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Lambda Philatelic Journal

PUBLICATION OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY ON STAMPS CLUB DECEMBER 2004, VOL. 23, NO. 4, ISSN 1541-101X Best Wishes

French souvenir sheet issued to celebrate the new year. December 2004, Vol. 23, No. 4 The Lambda Philatelic Journal (ISSN 1541-101X) is published MEMBERSHIP: quarterly by the Gay and Lesbian History on Stamps Club (GLHSC). GLHSC is a study unit of the American Topical As- Yearly dues in the United States, Canada and Mexico are sociation (ATA), Number 458; an affiliate of the American Phila- $10.00. For all other countries, the dues are $15.00. All telic Society (APS), Number 205; and a member of the American checks should be made payable to GLHSC. First Day Cover Society (AFDCS), Number 72. Single issues $3.

The objectives of GLHSC are to promote an interest in the col- There are two levels of membership: lection, study and dissemination of knowledge of worldwide philatelic material that depicts: 1) Supportive, your name will not be released to APS, ATA or AFDCS, and 6 Notable men and women and their contributions to society 2) Active, your name will be released to APS, ATA and for whom historical evidence exists of homosexual or bisex- AFDCS (as required). ual orientation, Dues include four issues of the Lambda Philatelic Journal and 6 Mythology, historical events and ideas significant in the his- a copy of the membership directory. (Names will be with- tory of gay culture, held from the directory upon request.) 6 Flora and fauna scientifically proven to having prominent homosexual behavior, and ADVERTISING RATES: 6 Even though emphasis is placed on the above aspects of stamp collecting, GLHSC strongly encourages other phila- Members are entitled to free ads. telic endeavors. Non-members can place ads for $10 per issue. Reproduci- ble ads should be submitted, along with a check made pay- able to GLHSC, to the editor’s address. Ads should be no larger than 1/4 page. Any ad submitted without artwork will be created by the editor and at the editor’s discretion.

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Publication Months Articles Needed by GLHSC OFFICERS: March June President...... Angela Watson September August 15 Vice President ...... Brian Lanter December Secretary ...... Vacant Treasurer ...... Judith Beckett Editor ...... Joe Petronie Any artwork and articles received by the editor after the aforementioned dates will appear in the next available issue, space permitting. ADDRESSES:

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The Lambda Philatelic Journal thrives on philatelic articles, original or reprinted, and alternative viewpoints for publication. The editor reserves the right to edit all materials submitted for publication. The views expressed in the journal are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of the Club or its members. Any comments should be addressed to the Editor at one of the addresses listed.

© Copyright 2003 GLHSC Lambda Philatelic Journal 3 NewsNews fromfrom thethe FromFrom thethe PresidentPresident

Collectively, our GLHSC membership possesses a vast EditorEditor amount of knowledge about the joint pursuits of philately and gay and lesbian history. But, tapping into that resource base to answer questions or verify facts isn't always easily accom- Thanks to those who have sent me articles throughout the plished. Sometimes, the "facts" themselves don't always year, especially Paul Hennefeld and Blair O’Dell. Thanks agree. also go out to Ulf Uland, Phil Stager and Tony Bucci (AZ) for their input and help in keeping the AIDS Update and Because history itself is an ever changing and expanding field, AIDS Checklist updated. new information comes to light all the time. And because in

many cases, the private lives of historically prominent indi- I received a flurry of articles in late November and early De- viduals were hidden from the public eye, we sometimes have cember. Look for articles on Isaac Brock, Pierre Trudeau, to offer up conjecture when it comes to listing these people in Hermaphroditus, Alvin Ailey and others in 2005. our journal.

Send any articles my way via email or snail mail, preferably Of course, we always temper our beliefs with as much solid on a disk. GLHSC and Lambda Philatelic Journal can be historical research as possible (and unfortunately, in some only as good as the members allow it to be. I NEED YOUR cases, this is not much). For instance, I know that I read an HELP. article about 15 years ago at the University of California at

San Diego's massive main library about Adelbert von Chamisso, who dsicovered the California Poppy (known as

Eschsholtzia californica). This in the pre-internet days, I received the following email. Anyone interested, contact where one actually went to the library and looked on cards me at [email protected]: using the Dewey Decimal System.

Dear Friends, Von Chamisso named the flower after a fellow who was his

expedition mate on the Russian natural science ship, S.S. Ru- I was here in NYC for the Stonewall demos and have col- rick, in San Francisco in 1816. His name was Dr. Johann lected a good number of cancelled letters with the famous Friedrich Eschscholtz and this article seemed to give credence Keith Harring cancellation mark dated: 6/25/89 "Gay Pride to the idea that the two men were quite close and perhaps even Day" with the "Stonewall Sta" PO mark. intimate with each other. I remember being quite surprised, as

I had never even heard of these two men, let alone that my Might there be any interest in my collection? state flower was named after a gay man.

Thank you so very much for your time and effort, I then promptly filed away this tidbit of historical data. Our

editor is always in need of articles for the Journal, so I Joseph Drexel thought, here's a great story for the GLHSC newsletter! When I went to the internet to do some further research, I couldn't find one single reference to the possible relationship between von Chamisso and Eschscholtz. How could this be? I know I remember reading about these two men in the library a long INSIDE THIS ISSUE: time ago, and now, I couldn't find anything even remotely supporting this. News From the Editor 3 From the President 3 My point is we are all stronger as a group than we are indi- vidually. And collectively, what we can offer each other is a Eva Dahlgren 4 vast resource of information not likely found in much of Gay Covers For Sale 6 mainstream media. Let's each of be willing to offer up some Treasurer’s Report 6 information to the rest of the club, even if it is in the form of a Gay & Lesbian Update 7 question about an historical or philatelic item they have run across in the past. Does anyone know about von Chamisso AIDS Update 7 and Eschscholtz? I'd love to hear from you if you have infor- AIDS Checklist 8 mation on these two explorers. Annual Index 15 What other topics would any GLHSC member like to ask our membership about? 4 December 2004

The was called "Jag vill se min älskade komma från Eva Dahlgren det vilda". It was released in 1995 and resulted in another Grammy as "Artist of the Year". She also won another Article based on public information from the website, Rockbjörn for "Best Female Artist." www.dahlgren-attling.net. Efva Attling was born , 1952 in Stockholm. Eva Charlotte Dahlgren-Attling was born , 1960 in Efva began her career as a model and traveled to such cit- Umeå, in the north of . She started to play the guitar ies as New York, Paris and Milan. She returned to Swe- when she was a teenager. Bruno Glenmark discovered her den in the early 1980's, forming the band X-Models. By when she performed on the TV program called "Sveriges Ma- the mid-80's, Efva went solo. In 1985 she married the gasin". The result was her debut album, "Finns det ågon som Swedish musician Niklas Strömstedt, and in 1988 they had bryr sig om", released in 1978. It was produced by Bruno and their first child, Adam. She had her second child, Simon, Anders Glenmark. Anders has produced all of her , ex- in 1992. She began to concentrate on designing clothing cept "Lai Lai". and jewelry in the early 1990's. She currently has jewelry boutiques in Helsinki, London and Stockholm. In 1980 she released the album "Eva Dahlgren", an album on which she criticizes and explains women's feelings and the In 1994 Eva and Efva again crossed paths. With Efva's problems they encounter when wanting to show these feelings marriage to Niklas ending in 1995, Eva and Efva spent to another person. She also sang the melody for the radio pro- much time together during 1995 and fell in love. They gram "Eldorado". Between 1981 and 1984 she received three were married on 25, 1996. Rockbjörn (a prize given by the Swedish newspaper Afton- bladet) as "Best Female Artist of the Year". She performed In March 1999, Eva released "Lai Lai", an album pro- with, and met her future wife, Efva Attling, at the 1982 duced, recorded and performed by her. She worked on this Rockbjörn ceremonies. album while in Sitges, Spain. That same month she went on another Scandinavian tour. This tour was such a suc- cess that she decided to tour Sweden again in summer. She played with Bo Kaspers Orkester, Jennifer Brown, Robyn and Ulf Lundell in various locations throughout the country and at the Stockholm Water Festival.

In September 2001 she published her first children’s book, Lars, Urban & Pudelstjärnan. On , she re- leased the single "Too Many Believes", which was written after the September 11th attacks and recorded in October while she was in Japan for the "Swedish Style Week" in Tokyo.

Partial booklet pane, Scott nos. 2493 a, b, c, f Eva Dahlgren is featured on 2493c, upper right stamp.

She toured around Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark throughout the 1980's. Success found her in 1989 with the re- lease of the song "Ängeln i rummet". The song was also in- cluded - in English - on an album for Greenpeace. In 1991 she Anna Lindh, Scott nos. released, "En blekt blondins hjärta". This has been her best selling album to date. The album also helped her garner 5 ad- In September 2003, her second book about Lars and Urban ditional grammies. was published under the title Lars och Urban och faster Los hemlighet. She also performed at Anna Lindh's Her Scandinavian tour lasted until 1992. She took a break (Swedish Foreign Minister killed in Stockholm) funeral, from the music scene for some months. In December 1993, where she sang a very emotive "Ängeln i rummet". Eva returned to the stage, though changing her format some- what. She left the guitar at home and changed it for a conduc- Currently Eva is working on a new solo album and writing tor and an orchestra. The conductor was Esa-Pekka Salonen. a third book about Lars and Urban. Efva continues to de- After this concert, she started recording a new album with Esa- sign jewelry. You can find more information about Efva's Pekka and the composer, Anders Hillborg. Esa-Pekka con- projects on her website www.efvaattlingstockholm.com. ducted the Stockholm Symphonic Orchestra, Anders composed the classical music and Eva wrote the poems/lyrics and sang. Lambda Philatelic Journal 5

Sweden Post issued a booklet of eight stamps to cele- brate the 50th anniversary of rock 'n roll on , 2004. The stamps features Jerry Williams, Elvis, Eva Dahlgren, Ulf Lundell, Tomas Ledin, Pugh Rogefeldt, Maria Anersson from Sahara Hotnights and Louise Hoffsten. A sheet of Elvis stamps was also issued.

Helpful Addresses

American Philatelic Society (APS & APRL) 100 Match Factory Place Scott nos. 2493 d, e, g, h. Bellefonte PA 16823 814-933-3803 www.stamps.org www.stamplibrary.org

American Topical Association (ATA) PO Box 57 Arlington TX 76004-0057 817-274-1181 www.americantopicalassn.org

American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS) PO Box 65960 Tucson AZ 85728 520-321-0880 www.afdcs.org

Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library PO Box 830643 Richardson TX 75083-0643 www.utdallas.edu/library/special/wprl.html

International Gay & Lesbian Archives One Institute PO Box 69679 West Hollywood CA 90069-0679

Homodok (Gay Archives) Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185 In memory, NL—1012 DK Amsterdam The Netherlands Thomas Hannum National Postal Museum September journal returned with MRC 570 A deceased auxiliary stamp Smithsonian Institution Washington DC 20560-0001 6 December 2004

FOR SALE LESBIAN/GAY THEMED FIRST DAY AND EVENT COVERS

A. (11/10/1984) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Scott #2109) FDC with rare Gay Veterans Association custom cachet (less than 75 made). $7.50

B. (6/25/1989) Special Keith Haring handstamp (20th anniversary of Stonewall riots, Gay Pride Day 1989), on 'Out of the Closet' cacheted envelope with Scott #2378 (Love). This is the 'infamous' first gay postmark which Jesse Helms denounced on the floor of the Senate. Copy of newspaper article included. $6.00

C. (3/16/1990) FDC of UN AIDS stamp (Scott #573) on WFUNA Keith Haring cacheted envelope. $4.00

D. (6/8/1991) gay composer Cole Porter FDC (Scott #2550) on 'Out of the Closet' cacheted envelope. $2.00

E. (6/28/1992) 15th Anniversary of South Florida Pridefest. Special handstamp on postcard. No cachet. (Scott #UX153 Flag) $2.00

F. (6/26/1993) Minneapolis MN Festival of Pride station handstamp on postcard (Scott #UX153 Flag) No cachet. $2.00

G. (7/17/1993) San Diego Lesbian and Gay Pride station handstamp on postcard (Scott #UX153 Flag) No cachet. $2.00

H. (12/1/1993) 'Stop AIDS' Keith Haring cachet for World AIDS Day on 'Out of the Closet' cacheted envelope with US AIDS stamp (Scott #2806). Newark NJ cancellation, which is the most uncommon of the World AIDS DAY official cancellation sites. $5.00

All covers are unaddressed, perfect condition. Shipping/handling charges as follows: 1 to 5 covers $2.00 total, 6 to 10 covers $2.25 total, 11 or more covers $2.50 total; optional insurance $1.85 additional. Please remit to Paul Hennefeld, 512 Park Street, Montclair NJ 07043.

Paul Hennefeld, co-founder of this Treasurer’s Report study unit, is offering various gay- related items on eBay. These are all du- Beginning Balance: $ 1,013.53 plicates of material in his wide-ranging collection of gays and lesbians depicted Expenses: on stamps. Check trading name Adjustment 1.88 ‘dakotanj’ on eBay Washington 2006 fee 25.00 September Journal 247.21 periodically for an extensive selection Balance: $ 739.44 of AIDS stamps and covers, Keith Haring items, framed stamps and gay event cancel- lations. Lambda Philatelic Journal 7 Gay & Lesbian Update

The New Zealand post office issued a set of stamps in July that feature scene locations from The Lord of the Rings movie tril- ogy. Do any GLHSC members know if Sir Ian McKellen is fea- tured on any of these stamps?

United States issued a stamp in the Literary Arts Series on , 2004. James Baldwin can be found on Scott no. 3871. Grenada issued a sheet of 12 stamps featuring American Indian Chiefs on April 19, 2004. Sitting Bull can be found on Scott no. 3439k. AIDS Update Guyana issued a set of four stamps and a sheet of four stamps on , 2004. Paintings in the Hermitage, St. Ivory Coast issued a set of two stamps for the cam- Petersburg, Russia are featured. Hercules Between Love and paign against AIDS on December 22, 2003. Scott nos. Wisdom by Pompeo Girolano Batoni is depicted on Scott no. B36 and B37. 3845b. Macedonia issued it’s 10th postal tax stamp in the Monaco issued a single stamp on , 2004. The design fight against AIDS on , 2003. This stamp features Sergey Diaghilev, George Balanchine and Les Ballet was obligatory on all mail sent the week of December 1 Russes de Monte Carlo. Scott no. 2339. through 7, 2003.

Palau issued a set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet for Christmas on December 1, 2003. Three paintings by Botticelli German cancel from 1999(?). can be found on Scott nos. 741, 742 and 744.

Romania issued a set of four stamps honoring famous peo- ple on , 2004. George Sand, Scott no. 4641. Oscar Wilde, Scott no. 4642.

Sierra Leone issued a sheet of three stamps and a souvenir sheet on , 2003, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the painting of the Mona Lisa. The sheet is Scott nos. 2630a-c. The souvenir sheet is Scott no. 2631. Hong Kong cancel from December 1998(?). Sweden issued a booklet of eight stamps and two labels to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rock ‘n roll. The booklet was released on October 2, 2004. Eva Dahlgren can be found on Scott no. 2493c. (See story on page 4.)

United States issued a strip of four stamps featuring American choreographers on , 2004. Alvin Ailey can be found on Scott no. 3841. 8 December 2004 Pre-stamped envelope for AIDS AIDS for envelope Pre-stamped Congress(ICAAP) held in Melbourne Life Ball, AIDS research charity ball Day World AIDS against fight for (surtax Solidarity AIDS) Piot, Peter Belgians; Famous on UN Program the of Director AIDS 289- nos. World (Scott Day AIDS WORLD/AIDS 91 overprinted Health American Pan Anniversary. 90th Organization, AIDS Against The Fight planning (Family Worthy causes education) 2002/03 Campaign AIDS 465238 444 228 HIV-virus HIV-virus 412241 367 John Curry 232 AIDS against Fight 609 760 11221274 10761058 122521422370 World Day AIDS Red ribbon-emblem 1008 1851 2099 Hudson Rock Louganis Greg Louganis Greg 104510142672 1008 Hudson Rock 2620 Life Love - Safe Stay 21951224 839 Montagnier Luc 757-59 927-29254-55 AIDS of responsibilities Social 254-55 (UPAEP) AIDS against Campaign 887-88 872-73 World Day AIDS 2161-622579-79 1811-12 2178-79 AIDS against Fight (UPAEP) life equals Prevention 1075-77 838-40 1452-53 1061-62 (UPAEP) AIDS against Fight Block 218Block Pasteur COUNTRY DATE SCOTTNO. NO. MICHEL YVERT NO. NOTES Algeria 12/1/94 1025 Algeria (FR)Andorra (SP)Andorra AngolaBarbuda & Antigua Barbuda & Antigua Barbuda & Antigua ArgentinaArgentinaAruba 5/9/94Australia 5/11/87 1/19/00 5/6/94 6/6/95 5/6/96 436 1045 1173d 5/5/94 229 1892 1980d 12/12/92 899-901 7/8/00 1786-87 3/2/00 2109-10 10/4/01 193-94 AustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBarbudaBelarusBelgiumBelgium 3/29/04 1997Bhutan 12/1/95 12/1/01Bhutan 12/6/02 1950 667g 847-48 11/5/87Bolivia 643 10/14/97Bolivia 1039 Bolivia 11/6/95 920 Botswana 225 Botswana 2/16/04 B1125 12/1/88 1998a 9/18/00 761-63 10/13/93 1319f 7/8/95 7/19/00 9/23/96 890 12/1/02 1111-12 NIL 606 757-60 Lambda Philatelic Journal 9 ) International day for the fight fight the for day International AIDS against Mercury Freddie John Curry (C149 overprinted overprinted (C149 Curry John Centrafricain Empire in exists (also Mercury Freddie 1) of sheets souvenir Mercury Freddie and Mercury Freddie of Death Sinatra Frank World (UPAEP) Day AIDS Day AIDS World Fight against AIDS postal card postal AIDS against Fight AIDS against Campaign 3980 Hudson Rock 1131 (UPAEP) AIDS against Campaign 2856 HIV/AIDS against Fight 3902-03(UPAEP) Prevention AIDS 838-48, BF 33838-48, Hunt Richard 66 43 AIDS face denial, Stop 857 860health) 4 for of set of (1 AIDS 421482 PA152 PA177 Curry John 1138 1143 AIDS-Foundation 1672 1038 21992351239627452886 1814 1959 2001 Rocha Glauber 2318 Prevention AIDS 1205 2456 Cazuza cause on this Put Rocha Glauber 15391845 800 AIDS against World fight 1462 1732 Conference International 11th Teasdale Lucille 424-26 425-27 AIDS against Fight 603-04 587-88 AIDS against Fight 1544-45 (UPAEP) AIDS against Campaign 1137-39 838-40 1451-53 847-49 AIDS against Fight 1173-741200-01 836-37 869-70 AIDS against Fight AIDS against Fight Block 41Block BF46Teasdale Lucille Block 113Block BF110(UPAEP) AIDS against Campaign COUNTRY DATE SCOTT NO. NO. MICHEL NO. YVERT NOTES Congo Democratic RepublicCongo Democratic RicaCosta Herceg-Bosna Republic Croatian CubaCubaCyprus 12/1/00 2001 Denmark 62 12/1/00 540-41 10/12/00 12/20/01 6/26/95 10/10/96 4115-16 4192 B81 866 Central African Republic African Central ChadChileChinaColombia 7/21/95Republic Congo Peoples 1094B 12/1/88 9/10/99 10/12/00 816-18 9/19/00 12/1/03 1346-47 810i 1171 3321 Central African Republic African Central Republic African Central 1/24/91 7/21/95 982-84 1094 BrazilBrazilBrazilBrazilBrazilBrazilBruneiBulgaria FasoBurkina CameroonCameroonCameroonCanadaCanada 4/6/90 4/22/91CanadaCape Verde 4/7/97 7/24/98Cayman Island 2239 Republic African 6/19/00Central 2298 12/1/03 4/7/89 12/1/90 Empire 2624 African Central 12/1/99 2684e 2755a 1/15/91 420-22 1993 869 2001 9/23/76 859-60 5/8/96 9/15/99 884-85 3/15/00 4/11/77 2/20/91 1/17/00 C149 941 1603 793-96 592-93 NIL C174 1824b Brazil 11/20/86 2086 10 December 2004 Prevention of AIDS (Scott nos. nos. (Scott AIDS of Prevention or and 289 289A surcharged 288, of prevention for overprinted 30th Community, Caribbean emblem, anniversary Anniversary; ribbon AIDS and stethoscope World AIDS Day nos. 1181- (Scott "World Day" AIDS 84 overprinted 2 languages) in tab with defintive Marianne against fight the "Worldin fund and tuberculosis AIDS, malaria" Ashe Arthur 4143Johnson "Magic" Earvin 1548 WorldDay AIDS 1449-501532-33 (UPAEP) AIDS against Campaign (UPAEP) AIDS against Fight 851 651 AIDS of Prevention 238 226 research AIDS 3021 28781297 HIV-virus 2140213616661809 18671797 1968AIDS against Fight Greg Louganis 1114 Institute Bernard-Nocht 21001327 17881121 Magic Mercury's Greg Louganis AIDS against Protection PA841 578 WorldDay AIDS Greg Louganis AIDS against UNDP Fights 21521128 1901 1046 Greg Louganis Wlad Liberace 3021Zf 2916 HIV-virus 1576-79 ? 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YVERT NOTES MexicoMonacoMorocco (Burma)Myanmar NamibiaNepalNevisNicaraguaNigerNigerNigeriaPakistan 1/30/92Palau 10/24/00 10/17/94Palau 12/16/91Paraguay 310 NIL 12/1/02Paraguay 1927 Paraguay 730 12/1/93Peru 12/1/00 1002-05 12/1/03PeruPhilippines 2/28/89Romania 1 value 521 1373-74 Russia 9/30/97 5/3/03Samoa 12/1/01San 794-95 Marino 7/10/92San Marino 944? 5/4/95Senegal 751-52 2/2/00 1 value Serbia 12/5/97Serbia 10/19/00 309 2508-09 Serbia Leone 539dSierra 2573-74 12/12/94 2648-49 Slovakia 12/1/93Slovenia 10/12/00 7/29/99 IslandsSolomon 2340 AfricaSouth 11/25/93 9/19/88 1064 AfricaSouth 1278 3/15/00 9/18/89 4310 6183 1162-65 12/1/89 760-61 1187-89 1999 8/15/97 870-73 2000 2002 2/8/03 11/3/97 2062i 12/1/00 NIL 1/6/98 NIL 4/1/99 B4 NIL 289 1107-08 Marshall IslandsMarshall 1/5/00 726b Mexico 4/7/89 1609 Lambda Philatelic Journal 13 UNAIDS Awareness (SS first first (SS UNAIDS Awareness UNPAstamp) semi-postal UNAIDS Awareness (SS first first (SS UNAIDS Awareness UNPAstamp) semi-postal UNAIDS Awareness (SS first first (SS UNAIDS Awareness UNPAstamp) semi-postal Prevention of AIDS (booklet of 10 of (booklet AIDS of Prevention stamps) self-adheshive patients Diana/AIDS Princess Prevention AIDS Day AIDS World HIV/AIDS against Fight C2208a Awareness AIDS 1925-26 (UPAEP) AIDS against Fight 2208-2208a; 2208-2208a; 319463602 296 429 WorldDay AIDS 514AIDS Against Fight Red Cross 2017 1453 AIDS No to 360022822852 3335 (UPAEP) AIDS against Fight 1590 219815341819Johnson "Magic" Earvin 1977 Greg Louganis 15742194 1462 921 1068 AIDS Stop to Campaign 1336 1797 WorldDay AIDS WorldDay AIDS Ashe Arthur Greg Louganis 875-78 870-73 WorldDay AIDS 100-01 104-05worldwide AIDS Fight 598-99 570-71worldwide AIDS Fight 939-40 940-41 WorldDay AIDS 184-85 188-89worldwide AIDS Fight 1891-921934-35 1344-45 1379-80AIDS against Fight WorldDay AIDS 1745-46 (UPAEP) AIDS against Campaign 1357; MH1357; 1335Anniversary) (125th RedCross Block 282Block 348Block BF301Johnson "Magic" Earvin BF301Johnson "Magic" Earvin 2426A,E,K 379; Bk 16 Bk 379; 912; Bk 22 Bk 912; 456; Bk 17 Bk 456; 2489-92; BK432489-92; World Day AIDS 1471-1480, MH 1471-1480, COUNTRY DATE SCOTT NO. 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Subject Volume Number Page(s) Remarks AIDS Checklist 23 4 8-14 AIDS Postmarks 23 4 7 Germany, Hong Kong AIDS Update 23 1 7 Berlin cancel, Brunei cover, Macedonia, Nevis AIDS Update 23 3 8 Swaziland, Trinidad & Tobago, Vatican City AIDS Update 23 4 7 Ivory Coast, Macedonia Ailey, Alvin 23 4 7 United States Applegate, Howard 23 1 5 In Memoriam APS Stampshow 23 1 12 2004 Ashe, Arthur 23 3 7 United States ATA Establishes Study Unit Chat Rooms 23 1 5 Attling, Efva 23 4 4-5 Bacchus 23 2 7 Postmark Baldwin, James 23 4 7 United States Baldwin, Tammy 23 3 7 Mention Beethoven, Ludwig van 23 1 7 Slovakia Beethoven, Ludwig van 23 2 7 Postmark Botticelli, Sandro 23 4 7 Palau Byron, Lord 23 1 4 Caravaggio 23 3 7 Grenada Corelli, Arcangelo 23 2 7 Postmark Correggio 23 1 6 Dominica Dahlgren, Eva 23 4 4-5 Dahlgren, Eva 23 4 7 Sweden Diaghilev, Sergey 23 4 7 Monaco Dietrich, Marlene 23 1 7 Nevis Dreier, David 23 3 7 Free frank, US House Foley, Mark 23 3 7 Mention Frank, Barney 23 3 7 Mention From the President 23 1 3 GLHSC Handbook From the President 23 2 3 Washington 2006 From the President 23 3 3 Work on collection in cooler months From the President 23 4 3 Sharing historical data Garbo, Greta 23 3 7 Joint Issue US-Sweden Gardens of France 23 1 8 Editor's Picks Gay & Lesbian Business and Trade Expo 23 1 6 Postmark, 11th Annual Expo GLBT Themed Covers For Sale 23 4 6 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 23 3 7 Germany Hannum, Thomas 23 4 5 In Memoriam Hercules 23 2 7 Postmark Hercules 23 4 7 Guyana John, Elton 23 1 7 Malta John, Elton 23 3 7 Gibraltar Lindh, Anna 23 4 4-5 Mention McKellen, Sir Ian 23 1 7 New Zealand McKellen, Sir Ian 23 3 7 Isle of Man McKellen, Sir Ian 23 4 7 Mention Michelangelo 23 1 9 French FDC postcard Mohammed VI 23 1 7 Morocco Mona Lisa 23 4 7 Sierra Leone National Topical Stamp Show 23 1 12 2004 Annual Convention O'Dell, Blair 23 2 5-6 Member profile Raphael 23 1 7 Pitcairn Islands Raphael 23 3 7 Gambia, Micronesia Sand, George 23 3 7 France 16 December 2004

Subject Volume Number Page(s) Remarks Schrock, Ed 23 3 7 Free frank, US House Sitting Bull 23 4 7 Grenada Spellman, Cardinal Francis Joseph 23 3 4-5 The Controversial Cardinal St. Vincent Millay, Edna 23 2 4-5 Treasurer's Report 23 1 10 Treasurer's Report 23 2 6 Treasurer's Report 23 3 6 Treasurer's Report 23 4 6 Vinci, Leonardo da 23 3 7 Antigua, Micronesia Warhol, Andy 23 2 7 Postmark Warhol, Andy 23 3 7 France Washington 2006 23 2 8 One Million Stamps Washington 2006 23 3 6 An Open Letter Who is GLHSC? 23 1 6 Wilde, Oscar 23 4 7 Romania Year of the Monkey 23 1 9 Editor's Picks Year of the Monkey 23 2 8 Editor's Picks