More than 150 stamp collectors from the local area, Alaska, Montana and Victoria, Canada, attended the 21st annual Strait Stamp Show on Aug. 9 at the Masonic Lodge in Sequim.

Seven stamp dealers were on hand to buy, sell and appraise stamps, postal covers and other philatelic items. There also was a table for young and old to dig for treasure among thousands of stamps piled high for a penny a stamp. Twelve exhibitors displayed frames on a wide variety of topics related to stamp collecting.

The winning exhibits were judged according to the following: Most Educational by Bea Vogel, Polson, Mont., for her exhibit on Spiders; Most Unusual by Anne Harris, Medical Lake, for A Day in the Life of the Frog, and Most Attractive by Julie Tarbuck, Sequim, for Fashions and Costumes.

Ailicia Pairadee of Sequim’s guess of 1,400 was closest to the 1,389 number of stamps in a jar.

The Sequim postmaster was on hand to apply the special cancel designed specifically for the show.

For those who missed getting the special cancel, they may obtain one from the Sequim postmaster by providing their own stamped envelope.