August 28 2020. StarTELEWEB Holdings LLC wrt The Erstwhile Philatelic Society no longer accepts passport requests as of December 1st, 2019. The passport expiration event, originally scheduled for June 20, 2020, has been postponed to 2021. We have, however, made available passport "templates" for you if you wish to make a facsimile passport in the comfort and convenience of your own home. A passport page is 4.25" x 5.5". Below are two images of the cover, plus the associated PDF for the front/back cover. Also included are the passport endpapers PDF, and a blank page PDF.
Your passport is your passport to adventure! But how do you acquire the stamps to fill up the back page? Here is how! First, the things you can do!
- Blue Special #1. Originally acquired via the Tenderloin National Forest stamp windows in 2010 and 2013. To now acquire the stamp, please see the Blue Special #1 Acquisition Page.
- Home-work ::: Submit an entry into the ETOAS. See also the member-based ETOAS gallery.
- Aswang ::: The stamp was originally acquired on completion of a letter transcription for Timothy in 2011. If you were not able to attend, you can acquire an Aswang stamp by filling out this form with a manual or electric typewriter. Please do not use a computer; please do not send photos or scans of the page. You must send in your original typed page in. Thank you.
- Hexagon chalk ::: Circle a hexagon nestled within the cityscape with chalk; send photo(s) using this contact page.
- ????? ::: 2019 Dec 06 quiz.
Now, a list of things on hold!
- Stampateria ::: Design your own stamp. Currently on hold.
Finally, things you can no longer do!
- Above ground ::: Was the original was to become a member of the EPS.
- Distance GO! ::: The initial Distance Go! event was held on 2016 April 30 and 2018 April 29.
- The Mists of Remembrance. ::: Originally acquired via the Mists of Remembrance stamp window, once in 2010, once in 2013.
- Night ::: Lost Horizon Night Market (2012 November 10 and 2013 November 16).
- Broad Daylight ::: St. Stupid's Day Parade (2013 April 01, 2015 April 01, 2016 April 01, 2017 April 01).
- Tiny ::: A tiny stamp window offered by the Littlest Philatelist 2016 Aug 28 and 2019 Oct 16.
- Air ::: Berkeley Kite Festival (2015 Jul 26, 2016 Jul 31, 2017 Jul 29, 2019 Jul 27). Make a kite, get a stamp.
- There, there, there ::: The EPS Executive Passport Services opened a one-day window There 2019 Aug 10.
- Now we're cooking, Lane, Water, Sugar, Face, Mind, Solid, Direct ::: TBD.
