GSBF-North Bonsai Pin Collection

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Bonsai pins are commemorative pins issued by artists, clubs and organizations. They are popular for trading and collecting, and are occasionally even worn by club members as tie tacks, lapel pins or on the borders of happi coats at conventions.

Here are a number of pins on display at the GSBF-collection North

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Here are some bonsai pins issued by bonsai organizations
Left to Right & Top to bottom

ROW ONE
Golden State Bonsai Federation (GSBF)
Bonsai Clubs International (BCI)
American Bonsai Society (ABS)
Bonsai Clubs International (BCI)
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ROW TWO
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California Aiseki Kai
Bay Area Bonsai Associates (BABA)
Bay Area Satsuki
Bay Area Shohin
East Bay Bonsai Society 35 Anniverary
Fuji Bonsai Club
Kofu Bonsai Kai
Redwood Empire Bonsai Society (REBS)

ROW THREE
Kusamura Bonsai CLub
Watsonville Bonsai Club
California Suiseki Society
Bonsai Society of San Francisco (BSSF)
Napa Valley Bonsai Club
Satsuki Aikokai of Sacramento
Midori Bonsai Club (San Jose)
Capital City Bonsai Association
San Diego Bonsai Club

ROW FOUR
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai
Chico Bonsai Society
Marin Bonsai Club
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Descanso Bonsai Society
Modesto Bonsai Club
San Jose Betsuin Bonsai Club
Sacramento Bonsai Club
Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai

ROW FIVE
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Yamato Bonsai Club
Orange County Bonsai Society
The North American Viewing Stone Society
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Palm Beach Bonsai Society
Elkhart Bonsai Study
Garyu Bonsai Society of Pennsylvania
?

ROW SIX
Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati
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Valley Isle Bonsai Club?
Southwest Florida Bonsai Society
Bonsai Society of Lehigh Valley
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Great Lakes Bonsai Society
Tall Pines Bonsai
Bonsai Societies of Florida

ROW SEVEN
Houston Bonsai Society
??roshi Kai
Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society
The Las Vegas Bonsai Society
Alabama Bonsai Society
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New Haven Bonsai Society
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Hawaii Bonsai Association
The Bonsai Society of Greater ?

LAST ROW
Minnesota Bonsai Society
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Puget Sound Bonsai Society
Sansui Kai
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Susquehannah Bonsai Club
The Midwest Bonsai Society
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These pins were issued by bonsai artists.

ROW ONE
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John Naka
Melba Tucker
Mas Imazumi
Vaughn Banting
Tokai-en Yasuo Mitsuya
Kuunio Kobayashi
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William N. Valavanis

ROW TWO
Harry Hirao
William N. Valavanis
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Felix Rivera
Notter Bonsai (Pius Notter)
Sticks & Stones (Arthur Skolnik)
Alan Walker
Notter Bonsai

ROW THREE
James Smith
Ben Oki Design Award
Charlie Anderson?
John Naka
Brussel Martin
Kieth B. Scott
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?
Notter Bonsai

ROW FOUR
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Cypress
Bonsai ?
MBG Dorie Froning
Jim Barrett
Roy Nagatoshi
Gary Marchal
Yuji Yoshimura
Claft Penjing Saikei (Hal Mahoney)

ROW FIVE
Notter Bonsai
Mas Imazumi
Martin Schmalenberg
Walter Pall
Hiroshi Takeyama
Kieth B. Scott Misago-en Bonsai
Pedro J. Morales
Notter Bonsai
Harvey Carapella

LAST ROW
William N. Valavanis
Charlie Anderson
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Harry Tomlinson
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Noelanders (Marc)
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Masahiko Kimura
Colin Lewis

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These pins were issued to commemorate bonsai conventions

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The final group is titled "Commercial & Miscellaneous"

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Bonsainut

Mattster,

Wow that a nice collection! I have a few. Any body want to do some buy, sell, trades
Whatcha got?

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mike_p

Matt, in bonsai artists, row 1, I think that is Kathy Shaner's pin.

Mike

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BonsaiGreenhorn

Well. I have 2 pins from the Nursery closest to me, I think you beat me, lol. Cool collection!

-Evan

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Newt

Matt,
In the first picture 6 down and 7 over is Bonsai Society of Kalamazoo.

Newt

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