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12:57:25am
http://www.stlouisstampexpo.com/
Roy
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According to this website, it is postponed from the August date as well....
but no new date is shown that I can see;
https://10times.com/saintlouis-stamp-expo
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Curses!
I live less than 50 miles away, so that's been my go-to show for years.
No Cardinals games and now no Stamp Expo. Bummer of a summer.
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dollhaus,
My sentiments exactly - no stamp shows and no physical audience participation
of baseball games....
You said it right:
BUMMER OF A SUMMER 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaJAnnipkY
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The APS web site listing for the St. Louis Stamp Expo now says that the next show is scheduled for March 19-21, 2021. For now I would say.
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In my mail today, I received the brochure for the St. Louis Stamp Expo.
Full of warnings about mandatory masks and shows a booth layout with a lot of gaps to provide social distancing.
Looks like it's going to come off. I'm surprised.
Not sure about attendance - a lot of people (including me) had given up hope that it would happen.
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02:28:35pm
Can't imagine masks will help with the handling of stockbooks etc.
Will probably be one of those international-style "lookie -- no touchie" bourses. No pawing through boxes of collections, bargain bins, drawers full of covers etc.
If touch is not restricted, social distancing or masks won't do much good.
Even the farmers' markets around here are "point to what you want to buy, don't handle".
Doubt it will be much fun for buying.
Roy
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Agreed, one of masks primarily value is that they remind folks to not touch their face. In my opinion the key to preventing spread is hand washing/sanitizing. Venders need to wipe down surfaces frequently and have sanitizer at every table. Buyers and visitors should carry hand sanitizer with them** and sanitize their hands before sitting down at every table. Obviously they should be checking temps to everyone who enters each day. I would also recommend that anyone who attends wear clothes and shoes specifically for the show and being in public. Remove these immediately when you return to your room. Keep these in separate and away from your other clothes/shoes until to can get home and wash them (best to also let them dry on a clothes line in the sun/UV).
The above has been an effective strategy for me over the last 6 years. I have had weekly exposure to COVID and am still testing negative as of two days ago.
The current ‘virus awareness’ is interesting in that it puts everyone in the place of hundreds of thousand of us who are immunocompromised but have learned how to avoid getting ill from others. I do wonder, after the dust settles on this, whether folks will continue this ‘virus awareness’. Or will folks just go back to pre-COVID behavior by going to the shows, store, work, and school when they are ill and not really being concerned about endangering other people’s lives?
Don
** I have always used a 32oz spray bottle on 80% alcohol to sanitize my hands. When I go out, I take some paper towels, spray them down with alcohol , and place them in a zip lock baggie. I keep my hands in my pocket, if I take them out and touch anything I follow by sanitizing my hands.
At a very minimum, you should always sanitize your hands before touching your face, eating or drinking.
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Looked it over more closely. Nothing about any other restrictions.
Buying opportunties will be down, though. It's marked off for 57 booths, but 16 spaces are set aside as "Social Distancing and Sanitation Areas," and of the 41 left, only 33 were claimed at print time.
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28 Jul 2020
12:57:25am
Not that I am going, just curious. Every other show has been canceled. Is this one actually going to happen in 2 weeks?
http://www.stlouisstampexpo.com/
Roy
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re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
According to this website, it is postponed from the August date as well....
but no new date is shown that I can see;
https://10times.com/saintlouis-stamp-expo
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12:13:50pm
re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
Curses!
I live less than 50 miles away, so that's been my go-to show for years.
No Cardinals games and now no Stamp Expo. Bummer of a summer.
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re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
dollhaus,
My sentiments exactly - no stamp shows and no physical audience participation
of baseball games....
You said it right:
BUMMER OF A SUMMER
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11:42:05am
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re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaJAnnipkY
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10:49:52pm
re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
The APS web site listing for the St. Louis Stamp Expo now says that the next show is scheduled for March 19-21, 2021. For now I would say.
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02:12:36pm
re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
In my mail today, I received the brochure for the St. Louis Stamp Expo.
Full of warnings about mandatory masks and shows a booth layout with a lot of gaps to provide social distancing.
Looks like it's going to come off. I'm surprised.
Not sure about attendance - a lot of people (including me) had given up hope that it would happen.
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08 Aug 2020
02:28:35pm
re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
Can't imagine masks will help with the handling of stockbooks etc.
Will probably be one of those international-style "lookie -- no touchie" bourses. No pawing through boxes of collections, bargain bins, drawers full of covers etc.
If touch is not restricted, social distancing or masks won't do much good.
Even the farmers' markets around here are "point to what you want to buy, don't handle".
Doubt it will be much fun for buying.
Roy
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re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
Agreed, one of masks primarily value is that they remind folks to not touch their face. In my opinion the key to preventing spread is hand washing/sanitizing. Venders need to wipe down surfaces frequently and have sanitizer at every table. Buyers and visitors should carry hand sanitizer with them** and sanitize their hands before sitting down at every table. Obviously they should be checking temps to everyone who enters each day. I would also recommend that anyone who attends wear clothes and shoes specifically for the show and being in public. Remove these immediately when you return to your room. Keep these in separate and away from your other clothes/shoes until to can get home and wash them (best to also let them dry on a clothes line in the sun/UV).
The above has been an effective strategy for me over the last 6 years. I have had weekly exposure to COVID and am still testing negative as of two days ago.
The current ‘virus awareness’ is interesting in that it puts everyone in the place of hundreds of thousand of us who are immunocompromised but have learned how to avoid getting ill from others. I do wonder, after the dust settles on this, whether folks will continue this ‘virus awareness’. Or will folks just go back to pre-COVID behavior by going to the shows, store, work, and school when they are ill and not really being concerned about endangering other people’s lives?
Don
** I have always used a 32oz spray bottle on 80% alcohol to sanitize my hands. When I go out, I take some paper towels, spray them down with alcohol , and place them in a zip lock baggie. I keep my hands in my pocket, if I take them out and touch anything I follow by sanitizing my hands.
At a very minimum, you should always sanitize your hands before touching your face, eating or drinking.
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05:56:29pm
re: St. Louis Stamp Expo - gonna happen?
Looked it over more closely. Nothing about any other restrictions.
Buying opportunties will be down, though. It's marked off for 57 booths, but 16 spaces are set aside as "Social Distancing and Sanitation Areas," and of the 41 left, only 33 were claimed at print time.
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