March/April 2025

50 – Purebred PIGEON Olde Style Saddle Muffed Tumbler Club – Contact Kevin & Claudia Gum 618-749-9942 or kcgum@hotmail.com or https://www.facebook . com/oldestylesaddlemuffedtumblerpigeon (ND24f) Portuguese Tumbler Club of America – Club sponsored District, National and Local Meets, Master Breeder Program, 3 full color bulletins per year, club website portuguesetumbler.com (MA25-JF26F 20 wds) Join the Western American (English) Trumpeter Club – Four outstanding bulletins. Summer and Fall shows plus the Classic in January. Adults - $25, Family $35, juniors $7.50. Membershp info or to pay dues Mark Johnson - Membership Secretary, 9499 Quail Canyon Rd. El Cajon, CA 92021 - 619-442-4005 or mjmarkjohnson@aol.com (JA21-MJ25F) Seraphim Club International Pigeon Fanciers Group – join on facebook, no fees to join. Questions? contact David Coster cozmd@ aol.com or www.seraphimclubinternational.com (JF25F) A L L B R E E D C L U B S Pigeon Fanciers of the Carolinas – new club forming in North Carolina. Come Join Us! Bogdan bogdanpan123@gmail.com or Kevin Moths kevy73@bellsouth.net (f) DelMarVa Pigeon Club – [Delaware/Maryland/ Virginia] bi-monthly meetings, two All breed show per year and more. Please join us at The DelMarVa Pigeon Club on facebook . (f) Indiana Pigeon Club – All Breed. Yearly show in February. Contact Mark Newby at mrknewby@ aol.com or inpigeonclub@gmail.com (f) MOKA Pigeon Club – serving MO,OK, KS, AR states. Annual YBS & All Breed Show. Contact Terry Mallory 603 S. Dade 189 Everton, MO. 65646 mokapigeonclub@outlook.com (MA24-JF25P) St. Louis Metropolitan Pigeon Fanciers Association – All Breeds Club. Dues $10/yr. St. Louis Pigeon Club on Facebook. Contact Chris Auer,. ph. 314-412-0308 or auercg23@aol.com (JA22-MJ24p) Minnesota State Pigeon Association – Welcoming all breeds and new members. Annual sponsor of the North Star Classic all breeds show in November. Dues $5 Junior, $10 Single, $15 Family. Visit us on the web at www.MinnesotaStatePigeonAssociation.com . Membership - Patti Dietzel, 12355 134th Street, Cologne, MN 55322 ph. 952-303-9948 (JF 25-ND25P 32wds) National Pigeon Association (US) – promotes the pigeon hobby through fellowship, education, and competition. Shows, Bands, Quarterly Bulletins. https://www.npausa.com (free ad from Purebred Pigeon in support of the NPA) Southern Pigeon Cub – Annual show in Louisiana. www.southernpigeonclub.com or southernpigeon@gmail.com (MA22-JF24F) Virginia Pigeon and Dove Association – Three annual shows including our big Fall show with 1000+ entries. NPAAffiliate Club. Dues $10 per year. Contact www.vpdausa.org (f) P I G E ON I T E M S Thousands of Poultry and Pigeon collectible gifts and goodies – that you can buy from Diane Jacky’s online gift shops. Great ideas for special events and other occasions. Apparel, posters, stickers, plates, mousepads, clocks, tiles, neckties, mugs, ornaments, magnets, postage stamps, dog shirts, aprons and more. www.dianejacky.com (SO22-JA23p) Books – antique and new, magazines, standards in several languages, original paintings, stamps, medals, figurines etc. Jerry Sindelar at jsindela@ uoguelph.ca (SO24-JA25 www.pigeon cote.com – books, magazines, curios, health advice, history. John Verburg NPA Standards Book in color – Go to www. NPAUSA.com - over 200 written standards of perfection for show pigeons, many with color illustrations. Used by all pigeon judges in the U.S. (free ad in support of the NPA) Guide to Success in Breeding and Exhibiting the Chinese Owl – by Richard Holmberg [recipent of Lifetime Achivement Award for the NCOC}. Covers every facet of the Chinese Owl from beak to feet. Many show tips with 70 beautiful color photos. 82 pages hardcover. $45 with $6 US shipping. R. Holmberg 5495 N Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89149 WA N T E D Wanted – M. Frank Cook, A. O. Schilling Paintings, Photos and Prints. Eric L. Kooker, P.O. 100, Quakertown, Pa 18951 267-242-4676 or e_ kooker@msn.com (jf21-ND25p) Looking for Pigeon patches and Grand National show reports – Mitch Slagle  509 778 0334 (ND23- SO24P) Wanted Maltese pigeons – Amy Nicolai anocolai151@aol.com (mj24-Ma25F) Old Seamless Bands Wanted – We make simple bracelets with them to give to the children at our booth at the Virginia State Fair. Please send to VPDA, PO Box 253, Ladysmith, Virginia 22501 (f) ADVERTISERS – PLEASE CHECK YOUR DATES at the end of your classified: Example (MA24-JF25p) Your classified began in the March/April 2024 issue and ends with the January/February 2025 issue. 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