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Interesting Usage During the Prexie Period by Gordon Eubanks, Pebble Beach, CA

The Virtual Philatelic Program Series

The Collectors Club of New York invites you to join us for a live virtual program on Wednesday, May 27th at 5:30pm EDT.

The talk will discuss interesting uses of the Prexie stamps and uses to unusual locations and/or people. The Prexies were the work horses taking use from the great depression, through World War II and into the prosperity of the 1950’s.

They are not modern, over 81 years since they were issued, and provide a great window into history of our country.

The world was certainly flattening and travel by air becoming common. All this time Prexies were used to communicate by mail. Phone calls were expensive and something like the internet beyond comprehension so the USPS and the Prexies were the primary way of communicating.

Gordon’s Background

Gordon Eubanks is an avid exhibitor having received the Champion of Champions award twice: first for his 1847 and more recently for his 1851-1856 traditional exhibits. Internationally, these exhibits have been awarded a large gold each time they were shown and well as Grand Prix National at New York 2016. He has, additionally, written extensively on the “art” of philatelic exhibiting, to the benefits of many of his colleagues.

Gordon has been active in the philatelic community, currently serving on the board of the Classics Society and previously the Philatelic Foundation. He is a member of all the major societies including the Collectors Club and the Royal Philatelic Society. He was a collector as a youth and returned to active collecting some 25 years ago.

Pictured above is William Claire Menninger, Psychiatrist and co-founder of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, sending the letter to his wife, when he was on active duty and received free surface rate postage but not special delivery. His family were famous in the medical field and he was later on cover of Time magazine. Pretty cool. 10 cent horizontal coil singles on cover are hard to find!











When: Wed., May. 27, 2020 at 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Virtual Philatelic Program Series

The Collectors Club of New York invites you to join us for a live virtual program on Wednesday, May 27th at 5:30pm EDT.

The talk will discuss interesting uses of the Prexie stamps and uses to unusual locations and/or people. The Prexies were the work horses taking use from the great depression, through World War II and into the prosperity of the 1950’s.

They are not modern, over 81 years since they were issued, and provide a great window into history of our country.

The world was certainly flattening and travel by air becoming common. All this time Prexies were used to communicate by mail. Phone calls were expensive and something like the internet beyond comprehension so the USPS and the Prexies were the primary way of communicating.

Gordon’s Background

Gordon Eubanks is an avid exhibitor having received the Champion of Champions award twice: first for his 1847 and more recently for his 1851-1856 traditional exhibits. Internationally, these exhibits have been awarded a large gold each time they were shown and well as Grand Prix National at New York 2016. He has, additionally, written extensively on the “art” of philatelic exhibiting, to the benefits of many of his colleagues.

Gordon has been active in the philatelic community, currently serving on the board of the Classics Society and previously the Philatelic Foundation. He is a member of all the major societies including the Collectors Club and the Royal Philatelic Society. He was a collector as a youth and returned to active collecting some 25 years ago.

Pictured above is William Claire Menninger, Psychiatrist and co-founder of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, sending the letter to his wife, when he was on active duty and received free surface rate postage but not special delivery. His family were famous in the medical field and he was later on cover of Time magazine. Pretty cool. 10 cent horizontal coil singles on cover are hard to find!

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