY BE PURCHASED FROM MR. MARR. PLEASE TELL MR. MARR THAT YOU SAW THIS PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION ON ROBERT S. BAILEY'S WEBSITE. THANKS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND OTHER CATALOGUES FOR THE CARD COLLECTOR. WE USE THE SCOTT CATALOGUES EXTENSIVELY FOR ALL U.S. STAMPS. HOWEVER THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHIC LISTING OF THESE PHILATELIC CARDS IS MELLONE'S "PHOTO ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOUVENIR CARDS". YOU MAY FIND IT ON THE WEB UNDER F.D.C.PUBLISHING CO. (SPECIAL CATALOGUES). THE OTHER CATALOGUE WE USE FOR VALUE ESTIMATES IS BROOKMAN. WE DO NOT SELL THESE CATALOGUES, WE JUST USE THEM.

TEN DAYS GUARANTEE IF WE HAVE NOT CORRECTLY DESCRIBED THE MATERIAL. ALL RETURNS WITHIN 30 DAY OF AUCTIONS. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE BY PERSONAL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER. CALIFORNIA BUYERS PLEASE ADD 7.75% ON THE TOTAL COST OF AN ITEM (INCLUDING SHIPPING AND HANDLING-S/H).

TYPE OF COLLECTION	DESCRIPTION	PRICE OF COLLECTION	IMAGES OF COLLECTION
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING (BEP) CARD COLLECTION #1	20 OF OUR BEST NUMISMATIC BEP CARDS	$100.00	CLICK
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING (BEP) CARD COLLECTION #2	30 OF OUR BEST NUMISMATIC BEP CARDS	$200.00	CLICK