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Precancels are a whole "other"
specialty. We're not just collecting Scott numbered stamps with 'precancels',
but if you do, that's called 'synoptic' collecting. Identifying and cataloging
these is a detailed specialty in itself. Most precancels are 15 cent items
or less, meaning that many of them can be obtained for not much money.
It's just a matter of finding out where, since most stamp dealers don't
stock them. Specialized information and links
on these pages will help you get started. Please attend
precancel functions. They are a lot of fun, and the community of collectors
and precancel dealers look forward to meetings, regional round-ups, and
the high point of the annual 25 dealer PSS conventions in August, held
at different cities around the country. All of these functions have tables
for collector trading, buying and trading of precancels. Whether you collect
towns, towns and types, generals, dateds, integrals, or just want to get
organized, join us. NOTE: If you are checking spelling on the website, 'NetMechanic' and 'Websitegarage'
don't like my spelling of precancel (which has been in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary since 1921),
or even websitegarage, for that matter. See the Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of some of our collecting specialties, acronyms and terms that are not in the standard English lexicon.
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The club holds two
meetings per year in March and October with mail/floor auctions.
Other trading sessions are held as interest warrants. We mail four newsletters
per year WITH LOCAL CITY PRECANCELS ON COVER and usually enclose at least
two other precancels, most made by members on walk-in precancel trips to
local post offices. The Texas Precancel Club is life branch number
13-24 of the Precancel Stamp Society and life chapter 10-30 of the Texas
Philatelic Association.
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