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SIP Winter 2017 cover_Layout 1 17-03-08 10:19 PM Page 1 THEISRAELPHILATELIST DEVOTED to the PHILATELY of the HOLY LAND and JUDAICA q VOL. LXVIII NO. 2 JEWS, STAMPS and BASEBALL 10¢ IRV OSTERER p.30 BASEBALL STAMP ALBUM IN THIS ISSUE Georges Charpak 6 A Minhelet Ha'am Aligning of the Stars 14 How Did This Cover Reach Israel? 18 Report From London Spring STAMPEX 2017 22 Israel Bridge Revenue Stamps 54 SIP Winter 2017 cover_Layout 1 17-03-08 10:19 PM Page 1 THEISRAELPHILATELIST 2017 Fundraising Campaign $6,376 to date DEVOTED to the PHILATELY of the HOLY LAND and JUDAICA q VOL. LXVIII NO. 2 Combined Gifts - Endowment Fund & Web Archive Library Fund MOSES Level MIRIAM Level Harriet Epstein Walter Levy Todd Heller JEWS, STAMPS and BASEBALL Stephen Kollins Irwin Math Sheldon Katz Dr. Edwin Kolodny Sol Novick 10¢ IRV OSTERER p.30 Gifts directed to the Gifts directed to the BASEBALL Endowment Fund Digital Archive Library Fund STAMP ALBUM KING DAVID Level KING DAVID Level Ken Horner Sam Adicoff House of Zion Michael & Faye Bass Philanthropic Fund QUEEN ESTHER Level Arthur Elkins Dr. Jesse Spector MOSES Level Melvin Chafetz Prof. Arnold Krammer MOSES Level Eugene Eisen Jacques Remond Berkshire Hills Chapter Robert Waldman Benjamin Fass Rabbi Harold Salzmann Manny Berman Martin Washton Capt. Harry Friedman David Solomon Barry Kaiman Amy Wieting Harvey Greenstein Zachary Simmons Harvey Wolinetz MIRIAM Level MIRIAM Level C. Daniel Askin David Lukoff Dr. Jules Cahan William Marcus Elaine Frankowski Greenwald-Haupt Donald A. Chafetz Fuad Mosden Errol Genet Charitable Foundation Robjert J. Cohen Henry B. Stern Todd Gladstone Arthur Harris Vicki Galecki Dr. Joel Weiner Milton Goldsamt Susan March James Garfinkel Stephen Weitzman Dr. Ira Salom Aaron Gruen Maxime Zalstein Bernie Kattler Richard Zimmerman Yechiel Lehavy In Honor of Don Chafetz: IN THIS ISSUE In memory of Robert L. Markovits: Melvin Chafetz Berkshire Hills Chapter Georges Charpak 6 Vicki Galecki A Minhelet Ha'am Aligning of the Stars 14 How Did This Cover Reach Israel? 18 Sincerest thanks go out to our wonderful members for your kind support. All monetary gifts are fully tax-deductible. For more infor- Report From London Spring STAMPEX 2017 22 mation, please contact the Endowment Fund Director, Michael Bass at [email protected] or 330-467-7446 X 3196. Israel Bridge Revenue Stamps 54 2017 Campaign contributions received from October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017. Spring * Volume 68 * Number 2 * www.israelstamps.com Devoted to the study of Turkish Palestine, World Wars I and II, British Mandate, Israel and Judaism Society 2 SIP Leadership 3 Editor’s Notes 4 Letters to the Editor 8 Snow Birds 30 8 Dues Notice Holocaust 8, 34 SIP Convention 2017 10 Book Review: Holocaust Postal 49, 53 Dues Notice History 53 Be In the Know Dr. Jesse Spector 58 President’s Column 46 The Family Camp 59 Ed Fund News Justin Gordon, OD 42 60 New Members 60 Members Awardss JNF/KKL 42 Galilee JNF Labelss Moshe Kol-Kalman 50 28 Judaica General 6 Georges Charpak 24 Report from London, Spring Gene Eisen Index of Advertisers STAMPEX 2017 28 Hedy Lamarr Briar Road Company 9 Michael Basst Victor Manta 50 A Brief Overview of Holy Land 30 Jews, Stamps and Baseball Classified ads 13 Philately, Part 2 Irv Osterer Doron Waide 17 Sid Morginstin 56 Martin Marco z.l. Education Fund 2015 43 Yechiel M. Lehavy Inside Back Cover Endowment Fund & Web Archive Library Fund 20 44 inside front cover Historama back cover Forerunner Israel House of Zion 9 20 Venice Ghetto 14 Aligning of the Stars Jaime Kahan Dr. Jesse Spector, Sol S. Shalit, Ideal Stamp Co., Inc. 13 57 Forerunner Gems PhD, Rabbi Harold Salzman, Israel Philatelic Agency 17 Ed Kroft Edwin Helitzer, DMD of North America 18 How Did This Cover Reach Israel? The Israel Philatelist 60 Alex Ben Arieh Mosden Trading Company 13 36 Judea and Samaria 1948-1967 Negev Holyland Stamps 45 Dr. Josef Wallach 40 Massad Labels, Part 3 ONEPS Society 17 22 Evyatar Chelouche Romano House of Stamp Sales 34 44 Israelʼs First Airmail Stamps Tel Aviv Stamps 9 Mandate Period 1950, Part 4 22 Haifa-Baghdad Overland Mail Brian Gruzd William M. 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Entered as 3rd Class Matter the Society. “Notice of applications for membership is published in our magazine, THE ISRAEL Nystrom Publishing Maple Grove, MN PHILATELIST, and consideration of applications is made thirty days after publication of the names.” PRINTED IN U.S.A. 2 www.israelstamps.com Spring 2017 - The Israel Philatelist 50 MOST POPULAR HOBBIES http://www.notsoboringlife.com/popular-hobbies/ While surfing the internet I came across the above web site. I was curious to see where philately ranked MEMORIES on the list. Guess what - it does not even make the list! “Houston we have a problem!!!” The following is from the web site. When our graphic designer, Irv Osterer, e-mailed me that he would like to write a article on Jewish involvoment in Do you have any popular hobbies? When I meet someone our national summer pastime, baseball, I was thrilled. new, one of the first questions I ask is “Whats your favorite Previously, Irv had informed me that he was a serious ball hobby?” Most shrug and aren’t too sure they even have a player and so was his entire mishpocheh. You can see Irv’s hobby. They quickly divert the question back to me where enthusiasm displayed on the front cover and in the article he I rattle off a list of the hobbies I enjoy. However, if most wrote starting on page 30. people took the time to think about it they would realize they have several hobbies; most of which are located on our I will admit that I am not a fanatic baseball fan since I live 50 Most Popular Hobbies list. in San Diego, CA and our team, The Padres, do not set the baseball world on fire. But, be that as it may, Irv’s article 1. Reading 20. Golf 37. Writing and illustrations brought back childhood memories of my 2. Watching TV 21. Church 38. Boating neighborhood friends and our swatting softballs in the 3. Family Time Activities 39. Motor vacant lot next to my family home back in Buffalo, New 4. Going to Movies 22. Relaxing cycling York.. 5. Fishing 23. Playing Music 40. Animal 6. Computer 24. Housework Care There was a group of around 6 boys and the sister of one of 7. Gardening 25. Crafts 41. Bowling the boys, who were close in age. The quiet street we lived on 8.