Also absent from the list:  Some time ago, there was a pin representing the
Cincinnati C-Shell Club. Gold on white, it had the commonest Cincinnati shell on
it: a winged Brachiopod from Ordivician shale. I think a number of collectors
have that pin. I still got mine.
            Art

"C. E. Pinkerton" wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Yoshimoto <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 2:16 AM
> Subject: Club Pins
>
> >Dear All,
> >        Nw Years has passed and I guess tomorrow will bring lots of new
> >shell requests.  I guess that I'll start early.  The Lost Coast Shell Club
> >and my wife specifically, are trying to gather as many shell club pins as
> >possible for a display.  So far we have collected over 50 (listed below)
> >and are asking for club addresses that you KNOW have pins for sale.  Thank
> >you, in advance, for any help.
> >Dan Yoshimoto
> >
> >Shell Club Pin List
> >Association Francaise de Conchyliologie (Paris, France)
> >Astronaut Trail Shell Club
> >Belgian Society for Conchology (Belgium)
> >Bonita Springs Shell Club
> >Boston Shell Club
> >British Shell Collectors Club (England)
> >Broward Shell Club
> >Cairns Shell Club
> >Central Florida Shell Club
> >Chicago Shell  Club
> >Christchurch Shell Club (New Zealand)
> >Cleveland Shell Club
> >Coastal Bend Shell Club
> >Conchologists Club of Southern California
> >Conchologists of America
> >Coventry Shell Club
> >Fort Meyers Shell Club
> >Georgia Shell Club
> >Greater Miami Shell Club
> >Greater St. Louis Shell Club
> >Houston Conchology Society
> >Indianapolis Shell Club
> >Jacksonville Shell Club
> >Jersey Cape Shell Club
> >Keppel Bay Shell Club (Australia)
> >Long Island Shell Club
> >Louisiana Malacological Society
> >Marco Island Shell Club
> >Naples Shell Club Inc.
> >North Alabama Shell Club
> >North Carolina Shell Club
> >Northern California Malacological Club
> >North Texas Shell Club
> >Oregon Society of Conchologists
> >Pacific Northwest Shell Club
> >Pacific Shell Club
> >Palm Beach Shell Club
> >Palmetto Shell Club, Inc.
> >Philadelphia Shell Club
> >Port Phillip Bay Shell Group
> >San Antonio Shell Club
> >San Diego Shell Club
> >Sanibel/Captiva Shell Club
> >Sarasota Shell Club
> >Sea Shell Searchers of Brazoria County
> >Shell Club of Mystic
> >Southwest Florida Shell Club
> >St. Petersburg Shell Club
> >Sun Coast Conchologists
> >Townsville Shell Club
> >Treasure Coast Shell Club
> >Whitsundy Shell Club (Mackay, Australia)
> >
> >p.s.  We're looking for a contact person for the South Carolina Shell Club.
> >The club web site listing is out of date.  Also, is Crown Point Shell Club
> >still in existence?
> >
> >Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto
> >1164 Vista Dr.
> >Eureka, California
> >95503-6018
> >U.S.A.
> >e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
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>
> New Years Greetings etc....
> Note that you are searching for club pins and ours was not listed on your
> accompanying list.
> Although our club has been disbanded for some few years now, we purchased
> the remaining pins for just this purpose...If you would like one its for
> National Capitol Shell Club...of Washington, D.C. and has a Neptunia
> decemcostata on it.  ( Actually my husband designed the pin and we are
> loathe to have them fade into oblivion....If you want one they are only
> $3.00 plus postage of about $1.00...
> Our mailing address is    Miques Molluscs, 7078 Westmoreland Drive,
> Warrenton, Va. 20187....E.mail is
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