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Philately and the Letter The Philatelic Writing of Glenn H Morgan Philately and the Letter Box Month / Publication / GHM Year Season Title of Literature Item Publisher Page Size Pages Type Ref 1992 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 1 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb1 letter [GB] 1992 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 2 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb2 letter [GB] 1992 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 3 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb3 letter [GB] 1992 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 4 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb4 letter [GB] 1993 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 5 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb5 letter [GB] 1993 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 6 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb6 letter [GB] 1993 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 7 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb7 letter [GB] 1993 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 8 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb8 letter [GB] 1994 Feb/May Philately and the Letter Box: Issues LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb9 9/10 letter [GB] 1994 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 11 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb10 letter [GB] 1994 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 12 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb11 letter [GB] 1995 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 13 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb12 letter [GB] 1995 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 14 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb13 letter [GB] 1995 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 15 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb14 letter [GB] 1995 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb15 16 letter [GB] 1996 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 17 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb16 letter [GB] 1996 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 18 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb17 letter [GB] 1996 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 19 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb18 letter [GB] 1996 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 20 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb19 letter [GB] 1997 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 21 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb20 letter [GB] 1997 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 22 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb21 letter [GB] 1997 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 23 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb22 letter [GB] 1997 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 24 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb23 letter [GB] 1998 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 25 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb24 letter [GB] 1998 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 26 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb25 letter [GB] 1998 Aug/Nov Philately and the Letter Box: Issues LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb26 27/28 letter [GB] 1999 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 29 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb27 letter [GB] 1999 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 30 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb28 letter [GB] 1999 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 31 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb29 letter [GB] 1999 November Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 32 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb30 letter [GB] 2000 February Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 33 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb31 letter [GB] 2000 May Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 34 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb32 letter [GB] 2000 August Philately and the Letter Box: Issue 35 LBSG News A4 2 Newsletter plb33 [Final issue] letter [GB] <:::::. ..:{:: ·::~t, Philately and the iLetter') Z'\,Box / Q ..:::t;i!·fii::::::::::t:t::::::::::::/::,:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ..... :.:...:' ..,',',',.:.,: -P-ub-l-is-h-e-d-b-y-t-h-e-L-e-tt-er-B-ox-S-tu-d-y-G-ro-u-p-------- .:.:<-{::::~.:::::..•:·:il!·:::::::::::;';;"'N-o-v-er-n-b-er-1-9-9-5--Is-s-ue-16-, -----------------------.......,.::}{:):':'::::::.;;;... ------------ ..:::;::::::::::::::::::::::.' Philately and the Letter Box - You've seen the newsletter, now waitfor the book! Work is underway on a new edition of my monograph on the letter box theme / topic. Bits and Pieces Already it has expanded from 32 pages to over 150 with much more work to be done still. Although it The Pillar Box is no where near ready for publication, I am The Jersey Post Office Great Britain has also mentioning it here now because your help is sought earlier this year opened a commemorated the in making it as complete as possible. new sales outlet called Mulready Envelope on a The Pillar Box. A special stamp booklet in the past. If you have been meaning to write to me and tell me 'mock' postcard offering a about a special postmark or whatever, then now is discount of S% on the time to submit the information. Full details of purchases was produced. National Postal Museum the proposed contents are recorded below and The card incorporated the No, not our one, but the everyone who helps in the compilation of the book logo of the shop - a one located across the will have the chance to purchase a copy at a stylised pillar box. water in Washington DC. discounted price as a thank you, as will those who have already helped over the past three years .. Visitors can obtain an Post Early Campaign attractive hands tamp on Contents will include: - stamps - miniature sheets - One of the oldest official mail posted in the Stamp booklets - errors and varieties - proofs and essays - Post Office mentions of Shop (see example at the postal stationery - booklets - postal markings - posting early must be on top of this page). Also, cinderella material - letter box histories, plus the Mulready envelopes at a Pitney Bowes exhibit anything else that you feel should be included. of 1840. Instructions on within the museum, a the lettersheets read: second letter box related Especially required are illustrations and details for item is available. There is the postal markings section. This will include: "It is requested that all a VDU (Visual Display operational markings - cachets (post office and letters may befully and Unit) with keyboard private) - instructional markings - special legibly addressed and where, on insertion of a handstamps - slogan postmarks, etc. The histories posted as early as SOccoin, one can type in section will record chronologically and by country convenient. " an address. When details of the development of letter boxes. completed, a card is The Irish Post Office dispensed from a slot Please don't keep information to yourself, but help issued a stamp depicting compliments of Pitney your fellow collectors by sharing your knowledge. William Mulready and Bowes. You then post /2" •.. ... Philately and the Letter Box .,=:;....:~---------------------t ----~------------ Bits and Pieces (continued) It is not often that I can advise in advance details of the card and, upon receipt, have an attractive meter forthcoming or still available items, but there are cancellation depicting a dog called Owney sitting on three such issues this quarter. top of a rural type letter box. Owney was a stray found and adopted by Albany NY postal workers. He GREAT BRITAIN eventually became the Railway Mail Service mascot. £2 Definitive stamp booklet A booklet was issued earlier this year " -~~Z':""'~.i! ~.':' NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM c:,~INGI'~~ r- : where the outside front and back covers ~~ o\~- /.:: • ,3: -;:'~/-~)i- O· 5 0 - •. depicted the Science and Arts box, ( JUL 10'95 ~,@ ~ . :: : together with an image of Sir Rowland \ Ipe METER ~: Hill. It was still being vended from ~ 808366~ U.S.POS fAGE : outside Post Offices at the time of writing this newsletter and should be The NPM also sells an attractive postcard depicting available for the next twelve months at least. international mailboxes from seven different countries. 1995 Christmas stamps. The 19p value will depict a robin sheltering in the Merry Christmas aperture of a posting box. Look out for mint As this will be the last edition of PLB for 1995, may I stamps, glass paperweight pyramids and so-called take this opportunity of wishing all readers a Merry 'PHQ' postcards. Also with this issue will be a Christmas and a Happy New Year. My thanks also go booklet of 20 x Christmas 19p's with a large portion out to those of you who have provided me with of the stamp image on the outside front cover. information this past year - your continuing support is They are due for issue on 30 October - note the appreciated. revised issue date, brought forward from 31 October and 7 November. It is also highly likely that a 'dummy' booklet cover will be produced for use at retail outlets that sell stamps (such as newsagents, Boots and 'Woolies'). Check it out locally and ask if you can have a copy when the display period is over. SPAIN Free Gift 1995 Stamp Day - SG Number is 3317. I still have about 50 copies of my current monograph on letter boxes left, a copy of which I will post U.S.A. without charge (saving £3) to any member who sends Look out for a commemorative stamp next year an AS (or larger) sized envelope with 38p (first class) commemorating the Rural Free Delivery Service or 29p (second class) postage affixed. Copies will be anniversary. I understand that the design will be sent overseas in exchange for five basic letter rate similar to that depicted on the 1912 stamp which stamps from your country. No envelope or postage, depicted a private mailbox on a post. then no reply! This offer is being made to help stimulate interest in this philatelic theme. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to Brian Warren, Robert Clark, David Allison, Compiled by Glenn H Morgan, clo British Philatelic Centre, Clifford Holmes and Professor John Westfor their 107 Charterhouse Street, London EC lM 6PT.
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