Quarterly Journal                                           Members Auction                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                           

Entitled "The Oregon Country",                          At least once per year a mail

The name associated with the                             auction of usually two to three

Pacific Northwest region during                          hundred lots exclusively  to                              

exploration and early settlement,                         Pacific Northwest postal history is

the Society's award winning                                presented.             The material is

journal is considered the leading                          consigned by members from their

postal history publication                                     duplicate or surplus holdings and

produced in the region. Under                             only members are permitted to

the guidance of a professional                              bid.     Individual lot values are

editor, who is also a well known                          generally modest and normally fall

and respected postal historian,                             within a range often considered

this journal reflects the varied                               unprofitable for most commercial

interests of the membership by                             auction houses.  Since the auction

covering the entire spectrum of                            began it has been a handy source 

Northwest postal history.                                    for members to acquire needed

                                                                          material or turn unwanted items

                                                                          into cash 

 

       Research Projects                                                      Fellowship

Members having an interest in                              The Society shedules an annual

particular aspects of Northwest                            meeting often in conjuction with a

postal history are encouraged to                          stamp show.    The venue varies in

undertake specialized research                            order to accomodate members

projects. Cooperative input from                         in all parts of the region.

other members may be utilized                            Typically, these gatherings offer

with "The Oregon Country" provid-                    members an opportunity to meet

ing a medium for discussion and                          and discuss common collecting 

interim reports as well as final                              interests.

publication