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The Smoky Mountain Philatelist JOURNAL of the ASHEVILLE STAMP CLUB The Smoky Mountain Philatelist JOURNAL OF THE ASHEVILLE STAMP CLUB ESTABLISHED 1924 • APS CHAPTER NO. 0793-64417 • SINCE 1971 March - April 2017 Volume 10, Number 2 CONTENTS President’s Letter ....................................2 Officers & Info .......................................2 Programs ................................................2 Smoke Signals ........................................3 Shows & Events .....................................3 Article ....................................................4 Owney and the Railways Mail Article ....................................................5 Austro-Hungarian Empire Cover 1897 Stamp of the Month ...............................6 Philatelic Phinds .....................................6 Variety Hunting .....................................7 THE ASHEVILLE STAMP CLUB President’s Letter WWW.STAMPS.ORG/ASHEVILLE-STAMP-CLUB s we move through our beautiful and much warmer than normal winter season, it’s inspiring to see new faces at each of our club ELECTED OFFICERS meetings. That means growth for our club when other clubs across ANorth Carolina may not be as fortunate. Some of that growth is attributed President: Robert Taylor, 828-447-4699 Email: [email protected] to the beautiful facility we meet in and acquired for us free of charge by our former president, Ed deBary. Vice President: Larry Oliver Email: [email protected] Our programs are varied, educational and fun for all. Our every other Treasurer: Stan Kumor, month club auction attracts a plethora of philatelic items that can be acquired Email: [email protected] for very reasonable prices. Secretary: Jay Rogers The amount of philatelic knowledge that our membership contains is quite Email: [email protected] striking. Less experienced members can quickly determine those individuals that can help them significantly in their hobby knowledge growth. Past President: Ed de Bary Email: [email protected] As we move into the rest of the year, I invite all members to willingly par- ticipate in all of our club auctions, programs, business segments of our meet- APPOINTED POSITIONS ings, etc. We are a viable club because of your input and participation. 50-50 Fundraiser: Lucille Lamy This is YOUR club and the goal of myself and the other officers is for you Auctioneers: Ed de Bary & Jay Rogers to get enjoyment and knowledge from our programs. Membership: Larry Oliver See you soon, Robert Journal Editor: Randall Chet Email: [email protected] WHO TO CALL Programs If you cannot make a meeting, club event, March is auction month, with more country lots from the large collec- presentation, or have a question or a tion that was donated to us last fall. These are club lots, so the club gets suggestion, please contact: all the money! There will also be a plate block extravaganza, with many, many M-NH US plate blocks all at 50% of face value. Bring your list, but Robert Taylor, 828-447-4699 make sure you have a description beyond the Scott number, because I have Email: [email protected] not numbered any of these blocks. You will have to recognize by topic and GENERAL INFORMATION denomination which ones you need. The Asheville Stamp Club meets at Deerfield April’s meeting is on the 23rd, delayed one week from our usual date Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 because of Easter. The April program will feature Jim Haxby presenting Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC in the Blue “Phyling Phool Philately” - come to the meeting to get the complete story. Ridge Room of the Community Center at In April we will also have a silent auction of (maybe) the last lots from the 1:30 pm on the third Sunday of each month. donated collection. Bring stamps and covers to sell, trade, or show. There are Nickel Boxes and Envelopes of stamps with new material being added all of the time. The club’s 2015 Scott catalogs will be Club News at the meeting; World Classics, World, and US The Asheville Stamp Club has joined the Southeastern Federation of Stamp Specialized. As always, there will be the 50-50 Clubs, a group of 20+ clubs in this region. Check out the website and our Drawing and Door Prizes. page on the site. (www.sefsc.org/asheville-stamp-club) The SEFSC puts on ©2017 The Asheville Stamp Club a major World Series of Philately show each year in January, so be thinking of how we can, as a club and individually help out. Start thinking about an exhibit for the show now! The show is in Atlanta, but on the north side of the city, so we do not have to drive through downtown to get to it. 2 The Smoky Mountain Philatelist March-April 2017 Volume 10, Number 2 Smoke Signals ome of you may know me from meetings but if not let me ing stories about find- introduce myself. My name is Randall Chet and I’ve been ing that pot of gold— a stamp collector since 11 years old. I’m a graphic designer, even if it is just a tiny Shave been happily married for almost 30 years to Cathey, who has one inch square piece zero interest in philately. Together we have three grown children, all of paper. Do you have of whom also have zero interest in philately. Where did I go wrong? a tale of intrigue, of a So how did you get started collecting stamps? For me it twenty year quest to was helping out my grandmother at the local Easter Seals of- find that stamp that’s fice where she volunteered. In the attic was shoebox after been eluding you?—I want to hear about it! shoebox of old contribution envelopes and my job was to clip Many people say stamp collecting is a dying hobby. I dis- the stamp off the corner of each. This would have been about agree. I don’t think the hobby is dying, just changing. Like so 1975 and to this day one of my favorite stamp sets is the US many other hobbies, participation is moving online. I spend Rural America commemoratives. Everybody has a story— a lot of time online, both for work and my stamp collecting I want to hear about it! disease. But I really enjoy the social aspect of getting out to our As a designer, I’m a visual guy. I can edit, sure, but I’m much meetings and attending shows and bourses. This weekend I at- more comfortable pushing pixels around. Hopefully you will like tended Knoxpex for the second year and was again impressed what you see in this first edition of the redesigned Smoky Montain with the Knoxville club. I met a few new folks and introduced Philatelist. My goal is to add enough new exciting features to get ev- myself. Since our club is now a member of the SEFSC we have eryone involved in its creation. Everybody in this club has their own the opportunity to participate in more area events. So let’s get area of expertise. Please contribute and I’ll make sure your article out there. And If you have some news to share, remember—I looks as beautiful as possible. If you are really ambitious, talk to me want to hear about it! about a regular column devoted to a subject you’re particularly pas- If you have any questions, comments, stories, articles, pic- sionate about. I’m going to contribute a column devoted to revenues tures (anything but a political rant), feel free to email them to for instance. If I can do it, you can too.—I want to hear about it! [email protected]. I’ll do my best to include them in a future Another interesting feature I’d like to introduce is Philatelic issue of the Smoky Mountain Philatelist. Thanks for giving me the Phinds. Everyone loves a treasure hunt, and everyone loves hear- opportunity to be your new editor. Shows & Events March 18th & 19th Nashville, TN May 6th & 7th Charlotte, NC May 20th & 21st Marietta, GA Stamp & Postcard Show 2017 Charlotte Stamp Show Stamp Dealers Association of GA Bourse Fifty Forward Senior Center St. Sarkis Armenian Church Mansour Center 301 Madison Street 7000 Park Road 995 Roswell Street Madison, Tennessee 37115 (Hwy 77, exit Tyvola Road, go east 2.5 miles, Marietta, GA, 30060 Sat: 10 - 5, Sun: 10 - 4 turn right on Park Rd, 1 mile on right) Sat: 10 - 5, Sun: 10 - 3 Contact: Tom Tribke Charlotte, North Carolina Contact: Len Curtis, 404-593-6838 [email protected] Sat: 10 - 5, Sun: 10 - 4 [email protected] 615-833-5161 Contact: Cary Cochran, 800-560-5310 March 25th & 26th Asheville NC May 12th & 13th Johnson City, TN Email your articles, letters, classified Stamp & Postcard Show HOLPEX 2017 ads, auction items, Comfort Suites Inn Holston Stamp Club and Bill Vance and comments for the 890 Brevard Road Best Western Hotel & Conference Center Smoky Mountain Philatelist to (next to Biltmore Mall) 2406 N. Roan Street Randall Chet: (I-26, exit 33 & NC Hwy exit 191) Johnson City, TN, 37601 [email protected] Asheville, North Carolina. Fri: 10 - 5, Sat: 10 - 5 Deadline for the May-June issue: Sat: 10 - 5, Sun: 10 - 4 April 25th Contact: Cary Cochran, 800-560-5310 The Smoky Mountain Philatelist March-April 2017 Volume 10, Number 2 3 Owney and the Railways Mail Larry Oliver Border Terrier, an orphan and aban- doned, of uncertain age, wandered into a post office in Albany New AYork in 1888. It was cold and he soon settled into a comfort- able position on some mail bags. He was scruffy and had obviously been on the streets for some time, and this may have been the first warm bed in a long time. Most people love a dog, and this one immediately won the affection of the mail clerks in the office. He was mild-mannered and loved the affection—and the food—that the clerks gave him.
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