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Connexus:  a place you can trust for postage stamps, vintage postcards, postal history, original dichroic jewelry, innovative garden art and more!
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"How I bought 41 Penny Blacks all at once" 
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STAMPS &
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USA
British

Balance of the World

POSTCARDS
A bit unusual
Josephine Baker
Nudes
Real Photos
 

FEATURES
The Philatelic  Phlasher

GARDEN ART & GLASS
Dichroic Pendants
Bracelets!

Goddesses

Plant People  
        Stepping Stones  

GLASS VESSELS

Those Early Stamp Collecting Days

 

 

 


 



 

WEBSITE UNDER PERPETUAL CONSTRUCTION!  We continue to stir the pot - please bear with us and visit again...you never know what you'll find!

Stampsandstones.com, the official website of Connexus, specializes in postal history, revenues, Cinderellas, old postcards, back-of-the-book, lots, collections and just interesting stamp material for the beginning as well as the advanced philately collector.

Connexus was founded by Throop C. Brown sixteen years ago, but Brown has been a respected professional philatelist for over 39 years.   During this time he has served as a reference for all manner of stamp query.  He is a member of the APS, ASDA, and ARA.

The stones component is nurtured by Karen Sheaffer Brown,  with A LOT of help from her son and friends.  Her work includes garden pieces (glass, cement, and an assortment of other media) as well as cabochon (fused glass) jewelry.  Unique items include glass vessels, pendants, earrings, bracelets, hair ornaments as well as window adornments.  And then there are Karen's "plant people"...  Her glass work, as well as vintage postcards, can  be viewed (and purchased) at the Garden of Eden in the Shops of Steele Street in downtown Sanford North Carolina.  Also, be sure to check out the Garden's home-made soaps, especially the ones made from goat's milk - they are absolutely wonderful!
 

The Shops of Steel Street is located downtown at the corner of Steele and Carthage Streets in Sanford..   The "Shops" encompass a variety of separate spaces operated by several different vendors.  Call 919-777-6959 for hours and directions.

Original glass creations by Karen Sheaffer Brown can also be found at the Chatham Arts Gallery  in Pittsboro NC and the new West Raleigh Street Gallery in Siler City where she maintains a studio.  Vintage postcards can also be purchased at the gallery.   While visiting  you can also express your own inner artist by painting your own pottery!   Call 919-663-6278 if you'd like to visit.

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