The Cheirmon's Cheltor

The U. S. Philaielic Classics Socieig, Inc.

Issue 159 March 1995 ROMPEX 95 TO HOST ANNUAL MEETING OF OUR SOCIETY

Denver, Colorado will be the site of the Society's 1995 Annual Meeting, to take place in conjunction with Rompex 95, an A.P.S. designated National Show. Colorado is delightful that time of year and there are many opportunities for sight seeing and recreation in the immediate area, so why not plan to attend? The show willbe held at the HOLIDAY INN - John Q. Hammons Trade Center, l-70 at Chambers Road, Aurora, CO. Phone no.: (303) 371,-9494. Be sure to ask for special ROMPEX room rate. The ROMPEX folks are very hospitable and always put on a first class show. Further details are found below and throughout this issue of the Chairman's Chatter.

ANNUAL MEETING SCHT'.DULE

The following Society activities are planned for ROMPEX '95: Friday, 19 May L995 3:30-4:30 PM Annual Meeting; Society Awards, election of Directors, short business meeting, 4:30-5:30 PM USPCS guest speaker, "Colorado Postal History" - William H. Bauer 6:00-7:30 PM USPC,S Reception in Suite 7:30 PM Depart for USPCS Dutch Treat Dinner 10:00 PM- Suite Open

Saturday, 20 May 1995 11:00-12:30 PM USPCS Sponsored Talk, "The United States 1847 Issue" - Philip T. Wall 6:00-7:00 PM ROMPEX Reception 7:00- PM ROMPEX Awards Banquet 9:30- PM Suite Open after Banquet Sunday, 2l May 1995 11:00-12:30 AM USPCS Sponsored Talk, "Independent Mails of the United States. 1830s-1860s" - Wink Brown

Please note that the Annual Meeting will be held on Friday afternoon, the first of the USPCS activities. The room location will be in the show program. We plan to have a USPCS table at the show were information on our activities may be obtained. The Friday evening Dutch Treat Dinner will be held at the Brown Palace Club in downtown Denver. The dinner is open to any member of the society or guest that would like to attend. Typically, we have about 40-55 people attend the dinner. It is a nice way to meet and talk with other society members. In recent years, the dinner has become one of the highlights of the annual meeting weekend. Please make reservations in advance. Specific information on the Dutch Treat Dinner may be found in another location of this Chairman's Chatler.

IN THIS ISSUE: Editor's Corner, p. 2; President's Message, p. 3; Chapter News, p. 4; Photocopy Order Form, p. 5; Cole Book, p. 7; S.C.R.A.P. Program, p. 8; Winners Circle, p. 9; Secretary's Report, p. 10 -2- TEE CEAIRMAN,S CEATTER The chairman's chatter Issue is a quarterry 151159 - March,rvrarcfl, I99)1995 ar members in good newsletter of the u.S. ph'r standing chllics sociery, il; ;## orher organzauonsorseni zqtin^^^IifiI Inc. rr r$ iH:TT::ff "'"o'"'"ft11y"','."*ff and ff the philatelici:H**r"r,ismai,ed,. mailed tc )::t-{rymbers,::":**-:":":i#Hffi sramp shows, and small; fi m&;:* eftlor, Dale R. pulver j:fj:#;lxl;,#ff:ff:B"l'..*?l:i,li,;1X11 shourdsh ou rd be ;$,1l;acrrvities J :3are especiar; jrff ;,,":: ff:ff :j :"l ry senr direcily ro the h'";ffi r;:: : 8,,i t+ooo-z lz1 d;ff ;,::tl.iil",J ffi; ".j DEADLINES - FoR NP{T Two CIIATTERs . M"y Z0 for the June Ir*"--- Augurt 20 fu th" September Issue musr be in the hands ;;1# of the editor by those fwo daressqrwD ror(r rusureinsure tnatthar it can be included EDrroR,s coRNER in the next This issue of the Ch-airman,s Chqner is to vou t un tosether :H".'"rT",T,1f',t#:ii^t-6 hope "l:"]ooe wirh an updated o.u, io-'-* to have these nvb.ite;, copy of the combined ;ts.w-e ;;;;', or,imeio;ffiil:.,jli,'"-",#,**ll#,,!iTt"TT,::'d{x1;::#1$}J:i:""1:#:i1,,*:maitins ll-un ";;' meeting' if you have tve this edition in plenty Again, we have not atready done so. oP'"*raphs to uoor:lo:r." rffiiil""" ";";:",:^,:T""1 pages. I feer "n"rpt". ttu-s is eqpeciary unforr .'f:6o,rv ;;;; r;;'#iffi"i,i:r+,il:Xp::i1j,1'1"' Dick winter one or our than a r-,,Larea toNorth9."nlls'roent aua.nlswitewire snapshot of ,,oo1ffi1i;';thar ".;.;;T":y"' Carolina- wn'r"oJi;"'h*fi;;:.--1",1 "oo11l'".^'h:e Gretchen whowhr 111 I y;;1;;; ?hi'.i::if,X1#: ;f:11 -l*-*i**{t':*""ffi':?&%x'#il; *i;':::'*:r:l T.",: ^il;;"'"',ilJlT"-,,;T1 Jffi'ru;::,h"'tfJ rrnro*un€rery, my 'h# oul"meeting #11i"*;::1";:'pnir"i'ri"-"'"1#;",t"Tfl:1"-;;';':l'_1"lems persist io o"ou".. and ir will be i rhat I can speak f"...T" to join it is a wonderfr::i' ?"i d;;ilil;:Ji#:^flfossible rerrow members at wlr appear i" ,rc !':il#*"o 'p""i"ti,r g,-o'u "11,"11'n"""gffi.r"Tr:Tff:: '**n**:xr;il'#ili#

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PRESIDEN?S MESSAGE Fellow USPCS Members: First, I must correct an error about our upcoming annual meeting that I created in my last President's Message. As you will see elsewhere in this Chairman's Chatter, the annual meeting at ROMPEX will be L9-2L May 1995. For reasons that I still can't fathom, I got the dates wrong in the last Chatter. On 24 February 1995, my wife Gretchen and I left the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. (Burke, Virginia) and moved to a new home on a lake in Greensboro, North Carolina. The February 1995 Chronicle reflects my new pxiling address of 1L Teal Court, Greensboro, NC 27455 on the masthead. For those who wish to call me, my new telephone number is (910) 545-0175. The move went quite well and we are very pleased with our new home. The schedule of events for the annual meeting appears separately in this Chairman's Chatter along with information on the location of the show at the Holiday Inn - John Q. Hammons Trade Center. Members who are unable to attend the annual meeting on Friday afternoon, will have an opportunity to meet with and talk to society officers in the society suite during the evenings after show hours. Information on the suite location will be available at the society table during the show. I also expect to have copies of the unbound version of the new Cole book available at the society table. The bound version will take a little longer before it is ready, but you will be able to get a good look at the contents of the book and purchase unbound versions at the show.

I have had no reqponse to my last request for a society member, who is a CPA" to help us prepare our annual IRS tax returns as an exempt business organization. Our taxes for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1994 have been prepared and file4 but we must find someone to help when this current fiscal year ends this summer. Our need for help is urgent! If you feel quatfied to assist, please contact me and offer to do so. Our society is active and healthy because members volunteer their time. We don't often go to the membership and ask for help, but we must now. Please offer to help with this task. I look forward to our meeting in Denver and to the opportunity to meet our members in the Western states. I hope that you will be able to attend. As always, please don't hesitate to cotrmunicate your thoughts and ideas to me or to any of your officers and directors. We are always interested in your views and want to serve all the members of the societv in the best way that we can. Thanks. Dick Winter

ANNUAL MEETING In accordance with Article IV, Section 4 of our By-I-aws, the members are hereby notified that the annual meeting of members will be held at 3:30 PM, Friday 19 May 1995, at the Holiday Inn - John Q. Hammons Trade Center, I-70 and Chambers Road, Aurora, Colorado, the host location for ROMPEX '95.

We Need Your Help!

ThG U.S. Phllatelic Glasslcs Society ls looking for help In the followlng areas:

a. Prcparing Tarec - We uryeilly need the help of a society member who is a GPA and can help us prepare our annual IRS tax returns as an exempt buslness organlzatlon. b. Regbnal Vbe Ppsident - We need a reglonal vlce presldent for two reglons now: Indlana, llllnols, and Wisconsln and New Jersey. c. 50dr Annlwrrary Committee - Members deslrlng to work on this committee please contact John Eggen, 421 Hardee Road, Goral Gables,Fl 331t16.

lf you are Interested and feel you can help, please write to Dick Wlnter (or to John Eggen In the case of c. above), 11 Teal Court, Greeneboro, NC 27455. -4-

CHAPTER NEWS by Walter Demmerle New York Chapter Mails entitled "Westward, Ho!, On Decemb er 13,1994,Mr. Calvet Hahn gave a lecture on Transcontinental tremendous amount of material, By Water Route' using material from the "Swiss Collection" to illustrate' A prepared a printed handout both covers and ephemera, was shown, passed around and explained' He also reference' covering topics discussed which chapter members could carry home to use for slate returned to office by Society officers were elected at the January m_e_e1ing with the current 101h Helen Galatan-Stone treasurer, unanimous vote. Michael Heller is presideni, Calvet Hahn vice president, his outstanding collection "Illustrated and Walter Demmerle secretary. oavia Jarreit gave afine program on Many covers were ex- Advertising Covers", showing irimarily woodblock illustrations in superb colditiol. and states in unusual colors Biddle, Caspary and Gibsonl His coliection contains groups from many cities and color sets. exciting ideas for-using a At the February meeting on Valentine's Day, Robert Odenweller presented some described his recent efforts to computer database for gathering and r"rea.c'hing philatelic in_formation. He Issue of 1851." Data from several collect information about on-cover usages of thJ ' Five-cent Red Brown program to be examined in important collections and auction catalogs has been entered into a database passed out at the meeting and Bob is several different formats. photocopies o-f .o-" of his formats were seeking further input for his project. Norm Hubbard on "City Future programs include: Jeff Purser on "Philatelic Double Entendre" for March; DisparcL P"ost" for April; and in May, Allen Lovey on "Steamboat Mail." July August, at the Collectors The New york Chapter meets the second Tuesday of each month, except 1nd Route Agents meet at club,Z2East 35th Street, Ne* york, NY at7:30 PM. Visitors are welcome. Many ,,Ruebens" and fellowship' 6 pM at on 3dth Street beforehand for a "Dutch Treat" dinner bv Jeff Bohn Baltimore-Washington ChaPter Virgina restaurant where The January meeting of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter was held in a Northern prior to their relocation to 26 members gu"rt, to pay tribuie to Oi& and Gretchen Winter, lathered philately in North carolina."oA Dick Jas honored-for his unselfish contributions to our local chapter, and to meet on a regular general. Fourteen years ago, a small group of local transatlantic mail collectors began Dick's guidance-and basig with the intent of gaLing a better understanding of U.S. Treaty mails. Through Chapter of the energetic support, this group grew in size and diversity to become the Baltimore-Washington for our^meetings, and without USPCS. Throughout u"n tn"r! years, Dick provided the majority of programs Dick's scholarly reservation, each member of our Chapter has learned an enormous amount from has shared presentations. Perhaps more important than all the interesting fac11 and data- that Dick philatelic problems using throughout the yearg are his lessons in performing philatelic research and in solving miss Dick's contributions available tools and reference material from non-pf,iiatelic sources. we will certainly he established many to our Chapter meetings, but will strive to retain our commitment to the philatelic goals years ago. ,,show interests within our February meeting was a and tell" session. Because of the diversity of collecting was well the group, this type"of meeting usually showcases some interesting material. philately Philadelphia-U.S. showing the represented by several postal history items, including a L845 letter from Boston to uAmerican Letter Mail Co" conjunctive use, by *ay of handstamps, of two indep-endent mail companies, the iAmerican competed with (Boston) and the Mail Company" (Philadelphia). This shows independent carriers vertical pair of Scott the U.S. post Office, often providing bettei service at lower rates. Another item bore a rate to #s 6 + gA on an unsealed envelope to Berlin, demonstrating a rare example of the 2 c. circular prussia via French mail. There were several other scarce overseas usages shown to the group. showing a Among non-U.S. philatelic items displayed was a beautiful 1868 letter from India to Bremen a F.4L exchange marking GB/40c accountancy marking under the-then current Franco-British Treaty, plus under the Franco-Thurn & Taxis Convention. Hong Kong Treaty port cancels were also discussed' month in members' The Baltimore-washington chapter of the USPCS meets on the second Friday of every homes. Contact Jeff dohn, p.O. nox 230L, Columbia, MD 21045 fot further information. -)- EXHIBITION PHOTOCOPY ORDER FORM 1995 PRICE REVISIONS

Prices for bound and unbound photocopies are iisted.opposite thei.r descriptions. Bindings are "velo" style (semi-permanent heat-sealed binding) with clear" front and vinyl back. Unlbss one-sided copies are specifieci', air.oJiu. *iii u"-Jlrrui"-ril"ii. Most.copie: y:.tl o" "second generation", and collectors should not expect ltamps and covens to be reproduiea wiin photosraDhii clanity. Exhibits manked with an asterisk are "th'ird generation" copies and wi'll show a more not'iceabte Oiminuti;r'i;-;i;;T;i:

Cincle prices, for items desired. Prices_ are.postpaid and ordens must be prepaid in U.S, currency. please make checks (drawn on U.S. banks) payable to the U.S. Philatel'ic Classics Society, Inc., and s6nd order.s to: Jeffney C. Bohn Exhibition Photocopy Conmittee U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. P.0. Box 2301 Columbia, t'1ar"yland 21045

EXHIBIT TITLE EXHIBITOR #Paers BOUND PRICE UNBOUND PRICE

Civil l,rlar P0l,l Mail; To, From, and Between Thomas F. Allen bJ $11.00 $7.50 Northenn Prisons.

Cleveland (To 1868) Thomas F. Allen L28 15.00 11.50 One Cent 1861 Issue: Evolution and Var.ieties Anonynous LLz 14.00 10.50 Ten Cent Issues of 1861 Anonymous 1l-l- 14.00 10.50

Atlantic l'1ails: Fnance to the USA Anonymous L42 16.00 L2.50 A Postal Tour of United States Expositions. lrlilliam J. Boman 135 15.50 t2.00

Postal Means, Rates & Markings 1800-1850. Arthur F. Bostwick r_to 14. 00 10.50 Confedenate States of America General Issues Connad L. Bush L57 17.00 13.50 One Cent Stamp of 1851-57 KOtano H. LlDo|a II L22 14.50 11.00

The Massachusetts Island Counties: Dougl as N. and 144 16.00 L2.50 REVISED Postal History to 1890. Nancy B. Clark

Eanly Railway Mail Routes of Georgia Dougl as N. and LI2 14.00 10.50 NEI.I Nancy B. Clark

L9th Century US Fancy Cancellat'ions. Joe H. Crosby IOU 17.00 13.50

U.S. Class'ic Stamps on Delawane Covens. Robert L. D. Davidson 12r 14.50 11 .00

Vanieties & Uses of the LS Franklin L86L-61. Don L. Evans 163 17.00 13.50 New York Postmasten's Provisional 1845. Jeremiah A. Fannington Lt2 14.00 t-0.50 Kentucky Duning the Civil llar. D. Scott Gallagher 80 12.00 8.50 Genenal Issue Pnoprietary Stamps: L871.-1.919 l,li I I'iam Gerl ach 230 2t.50 18 .00 NEI.I

0ffic'ial Seals of US and Possessions l'lilliam Genlach 16.50 13.00 NEII Columbus. Ohio Postal Histor.y: 1814-1914 Richard B. Gr"aham 192 18.50 15.00

Louisiana Postal Histor.y: 1804-1865. Enin R. Gunten 160 L7 .00 13.50

Fre'ight Money Covers. Chanless Hahn 64 11.00 7 .50

Fit"st Issue of U.S. Stamos. Creighton C. Hart 144 16.00 12 .50 Free Franks of Presidents, Presidential Cneighton C. Hart 80 12.00 8.50 l,li dows and Si gners .

The U.S. 30 1857 Issue, Robent R. Hegland 50 10.00 o.3u U.S. 1861-68, Part I: The 186L-66 Stamos. llilliam K. Herzog L94 19.00 15.50

U.S. 1861-68, Part II: L867-68 Gril'led Stamps I'li l l i am K. Her zog 116 14 .50 11 .00

Classrc Hawaii 1819-1900 Honolulu Advertiser LZO 15.00 11.50 Mail of the Confederate Armies: Northern Stefan T. Jaronski 40 9.50 6.00 Vinginia Theaten of Openat'ions 1861-1862.

U.S. 1847-1900 Mail, Cancels, and Postal Clyde Jennings 134 15.50 L2.00 Marki ngs.

Color Cancellations on the Fir"st 78 Year"s. Clyde Jennings 89 12.50 9. 50 IU7-1925. of U.S. Stamos.

The U.S. Half-Cent Postage Issues. Clyde Jennings 164 17.00 13 .50 Rhode Isl and Postal H'istony. Richard B. Jondan 96 13.00 9.50 -6-

EXHIBIT TITLE EXHIBITOR #PAGES BOUND PRICE UNBOUND PRICE Chanleston. SC - The Confedenate Peniod. Robert J. Karrer 99 $13 .50 $10.00 The Telegraph in America IU6-1872 Geonge J. Knamer L27 15.00 11.50 Unusual Usages of the 5S General Issue Richand Kniegen 79 12.00 8.50 of the CSA. The Six Cent Lar"ge Banknote Issues El iot A. Landau 218 20.50 17.00 Pr"e-U.P.U. Rates Between the US and Genmany. Dwayne 0. Littauen 9I 13.00 9.50 U.5. Treaty Mails: L845-UPU/GPU. Susan M. McDonald L44 16.00 12.50 Cnoss Bor"der Mails: US and BNA to 1875. Susan M. McDonald L28 15.00 11.s0 By Penny Post. Robent B. Meyensburg 159 17.00 13.50 Mississippi During the Confedenate Ena Chanles Miller I3J IO.3U 13.00 Civil llar Patr"iotic Covers: The Union and the Blake M. Myens tlz 14.00 10 .50 Confedenacy.

New Jensey - Its Foreign Mail Gerard Neufeld L29 15.00 11 .50 U.S. I'lar"time P.0. and the L0 Stamp 1861-65. Henry S. Nowak L28 15.00 11.50 United States One Cent Stamp 1851'1861. Eugene C. Reed 96 13.00 9.50 Uniteo States Early C'lassics 0n and Off Cover Eugene C. Reed 118 14.50 11.00 The Making of the Black Jack Joseph F. Ronke 30 9.00 5.50

The Bl ack Jacks Joseph F. Ronke r28 15.00 11.50 Domestic Uses of the Black Jacks Joseph F. Rorke 151 16.50 13.00 Black Jacks to and fnom Foneign Countries Joseph F. Rorke 108 13.50 10.00 The U.S. Postal Card Issue of 1881 Joseph F. Rorke 16.50 13.00 qn United States Tnans Mississippi Issue 1898 Jack Rosenthal 466 ?( 32 .00 United States Columbian Senies 1893 Jack Rosenthal 422 33 .00 29.50 Philadelphia Local & Intercity Posts and Steven }4. Roth L44 16.00 12.50 The U.5. Post 0ffice Department Flonida Stampless Covers: Territonial Period Niles F. Schuh 80 12.00 8 .50 L822 - 1845 : Ear"l y Statehood Peri od 1845 - 1857. British North American Mails to, from, and Allan L. Steinhart L94 19.00 15 .50 thr"ough Fnance 1685-1"865 Br"itish Nor"th American Mai'ls to and fnom Allan L. Steinhart 334 29.50 26.00 Gneat Br"itain 1.838-1865 The United States Three Cent Stamp of L869. Rex H. Stever t94 19.00 15.50 llashington D.C. Postal Mar"kings: Killers Fot' Thomas 0. Taylon L44 16.00 12 .50 25 Years 1860-1885. Nineteenth Century Michigan Postal History. Louis F. Ungney L62 17.00 13.50

U.S. Domestic Rates Fnom Act of 1782 Tht"ough Joseph von Hake L28 15.00 11 ,50 Act of 1861.

Baltimone:Postal History fron L773 to the UPU Patr"i ci a S. lr{al ker IM 16.00 L2.50 NEI,{ 1853 Nesbitt: The First US Posta'l Stationeny. John R. lleimen 110 14.00 10.50

New Yor"k Foneign Mail Cancellations L870-1876 Iil.R. lileiss. Jt' L64 17.00 13 .50 Transatlantic Mails (Steamship) Richard F. liinten t92 18 .50 15.00 U.S. -Fnench Tnansatlantic Mails (Steamship). Richand F. l.linten L44 16.00 t2.50 Confedenate States of America. Benjami n l,li shnietsky 186 18.50 15.00

* = Thir d Generation Photocopy

Name: Total: $

Addness: -7 -

LONG AWAITED COIJ BOOK AT PRINTERS . ORDER NOW AT PREPUBLICATION PRICES

As has been known for some time, the Society has undertaken a new work on Banknote era cancellations and killers, by James M. Cole. This book is now at the printers and a loose leaf edition is expected to be off the press and ready to distribute in April. A case bound edition, matching the size and appearance of Simpson's U.S. Postal Markings, and Baker's U.S. Classics, should be out of the bindery in late May or Early June. The loose leaf edition is a new departure for this Society, but it is being offered to make available an edition in which pages can be replaced or added. The author, Jim Cole, expects to receive and publish such additions and corrections in The Chronicle.

The new book, in either edition, has 360 8.5" x 11" pages. The loose leaf edition is punched for three ring binder use. There are over 5000 tracings of cancellations and killers reproduced, with some 150 halftone illustrations of markings and covers. It includes a preface by Clyde Jennings and an introductory chapter by Richard B. Graham about the development of postmarking devices during the Banknote Era. It has a comprehensive town index, arranged by states, and a rarity factor is provided for each tracing or marking represented. I I The case bound edition will have a 4-color dust jacket, and the same design is used on the card covers of the loose leaf edition.

Following the policy of the Society for previous books, there will be pre-publication pricing in each edition, as follows: Loose leaf edition: $24.50, plus $5.00 mailing costs, until June 1, 1995. Case bound edition: $34.50, plus $5.00 mailing cosrs, until June 1, L995, or later, if the case bound edition isn't available by then. Both editions, shipped together (the loose leaf edition being held until it can be mailed with the hard bound edition): $60.00, postpaid. Overseas orders sent at surface rates. Until further notice, orders should be sent to: Cole Books Orders, USPCS, P.O. Box 74338, Columbus, OH 43214-0338. Make checks payable to USPGS, in u.S. funds, and drawn on U.S. bank. Richard B. Graham, Publication Planning Committee

DETAILS ON USFCS ANNUAL MEETING DINNER

One of the social highlights of the Society's annual meeting is the opportunity to join fellow members at an informal group dinner. Charles McClure, our local ROMPEX representative, has made arrangements for what is sure to be a memorable event at this year's get-together.

The dinner will be held Friday evening, May 19th, at the Brown Palace Club Room at the historic Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver. The Brown, which opened in 189, is a historic landmark and the Grand Dame of Denver Hotels. It is located just one block from the exciting 16th Street Pedestrian Mall and close to historic Larimer Square and other major points of interest. Charles needs reservations and entree choice in advance. So please study the following menu and contact Charles with your selection. For your entree chose either: London Broil Sliced Sirloin of Beef with a mushroom sauce il or I Marinated Gritled Chicken Breast Pommery Champagne Sauce Both dinner selections include salad, fresh vegetables, appropriate potato, rice, or pasta, rolls and butter, coffee, tea, and dessert. The latter, a specialty of the house is: Gianduja Chocolate Truffle Torte, with Orange Sauce.

The cost is $31.00 per person, including tax and gratuity. Let Charles know as soon as possible. He can be contacted: Charles McClure, 3882 E. Briarwood Avenue, Littleton, CO 80122 or by phone, (303) 77I-4I82. -8-

S.C.R.A.P. PROGRAM by Michael Brown ANALYSIS AND MONOGRAPH WRITING PROJECT. After a slight pause for a vacation and rhe holidays, our S.C.R.A.P analysis and monograph writing project is again aitive, Several members responded to our call for help the in last Chqtter. As a result we now have project e4pertise in 1847 issue covers, as we h?:: number of impo_rtant holdings here that would benefit from analysir. w" also are looking for someone willing" examine to 1851-1861 covers, particularly one S.C.R.A.P. cover franked with Scott #10 and postmarked "Cincinnali, OH'' If you have expertise in either of these areas, please contact me at: Michael J. Brown, P.O. Box 4233,Fort Eustis, VAZ3ffi4. LANMAN AND KEMP ARCHIVE. Our President, Dick Winter, has completed his work with the huge "Lanman and Kemp C-ompany" cover donation given to S.C.R.A.P. last spring and reported on in the last several Chatterc. The final count is 4,919 in-bound covers originating fromis Jiff"."ot tntries covering the period 1853 to 1880. The Society owed well deserved kudos t6 Dickior his yoeman's effort in singtehanjedly rwieling and organizing the immensely important donation. A complete listing by country appears at the end of this article. All are s?ns franking, but the shear volume and timl period r.rjuei"o proovide a wondrous opportunity for the study of markings of incoming foreign mail. These covers have now been transferred to the S'C'R'A.P- Reference Collection and are availabe to those serious postal history students who desire to study any country/segment of them. Please contact me if you wish to arrange to examine part of this worthy archive.

SUMMARY OF I.ANMAN & KEMP ARCHIVE S.C. RA.P. Reference Collection

Country No. of Dates Cove[' asun!ry Ns-af_QaYaIs .Dstea

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IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE First, we make amends to three Route Agents who fell through the cracks in our last review of winning exhibitors. Ken Lawrence took a Reserve Grand and platinum award at Ameristamp Expo for his one-frame showing of "The World's First C-oiled Stamps - Characteristics of Machine-Affixed 19th Century U.S. Stamps." At the same venue, we overlooked Millard H. Mack who won a silver award for "Presidential Widows Franks." And finally, Lswrence LeBel took a gold and the USPCS medal at INDYPEX'94 for his "Postal Markings and Postally Used Stamps of Boyd's City Express Post, 1844 - I87I." Sorry about that, folks! CHICAC'OPEX'94 - October 28 - 30, Chicago, IL Gold awards to: Eliot A. Landau, for "{J.S. Registry System, The First Seventy-Five Years," also Ben B. Newman Award for best U.S. postal history exhibit; Eliot also won another gold for his "The 5 cent Lincoln Second Bureau Issue and its lJses"; and Martin Richardson for "The Post Office Seals of the United States." A vermeil award to Stanley C. Jersey for "1941 U.S. 6-cent Afumail."

Kathryn Yadon took a youth gold and the CPS Youth Grand Award for her fine exhibit of "Bank Note Issues of 1870 - 1890. She was also awarded our Society medal.

VAPEX '94 - November 11 - L3, Virginia Beach, VA This popular fall show on the eastern shore drew the following Route Agents to competition: Arthur F. Bostwick earned a gold award for his "United States Possession Island of Guam." Another gold went to I-awrence kBel for "Postal Markings & Postally Used Stamps of Boyd's City Express Post, I8/,4 - 1871..' Lawrence also won the Society medal.

A vermeil award went to Seymour B. Stiss for his "CHICAGO: The First 50 Years, 1830's to 1880's." And finally, Craig Mathewson was given a silver medal for "Early Grand Rapids, Michigan.t'

SANDICAL 1995 - February I0 - 12, San Diego, CA Society members were out in full force at this popular west coast show. In the Court of Honor, Stanley Jersey displayed "The British Solomon Island, the War Years 1942 - 1945.' The other C of H exhibit was Ken Lawrence's ever popular "The Sun Never Sets on Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney's World-wide Empire." In regular competition, Dr. I)onald E. Green won a gold medal and the Reserve Grand Award for "Civil War 'Patent Medicine' C-ompanies".

Vermeil awards went to: Alan Campbell for "United States Official Stamps," also a special award from the Federated Philatelic Clubs of Southern California, and the U.S. Cancellation Club Medal; Stanley Jersey, for "United States 6 c. Airmail Stamp of 1941,," also the American Air Mail Society Medal and the Modern Postal History Award; Lester C. Lanphear III for "19th Century Penalty Mail"; and to Lawrence LeBel for "Postal Markings and Postally Used Stamps of Boyd's City Express." Lawrence was also given the Lynn Warn Griffiths U.S. Classics Memorial Award. Haney Karlen won a silver award for his "Cyprus Involvement with British Measures to Control Jewish Immigration."

In a single frame category, kster C. Lanphear IIf won best-of-the-show with "Gold-go: It's Culture and History Throughout the Ages," and also received the AAPE Creativity Award and the ATA Outstanding Single Frame Award. Francis Adams entered three one-frame exhibits, winning vermeil for "The Complete T-Rex," and "IJsage of the 14 c. U.S. Fourth Bureau Issue, and silver for "Neanderthal." Robert Markovits also won a silver for his "U.S. Unofficials 1873 - 1884.' And finally, a SANDICAL appreciation award to Ted Bahry for "Sands of lwo Jima," "VE Day Covers," and "VJ Day."

As noted in the EDITORS CORNER, we are hoping the naming of Dan Brouillette, new Exhibit Awards Chairman, will help us streamline the flow of input for this regular feature of the Chatter. However, I will again repeat, if your name is missing from the report, do not be timid about contacting him or the editor with particulars on your exhibiting results. We are only too happy to give credit where credit is due. And to all those who do submir palmares for use here, I again say THANKS!

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