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www.wu30.org First Quarter 2011 Bestselling Author Has Foot in Philatelic Door
Unlike many a nay-saying philat- i*WF PęFO VTFE QIJMBUFMZ elist, there’s actually a very bright as an escape back to my future for the hobby of stamp childhood,” says Foot, who Kelly Putter collecting, according to the per- grew up on a farm in West- son who’s built his career on pre- FSO "VTUSBMJB i ćF IPCCZ dicting future trends. is very relaxing and connects Demographer David K. Foot, best known for his hugely popu- me with my youth. Now that lar Boom Bust and Echo books, believes those interested in grow- I’m older and retiring, I’m ing the hobby – any hobby, really – should refocus their energy spending a lot more time mainly on the 50-plus baby boomers instead of the younger with my hobby and I’m en- market. joying it.” “So there’s a huge market for the hobbies, but they keep mar- Born in the U.K., Foot’s LFUJOHUPLJET w'PPUTBJESFDFOUMZGSPNIJTPďDFBUUIF6OJWFSTJ family immigrated to Aus- UZ PG 5PSPOUP ićF GVUVSF GPS TUBNQ DPMMFDUJOH JT UIF -plus tralia, where he grew up an market. We should have much more mature books for the per- only child on his parent’s son coming back to the hobby. And for women as well. So that dairy and fruit farm outside leads to a huge opportunity to market the hobbies of Perth. When – stamps and coins. We need to pay a lot more “We should have much he wasn’t boot- attention to boomers in their 50s and 60s.” more mature books for ing about on his As for the younger, entry-level collectors, Foot the person coming back to bicycle, he was Economics Professor David Foot says there is plenty of opportunity to grow that the hobby….pay a lot poring over group, but it must be done through technology, more attention to boom- TUBNQTBęFSIJTNPUIFSJOUSPEVDFEIJNUPUIFIPC not books. ers in their 50s and 60s” by when he was six. Foot credits his stamp collect- A longtime philatelist, Foot is retiring from his ing with his consistent top-of-the-class results in position as an economics professor at the University of Toronto geography. He now plans to spend more time on the lecture circuit, travel- Like many philatelists before him, Foot collected until he was ling and pursuing his beloved stamps and accompanying dis- about 16, when other interests beckoned. Obtaining an under- plays. graduate economics degree in Australia, Foot decided he would Foot Continued Page 3 Participate in the Society Call for Nominations -0 Gý DFSTBOE$PVODJM. FN CFST
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Members wishing to stand for election 1PTJUJPOTUPCFĕMMFEJOUI FFMFDUJPOJODMVEFQSFTJEFOU should make themselves known to the nominating committee or vice president east, vice president west, secretary-treasurer, and NBZ SVO GPS PďDF CZ QFUJUJPO 4VDI OPNJOBUJPOT CZ QFUJUJPO BU MFBTU UISFF NFNCFST PG UIF $PVODJM ćF UFSNT PG PďDF GPS Nominations Continued Page 13 First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage ćF1IJMBUFMJD David Crotty Communicator From the Editor ISSN 0147-36456 Volume 45, No. 1, Whole No. 171 Demographics and Philately David E. Crotty, Editor As the editor of the Meter Stamp Society Quarterly Bulletin I P.O. Box 16115 watch the membership slide each year. I wonder if we are do- Ludlow, KY41016-0115 [email protected] ing something wrong. As I approach the keyboard to build 859.360.0676 NZĕSTUJTTVFPGćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSI have pretty NVDIUIFTBNFUIPVHIUTćF86IBTMPTUBCPVUPGJUT Lloyd de Vries, Associate Editor P.O. Box 1249, NFNCFSTIJQPWFSUIFMBTUZFBSTPSTPćBUBDUVBMMZJTOPU Washington Township, NJ 0767-1249 bad for small philatelic societies. But I wonder still. [email protected] ćFIFBEMJOFBSUJDMFQSPWJEFTBSBSFWJFXPGPVSIPCCZGSPN 8 SJUFST6 OJU BOPOQSPĕUPSHBOJ[BUJPO QVCMJTI FTćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS four BXFMMLOPXO$BOBEJBOEFNPHSBQIFS %BWJE'PPUćJTHVZ times a year. A subscription to TPC is included with dues paid by members of the Unit. usually presents his views to industry groups, providing them TPC is printed and distributed by Wilcox Printing & Publishing, Inc., Madrid, Iowa. ©2011 Writers Unit #30. Certain aspects of the design may resemble Albert Starkweath- JOTJHI UJOUPUI FFCCTBOEĘPXTPGI VNBOQPQVMBUJPOTBOE er’s copyrighted design. Title page drawings by Peter Boylan. IPXUIFTFBČFDUUIFNBSLFUTBOENBSLFUJOHPGHPPET)FSFIF Manuscripts are solicited on subjects of interest to writers, editors, and publishers of all provides some insight into who might become the next mem- forms of philatelic literature. All submissions for publication, without exception, are bers of our philatelic societies. TVCKFDUUPCFJOHFEJUFE&MFDUSPOJDTVCNJTTJPOTBSFQSFGFSSFE0QJOJPOTFYQSFTTFEJOćF Philatelic Communicator are those of the authors, and not necessarily of the Writers He really lays the burden on us, the writers and publishers 6OJU JUT PďDFST FEJUPS QVCMJTIFS PS BHFOUT -FUUFST BOE F-mails received by the of philatelic literature. If he is right, it is our job to provide the FEJUPSNBZCFQSJOUFEVOMFTTMBCFMFEi/PUGPS1VCMJDBUJPOw&WFSZFČPSUJTUBLFOUPFO writing that will attract people in their middle ages who are sure accuracy, but validity is not guaranteed. Some product names and images may be USBEFNBSLTPSSFHJTUFSFEUSBEFNBSLT BOEBSFVTFEPOMZGPSJEFOUJĕDBUJPOBOEFYQMBOB TFBSDIJOHGPSBIPCCZćFTFQFPQMFNBZIBWFEBCCMFEJO tion, without intent to infringe. All editorial matters must be handled by the editor. TUBNQTJOUIFJSDIJMEIPPEćFZBSFMJLFMZGBJSMZTVDDFTTGVMJO their carriers and perhaps the children have or will soon be Deadlines for receipt of copy by the editor: PVUPGUIFOFTUćFZQSPCBCMZBSFGBJSMZTPQIJTUJDBUFEJOUIFJS First Quarter: January 15 Second Quarter: April 15 ćJSE2VBSUFS+VOF Fourth Quarter: October 15 tastes. Yes its great to get the youngsters excited about stamps. I APS Writers Unit #30 just got a fourth grader started and it was really fun to see his excitement. Not sure how to keep that enthusiasm up as he Peter Martin, President gets older. P.O. Box 463, Naugatuck, CT 06770-0463 But, the real hobbyist is the adult. Some will be younger [email protected] folk as they start their carriers. Most well be the older ones. (FPSHF#(SJČFOIBHFO 4FDSFUBSZ-Treasurer How do we attract these people? Can we provide the litera- 12226 Cathedral Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192-2232 UVSFUIBUDBONBLFUIFEJČFSFODF 703.966.1739 [email protected] So what is needed? Certainly the journals and newspapers Lloyd de Vries, Vice President East JOPVSI PCCZBSFXFMMXSJUUFOBOEĕMMFEXJUI XFMMSFTFBSDI FE P.O.Box 1249, Washington Township NJ 07676-1249 material. But something seems to be missing. We have an [email protected] increasing population of potential members of our societies but our memberships are dropping. Kenneth Tretin, Vice President West P.O. Box 56, Rockford, IA 50468-0056 At the same time the goal of this journal is to provide a fo- [email protected] rum where writers, editors and publishers share their experi- ences. In my tenure at the MSS Bulletin I found that it is quite ćFExecutive Committee JODMVEFTUIFPďDFST &EJUPS BOE*NNFEJBUF1BTU1SFTJEFOU true: “If you build it they will come.” I hope that is true here. Dane S. Claussen [email protected] ćF86$PVODJMJODMVEFT Francis Adams……………………..……[email protected] (2011) History Foster Miller………………………………[email protected](2013) One thing I notice is that there is no Index of past articles in Ernest F. (Gene) Fricks……….………[email protected] (2013) ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS. A journal without an article Robert P. Odenweller ………………..……[email protected] (2013) David A. Kent………………………………[email protected] (2013) index has no history. We have no memory of our past. George Writers Unit #30 Committee Chairs are: (SJČFOIBHFOIBTPOFGPSFBSMJFSZFBSTCVUJUJTOPUVQUPEBUF "14SFQ(FPSHF#(SJČFOIBHFO Publications: Peter Martin We will work on that and we will put it on the website. We Awards: Robeert P. Odenweller Publicity: Ernest E. (Gene) Fricks also plan to put past issues back to about 2000 on the website. Bylaws: Katrina Everhart Recruiting: Lloyd de Vries Critique Service: Dane S. Claussen Special Events: Kenneth Trettin Hall of Fame: Peter Martin USPS Representative: Peter Martin Historian: Steven J. Rod Webmaster: Todd Ronei Dave Literature Exhibitions: James W. Graue WU #30 Breakfast: Lloyd de Vries Nominating: Alan Warren
Page 2 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS First Quarter 2011 Foot from Page 1 Peter Martin like to see the world, but was limited with little money. A men- tor from his university insisted he apply to graduate school and the notion appealed to Foot’s wanderlust. His scholarship to President’s View Harvard would be his ticket out of Down Under. “Suddenly, I discovered this was a serious game,” recalls Foot of his Ivy League education. “I was dealing with a very serious AmeriStamp Expo 2011 HSPVQ PG QFPQMF ćFSF XBT OP FYDFTT UJNF PS NPOFZ GPS BOZ At the APS AmeriStamp Expo, the February 13 WU30 Sunday thing but study.” breakfast at the Charleston (S.C.) Convention Center had anoth- And study he did, earning a doctorate in economics, which er good turnout. I was unable to attend and Vice President would ultimately net him a position at the University of Toron- Lloyd de Vries handled the ceremonies. Council member David to. Being at the head of the baby boom – that’s someone born Kent was the featured speaker and provided a well- around 1947 – Foot, who won’t reveal his exact age, had plenty received presentation about the future of philately. PGFNQMPZNFOUPČFSTUIBUJODMVEFEPOFTGSPNUIF64BOE"VT tralia as well as Canada. Position Changes As a structural economist and statistician, Foot began zeroing Since the fall several position changes have occurred. As you’ll in on demographics because he was more interested in how peo- note from the masthead, David Crotty has taken over as editor ple spend their time and money and how societal structures in- of ćF 1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS. David, a retired chemist from ĘVFODFNBSLFUT) JTSFTFBSDI GPDVTFTPOUI FGBDUUI BUQFPQMFBHF Park Hills, Ky., is an experienced writer and editor who has been and with that go a host of economic demands and societal editing the Meter Stamp Bulletin since 2005. Lloyd de Vries has USFOETUIBUBČFDUIFBMUIDBSF IPVTJOH DSJNFBOETPPO agreed to assist him. Lloyd has also taken over the duties of i* PęFO TBZ EFNPHSBQIJDT BSF UXP-thirds of everything,” ex- WU30 Breakfast chairman. plains Foot. “It’s not everything, but it’s a heck of a foundation 8 FBSFBMTPGPSUVOBUFJOBEEJOHBI JHI MZRVBMJĕFEXFCNBTUFS on which to build a long-run strategic plan.” to our team. Todd Ronnei, from Eden Prairie, Minn., is also the *OUIFT 'PPUUFBNFEVQXJUIKPVSOBMJTU%BOJFM4UPČNBO webmaster for the American First Day Cover Society. Todd has who’d written a piece about Foot in the Toronto Globe and Mail already updated and upgraded our site. Visit www.wu30.org to UIBUXBTUJUMFEi$PNQMFUFMZQSFEJDUBCMFQFPQMFw4UPČNBOXPVME get the latest news and information about WU30 activities. write Foot’s theories, which Foot had audio-taped, and the result Finally, I’m pleased to announce that Foster Miller III has was #PPN #VTU &DI P) PXUP1SPĕ UGSPNUI F$ PNJOH%FNP KPJOFEVTCZĕMMJOHBDPVODJMWBDBODZ' PTUFS GSPN" OOBQPMJT HSBQIJD 4IJę, which would sell more than 350,000 copies and Junction, Md. Is well known in philatelic circles and brings sig- stay on the bestseller list for more than two years. OJĕDBOUFYQFSJFODFUPUI FDPVODJM During his 37-year tenure, Foot not only gained recognition as the country’s leading demographer, but also became something WU#30 2011 Election of a public speaker, an area he intends to pursue more vigorous- We’re in an election year for the unit and the ballot will appear ly as he retires from teaching. In addition, Foot’s love of teach- in the second quarter issue. Watch for it and be sure to vote. ing was rewarded by numerous awards. Twice, he won the U of 5 PSPOUPVOEFSHSBEVBUFUFBDI JOHBXBSEBOEI FXBTUI FĕSTUQSP StampShow 2011 fessor to win the national 3M award for teaching excellence. It’s not too early to start making plans for the American Phila- Just back from speaking engagements in Bologna, Italy and telic Society’s StampShow 2011, which will be held August 11-14 .POUFSSFZ $BMJG UIF FOFSHFUJD BOE BČBCMF 'PPU KPLFT UIBU JUT at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, tough getting from Italy to California in a short span of time. Ohio. In addition to our Hall of Fame and literature award Lately, he’s given two or three talks on philately, something he’d presentations, we’re lining up some special features and I hope never had time for before. to see many of you there. 1 “I’m a roving academic, if you like,” he says of his corporate public speaking engagements. “I use my research and apply it to their industry. I’m the outsider looking in.” Speaking recently at Kehr Award to Lloyd de Vries a corporate group of Tetra Pak milk carton makers, Foot relied on his research to talk about the advantages of marketing their Foster Miller product to 50-plus women at risk of osteoporosis. “You can take demographics to almost anything,” he said, add- Lloyd de Vries of New Jersey was presented the Ernest A. ing that the shrinking auto industry is directly related to the fact Kehr Award, which is awarded for enduring contributions that that baby boomers are aging and not needing as many vehicles guarantee the future of the hobby. John Hotchner presented BTUIFZPODFEJEćFJOEVTUSZ IFBEET TIPVMEOFWFSIBWFCFFO Lloyd the award and read an excerpt from the nomination that bailed out. cited Lloyd for his weekly CBS Radio Network Stamp Collecting Foot points to the power of demographics in his predictions Report who target audience is potential stamp collectors, not the BCPVUEFDMJOJOHTDI PPMFOSPMNFOU XI JDI I FĕSTUTQPLFPGJOUI F FYQFSJFODFEQIJMBUFMJTUBOEGPSIJTFČPSUTUPFODPVSBHFCFHJOOJOH late 1980s. “We should worry about college and university en- stamp collectors on the Virtual Stamp Club, which he founded, SPMMNFOUćFZSFBMSFBEZQMVNNFUJOHJO/PWB4DPUJBBOE/FX operates, and funds. Congratulations Lloyd! 1 Foot continued Page 10 First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage 3 Alan Warren Reviews National Postal Museum Notes Print & Electronic
Finding Tools Books & Catalogues at the National Postal Museum: Large U.S. Banknotes Guide 5I F1POUJý DBM4UBUFT - BSHF6 4#BOLOPUFT*EFOUJĕ DBUJPOGuide by Bob Pipes and Steve Einhorn. American Philatelic Society, Belle- One of the more recent Finding Guides posted on the Nation- fonte, Pa., 2010. Saddlestiched, 8.5 x 11 inch, 27pp., il- al Postal Museum’s web site, www.postalmuseum.si.edu/ lus. Available for $15 postpaid ($20 to non APS mem- ĕOEJOHHVJEFTJOEFYI UNM JTUI BUPGUI F4QFDJBMJ[FE$ PMMFDUJPOPG bers) to U.S. addresses from: American Philatelic Socie- 1POUJĕDBM4UBUF1PTUBM. BSLJOHTć FDPMMFDUJPOXBTEPOBUFEUP ty, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823; the National Postal Museum (NPM), in two installments during Phone (814) 933-3803; Web www.stamps.org. UIF T CZ *SWJO )FSNBOPČ UIF CSPUIFST 8JMMJBN BOE 4FZ For collectors of the mour Winokur, and Lawrence Hollander. In 1963 the museum United States large SFPSHBOJ[FEBOESFNPVOUFEUI FDPMMFDUJPOUI BUOPXĕMMTWPM banknotes, the Large umes. U.S. Banknotes Identi- ć F1POUJĕDBM4UBUFJODFOUSBM*UBMZXBTSVMFECZUI F1PQFGPS ĕ DBUJPO( VJEF by Bob centuries. It was comprised of the areas of Romagna, Marche, Pipes and Steve Ein- 6 NCSJB BOE- B[JPć F1POUJĕDBM4UBUFFWFOUVBMMZI BEBQPQVMB horn is a small package tion of 3 million and even issued its own stamps, Figure 1, in the chock full of critical TBOETćFTUBUFDPMMBQTFEJOXIFO3PNFXBTEF information to aid DMBSFEUI FDBQJUBMPGUI FOFX*UBMJBO, JOHEPNć FQPOUJĕDBM collectors in identifying posts were integrated into the Italian system until 1929 when the this popular 19th centu- Vatican was recognized and began issuing its own stamps. ry collecting area. ćFWPMVNFTBSFBSSBOHFEBMQIBCFUJDBMMZCZUPXODBODFMTCF ćF -BSHF #BOLOPUF ginning with Acqualanga in volume 1 through Zagarolo in vol- stamps were produced th VNFćF volume contains 29 pages of items postmarked by the National, Con- with miscellaneous town cancels or bearing auxiliary markings tinental and American BOEDBDI FUTć FĕOEJOHHVJEFDPODMVEFTXJUI BCJCMJPHSBQI ZGPS Banknote companies GVSUI FSTUVEZPGUI F1POUJĕDBM4UBUFQPTUBMTFSWJDF JUTTUBNQT from 1870-1888 and and postal history. while you won’t get ć JTĕOEJOHHVJEFXBTQSFQBSFECZ%BOJFM" 1JB[[B BTTJTUBOU much of the historical curator of philately, with the help of volunteer research assistant data about these Amelia B. Kile and museum specialist Continued Page 5 +BNFT 0 %POOFMM ć FTF / 1. ĕOEJOH HVJEFTPČFSSFTFBSDIFSTUIFPQQPSUVOJUZUP learn what is in any of its collections. If further research is to be undertaken by collectors or students, an appointment DBO CF NBEF XJUI UIF /1. TUBČ UP WJFX any of these specialized collections. 1
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Page 4 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS First Quarter 2011 stamps, you do get essential guidance about how to identify the ćFDBUBMPHCFHJOTXJUIUIFVTVBMCPJMFSQMBUFNBUFSJBMGPVOE stamps, which had numerous color, paper and grill varieties. in the SG catalogs including information and guidelines on us- : PVMMHFUTVQFSMBSHFNBHOJĕDBUJPOPGUI FTUBNQTJOGVMMDPM ing the reference work, some abbreviations that might be en- or and pull-PVUTUI BUTI PXUI FTFDSFUNBSLTBOELFZJEFOUJĕDB countered, and an international philatelic glossary (English, tion features. In addition, for each stamp the authors provide an French, German, Spanish, Italian). Steve Pendleton’s article on JEFOUJĕDBUJPOTUSBUFHZ HSJMMDI BSUBOEBTVNNBSZUBCMF" EJT Shackleton and the Nimrod expedition, that appeared in the cussion about how to identify the paper types concludes the April 2010 issue of Gibbons Stamp Monthly, is reprinted here handbook. before the stamp listings begin. He introduces readers to Polar Collectors familiar with the Scott . JDBSFMMJ*EFOUJĕ DBUJPO postal history, going beyond the stamps themselves. Guide to U.S. Stamps, which includes the U.S. Large Banknotes, ćFTUBNQTPGUIF"VTUSBMJBO"OUBSDUJD5FSSJUPSZ ""5 CFHJO XJMMĕ OEUI BUUI JT" 14HVJEFHPFTXFMMCFZPOEUI FTDPQFPGUI BU XJUI UIF JTTVF BOE SVO UISPVHI ćF OBNFT PG UIF prominent tome in assisting collectors to properly identify these printers are shown and any distinctive printing format such as issues. se-UFOBOUJTJEFOUJĕFEć F#SJUJTI " OUBSDUJD5 FSSJUPSZ #" 5 Whether you collect the Large Banknotes or are simply try- TUBNQTBQQFBSDISPOPMPHJDBMMZGSPNUPćF'BMLMBOE JOHUPĕOEPVUJGZPVI BWFBDPNNPOPSSBSFTUBNQ UI JTI BOE Island Dependencies (FID) cover those so designated (1946- book will serve you well. 1956) as well as Graham Land (1938-1952), South Orkney Is- -Peter Martin lands (1938-1952), and South Shetland Islands (1904-1944). Editors Note: Sales of this book have been phenomenal and is ćF'SFODI4PVUIFSOBOE"OUBSDUJD5FSSJUPSJFT 5""' XIJDI nearly sold out, according to APS executive Director Ken Martin, is the abbreviation for Terres Australes et Antarctiques Fran- reporting at the membership meeting in Charleston in February. çaises) issues are much more numerous and run from 1955 to 2009. Because of the great number of TAAF stamps, a useful design index is presented that will be appreciated by topical and thematic collectors. Under Antarctic Expeditions are the stamps of New Zealand overprinted “King Edward VII Land” and Antarctica Stamp Catalogue i7 JDUPSJB- BOEwJOBOESFTQFDUJWFMZć FĕOBMTUBNQ listing is that of the Ross Dependency from 1957 to 2008. st Stamp Catalogue Antarctica, 1 edition, Stanley Gib- Two resources of interest to Polar philatelists conclude the bons. 112 pages, 6 ¾ by 9 ½ inches, perfect bound, Stan- catalog. One is a listing of the current research stations in Ant- ley Gibbons Ltd., Ringwood, United Kingdom, 2010. arctica with base name, country that runs it, date established, ISBN 13: 978-0-85259-757-6, £15.95 plus postage from BOEBSFBXIFSFFBDIJTMPDBUFEćFMJTUJTTFQBSBUFEJOUP4VNNFS your favorite philatelic supply dealer or directly from Stations, Permanent Stations, and Unmanned Observation Sta- the publisher Stanley Gibbons Publications, 7 Parkside, UJPOTćFPUIFSMJTUJTUIBUPG1PMBS1PTU0ďDFTBOEUIFJSMPDB Christchurch Rd., Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 3SH, tions. Many are currently in operation although the Little Amer- United Kingdom; www.stanleygibbons.com. JDBQPTUPďDF VTFEEVSJOHUIF-1935 Second Byrd Antarctic ćJTJTBOFXDBUBMPHJOUIF(JCCPOTMJOFBOEJODMVEFT"VTUSBM Expedition is mentioned. ian Antarctic Territory, British Antarctic Territory, French ćJT OFX OJDIF DBUBMPH TIPVME TFSWF UIPTF JOUFSFTUFE JO FY Southern and Ant- ploring the world of Polar Philately, especially novices who wish arctic Territories, to acquaint themselves with the subject and thematic collectors and Ross Depend- TFFLJOHNBUFSJBMUI BUNJHI UĕUUI FJSTQFDJĕDJOUFSFTUTć FTUBNQ ency, i.e. the stamp listings follow the usual catalog arrangement and the stamps are issuing entities in shown in color. Whether Stanley Gibbons will continue to issue the Antarctic area. this catalog will depend on the amount of interest it generates However, there is among collectors. more of interest -Alan Warren than just the stamps of this re- Linn’s 2008 U.S. Stamp Yearbook gion. Covered Linn’s 2008 U.S. Stamp Yearbook by George Amick. within this slim Linn’s Stamp News, Sidney, Ohio, 2009. Hardbound and volume are Ant- TPęCPVOE Y JODI QQ JMMVT "WBJMBCMF GPS arctic Expeditions TPęDPWFS *UFN-*/ BOEIBSEDPWFS *UFN-*/ (Victoria Land), 85H) plus S&H from: Amos Hobby Publishing, 911 Graham Land, Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365. South Orkney Is- ćF2008 Linn’s U.S. Stamp Yearbook was released in October lands, South Shet- th land Islands, and BOE DPNJOH BęFS UIF TPME PVU edition, Linn’s has hit Falkland Islands another home run. Dependencies up As in past years, author George Amick documents every com- to 1963. NFNPSBUJWF EFĕOJUJWFBOETQFDJBMTUBNQ QPTUDBSE QPTUBMTUB Continued Page 6 First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage 5 tionery and duck stamp issue. He records all the technical data speaking countries and has a strong following in the United and provides behind the scenes background information such as 4UBUFTćF.JDIFM"VTUSJB 4QFDJBMJ[FE $BUBMPHHPFTGBSCFZPOE interviews with stamp designers, comments from U.S. Postal the contents of the standard catalogue (Middle Europa Vol. 1) 4FSWJDF PďDJBMT FYBNQMFT PG QSFMJNJOBSZ EFTJHOT DPWFSBHF PG and covers additional specialized areas. ĕSTUEBZDFSFNPOJFTBOENVDI NPSFć FSFBSFFWFOMJTUJOHTGPS ćFDBUBMPHJTMBJEPVUBDDPSEJOHUPDPMMFDUJOHBSFBT$BUBMPH varieties and plate numbers and an in-depth year in review sec- ing is chronological within each section. All Austrian stamps tion that highlights key stories and issues. and postal stationery, starting in 1850 and to February 2010, are ćF -page volume is packed with color illustrations covered, including all classic and modern Austrian stamps from (introduced in the 2007 edition) to support Amick’s easy to read the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1850–1867), the Em- narrative. In 2008, the U.S Postal Service issued 178 collectible pire (1867–1918), the Republic of German Austria (1918–1922), varieties of stamps and postal stationery. Almost all have a tale the Republic of Austria from 1922–1945, and the German cus- to tell. toms areas and the Republic of Austria from 1945. Also included "GFXPGUIFJOUFSFTUJOHCBDLHSPVOETUPSJFTJODMVEFUIFEJď BSF-PNCBSEZBOE7FOFUJB UIF"VTUSJBOQPTUPďDFTPO$SFUF JO DVMUJFTJOĕOEJOHBEJHOJĕFETPMVUJPOGPSUI F" M[I FJNFST" XBSF the Levant and in China, the DDSG issues, Bosnia and Herze- ness stamp; how designers keep track of the stamps in the Scenic govina from 1879–1918 and the Austria-) VOHBSJBOĕFMEQPTU American Landscapes series to make certain that all part of the PďDFT United States and its territories are represented; how the 60- Within each area, detailed information about vending ma- stamp state and territorial map series was inspired by the hugely chine stamps, coil stamps, stamp booklets, stamp packages, reg- popular U.S. Mint state quarters program; how CSAC reviewed istered mail stamps, supplement values, judicial stamps, private at least 18 Latin Jazz designs, including several that appeared on order stamps, postage due stamps, premium labels, revenue commercial art, before deciding on one of the year’s ugliest stamps used for postage, telegraph stamps, fee stamps and news- stamps; and how a wrong phone number on the liner paper for paper stamps, is provided. the self-adhesive duck stamp pane brought collectors to a phone Also included are 90 pages of postal stationery and lists of -sex line. miniature sheets, year sets, topicals and postal rates, as well as *ĕOEUI BUPOFPGUI FNPTUJOUFSFTUJOHQBSUTPGUI FCPPLJTFY yearbooks, year collections, “Marken Buch & Co.,” black prints, amining the many preliminary stamp designs that were not cho- DPNNFNPSBUJWFTIFFUTBOEBOOVBMHJęTPGUIF7½1I TFO *UT BNB[JOH IPX PęFO UIF EFTJHOFST BOE $4"$ DPNF VQ Almost all of the 5,600 images are in color and a comprehen- with the best design and when they miss the mark, you can see TJWFJOEFYNBLFTTVCKFDUTFBTZUPĕOE. BOZPGUI F WBMVFT what their other choices were. SFĘFDUBOVQXBSEUSFOE FTQFDJBMMZGPSWBSJFUJFT Begun in 1983 as a 237-QBHFWPMVNF UI FĕSTUĕWFFEJUJPOTPG Michel Australien-Ozeanien-Antarktis 2010 (Australia- the Linn’s U.S. Stamp Yearbook were authored by Fred Oceana-Antarctica) by the Michel Catalog editors. Schwane- Boughner. Amick, an editor with ćF 5JNFT of Trenton, New berger Verlag GMBH, Unterschleissheim, Germany, 2010. +FSTFZ UPPLPWFSJOćFMBUFTUFEJUJPONBSLTIJTTUDPO 4PęCPVOE Y JODI QQ #8 JMMVT QVSQMF DPWFS tribution to the series. ISBN 978-3-87858-061-ćFMJTUQSJDFJTFVSPT ćFXFBMUIPGJOGPSNBUJPONBLFTUIJTCPPLBPOF-stop refer- ćF.JDIFM"VTUSBMJB-Oceana-Antarctica Catalogue is Volume ence for 2008 stamp issues. If you collect modern U.S. stamps, 7 in the Overseas series. this book deserves a place on your shelves. -Peter Martin -Peter Martin
First 2010 Michel Catalogues Released Registered Mail of Norway Austria Specialized Rekommanderte Norske Postforsendelser gjennom 200 År Michel is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010 and the com- (Registered Norwegian Mail through 200 Years) by rd QBOZTĕSTUUI SFFDBUBMPHTPGUI FOFXZFBSXFSFSFMFBTFEJO Wilfred Wasenden. 3 edition, 148 pages, 8 ½ by 12 March. inches, hardbound, in Norwegian, self-published by the All Michel catalogs are published in Germany in the 152 x author, Billingstad, Norway, 2008. ISBN 978-82-994725 NN YJODI TPęCPVOEGPSNBUXJUINPTUMZDPMPSJMMVTUSB -1-7, approximately €55 plus postage from Wilfred tions in the Europe series and black and white illustrations in Wasenden, Box 270, 1377 Billingstad, Norway. the Overseas series. For each catalog, the page count, ISBN ćJTJTUIFUIJSEFEJUJPOPGUIFBVUIPSTUSFBUJTFPOSFHJTUFSFE number and publisher’s list price are provided. In all volumes, mail of Norway and much of it is based on his gold medal exhib- the text and descriptions are in German but the clear illustra- it. He begins with how valuable mail was handled in the early tions and format make it easy to use by anyone. days of the postal service and the use of the chart numbering Michel Osterreich-Spezial 2010 (Austria Specialized) by TZTUFN UP SFDPSE FBDI MFUUFS ćFO GPMMPX EJTDVTTJPOT PG IPX the Michel Catalog editors. Schwaneberger Verlag registered mail was handled during certain periods such as 1817 (.#) 6OUFSTDIMFJTTIFJN (FSNBOZ 4PęCPVOE -1849, 1849- BOENPSFTQFDJĕDBMMZUI FVTFPGNBSLJOHT 6 x 8 inch, 640 pp., Color illus., pale orange cover, ISBN during the 19thDFOUVSZćFTFJODMVEFUIFNBOVTDSJQU/# note 978-3-87858-048-ćFMJTUQSJDFJTFVSPT bene), “rekommenderes” or its abbreviation “recommend,” Austria is one of the most popular collecting areas in German “anbefalet,” “chargé” (pertains to the Norwegian/French postal Continued Page 7
Page 6 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS First Quarter 2011 convention), and “franco.” recent years where large cachets or all-over designs were used, ćFDPOEJUJPOTVOEFSXIJDI the entire cover is illustrated. these various manuscript, and ćF QBHFT PO UIF $% XIJDI OVNCFS PWFS EP OPU CFBS later handstamped, markings QBHFOVNCFSTFYDFQUJOEJSFDUMZBTBČPSEFECZUIF1%'GPSNBU applied to the handling of reg- ćF-part catalog is highly desirable not only from the point of JTUFSFENBJMBSFEFĕOFEć F DBDI FUJEFOUJĕDBUJPO CVUUI FGBDUUI BUJUJTBQSJDFEDBUBMPHć F discussion includes handling Swedish term “vignett” is used for cachet. Online FDC auction PG SFHJTUFSFE PďDJBM NBJM EFTDSJQUJPOTPęFOEPOPUTIPXBDBDIFUCVUTJNQMZJEFOUJGZJUBT Starting in 1883 rectangular Vignett 1 or 2, as listed in Sjöberg’s catalog. In the 1970s and handstamps with NORGE R T TPNF/PSXFHJBOTUBNQJTTVFTIBWFPWFSBEP[FOEJČFSFOU XFSF VTFE BOE UIFJS WBSJPVT UZQFT BSF JMMVTUSBUFE ćFSF BSF TJY cachets. basic groups of such markings and their various formats are In his introduction, the author points out that some cachets shown. A machine marking with this wording was introduced in designed by stamp clubs and philatelic journals were occasional- 1904 and used into the 1930s. ly used in other Nordic countries. For example Danish cachets In 1925 registered etiquettes or labels were introduced with NBZI BWFCFFOVTFEGPSTPNF/ PSXFHJBOĕSTUEBZDPWFST BOE the name of the town, a capital R, and the serial number. Rate UI FTFBSFJODMVEFEJOUI FMJTUJOHć JTDBUBMPHĕMMTUI FOFFEGPS tables are presented for registered domestic mail, letters to other comprehensive collecting of the FDCs of Norway in the same Nordic countries, and registered letters to the rest of the world. manner as the Mellone/Planty catalogs for United States issues. Special conditions applied to registration of printed matter, post -Alan Warren cards, air mail, express letters, and other classes of mail. Regis- tered mail that was censored during the Second World War or TFOUGSPN( FSNBOĕFMEQPTUPď DFTJTUSFBUFE0 UI FSTQFDJBMDPO LAPE Specialized Catalog of Finland ditions include letter box (kassebrev) registered letters and spe- LAPE Special Stamp Catalogue 2010 (specialized catalog DJBMGFFTGPSCSJOHJOHSFHJTUFSFENBJMBęFSUIFOPSNBMBDDFQUBODF of Finland). 864 pages, 6 ¾ by 9 ¾ inches, perfect bound, time. in Finnish, English and Swedish, Philatelic Service of ćF "3 PS "WJT EF 3FDFQUJPO SFUVSO SFDFJQU IBOEMJOH BOE UIF WBSJPVT QPTU PďDF GPSNT VTFE BSF BMTP EFMWFE JOUP *O Finland, Turku, 2009. Available from Jay Smith & Asso- short, just about everything one needs to know about registered ciates, Box 650, Snow Camp NC 27349, $79. NBJM PG /PSXBZ JT EPDVNFOUFE IFSF ćF SBUF UBCMFT BSF JN ćFQSFWJPVTFEJUJPOPGUIF-"1&DBUBMPHXBTGSPNBOE QPSUBOU BOE HPPE DPMPS JMMVTUSBUJPOT BSF VTFE UISPVHIPVU ćF had 80 fewer pages, attesting to the expansion of this new edi- book concludes with a bibliography for further study of this im- UJPO ćF DBUBMPH CFHJOT XJUI DBODFMMBUJPOT PO 'JOOJTI DPWFST portant subject. starting with pre-TUBNQUZQFTć FODPNFUI FEFĕOJUJWFBOE -Alan Warren commemorative stamp issues with their varieties, and with pric- JOHGPSĕSTUEBZDPWFSTGPSJTTVFTGSPNBOECFZPOE Other listings include year- Norway Fist Day Covers and Cachets books and year sets, maximum DBSET CVTQBSDFMTUBNQT ĕFME Norske Førstedagsbrev med Vignetter (Norway First Day post issues, the areas of East Ka- Covers with Cachets) by Egon Sjöberg. 68-page booklet relia, North Ingermanland, Ka- plus CD with 730 pages in Swedish in PDF format, relia, and Aunus. Regular book- 4LBOĕ M" 4 / PSXBZ " QQSPYJNBUFMZQMVTTI JQ lets and slot machine booklets QJOHGSPN4LBOĕ M" 4 # PY ) BVHFTVOE / PSBZ are listed, the Frama stamps, ć JTDPNQSFI FOTJWFMJTUJOHPGĕSTUEBZDPWFSTPG/ PSXBZXBT Christmas seals, shipping com- compiled by Swedish collector and author Egon Sjöberg and pany stamps, local posts of Hel- QVCMJTI FECZUI F/ PSXFHJBOEFBMFS4LBOĕMć FJOUSPEVDUJPOJT sinki and Tampere, railways in Swedish but the listings are easy to follow with dates and cata- TUBNQT SFWFOVFT QFSĕOT QPTUBM MPHOVNCFST7 BMVFTBSFBMTPTI PXOGPS/ PSXFHJBOĕSTUEBZDP stationery—in other words just vers from 1906 to 2006. about every back-of-the-book ćFCPPLMFUJTCZJODIFTBOETBEEMF-TUJUDIFEćFJOUSP area that a serious collector of duction appears also on the CD and explains how the catalog is Finland desires. BSSBOHFE' PSBMMPGUI F' %$ TUI FTUBNQTBSFJEFOUJĕFECZEBUFPG One useful table is that of issue and the numbering system of the specialized Norwegian postal rates from 1875 to 2000, and another that lists special catalog Norgeskatalogen. Cachets begin to appear with the 1938 DPNNFNPSBUJWFDBODFMMBUJPOTGSPNUPćFTUBNQTPG Tourist issue and in the booklet the cachet designs are num- ¯MBOE BSF BMTP TIPXO ćF SBUIFS MBSHF QBHF GPSNBU ZJFMET BO bered 1,2,3, etc. for each issue, and the image is described with easy-to-read text and illustrations are in color. Collectors need- two or three words. ing details beyond those listed here would need to resort to the ćFCFBVUZPGUIF$%JTUIBUUIFMJTUJOHJTWFSZNVDIFYQBOEFE Finnish handbooks and articles that exist largely in that lan- XJUIDPMPSJMMVTUSBUJPOTTIPXJOHUIFDBDIFUTGPSFBDIJTTVFćF guage only. entire cover is not shown but just the design portion. In more -Alan Warren
First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage 7 FACIT Nordic Specialized Catalog German Concentration Camp Mail on Disk FACIT 2011 Special (Facit specialized catalog of the German Concentration Camps 1933-1945: History and Nordic countries). 944 pages, 6 ¾ by 9 ½ inches, perfect Inmate Mail by Erik Lørdahl. Compact Disc in Word bound, Facit Förlags, Västerås, Sweden, 2010. ISBN 91- 2003, War and Philabooks Ltd. AS, 2008. ISBN 82- 86564-67-6, $79 plus shipping from Jay Smith & Associ- 995588-0-8 from War and Philabooks Ltd. AS, Gydasv. ates, PO Box 650, Snow Camp NC 27349; 52, 1413 Tårnåsen, Norway. www.jaysmith.com. ćJTDPNQBDUEJTDJTBOFYQBOEFEBOEVQEBUFEWFSTJPOPGUIF ćF MBUFTU FEJUJPO PG UIF TQFDJBMJ[FE DBUBMPH PG UIF /PSEJD 2000 edition, and the number of pages increased from 700 to countries continues to expand and has now reached 944 pages ćFUFYUJTJOUIF&OHMJTIMBOHVBHF5PQVCMJTIBIBSEQSJOU (vs. 912 in 2008). Finland and its related areas are not consid- copy would be expensive and so the CD format makes the work ered part of Scandinavia but NVDINPSFBČPSEBCMF$PO are included in this catalog. centration camps were not Hence the term Nordic coun- for prisoners of war or refu- tries. 278 pages are devoted to gees but rather for ethnic or 4XFEFOBMPOFćFPUIFSDPVO political groups that do not tries listed are Norway, Den- CFOFĕUGSPNGBJSUSJBMT" MU mark, Faroes, Greenland, Dan- hough concentration camps ish West Indies, Iceland, Fin- have existed since before the MBOE BOE ¯MBOE ćF 'JOMBOE turn of the 20th century, the section also includes its occu- most notorious are those pied areas like Aunus, East created in Germany and its Karelia, North Ingermanland, occupied territories under and the short-lived independ- UIFćJSE3FJDI ent state of Karelia. Other " TI PSUI JTUPSZPGUI FDPODFOUSBUJPODBNQTTVSWFZTĕWFQFSJ stamp-issuing entities appear ods beginning in 1933 and lasting until the end of WW II in under the parent country, for " UJNFMJOFJEFOUJĕFTTJHOJĕDBOUFWFOUTZFBSCZZFBSć F example Schleswig under Den- organization of over seventy camps and key personnel are iden- NBSL BOEćVMFVOEFS(SFFOMBOE UJĕFEBOEBUBCMFQSPWJEFTMPDBUJPOBOEPQFOJOHBOEDMPTJOH ćFi4QFDJBMwEFTJHOBUJPOJTEFTFSWFE JOWJUJOHTFSJPVTDPMMFD dates. A short bibliography completes this introductory chapter. tors of any or all of these countries to use this “bible” of Nordic ćF OFYU DIBQUFS EFTDSJCFT UIF EPDVNFOUT DPMMFDUFE BOE QIJMBUFMZćFEFQUIPGUSFBUNFOUGPSNBOZPGUIFTFDPVOUSJFTJT shown, i.e. letters, the handling of mail, camp postal stationery, SFWFBMFEJOUI FTQFDJBMMJTUJOHTPGTUBNQCPPLMFUT ĕSTUEBZDPWFST cachets and labels, stamps and cancellations, receipts, and tele- franking labels, military stamps, and other back of the book sub- HSBNTBNPOHPUI FST0 OFPGUI FMBSHFSĕMFTPOUI F$ %DPOTJTUT jects. of collected articles about each camp, discussing camp history, ćFSFJT BMTPNBUFSJBM JNQPSUBOUUPQPTUBMIJTUPSZDPMMFDUPST censor marks, types of letters and stationery, and special cachets such as listings of pre-stamp cancellations and markings, and and labels. Tremendous detail is provided such as number of rarity scales for letters from Denmark and Sweden to foreign buildings in the camp, number of prisoners, cataloging of censor destinations in the 19th century. Unfortunately there are some marks including illustrations, and even examples of forgeries. specialized areas that are not covered every year in this catalog, " OPUI FSĕMFMJTUTTVCDBNQTBOEUI FNBJOPOFTUI FZXFSFBTTP CVUGPSUVOBUFMZXFSFMJTUFEJOFBSMJFSFEJUJPOTćFUBCMFPGDPO ciated with. Forgeries are dealt with in more detail here with tents for this year’s catalog indicates in which earlier editions TFQBSBUFĕMFTGPSNBOZPGUI FDBNQT" OPUI FSĕMFDPOUBJOTOJOF these topics can be found. OFXTMFUUFSTXSJUUFOCZBVUI PS- SEBI MBę FSUI FĕSTUFEJUJPOPG Some of these areas are locals, revenues, reply stamps, Christ- his treatise, showing new discoveries. mas stamps, and postal stationery of Sweden; Denmark’s adver- 0 OFQI FOPNFOBMĕMFPOUI JTEJTDJTBTQSFBETI FFUXJUI PWFS tising pairs; Danish West Indies cancellations from 1809 to 10,000 documents (camp correspondence) listing the name of 1917; and covers and postal rates of Iceland. Excellent color il- the prisoner, nationality, birth date, camp, and other details. lustrations are used throughout the new Facit except where vari- ćJTXPSLJTBWFSZUIPSPVHIDPNQJMBUJPOPGEBUBPOUIF(FSNBO FUJFTBSFEJTDVTTFEBOECMBDLBOEXIJUFJNBHFTBSFTVďDJFOU DPODFOUSBUJPO DBNQT BOE QSJTPOFS NBJM ćF CMBDL BOE XIJUF ćF TUBNQ EFTDSJQUJPOT BSF JO 4XFEJTI BOE &OHMJTI NBLJOH illustrations lend an immediacy (especially the letters and cards), this catalog a useful resource that will serve many collectors. In and will help collectors to understand materials they assemble fact having the stamps of so many countries treated in depth in PO DPODFOUSBUJPO DBNQ NBJM ćF EJTD JT B HSFBU SFTPVSDF GPS one handy volume results in an excellent reference that will studying this aspect of World War II postal history. serve the owner for a number of years. -Alan Warren - Alan Warren
Page 8 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS First Quarter 2011 Posting Publicity The Trials and Tribulations of Distributing Press Releases to Online Media Lloyd de Vries
As writers, most of us from time to time — and maybe more include links, using basic HTML code, and even some format- PęFO— are asked to handle publicity for a philatelic organiza- ting, such as bold and color. If you want to check how your post- tion or event. As Publicity Chairman of the American First Day JOH XJMM MPPL HP ĕSTU UP XXXJTEOUFLDPNEFNP Cover Society and the NAPEX and Americover shows, it's my practiceposter.htm. When you've entered your text and coding, job to not only get the information into the stamp collecting ZPVXBOUUI FĕSTUCVUUPO $ I BU1SFWJFX: PVDBODPQZUI FĕOBM print media, but also the Internet venues. version from there to your computer's clipboard, and then paste When famed bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he it into the purple box on the Stamps Chat page. SPCCFECBOLT IFBMMFHFEMZSFQMJFE ćBUhTXIFSFUIFNPOFZJT However, be aware: If someone doesn't like your message, he Most philatelic organizations are drawing the majority of their or she can get it removed, anonymously, by clicking on "report." new members from the Internet, so if you want to reach a new EBay then automatically removes the message, without any fur- audience, you go online. UIFS IVNBO JOUFSWFOUJPO ćFSF JT OP BQQFBM UIFSF JT OP SF Another advantage to the online media is the shorter dead- course, and you are sent a warning that if your aberrant behav- lines. While it may take two weeks to get into a weekly newspa- JPSDPOUJOVFT ZPVDPVMECFLJDLFEPČF#BZ4PNFPOFUIFSFFJ per, or two months for insertion in a magazine, a publicity re- UI FSEPFTOhUMJLFNF PSĕSTUEBZDPWFST PSBDI BSNJOHDPNCJOB lease can appear online in a matter of minutes. UJPOPGCPUI CFDBVTFUIJTIBQQFOTUPNFGBJSMZPęFO However, you may need a thick skin. Drive-by publicists are BidStart General Philatelic Forum not always appreciated. What follows is my list of venues I hit, www.bidstart.com/ my experiences with them and some tips. (P UP #JE4UBSU BOE DMJDL PO $PNNVOJUZ ćJT JT B QIQ## For many of these, you'll need to register before you can post message board, your press releases. It's also a good idea to read some of the mes- so standard sages and discussions to get an idea of the community in that HTML doesn't venue. work, but In almost all cases, you have to post the press release yourself. many online ćFNPEFSBUPSTXPOhUEPJUGPSZPV*GZPVEPOhUXBOUUPKPJOB participants WFOVFZPVSTFMG ZPVhMMI BWFUPĕOETPNFPOFFMTFUPEPJUGPSZPV like this format better than the one Delphi and About use. As we So here's my rundown of the places to post press releases online. used to say on the old dial-up bulletin boards, "YMMV" ("Your ćF7JSUVBM4UBNQ$MVC Mileage May Vary"). forums.delphiforums.com/stamps/messages StampBoards Discussion Corner ćJTJTUIFPOF*SVO TPPGDPVSTFJUhTXPOEFSGVM WJCSBOUBOE http://www.stampboards.com/viewforum.php?f=13 charming. Seriously, I set it up as a news and information venue, ćJT UPP JTBQIC##*UhTPOFPGUIFNPSFBDUJWFCPBSET CBTFE so we actually do welcome press releases. You can simply paste JO"VTUSBMJB TPLFFQJONJOEUIFJOUFSOBUJPOBMBVEJFODFćBUhT in your text, or dress it up with basic HTML, or use the Delphi- actually good practice everywhere, because the Internet knows Forums interface to dress it up. few geopolitical boundaries. #F BXBSF UIBU TPNFUJNFT .JDSPTPę 8PSE UFYU PS UFYU GSPN StampBoards is threaded, and the moderators insist you post another word processing program will create strange symbols, each press re- so preview your message before posting it, or at least check it lease about the BęFSQPTUJOHJU*GUIFTUSBOHFTZNCPMTBQQFBS TBWFUIFNFTTBHF organization or BTBQMBJOUFYUĕMF UYU XI JDI TUSJQTPVUBMMUI FQSPQSJFUBSZDPEF event in the GSPNUI FXPSEQSPDFTTJOHTPę XBSF$ MPTFUI FĕMF SFPQFOJU BOE same thread. For it should now paste into the message form without problems. example, all ćF74$NFTTBHFCPBSEJTUISFBEFE NFBOJOHJOJUJBMNFTTBHFT NAPEX 2011 and their replies are all grouped together. press releases will go into the "NAPEX 2011" discussion, even if one is talking about the pro- spectus and another about the banquet's menu choices. Frajola's Board for Philatelists www.philamercury.com/board.php ćJT JT BO VOUISFBEFE NFTTBHF CPBSE JOUFOEFE GPS TFSJPVT eBay Stamps Chat QPTUBM IJTUPSZ DPMMFDUPST ćF PXOFS 3JDIBSE 'SBKPMB VTVBMMZ chatboards.ebay.com/chat.jsp?forum=1&thread=28 tolerates press releases, even on other philatelic subjects, but he ćJTJTPOFPGUIFTJNQMFSCPBSETUPVTF*UhTOPUUISFBEFE:PV seems to prefer that you post only the beginning of the press log in, plug in your text, and click "Save my message." You can Posting Continued Page 10 First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage 9 Posting from Page 9 release, and then link to the rest of it *GZPVIBWFBQSPHSBNUIBUIBOEMFTOFXTHSPVQT MJLFćVOEFS somewhere else, such as your organi- bird from Mozilla, that can be the easiest way to post and read zation's website. It has a steady com- UI FTFOFXTHSPVQT PODFZPVĕOEPVUI PXZPVS*OUFSOFU4FSWJDF munity, and you'll recognize some of Provider accesses Usenet — if it still accesses Usenet news- the names from scholarly philatelic HSPVQT$IBODFTBSF UIFTFSWFSTFUUJOHJTOFXTZPVS*41TVďY*O journals. my case, that's news.optonline.net, since I use Optimum Online. About.com Stamps 4JNQMFSNBZCFUPHPUPHSPVQTHPPHMFDPNUPĕOEUI FTUBNQT stamps.about.com/ newsgroups. But when I plugged in "stamps," I got just two ćFSFhTOPUNVDIUSBďDIFSF TPNFUJNFT*hMMDPNF CBDLBęFS groups, neither of which was the main one, UXPXFFLTBOEĕOEUI BU*hNBMTPUI FNPTUSFDFOUQSFWJPVTWJTJ rec.collecting.stamps.discuss I got better results by specifying tor. You can use basic HTML to dress up your messages. If the the group's name. JOUFSGBDFMPPLTTJNJMBSUP%FMQIJ'PSVNT XIJDIIPTUTćF7JSUV Other groups that may be of interest are rec.collecting.postal- al Stamp Club message board, that's no coincidence. Delphi's history, rec.collecting.stamps.marketplace (for buy/sell/trade QBSFOU DPNQBOZ TVQQMJFT UIF TPęXBSF GPS UIF "CPVUDPN GP notices, not that that stops anyone any more from posting com- rums. NFSDF JO EJTDVTT BOE BMUDPMMFDUJOHTUBNQT ćFSF BSF NPSF HSPVQT CVUUIFBDUJWJUZUBJMTPČSBQJEMZ Discussions are threaded, but there are no moderators, and HSPVQ NFNCFST BSF QSPVE PG UIBU "OZUIJOH HPFT ćF SFD newsgroups have charters that outline their purposes, but, again, there's no one to enforce those charters, except individual mem- CFSTćFBMUHSPVQTEPOhUFWFOIBWFDIBSUFST BOEDBOSFBMMZCF wild. Yahoo! Groups groups.yahoo.com 0OF NPSF CJU PG BEWJDF * VTVBMMZ HP CBDL B EBZ PS TP BęFS ćFTFGVODUJPOCPUIMJLFNFTTBHFCPBSETBOEF-mail distribu- posting a press release, sometimes sooner, to see if there are any tion lists. Messages are mailed to group members, either individ- questions or comments on it. It serves two purposes: One, it ually or once a day as a "digest." (It's not a really a digest, because answers the questions. But it also shows you're a member of that the full text of all messages is included; it's a compilation.) Both community, which is good public relations. members and non-members can also go to the Yahoo! Groups I doubt my list is complete. If you know of a site that we phila- XFCTJUFUPSFBENFTTBHFTBOEQPTUĕMFTBOEQI PUPBMCVNT. PTU UFMJD ĘBDLT TI PVME CF WJTJUJOH QMFBTF MFU NF LOPX HSPVQTSFTUSJDUQPTUJOHPGNFTTBHFT ĕMFTBOEQI PUPTUPNFNCFST [email protected]. 1 to limit spam. Foot from Page 3 ćFSF are doz- #SVOTXJDLCFDBVTFUI FJSCPPN CVTU FDI PQSPĕMFJTBCPVUĕWF ens of years along.” stamp As for his collecting interests, Foot just completed an impres- collecting sive 150-item, 80-QBHF EJTQMBZ PO ćVSTEBZ *TMBOE B TQFDL PG -related Yahoo! Groups, but most are dead. Others are just buy/ land in the Torres Strait just north of Australia. sell/trade bazaars, with few replies, so I wonder if anyone actual- His other collecting love is also something he’s captured in a ly reads them. philatelic display. Beginning in 1970, this obscure hobby has ćF 64 4UBNQT HSPVQ JT SFBTPOBCMZ BDUJWF BOE IBT EJTDVT taken him across the world and back, where the actual event sions, as does Stampcentral (one word). I also post to he’s trailing lasts mere minutes. worldstampsclub, although it's not very active and, again, seems i*DIBTFFDMJQTFTPGUIFTVOBTBIPCCZćFZDPVMEQPUFOUJBMMZ more interested in trading than information. You can post mes- IBQQFO UXJDF B ZFBS 0ęFO UIF TIBEPX NJTTFT UIF &BSUI CVU sages to these groups either by sending e-mail from the address about once every 18 months, the shadow hits the earth and races you registered with Yahoo! or by going to the website and click across the earth and the tip of the shadow touches the Earth and on Messages/Post. you have to position yourself on that path. And then I try and Usenet Newsgroups HFU UP UIF QPTU PďDF UP HFU B DBODFMMBUJPO PO UIF EBZ PG UIF eclipse.” ćF *OUFSOFU FYJTUFE CFGPSF UIF 8PSME 8JEF 8FC BOE VOUJM He’s witnessed 19 eclipses, including ones in French Polynesia, the early 1990s, the Usenet Newsgroups were the heart of Inter- China, Kenya, Indonesia, Mongolia and the Philippines. Only net discussion. But the newsgroups don't display pictures or twice has he been clouded out, but he adds, that’s not so bad EJČFSFOUGPOUT UIFZhSFQSFUUZNVDIQMBJOUFYU BOEUIFUJNFTIBWF because his consolation prize is a nice holiday. QBTTFE UIFN CZ ćF NBJO TUBNQ DPMMFDUJOH OFXTHSPVQ OPX Foot was bitten with the bug for eclipse-chasing while at Har- seems to be basically the same three or four collectors talking, WBSEćBUTXIFOPOFEFTDFOEFEPOUIFFBTUDPBTUPGUIF64"T and all sorts of spam, from stamp spam to porn spam. Half the for why he started pursuing eclipses, he says simply: “It was a time, I don't bother posting my press releases in Usenet any crazy thing to do. I got hooked.” more. Reprinted with permission from Canada Stamp News. 1
Page 10 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS First Quarter 2011 The Literature of Postage Meters, a Greying World And How the USPS Actually Helped Us David Crotty
Postage meter usage started with short tests as early as 1897 memorated the occasions by carrying covers in his saddle bags. and 1913 in the U.S. and 1900 in Norway. New Zealand is the ćFTF DPWFST DBO PDDBTJPOBMMZ CF GPVOE JO BVDUJPOT .FJTFM ĕSTUDPVOUSZUPDPOUJOVPVTMZVTFQPTUBHFNFUFSTTUBSUJOHJO moved to Clintonville, Wisconsin and from there produced a ćF64TUBSUFEGVMMDPNNFSDJBMVTFJOUIFJO (SFBU newsletter to a membership claimed to be about 1200 through Britain in 1922 and Canada in 1923. UIFTćFNPTUJOUFSFTUJOHQBSUPGUIJTJTUIBUUIFOFXTMFU ćFFBSMJFTUDBUBMPHFČPSUTDBOCFUSBDFECBDLUP4UFJHFSTFBSMZ UFST PęFO BSSJWFE JO DPWFST GSBOLFE XJUI QIJMBUFMJDBMMZ BMUFSFE works in 1930. Most of the postage meter stamp literature is postage meter prints or artistic permits, sometimes from inter- listed in the Bibliography of the Meter Stamp Society website OBUJPOBMMPDBUJPOT.FTJFMDPWFST 'JHVSF DBOPęFOCFGPVOE and all of it is available at the on eBay and other auctions. " 13 - ć FĕSTUSBUI FSDPNQMFUF ćF MJUFSBUVSF international catalog was pre- of the Meter pared by S.D. Barfoot and Wer- Stamp Society OFS 4JNPO JO ćJT FČPSU EBUFTUPUI FĕSTU for worldwide coverage was not Bulletin sent out repeated until the 2005 Interna- by Wiliam Pam- tional Postage Meter Stamp perien in August Catalog, Figure 1, by Joel Haw- ćF JTTVF kins and Rick Stambaugh. Rick frequency was 2 is currently moving the catalog to 11 issues a to Wikibooks. Joel and Rick year until 1988 had previously published the when new edi- United States Postage Meter tor Rick Stam- Fig. 3. Early and Current MSS Bulletin Mastheads. Stamp Catalog in 1994 follow- Fig. 1. International Postage baugh settled it ing on the work of previous Meter Stamp Catalog EPXOUPCFJOHBRVBSUFSMZćF.44DMBJNTUPCFUIFTVDDFTTPSPG U.S. catalogers, and provided an several earlier clubs but I have personally never seen any publi- update in 2003, but these are rather out of date now. Rick hopes cations from those groups. to provide a U.S. specialized catalog on Wikibooks in time. ćF.44XBTOFWFSRVJUFTPDPMPSGVMBT".14BOEOFWFSQSF 4JNJMBS DBUBMPHJOH FČPSUT XFSF QVCMJTIFE JO (SFBU #SJUBJO pared artsy covers until this writer prepared a few for our meet- Canada, Italy, France, Germany and other countries over the JOH BU 8BTIJOHUPO ćF #VMMFUJO IBT BMXBZT CFFO B OP- years. Again most are mentioned in the MSS website Bibliog- nonsense listing of meter types found and updates on the raphy. HSPVQTNFUFSUZQFMJTUJOHTć FĕSTUJTTVFTXFSFUZQFE-1/2 x ćFSFXFSFTFWFSBM64 $BOBEJBOBOEPUIFSDPVOUSZOFXTMFU 11 mimeographed sheets. Issue 8 started the folded half sheet ters published through the years. Many articles were published booklet that was the mainstay until 1992 when it was converted in a variety of philatelic newspapers and magazines. In addition UPBGVMMYCPPLMFUGPSNBUć JTXSJUFSI BTOFWFSĕHVSFE to the APRL online catalog, two of the better bibliographies can out how they did that half page booklet. Some issues were dedi- be found in Hawkins and Stambaugh’s U.S. and International DBUFE UP 64 PS $BOBEJBO UPXOMJTUT PS NFNCFS SPTUFST ćFSF catalogs mentioned above. A number of authors around the XFSF BCPVU NFNCFST BU POF UJNF ćF #VMMFUJO IBT BMXBZT world continue to provide news of their countries, as listed in tried to have some international content and is much more so the MSS Bibliography or Link list. One should not ignore the UPEBZćFFOUJSFSVOPGJTTVFTJTBWBJMBCMFPO$%JOTFBSDIBCMF Italian society AICAM which enjoys a membership of some PDF format, and an index of all articles is on the CD and on the 10,000 enthusiastic collectors and has published almost 400 MSS website. books since 1982. ćFDPMMFDUJOHIBCJUTPGNFNCFSTDIBOHFEPWFSUIFZFBST0SJH On September 15, 1935 Henry O. Meisel of Rockford, Illinois inally it was possible have a “number collection” of all meters. organized the American Postage Indicia Society. Eventually it ćBU XBT QPTTJCMF XIFO UIF UPUBM OVNCFS PG QPTUBHF NFUFST JO became known as AMPS. Henry’s philatelic work dates back PQFSBUJPO XBT JO UIF IVOESFET *U CFDBNF NPSF EJďDVMU XIFO into the 1920’s when he raced his Indian motorcycle and com- some types of postage meters were counted in the many 10’s of UIPVTBOET ćF DPOUJOVFE TVDDFTT PG 1JUOFZ #PXFT NBEF DPN plete collection a challenge but that did not stop some collectors. A group of MSS members published a catalog last year, building on 50 years of work, on the MSS website showing virtually every meter number of the early meter types including the names of the companies that used the meters with the earliest and latest Fig. 2. Typical Meisel Altered Meter Cover known use. I helped them put that book together and it came to Meters Continued Page 12 First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage 11 Meters from Page 13 QBHFT ćFTF HVZT BSF XPSLJOH PO UIF OE &EJUJPO XJUI Random Notes more complete listings and more of the design types. I expect to see them come through with that this spring APS Meeting at Charleston ćF.44BMNPTUEJFEPVUBDPVQMFPGUJNFTBOEXPVMECFBMPU Lloyd de Vries greyer today (I’m one of the younger members) except for an ćFSFXFSFOP"NFSJDBO1IJMBUFMJD3FTFBSDI-JCSBSZ"TTPDJBUF PEE PDDVSSFODF ćF 6414 TBWFE UIF .44 GSPN FYUJODUJPO CZ trustees at the show. authorizing “PC PostageTMwJOćJTUSBEFNBSLFEQPTUBHF American Philatelic Society president Wade Saadi reported PQFOFEUI FĘPPEHBUFTUPBXJEFSBOHFPGQPTUBHFQBZNFOU UI BUXBTBHPPEZFBSĕOBODJBMMZGPSUI F" 14BOE" 13 - ć F methods. It now also calls it Custom Postage. two societies stopped balancing their budgets with donations In the U.S. all “PC Postage” carries an Intelligent Barcode Indi- and 57% of the depreciation was funded. Wade said that was the cia (IBI) as was recently discussed in the American Philatelist. ĕSTUUJNFBOZPGUI FEFQSFDJBUJPOI BECFFOGVOEFE) FQBJEUSJC ćFTFGPSNTPGQBZNFOUSBOHFGSPNWFOEJOHNBDIJOFQSJOUTUP VUFUPUI FTBDSJĕDFTCZUI F" 14" 13 - TUBČ QPTUBHFQSJOUFEBUBQFSTPOBMDPNQVUFS BOEĕOBMMZQPTUBHFDPO "Now we're on a good course," he said. Both boards and the taining customized images including the mailer’s own photo- 4UBČ XFSF JO BHSFFNFOU PO UIF CFMU-UJHIUFOJOH NFBTVSFT ćF HSBQITćFJOUFSFTUJOHQBSUJTUIBUUIF6414BEBNBOUMZJOTJTUT goal now is to pay down the $900,000 debt on the property over that all these postage payment items are “meters” and as such UI FOFYUĕWFZFBSTć BUhTOPUBMMUI F4PDJFUJFThEFCU CVUUI FCJH are not to be postmarked. All other countries call them Stamps. gest mortgage on the property. ćBUTXFSFUIF.44DPNFTJO1FPQMFXIPDPMMFDUi$PNQVUFS Steve Rod, representing the Board of Vice Presidents, declared Vended Postage”, or CVP as it is known to collectors, are that the APS membership card is like a credit card, debit card ZPVOHFSBOEPęFOMJWFJOUFSOBUJPOBMMZćFTFQFPQMFBMTPDPMMFDU and status card, rolled into one. It states that members are trust- the CVP stamps (aka Framas) that are quite commonly available worthy. all over the world except in the Americas. An MSS member gen- ćF#71IBTDPOTJEFSFEDBTFTTJODF"VHVTU NBOZSFMBUFE erously provides a regular column keeping us informed of the to the Sales Circuits. He said there had been two expulsions in vended CVP stamps from around the world. connection with the Circuits, but did not say how many expul- ćJT NFNCFS ,BSJN 3PEFS SF sions overall. cently published a catalog of USA APS/APRL attorney Virginia Eisenstein announced there is no CVP “meter” stamps in his native MJUJHBUJPO QFOEJOH BHBJOTU FJUIFS HSPVQ ćBU OFXT XBT HSFFUFE German: USA: Postwertzeichen with applause. mit variable Wertaufdruck (1989- Wade said the APS board meets at least once a month, mostly 2010), Lulu.com (2010). (Postage by telephone, but has not met in-person since StampShow in stamps printed with variable val- August. ue). ćJT DBUBMPH DPWFST 64 Executive director Ken Martin said there are very few non- stamps that are printed at a vend- QSPĕUTUI UDBOCBMBODFUI FJSCVEHFUTXJUI PVUVTJOHEPOBUJPOT ing machine or at a personal com- He also reported that all non-operating funds increased during QVUFS ćJT SFBMN PG TUBNQT NBZ ćF"14hOFUBTTFUTXFOUGSPNUPNJMMJPOEPMMBST or may not have a custom image while the APRL (the actual owner of the "Match Factory" prop- that is supplied by the vendor. erty) saw its net assets rise from $4.7 to $4.8 million. ćFSF BSF B GFX FYBNQMFT XIFSF ćF DPOTUSVDUJPO PO UIF TQBDF UIBU (SBZNPOU XJMM MFBTF JT the user’s image is used. Fig. 4. U.S. CVP Catalog. ahead of schedule. ćF DPVOUSZhT UIJSE-largest lime company ćF PUIFS UZQF PG 64 TUBNQ JT NBZCFHJONPWJOHJOOFYUNPOUIćF"13-IBTOFHPUJBUFEB generally ordered online and printed by the vendor to be mailed -year lease, with two 5-year options. UP UIF VTFS ćF VTFS NBZ TVQQMZ IJTIFS PXO QIPUPHSBQI PS ćF"13-JTUBMLJOHUPPUIFSQPUFOUJBMUFOBOUTGPSUIFSFNBJO BSUXPSLćFWFOEPSTBMTPQSPWJEFBXJEFSBOHFPGPUIFSBSUXPSL ing rental space. One of those prospects may take the remaining that has included sports teams, American Idol stars and the like. TRVBSFGFFU BOEUI BUXPVMEFOBCMFĕOJTI JOHUI FFYUFSJPS ćJTUZQFPGQPTUBHFJTDBUBMPHFECZ$IBSMJF(PSFBUIJTFQIFN PGUI FFOUJSFDPNQMFY JODMVEJOHUI FĕOBMSPPGBOEXJOEPXT era website: www.ephemera4u.com/. Wade added that the Graymont lease pays more than the pay- One CVP area that is especially active is Taiwan. Several cata- ments on the mortgage taken to make that building ready. logs have been published for these stamps, again listed in the Bill Bauer's estate brought in $800,000 in 2010 (as reported in MSS Bibliography. It is possible that a worldwide CVP catalog another thread). XJMM BQQFBS TPPO ćF POMZ JNQFEJNFOU TFFNT UP CF UIBU UIF 5PPČTFUUIFSFEVDUJPOJOTUBČ UIF"14"13-IBTJODSFBTFE authors do have to tend to making a living. the use of volunteers. Some of those volunteers work from Approximately 45 countries around the world provide some IPNFćPTFJOUFSFTUFETIPVMEDPOUBDUUIF"14"13- form of customized (customised in all but USA English) post- ćF "14 QVCMJTIFE UIF -BSHF #BOLOPUF (VJEF JO MBUF age. Although none of these countries have quite the diversity of and it is almost sold out already. Ken says sales have been custom postage forms as the US, the list makes for an enormous "phenomenal." collecting and literature opportunity that has not yet been ćF0OćF3PBEFEVDBUJPOQSPHSBNTOPXQSFDFEF8PSME UBQQFE ćF .44 #VMMFUJO IPQFT UP QSPWJEF TPNF DPWFSBHF PG 4FSJFTPG1IJMBUFMZTIPXTćFDPVSTFTBSFPČFSFEJOUIFEBZJN this growing area. 1 mediate before the WSP shows open. Notes continued Page 13 Page 12 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS First Quarter 2011 Shreve, Siegel Produce More Superb Reference Catalogs Peter Martin
Auction Catalogs as Literature letters from Western pioneers, this collection is nirvana for In an article in the Fourth Quarter 2009 Philatelic Communi- Western Americana enthusiasts. cator I discussed the concept of auction catalogs as literature and Shreve said he wanted the catalog “to read like a history book.” provided top examples to make the point. I noted that Spink He’s succeeded and the fully illustrated catalog will be one that Shreves Galleries, Dallas and New York, and Robert A. Siegel BOZ IJTUPSZ CVČ XJMM FOKPZ &YQFDUJOH B IVHF EFNBOE 4ISFWF Auction Galleries, New York, were the key proponents of cata- had extra catalogs printed and there are still a few available for logs that fall into the literature category. $125 postpaid. 8 FMM TJODFUI FQVCMJDBUJPOPGUI BUBSUJDMF UI FUXPĕSNTI BWF #PUI ĕSNTI BEPUI FSPVUTUBOEJOHBVDUJPODBUBMPHTJO continued to outdo themselves. Some Siegel examples Siegel’s December 5, 2009, auction of ćF1POZ&YQSFTTćF JODMVEF ćF -PVJT (SVOJO Collection Formed by Collection of Illustrated ćVSTUPO 5XJHH-Smith high- $PWFST 4BMF ćF3BZ MJHI UTUI FĕSNTTQFDJBMUZPG mond Vogel Collection, providing extensive back- Part Two (Sale 998) and ground information for clas- ćF #FHJOOJOH PG "EIFTJWF sic U.S. issues. Postage in the United States In this case, not only are (Sale 999). For information there greatly expanded de- about catalog availability scriptions for the 63 lots in contact: Robert A. Siegel the sale, but there is a scholar- Auction Galleries, 60 East ly 30-page article by Siegel 56th Street, 4th Floor, New President Scott R. Trepel, York, NY 10022; Phone: replete with historical illustra- (212) 753-6421 tions and maps, to open the Other outstanding Spink DBUBMPH ćFSFT FWFO B 1POZ 4ISFWFT DBUBMPHT JODMVEF ćF 8JMMJBN ) (SPTT $PMMFDUJPO Express Route and Telegraph Western Europe and its Colonies featuring Important Postage Expansion pull-out map in- Stamps and Postal History, the Joseph Hackmey Collection of serted in a pouch attached to the inside back cover. Combined Ceylon, Part II, and the Nathan Liberman Collection featuring with the exceptional material that is individually illustrated, this United States Essays & Proofs, Postage Stamps and Errors. For hardbound catalog is essential reading for any Pony Express information about catalog availability contact: Spink Shreves collector. Galleries, 3100 Monticello, Ave., Suite 925, Dallas, TX 75205 or ćFO JO+BOVBSZ 4QJOL4ISFWFTTIPXDBTFEUIFJSFYDFQ call (800) 556-7826. 1 tional production quality with the release of the three volume ćF'MPZE&3JTWPME$PMMFDUJPO"NFSJDBO&YQBOTJPOUIF+PVS Nominations from Page 1 ney West. Council members Ernest E. Fricks, David A. Kent, and Robert P. ć JTJTUI FĕOFTUTFUPGBVDUJPODBUBMPHTUI BU*I BWFTFFO&WF Odenweiller do not expire until 2013 SZUI JOHJTĕSTUDMBTT GSPNUI FUI SFFEJČFSFOUDBUBMPHDPWFSTUI BU ćPTF JOUFSFTUFE JO TUBOEJOH GPS FMFDUJPO BT BO PďDFS PS BT B incorporate insets and embossing, to the distinctive end papers, member of the Council should contact Peter D. Martin, P.O. Box high quality paper and binding and the matching slipcase. 463, Naugatuck, CT 06770, or by e-mail at Naturally only an exceptional collection would warrant such [email protected]. ćFFMFDUJPOCBMMPUXJMMCFJODMVEFEJO a treatment. As Spink Shreves President Charles Shreve de- the Second Quarter 2011 issue of ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPS TDSJCFEJU ićJTJTUIFNPTUJNQPSUBOUQPTUBMIJTUPSZBVDUJPOJOB ćFPďDFSTBOE$PVODJMNFNCFSTXIPBSFFMFDUFETIBMMBTTVNF HFOFSBUJPOBOEDPWFSTNPSFDPMMFDUJOHĕFMETUI BOBOZPUI FSw PďDFBUUIFFOEPG86NFFUJOHIFMEEVSJOHUIF"14BOOVBM " OEJOEFFEJUEPFTDPWFSBWBSJFUZPGĕFMETCFDBVTF3 JTWPME convention, August 11-14, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. 1 pulled together documents and artifacts of all descriptions to tell his story. In fact, the scope is so broad that it required three vol- Notes from Page 12 umes. Volume 1 covers Exploration and War; Volume 2, Special ćF"14'BDFCPPLHSPVQOPXIBTGBOTNFNCFST XIJMF Collections and Volume 3, Western Expansion. To help collec- the Linked In group has 245. tors sort out their areas of interest, a four-page pullout cross- ćFSF BSF TFWFO DBOEJEBUFT GPS %JSFDUPS-at-Large (four seats reference index is provided. BSFPQFO ćFPUIFSQPTJUJPOTJOUIJTFMFDUJPOBSFOPUDPOUFTUFE ćFDBUBMPHTGPMMPX BDISPOPMPHJDBMBSSBOHFNFOU BOE UIFFY (I'm told that at Saturday's Candidates Forum, there were just 6 panded descriptions help collectors to follow the journey that candidates, and a handful of voters.) Risvold’s hand-selected items laid out. From swords and guns, APS treasurer Dan Walker and APS secretary Steve Zwill- to family correspondences and slavery documents, to maps, inger were not present at this show or the meeting. Both are presidential free franks, Pony Express mail and autographed either on their way to or already at the International show in India. 1 First Quarter 2011 ćF1IJMBUFMJD$PNNVOJDBUPSPage 13 Chicagopex 2010 Literature Palmares
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