John Gash Stamp Collection
Scope and Contents
The John Gash Stamp Collection contains stamps dating from approximately 1870 to 2000 and consists of 38 collections, which is approximately 250,000 stamps in total. The collection includes stamp albums, loose stamps, and postcards. It features foreign mint and foreign used stamps, with particular emphasis on Greece and Israel, as well as some USA used stamps.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-2000
Biographical / Historical
John Gash began collecting stamps as a child in the 1940s and later obtained his dealer's license. As a stamp dealer, he endeavored to treat all his clients with kindness, respect, and honesty of the value of their stamps. He and his wife attended George Pepperdine University in the 1960s. Although now retired, he served as a middle school history teacher and track and field coach for 35 years in Santa Rosa, CA.
Full Extent
9.75 Linear Feet (9 cartons) : Stamps, postcards
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
John Gash is an avid stamp collector and retired history teacher. His stamp collection features foreign mint and foreign used stamps, with particular emphasis on Greece and Israel, as well as some USA used stamps. Stamps date from approximately 1870 to 2000.
Arrangement
Creator's original order maintained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John Gash. Transferred from President's Office.
Processing Information
This collection combines two accessions, John Gash Stamp Collection and John Gash Stamp Books. The collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- The Finding Aid of John Gash Stamp Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lucy Perrin, Michaela Sinclair
- Date
- October 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786 USA
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu