A QUARTERLY ISSN 1069-3580
VOL. 52 MARCH 1996 NO.1
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The MASONIC FOR YOUR INFORMATION The MASONIC PHILATELIST PHILATELIST is published quarterly (March, June, September, December) by the VOL 52 NO.1 Masonic Stamp Club of New York, MARCH 1995 Inc. Third Class Postage Paid at Ord, Nebraska. ISSN 1069-3580. CONTENTS POSTMASTER: Send address
Enien. Nath.. Cover Cover changes to MSCNY, Collectors Club F1I.telcalDtenuWenaie Club, 22 East 35th Street, New York, New York 10016. TIle MIlItaryOnIer or Avlu 3 by Gene FricJu WHERE TO WRITE: For infor mation regarding articles, GradLoqe BC Medallloa 5 manuscripts for publication, new JlmH.m.oo member applications or renewals write The Secretary, MSCNY, 22 Lo4iAeHello. Cover Offer , East 35th Street, New York, New Dr.He rllert ScIImId York 10016.
New Zeal.. .. Cover -Offer 7 REGULAR MEETINGS: 2:00 Victor Failian p.m., Second Wednesday each Geol'le WllIJdqtoo Club Coven 8 month except June, July, and GWMSC August at:
THE COLLECTORS CLUB Pre-PublcatJon Offer- Snowmen? 11 by Cbrktopber L. MlDl'by 22 East 35th Street New York, New York 10016 Declaration or IDdependence Cover 12 Telephone (212) 683-0559 by Jo.epb H.Howard FAX (212) 481-1269
Central Atlantic Stamp EXPO 1.
Muonlc Coven 16 by Edtel Hatfteld
Moonlc Coven 17 by Mlcbael R. Mekenlan
The Masonic Stamp Club of New York was or Stamp CoOect.in8 TenDS 18 ganized in 1934 for the purpose of encourag PoJUI Service GuIde ing research and study in Masonic Philately, and to establish bonds of good fellowship Publication. Survey 22 among Masons who are stamp collectors. The by CIuUtopber L. MlDl'by need for the organization has proved itseU through the years with its ever-increasing CAPEX ", Toronto, Ontario 2. membershipand the formation of other Mason ic stamp clubs in the United States.
The Editor invites aU members to submit Copyrlpt Ma.onlc Stamp Club or NYInc. items of information and articles on the sub ject of Masonic Philately. Typewritten copy Printing In the U.S.A. and/or camera ready items will result in the by Quiz Graphic Arts. Inc. best possible presentation of your material if Ord. NE 68862 it is selected for use. Page 3
The Military Order of Avis
Gene Fricks
The Military Order of Avis, the oldest such order in Portugal, has been the subject of a set of commemorative stamps (Scott 913-915) issued on August 13, 1963, marking its eighth century. The Order was founded at the beginning of Portugal's national life, when the country was in the throes of fighting for the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors. Those knights who fought with Dom Afonso Henriques (Mozambique Company, Scott 201) requested him to create an order that would give proper form to the militia in which they were grouped. On the granting of permission to do so by the legate of Pope Alexander II, represented by Friar Joao Cerita, abbot of S. Joao de Tarouca, the new order was created in the city of Coimbra on August 13, 1162. For the first few years the headquarters of the order were in Coin1bra. After the conquest of Evora (Alenejo Province), it was transferred to that city in 1166 in order to be nearer the zone of battle against the Moors. The new order then became known as the Order of Evora. In 1211, Dom Afonso II endowed the friars of Evora with an elevated and desolate piece of land near the village of Viamonte, on the condition to they build there a castle and populate the village. To this place - AVIs - the headquarters of the order were then moved, still under the same king's reign and still inspired with the ideals of reconquest. The designation at this time appeared as the Order of S. Beneto de Avis - of that St. Benetus whose rules the friars of the community obeyed. The Order of AVIS took as it symbol a green cross edged at each point with a jleur-de-lis. The governing body of the order from its founding until the advent of the second Portuguese dynasty was composed of Masters elected by the body of membership. The first Master was Dom Pedro Afonso, natural brother of Dom Afonso Henriques; the last Master was Dom Fernando Rodriques Sequeira, who was elected in 1389. After hin1, and at the request of the king, the Holy See accepted the suggestion that the order be governed by non elected administrators of the nobility, albeit secular persons. The first of these administrators was the Infante Dom Fernando, appointed by his brother Dom Duarte in 1434. The last administrator was Dom Jorge de Lencastre, natural son of Dom Joao II. In 1550, during the reign of Dom Joao III, the monarchy took over the administration of the three Portuguese military orders, AVIs, Cristo, and Sant'Iago. The king incorporated the cross of AVIS into his coat of arms, such that only the jleurs-de-lis at the tips appear around the edge of the shield. Page 4
The Order of Cristo, or Knights of Christ, is the direct descendant of the Knights Templar in Portugal. When the Templars fell under the interdict of the Papacy between 1307 and 1314, the knights in Portugal changed the name of their order to the Knights of Christ and elected the king as their Grand Master. The Order of Cristo became a purely military order; one legend has it that the fabled treasures of the Knights Templar made their way to Portugal to become the financial underpinning of the Portugese treasury. The original mission of the Order of AVIS was to fight the infidels and spread Christianity. Members were sworn to absolute chastity, obedience, and poverty. In 1496, Pope Alexander Vi changed the vow of absolute chastity to one of marital chastity, and in 1505 Pope Julius II granted dispensation from the vow of poverty. Finally, during the reign of Donna Maria I in 1789, the military orders became secularized. Dom Carlos (Scott 67-78) reformed the Order of Avis, which then became the Royal Military Order of S. Bento de Avis. With the overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of the republic in 1911, the order was extinguished with the others. It was re-established by a decree on September 25, 1917 as the Military Order of Avis. The present regulations of the Portuguese Orders of Honor, enacted on January 30, 1912, permit the order to be awarded only to members of the armed forces - national and foreign. The latter are considered to be honorary members. Philatelically, Scott 913-915 were designed by the Portuguese painter Candido Costa Pinto. The set was printed in offset by the Portuguese Mint. The print run for the set was:
5,000,000 for the 1 escudo (1$00) 1,500,000 for the 1 escudos 50 centavos (1$50) 1,500,000 for the 2 escudos 50 centavos (2$50)
The PTT used a special cancellation for the first day of issue.
References:
Announcement of Luiz D'Orey Pereira Coutinho, General Secretary of the Portuguese Orders. Gottfried Neubecker, A Guide to Heraldry, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979, p.209. Page S
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia has issued this superb medallion in celebration of its 125th Anniversary, (actual size 1.5" diameter). The medallion may be obtained for $7 Canadian (money order), post paid. Write to Jim Harrison, Grand Lodge of B. C. 1495 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B. C. Canada V6H 1C9 Page 6
��z:=-.." ...... ,...... ,.�."o...... u ...... Dr. Herbert SCHMID Hackenberlllu.e 29/33/.3 A-1190 ItiEN (Vienria) Mr. AUSTRIA Bernard Nathan Sec.of the MSC of NY
22 East 35th Street NEW YORK NY 10016 USA
Vienna, Dec.28th, 1995
Dear Brother Nathan,
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 1996 to you and all the Brothers of the Masonic Stamp Club of New York
And now our new creation - No.21 consecration of the Lodge HELlOS with the request to annouce this in your magazine. The p�ice is US$ 3,00 (in cash) including the return postage.
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Dear Brother Boudreau,
Our Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in New Zealand has celebrated its 60th year the Oiamonn Jubilee on the 2nd March 1996 and to commemorate the occasion the enclosed FOC was produced by the Chapter.
We would like to share this moment in history with anyone who is a collector of Masonic Philately.
The insert in each FOC tells about the Chapter and about the stamp which is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
The cost of the the FOC is:US$ 3.00; this includes postage in a separate envelope, no checks please. Orders should be sent to:
V. Fabian 8 Northgrove Ave Northcote Auckland 1309 New Zealand
I would appreciate it if this address is used precisely, paying particular attention to the street name.
Fraternally,
Vic Fabian
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The George Washington Masonic Stamp Oub reports many interesting items in its Annual Newsletter - February 1996. As many know, the GWMSC was created as a unit of the Masonic Stamp C.lub of New York, Inc. Over they years the GWMSC has developed into a popular, and independent, Masonic Philatelic Organization. Any Masonic Philatelist who is not a member of the GWMSC should write, TODA Y, to Ralph F. Knisley at 7400 Skyline Drive, Frederick, MD 21702-3652 or caD Bro. Knisley at 301-473 7973 for fuD details. Life memberships used to be $10.00!
Brothers in the Washington, D. C area can attend the various meetings conveniently scheduled in April (usuaUy in the York - Lancaster. PA area); June (Frederick, MD); and September (BALPEX - Labor Day weekend). Meetings are usuaUy on the fourth Saturday. Each year the Annual banquet and awarding of the Master of Philately Degree at the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, VA takes place in February and is an event that any Masonic Philatelist will enjoy.
The George Washington Masonic Stamp Club has produced many marvelous Masonic Covers .. On the foDo'l\ing two pages we have reproduced the most recent list of First Day Covers available. to purchase any of these covers send your order in to;
Paul M. Williams 2364 Beaver VaDey Pike New Providence, PA 17560-9622
DO NOT SENT PAYMENT - YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INVOICE Page 9
GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC STAMP CLUB FIRST DAY COVERS
7111/61 George W. Norris 1123/86 Stamp Collecting (pane of 4) - 2.2S 11114/62 Higher Education 1123186 Stamp Collecting dual cancel 11123/62 George Washington Sweden & U.S. (full panes) - 4.2S 3122163 Andrew Jackson 2127/86 Hugh Black S121/66 Sipex (stamp) 3119/86 William Jennings Bryan - 3.00 4117/67 National Grange S123/86 Stamps - The Universal Hobby post card 11/17/67 George Washington SI261B6 Polar Explorers - 2.00 5/S/69 Apollo Genesis - I.S0 7/4/86 PIT Garteposte dual cancel 7120169 Moon landing Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. large post card - 3.00 11124nO Dav. 50th Anniversary 5125/87 Constitutional Convention post card - 5 Oiff. 1126nl MacArthur 512S/87 Constitutional Convention post card F.D.C. with 3112nl Blood Donor Pa. Statehood stamp cancelled 6/26187 - 1.00 Sl21nl A. Durer SOOth Anniversary German 5125/87 Constitutional Convention post card with 311n2 Yellowstone Park Unofficial cancel of Constitution signing, stamp 7/4n2 Col. Crafts Paul Revere cancelled 9/17/87 - 1.00 10113n2 Tom Sawyer - Twain's Gavel 6/26187 5tatehood PA Ratification Station 10112n2 Tom Sawyer - Steam Boat Dual cancel - 3.S0 11117n2 Stamp Collecting - Ben Franklin 6/26187 Constitution Drafting (full pane) - 2.00 516173 H. Truman 6/26187 Constitution Drafting single stamp 7/4n3 Boston Tea Party - l. Pair or set of five singles - Set 4.00 12116n3 Samuel Adams P.C 9117/87 Constitution Signing - also Unofficial Cancel 5/4n4 Skylab 3126188 Buffalo Bill Cody Dual cancel post card - 1.50 7/4n4 Continental Congress - 2.00 5/4/88 Blair House post card, F.D.C & Unofficial 7/4n4 Continental Congress - Dual cancel 9114/88 Richard Byrd-Blk. of 4 F.D.C & Unofficial - 3.50 each with constitution signing - 3.50 Single - 1.25 3125n5 Haym Salmon 11/5/88 Hap Arnold - 1.50 113n7 Geo. Washington at Princeton bust cacho 2122/89 Seal State of Washington 113n7 Ceo. Washington at Princeton soldier each. Olympia, WA cancel 7/4n7 Col. Crafts - BI
GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC STAMP CLUB SPECIAL EVENT COVERS GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY COVERS 7/4/59 CeorgeWashington Capitol Cornerstone 2122/63 Jewel & Cordon 3118167 Dedication P.O., Dover, PA 2n2/67 Ceo. Washington at Fredericksburg Lodge 1214/69 Herman J. Lichty 2n2170 Washington Mas. Medal 12/30170 l00th Anniversary Scot. Rite 2n2171 Lodge Bible 5/15171 Demise of the 6¢ Stamp 2n2172 Ceo. Washington Statue 1211171 50th Anniversary Phil. agency 2n2173 Ceo. Washington picture S/13172 l00th Anniversary Union Bridge, MD 2n2174 Washington on Horse ln0l73 Nixon-Agnew Inaug. Invite - 2.00 2n2175 18th c. Mt. Vernon ln0l73 Nixon Inaug. Invite 2n2176 Ceo. Washington commander-in-chief with 8/9174 resignation - 2.25 2n2177 Birthday anniversary ln0l73 Nixon Inaug. Picture 2n2178 Mt. Vernon 8/9174 2.25 with resignation - 2n2179 Ceo. Washington National Mem. 1120173 Nixon-Agnew Inaug. Pictures 2n2l80 Ceo. Washington the surveyor with 8/9174 resignation - 2.25 2n2181 249th Birthday - Wakefield, VA birthplace ln0l73 Nixon Inaug. picture - 2.00 picture, Alexandria, VA cancel ln0l73 Nixon-Agnew picture Inaug. - 2.00 2n2/81 249th Birthday - Washington picture 614175 l00th AnniversaryCorps Engs. Mt. Vernon cancel 5128176 Ceo. Wash. Mt. Vernon Fr. light bell 2n2/82 250th Birthday National Memorial picture 5128176 Ceo. Wash. Mt. Vernon Fr. light Eagle Alexandria, VA cancel 10112176 C.W. appointed 6-star gen. 2n2/82 250th Rirthday - Washington picture - Dual !n0l77 Cartcr-Mondlle Inauguration cancel - FOC & birthday, Mt. Vernon - 2.00 !n0l77 Carter picture 2n2/84 Mount Vernon Ladies Association ln0ll7 Mondale picture 2n2/85 Washington Cap. Mon. & Cavel 714178 B&O R.R. cornerstone 2n2/87 Home Sweet Home - Mt. Vernon cancel 814178 225th Anniv"","ry C.W. M.M. 2n2187 Home Sweet Home - Popes Creek, VA 1127179 C.W. M.S.C. Mtg. Palestine Lodge Cancel with flag or love stamp 3124179 C.W. M.S.C. meeting - Lancaster, PA 2122/87 Home Sweet Home - Dual cancel 7120179 10th Anniversary Apollo II Mt. Vernon & San Francisco, CA - 2.00 1120181 Reagan Inauguration 2n2/88 Happy BirthdayClub Logo 3128181 C.W. M.S.C. meeting -lancaster, PA 2n2/89 Ceo. Washington, Seal, State of Washington 10124/81 C.W. M.S.C. 25th Anniversary Club cancel, Mt. Vernon, VA - 1.25 3127/82 C.W. M.S.C. meeting - Baltimore, MD 2n2/89 Also dual cancel Mt. Vernon & 5/12/82 50th Anniversary C.W. Mas. National Mon. State of Washington - 2.50 F.D.C. 1114182 C.W. M.S.C. Meeting at Fredericksburg. VA 2n2190 Ceo. Wash. Birthday. Picture on 25¢ Washington, the Master Mason Piece - 1.50. Also dual cancel- 2.50 12123183 Ceo. Wash. Surrenders Commis. 2122191 Star cachel Mt. Vernon, VA ln6l84 H. Truman - centennial Birthday unofficial cancel - 2.50 1120185 Reagan Inaug. 2n2191 1121/85 Reagan Inaug. Star cachet U.S.P.S. Postal - 1.50 6/28186 C.W. M.S.C. meeting -Intercourse, PA Stationary Env. - 2n2192 1.50 8130186 C.w. M.5.C. Mtg. Bal x Post Card Ceo. Wash. Mt. Rushmore - pe 2n2193 2.00 4n5/87 c.w. M.S.C. Mtg. Philanthropic Lodge Washington Crossing the Delaware - No. 168 - 14¢ Post Card U.S.P.S. Postal Stationary Env. 4124193 3126188 C.w. M.S.C. Meeting at Springfield, VA C.W.M.S.C. Mtg. Red Lion, PA 2n2194 - 1.00 Post Card - 1 .00 Washington National Cathedral P.c. 2n2195 4/30188 C.W. M.S.C. Meeling at York, PA Ceorge Washington BirthdayStar Cachet 2n196 1.50 199th Anniv., Washington Inauguration Bicentennial Washington's Farewell Address - 1/20169 Bu�h Inaligl'ration - 1.5Q 5120189 Settling of Oklahoma Post Card BANQUET PROGRAMS - 1.00 Club Meeting. Frederick, MD Stamped and Cancelled' 6/24/89 C.W. M.S.C. Meetingat Intercourse, PA 1981' 1985' 1988' 1991 - S2.50 t 994 - S2.00' Club Logo 1983' 1986' 1989 1992 - S2.00' 1995 - S2.25' 912/89 C.W. M.S.C. Meeting at Balpex, MD 1984' 1987' 1990 1993 - S2.oo' 1996 - S2.25 Club Logo All POSI Cards - 75¢ except as marked 4n8l9O C.w. M.S.C. mtg. Red Lion, PA All Covers S 1.25 excepl as noted plus postage. 3/23191 C.W. M.S.C. Mtg. Bird-In-Hand, Pa. - 1.50 4123/91 Bro. James Buchanan post card, Presidential Ceorge Washingtonn Club Loose Leaf Binders: Birthday Station cancel, Mercersburg. Pa. also 111," Binders - SS.2S Lapel Pins - S3.00 1.00 lancaster, Pa. Downtown Station - I" Binders - S3.50 Philatelic center cancel Pages- 10¢ ln7192 Apollo One Memorial Station P.c. 2'1," Self-Stick Club Labels (blue on white) 15 for S 1.00 1.25 Cus Crissom - 111," Sell-StickClub Labels(blue on white) 15 for S 1.00 6/27192 C.W. M.S.C. mtg. P.c. Bird-In-Hand, PA - 1.00 10/13192 Cornerstone White House Bicentennial - 2.25 2n2/82 F.D.O.1. Presentation card 7.9 - 1.50 10/24192 C.W. M.5.C. Mtg. Savage, Md. - P.c. - 1.50 Order from: Paul M. Williams !n0l93 Inauguration Cover Clinton & Core - 2.25 2364 Beaver Valley Pike U.S.P.S. Postal Stationary Env. and New Providence, PA 17560-9622 29¢ White House stamp cancel 4n4193 C.W.M.S.C. Mig. Red Lion, PA Do not send check. I will bill you by invoice. 9/1195 Louis Armstrong - 1.50 Page 11
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Please reserve for me a copy of Roger Pauerson's work Do Abominable Snowmen of America Really £Xist? understand thai there is no obligalion 10 purchase and lhal I will be notified when the work is available and if I wish 10 purchase the work, I will return the order form al thai time. NAME: ADDRESS: Page 12 Page 13 Joseph �. Howard 9920 Sundella Drive A Las Vegas, NV 89134 . TO rk, N. f. l' 1 F Brother Joseph Howard, who created the remarkable cover displayed above, is collecting Masonic not�ces of all kinds; Lodge, Chapter, Consistory, Shrine, etc. Please .send any items you can spare to Joseph Howard, 9920 Bundell.a Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134 Page 14 THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC STAMP DEALERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC STAMP EXPO (C.A.S.E.) APRIL 20-21, 1996 FT. WASHINGTON, PA. FT. WASHINGTON EXPO CENTER P A. TURNPIKE EXIT 26 SATURDAY: 10-6, SUNDAY: 10-4 FREE ADMISSION & PARKING **YOUTH AREA** ...... ••••••• " AllIII" **DOOR PRIZES** • 4� **US POST OFFICE** : . **AREA CLUBS & EXHIBITS** **FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE** SPECIAL EXHIBIT OF THE INVERTED JENNY (C3a) SEE REVERSE FOR DIRECTIONS & DEALER LIST I' IlTHER I 1'0 FROM: .IOH G SWIOINSKY, SHOW CHAIRMA , P. O. BOX ISO, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. 23458-0150. (804) 425-8566 (VOICE OR FAX) COME ON OUT AND ENJOY THE SHOW! Page 15 THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC STAMP DEALERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE: Central Atlantic Stamp Expo DEAR PHILATELIC FRIEND: I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING CENTRAL. A TLANTIC STAMP EXPO. EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO MAKE THIS AN ENJOYABLE AND REWARDING EVENT FOR ALL. WE ESPECIALLY INVITE YOU TO BRING ALONG A YOUNG PERSON OR NOVICE WITH INTEREST IN BECOMING A COLLECTOR. THIS YEARS SHOW WILL BE AT A NEW LOCATION, THE FORT WASHINGTON EXPO CENTER IN FORT WASHINGTON, PA AND DIRECTLY OFF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE EXIT 26. THIS LOCATION HAS MANY ADDED FEATURES WHICH WILL MAKE THINGS ALOT EASIER FOR EVERYONE. MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS VENUEFROM OTHER TRADE SHOWS HELD HERE. THIS YEARS SHOW WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER! PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU. YOURS, JOHN G SWIDINSKY SHOW CHAIRMAN DIRECTIONS: FROM NJ: TAKE THE NJ TURNPIKE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE EXTENSION(EXIT 6), FOLLOW INTO PA AND TAKE EXIT 26. SEE MAP BELOW. FROM PHILADELPHIA: YOU CAN TAKE RT'S 309 OR 611 NORTH OR THE PATURNPIKE. SEE MAP BELOW. FROM HARRISBURGIPOINTS WEST: TAKE PA TURNPIKE (276) EAST TO EXIT 26. FROM ALLENTOWN: YOU CAN TAKE EITHER RT'S 309 OR 611 SOUTH OR THE PA TURNPIKE EXTENTION SOUTH AND GO EAST ON 276 TO EXIT 26. SEE MAP. 1996 C.A.S.E. DEALERS: "DAVE ALLEGO(PA) "HILLSPIRE STAMPS (PA) "R & J STAMPS(PA) "BEACH PHILATELICS(VA) "HISTORY HOUSE(PA) "RSK CACHETS(IN) "BETSY & CHUCK(PA) " JOY COVERS(MO) "RED DOG STAMPS(VA) "THE BROWSE HOUSE(FL) "VICTOR KRIEVINS(PA) "M SCHAEFFER(PA) "C & 0 STAMPS(V A) ".JOSEPH KROIS(NY) "SHULTZ STAMPS(VA) oWES CROZIER(NJ) "LRC CACHETS(VA) "TOGA ASSOC(CT) "DOME CACHETS(NJ) "LEBANON STAMPS(PA) "TOM'S STAMPS(PA) "FAIRWINDS(VA) "MARYLAND STAMPS (MO) "VOLUTZA&GEHRET(PA) "J ROGER GRATZ(PA) "MOUNTAINSIDE(NJ) "WALLACE STAMPS(NY) "HOW ARD GROSSMAN(NY) "PENN VALLEY(PA) "WAYNE STAMP SERV(VA) "H & M COVERS(MD) "PERRY STAMPS(MO) "JOHN WHALEN(MD) "HARRIS & HARRIS(MD) "Q STAMPS (NY) "DARRELL YEISLEY(pA) "QUEEN CITY STAMPS(GA) EXPO CENTER Page 16 Bro. Edsel Hatfield, Mizpah Lodge No. 639 (Missouri) has produced many Masonic Covers. Covers shown below can be obtained from Bro. Hatfield. Write to him directly at P. O. 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The cancellation commemorates the Annual Masonic Celebration of the Feast of Sts. John at Trenton, New Jersey. Two of the covers honor Brother and Senator Robert Dole, the guest speaker for the Feast of Sts. John at Crescent Temple in Trenton, NJ on December 2, 1995. The other three are the covers that were prepared for the 175th Anniversary of Tuckerton Lodge No.4 on March 28, 1995. The Covers are available with the single cancellation or with the dual cancellation. The single cancellations are $5.00 each, the dual cancellations are $6.00 (Postage Included). Send your orders directly to Brother Michael R. Mekenian, 711 5th Avenue, Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762. $CHAma IRa. 80. UOLC � ,,,,,•• "tJ'tt..kr S£NAToa Iko.BO' DOt F. ,..,. Stamp Collecting Words and Phrases Accessories Bogus Centering The rools u ed by stamp A completely fictitious, The position of the collecrors, uch as worth Ie s "stamp," design on a postage rongs, hinges, etc. created only for sale stamp. On perfectly ro collectors. Bogus centered stamp the Adhesive stamps include labels design is exactly in A gummed stamp made fur nonexi tem values the middle. ro be attached to mail. added ro regularly Classic Aerophilately i ued sets, i sues for An early stamp issue. nations without postal tamp collecting that Most people con ider systems, etc. focuses on stamps or these ro be rare stamps, postage relating ro Booklet Pane but classic tamps aren't air mail. A small sheet of stamps necessarily rare. Album specially cut ro be sold Coils in booklets. A book designed ro Stamps issued in rolls hold stamps and covers. Bourse (one stamp wide) Approvals A marketplace, such as stamp exhibition, Stamps sent by a dealer where stamps are ro a collecror for bought, sold or examination. Approvals exchanged. mu t either be bought or returned to the dealer Bluish Paper within a specified time. Used ro print portions for u e in Auction of everal issues in dispenser or vending 1909; the paper was A sale at which machines. made with 35 percent philatelic material i rag srock in tead uf all Commemoratives sold to the highest wood pulp. The color Stamps that hunor bidder. goes th rough the papcr, anniversaries, important Block showing clearly on people or special events. An unseparated group back and face. Compound of stamps, at least twO Cachet (ka-shay') Perforations stamps high and twu A design on an stamps wide. Different gauge envelope de cribing an perforations on Black Jack event. Cachets appear different (normally The nickname for the on first day of issue, adjacent) sides uf a very popular U.S. two first flight and stamp single stamp. cent black Andrew exhibition covers, etc. Jackson tamp, which Cancellation was issued in various A mark placed on a forms betwecn 1863 stamp by a pustal and 1875. authority ro show that it has been used. Page 19 Condition Duplicates Franks Condition is the mo t Extra copies of stamps Marking on the face important characteristic that can be sold or of a cover, indicating it in determining a traded. Duplicates is to be carried free of stamp's value. It refers should be examined po tage. Franks may be to the state of a stamp carefully for color and written, handstamped, regarding such details perforation variations. imprinted or as centering, color represented by specia I Entire and gum. adhesives. Such free An intact piece of franking is usually Cover postal stationery, in limited to official contrast to a cut-out An envelope that has correspondence, such of the printed design. been sent th rough the as soldier's mail. mail. Error Freak Cracked Plate A stamp with An abnormal variety A term u ed to descri be something incorrect of stamps occurring stamps which show in its design or because of paper fold, evidence that the plate manufacture. over-inking, from which they were perforation shift, etc., Exploded printed was cracked. as opposed to a A stamp booklet is said continually appearing Definitives to be "exploded" when variety or a major Regula r issues of it has been separated error. postage stamps, usually into its various sold over long periods components for show. Grill of time. A pattern of small, Face Value quare pyramid in Denomination The monetary value parallel rows impressed The postage value or denomination of a or em bossed on the appearing on a stamp, stamp. stamp to break paper such as 5 cents. Fake fibers, allowing Directory Markings A genuine stamp that cancellation ink to soak Postal markings that has been altered in in and preventing indicate a failed some way to make it washing and reuse. delivery attempt, more attractive to Gum stating reasons such as collectors. It may be The coating of glue on "No Such Numher" or repaired, reperfed or the hack of an unused "Address Unknown." regummed to resemble stamp. a more valuable Double Transfer variety. Hinges The condition on a Small strips of gummed printing plate that First Day Cover (FDC) material used by shows evidence of a An envelope with a collector to affix duplication of all or new stamp and stamps to album pages. part of the design. cancellation showing the date the stamp wa; Imperforate Dry Printing issued. Indicates stamps Begun as an experiment without perforations or in 1953, this type of separating holes. They printing results in a usually are separated whiter paper, a higher by scissors and sheen on the surface, a collected in pairs. thicker and stiffer feel and designs that stand out more clearly than on more standard "wet" printings. Page 20 Label Perforations Postmark Any stamp-like Lines of small holes or A mark put on adhesive that is not cuts between rows of envelope or other a postage stamp. stamps that make them mailing pieces showing easy ro separate. the date and location of Laid Paper the post office where it When held ro the was mailed. light, the paper shows alternate light and dark Precancels crossed lines. Cancellations applied Line Pairs (LP) ro stamps Most coil stamp rolls before the prior ro 1981 feature stamps a line of ink prinred were between two stamps affixed to Philately at varying inrervals. mail. The collection and Miniature Sheet study of postage Registered Mail A single stamp or stamps and other First class mail with block of stamps with postal materials. a numbered receipt, a margin on all sides including a valuation Pictorials bearing some special of the registered item. Stamps with a picture wording or design. This guaranrees of some son, other cusromers will get their Overprint than ponraits or static money back if an item Additional designs such as coats is lost in the mail. prinring of arms. on a Reissue Plate Block (PB) (or stamp An official reprinring Plate Number Block) that was of a stamp that was no A block of stamps with not pan of longer being prinred. the original design. the margin arrached that bears the plate Replicas On Paper number used in prinring Reproductions of Stamps "on paper" are that sheer. stamps old during the those that still have early days of collecting. Plate Number Coils ponions of the original Usually prinred in one (PNC) envelope or wrapper color in a sheet For most coil stamps stuck ro them. conraining a number rolls beginning in of differenr designs. Packet 1981, a mall plate Replica were never A pre oned unit of all number appears at inrended ro deceive differenr stamps. One varying inrervals in either the post office of the most common the roll in the design or the collector. and economical ways of the stamp. ro begin a collection. Reprint Postage Due A stamp prinred from Pane A stamp issued ro the original plate after A full "sheet" of collecr unpaid postage. the issue is no longer stamps as sold by a valid for postage. Post Office. Four panes Postal Stationery Official reprinrs are typically make up the Envelope , postal cards sometimes made for original sheet of stamps and aerogrammes with presenration purposes, as prinred. stamp de igns prinred official collection , or embos ed on them. Par Avion etc., and are often French for mail distinguished in some transponed "by air." way from the "real" ones. Page 21 Revenue Stamps Set Tied On Stamps nor valid for A unit of stamps with Indicates a stamp postal use but issued a common design or whose postmark for collecting taxes. theme issued at one time rouches the envelope. for a common purpose Ribbed Paper Tongs or over an extended Paper which shows fine A rool, used ro handle period. parallel ridges on one stamps, that resembles or both sides of a Souvenir Sheet a tweezers with stamp. A small sheet of stamps rounded or flattened with a commemorative tips. Se-tenant inscri ption of some sort. An arrached pair, strip Topicals or block of stamps that Speculative Indicates a group of differ in design, value A stamp or issue stamps with the same or surcharge. released primarily theme- pace navel, for sale ro collecrors, for example. rather than ro meet Unhinged any legitimate A stamp without postal need. hinge marks, bur not Strip necessarily with Three or more original gum. unseparated Unused stamps The condition of a in a row. stamp that has no cancellation or other sign of use. Used The condition of a stamp that has been canceled. Want List Surcharge A list of philatelic An overprint that material needed by changes the Secret Marks a collecror. denomination of a Many stamps have stamp from its original Watermark included tiny reference face value. A design pressed inro points in their designs stamp paper during its ro foil arrempts at Sweatbox manufacture. counterfeiting and ro A closed box with a differentiate issues. grill over which stuck- Wet Printing rogether unused stamps Has a moisture content Selvage are placed. A wet, of 15-35 percent, The unprinted paper sponge-like material compared ro 5-10 around panes of under the grill creates percent for "dry" stamps, sometimes humidity so the stamps printings; also, has a called the margin. can be separated without duller look than "dry" Series removing the gum. printing . All the variations of Thematic Wove Paper design and value of A stamp collection that A uniform paper a particular issue. relates ro a specific which, when held ro theme and is arranged the light, shows no ro present a logical srory light or dark figures. and progression. Page 22 PYRAMID PUBLICATIONS lNCORPORATED DEPT. 291 - 720 SIXTII STREET NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA V3L 3C5 TEL. (604) 522-9982 FAX (604)522-3841 E-MAIL:cmurphY@axionetcom January 30, 1996 DearAllan: Would you be kind enough to include the enclosed pre-publication survey in the next issue of The Masonic Philatelist. Many brethren have written to me indicating how please they are with The Masonic Specialist. One brother recently ordered another set to donate to his Masonic library. With some effort, I can rearrange the work and turn it into a two volume standard library book set. However, it is just too big (1,420 pages) to go on speculation alone for the print. With orders fo r 100 copies, I can get the purchase price per set down to $75 U.S. This is certainly the largest and most detailed work in the topical stamp collecting field. Having it in hardbound form will give us considerable profile . Please let me know ifyou have any concerns. Page 23 1'\ R \ \IID Pl IIUC \ I IO'\S PIU.-Pl 111.1<' \ 1 10'\ Sl R\ E\ Pyramid Publicalionsbas l IF THEREINTEREST, ISSumCIENT this wort CUI now be convcr1lld 10a set oflwO (2) regular Iwdcover volwnes. The specifications would be asfollows: 1.420 poogC8 (luer bond). S.5 inches by 8.5 inches. higb- USER GUIDE: A c:ompleu:explanalion ofhow the won: is arranged including defmitions ofsaamp classes as they relale 10 Free- nwonry. BOOK ONE: SubjeclS As.socialed wiIhMasonicPhiIaIely. A IOUIIof68 S subjcclS (famousmen) areref=nced with an ilIUSlr.loon ofone applicable posIage saamp. listing ofOIlIer applicable saamps. faclS about the saamps and full Masonic deLails relar.ed 10the subjecl. BOOK TWO: Subject Listing by Field of Acclaim. Each subject is lisled WIder his particular r., ld. (ArchileCture, Art, etc.) There are special sectionsfor i"1tSI and LasIS, Hal1sF of ame. and "Fathers." (i.e.• where a subjcclS is considered the "Father" in his particu- larrleld.) BOOK THREE: Masonic Standings. This is a chan ahowing all subjeclS. their original profession or occupation, the Masonic bodies 10which !hey belonged (Royal Arch. Scouish Rile. KnigblS Templar. Shriner) and they if were a Grand Masler. The chan comprises nineIeen (19) poogcs. BOOK FOUR: Reference List - Tile Masollic PlUJaJelist. SubjcclS shown in Book One who have appeared inTile Masollic PIU- latdist are lisled in this ocction together with the year. month and pooge number ofapplicable issue. Thereisalso a section listing major articles which have been fealw"ed in Tile Masonic PlUlatdist, BOOK FIVE: Keys 10 Group Stamps. Enlarged illustrationsof stamps that show a group of people are shown in this section with a key 10 the individuals in the group. The price 10purchasethis wort wouldbeS1S U.S. funds or SI00Canadian funds plus packaging and posIage (S IO U.S. or CON). All laxes included. if applicable. A CUSIDIIlized matching shelf-box will be provided with each set. Theprice is contingem UDO!!a minimwn runof 100 copies of the wodt, The resuilS of this survey IIIIISIindicale this IOUII purchase volume. If you are inr.eresled in obtaining this hook set, please c:ompieIC and send in the fol lowing IaleDI to Purm- for m. You will be notirled of theoutcome. PLEASE DONOT SEND ANY MONEY AT THISTIME. INTENT TO PURCHASE Pyramid Publications Dept. 291 -120 Sixth Slreet New Westminsr.er. BritishColumbia Canada. V3L 3CS This ismy intent 10 purchase a Iwdcov.... standard hook set edition ofTile Masollic Specialist at a price ofS1S U.S. or $100 CDN plus packaging and postage ifthe won: becomes available. NAME: ADDRESS: SIGNATURE: (APEX '96 WORTH MORE THAN JUST ONE LOOK! In the stamp collecting world, there is exhibition. The Corporation is planning no larger or more prestigious event than an exciting pavilion highlighting historic vehi a World Philatelic Exhibition, where valuable cles, complete with a spectacular multi-media collections - some representing a lifetime of presentation, special cancellations and the painstaking devotion to the hobby - are judged introductionof the final set of stamps in their in competition by an international jury. popular Canadian Historic Land Vehicles series. Canada is proud to have been selected by CAPEX '96 will also see the introduction the governing body of organized philately, of International Destinations, where participating La Federation Internationale de Philatelie, to postal administrations will create unique spaces host a World Philatelic Exhibition in 1996. to reflect their country's rich philatelic tradi CAPEX '96 will be held June 8-16, 1996 at the tions. Sales counters will be integrated into a Metro To ronto Convention Centre in the heart much larger area that will contain displays of of Canada's most cosmopolitan City: To ronto. philatelic materials and fascinating artifacts on CAPEX '96 will celebrate the hobby of loan from their respective postal museums stamp collecting through a unique mix of or archives. traditional philatelic displays and competitive To ronto is a world-class city that offers events that will satisfy the passion of avid all of the attractions found in larger centres philatelists and an entertaining array of like New Yo rk and Los Angeles in a safe, exhibits and programming designed to pique pleasant urban atmosphere. Home of Canada's the interest of the budding collector. More than top corporate headquarters and business 4,000exhibit frames, an international bourse organizations, To ronto is a vibrant city with of over 200 dealers and postal administrations, an ethnically diverse population of almost plus daily demonstrations and activities will 3 million. attract visitors from the greater To ronto CAPEX '96 represents an unparalleled area, eastern Canada and the north eastern opportunity. Our approach is to make this United States. Wo rld Philatelic Exhibition a premiere The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, showcase of Canadian and international organizers of CAPEX '96, are very pleased philately in an atmosphere that will encourage to welcome Canada Post Corporation as audiences to have more that just one look! the Presenting Sponsor of this prestigious Plan to attend the stamp collecting event of the decade! Fe�turing the largest stamp marketplace ever assern· bled in Canada, fascinating exhibits, rare collections, daily cancellations and the official launch of Historic Vehicles stamps that are certain to get you geared up for stamp collecting!